2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bluejays, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott , played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha , and were in their first season as members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East tournament where they lost to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Lafayette in the first round before losing in the second round to Baylor.
Roster
2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Austin Chatman
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
The Colony
The Colony, TX
G
2
Steve Ferrarini (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Westside Central CC
Omaha, NE
F
3
Doug McDermott (C, W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Ames
Ames, IA
F
4
Alex Olsen (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS So
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs, IA
G
5
Devin Brooks
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
St. Raymond Iowa Western CC
Harlem, NY
G
10
Grant Gibbs (C)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
Linn-Mar Gonzaga
Marion. IA
G
11
Tyler Clement (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Fr
St. Thomas Aquinas
Overland Park, KS
G
12
Jahenns Manigat
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Elite Academy
Ottawa, ON , Canada
G
15
Darian Harris
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Shiloh Christian
Springdale, AR
G
20
John Burns (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Bishop Garrigan
Algona, IA
G
21
Isaiah Zierden
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr
Benilde-St. Margaret's
St. Louis Park, MN
G
22
Avery Dingman
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Branson
Branson, MO
G
23
James Milliken
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Jordan–Matthews Cowley County CC
Siler City, NC
G
25
Eric Roberts (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Eagle River
Eagle River, AK
C
31
Will Artino
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Waukee
Waukee, Iowa
F
32
Toby Hegner
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Berlin
Berlin, WI
F
34
Ethan Wragge
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Sr
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie, MN
F
40
Zach Hanson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
T. F. Riggs
Pierre, SD
C
41
Geoffrey Groselle
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
So
Plano West
Plano, TX
F
50
Mogboluwaga Oginni (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Saint Louis University HS
St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2012-10-11
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Ethan Wragge
Will Artino
Geoffrey Groselle
PF
Doug McDermott
Zach Hanson
Mogboluwaga Oginni
SF
Grant Gibbs
Avery Dingman
Alex Olsen
SG
Jahenns Manigat
Isaiah Zierden
Steven Ferrarini
PG
Austin Chatman
Devin Brooks
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Wk 20
Final
AP
RV
RV
23
20
RV
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
20
RV
20
12
18
11т
9
13
14
16
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
23
18
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
19
24
20
12
17
12
10
13
14
16
20
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1 *7:00 pm
Northern State
W 89–61
–
26 – McDermott
8 – Artino
7 – Brooks
CenturyLink Center (16,299)Omaha, NE
Regular season
Nov 8 *7:00 pm, FSN
Alcorn State
W 107–61
1–0
20 – McDermott
6 – Tied
5 – 3 Tied
CenturyLink Center (17,740)Omaha, NE
Nov 11 *8:00 pm, FS1
UMKC
W 96–70
2–0
37 – McDermott
9 – Brooks
9 – Chatman
CenturyLink Center (16,859)Omaha, NE
Nov 16 *6:00 pm, CSNPA /SNY
at Saint Joseph's
W 83–79
3–0
21 – Wragge
6 – Gibbs
6 – Gibbs
Hagan Arena (4,200)Philadelphia, PA
Nov 23 *2:30 pm, FSN
No. 23
Tulsa
W 82–72
4–0
33 – McDermott
15 – McDermott
9 – Chatman
CenturyLink Center (18,078)Omaha, NE
Nov 28 *10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
vs. Arizona State Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals
W 88–60
5–0
27 – McDermott
6 – McDermott
5 – Manigat
Titan Gym (1,865)Fullerton, CA
Nov 29 *8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
vs. San Diego State The Wooden Legacy semifinals
L 80–86
5–1
30 – McDermott
6 – Gibbs
7 – Gibbs
Titan Gym (3,287)Fullerton, CA
Dec 1 *5:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 20
vs. George Washington Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
L 53–60
5–2
16 – Wragge
9 – Wragge
4 – Chatman
Honda Center (6,007)Anaheim, CA
Dec 3 *9:00 pm
at Long Beach State
W 78–61
6–2
21 – McDermott
7 – Brooks
4 – Chatman
Walter Pyramid (3,481)Long Beach, CA
Dec 8 *5:00 pm, FS1
Nebraska
W 82–67
7–2
21 – McDermott
9 – Wragge
8 – Gibbs
CenturyLink Center (17,530)Omaha, NE
Dec 17 *7:00 pm, FS2
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 88–51
8–2
25 – McDermott
9 – McDermott
5 – Brooks
CenturyLink Center (16,303)Omaha, NE
Dec 22 *6:00 pm, FS1
California
W 68–54
9–2
20 – McDermott
11 – McDermott
3 – 3 Tied
CenturyLink Center (17,533)Omaha, NE
Dec 29 *4:00 pm, FS1
Chicago State
W 90–58
10–2
24 – McDermott
6 – McDermott
5 – Chatman
CenturyLink Center (17,466)Omaha, NE
Dec 31 9:00 pm, FS1
Marquette
W 67–49
11–2 (1–0)
19 – McDermott
7 – McDermott
6 – Manigat
CenturyLink Center (18,525)Omaha, NE
Jan 4 2:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall
W 79–66
12–2 (2–0)
30 – McDermott
10 – McDermott
5 – Tied
Prudential Center (7,060)Newark, NJ
Jan 7 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 23
at DePaul
W 81–62
13–2 (3–0)
19 – McDermott
7 – Tied
6 – Chatman
Allstate Arena (7,104)Rosemont, IL
Jan 12 2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23
Xavier
W 95–89
14–2 (4–0)
35 – McDermott
8 – Artino
6 – Manigat
CenturyLink Center (17,589)Omaha, NE
Jan 14 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 20
Butler
W 88–60
15–2 (5–0)
28 – McDermott
7 – Dingman
6 – Manigat
CenturyLink Center (17,602)Omaha, NE
Jan 18 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 20
at Providence
L 68–81
15–3 (5–1)
21 – McDermott
7 – McDermott
3 – Brooks
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,026)Providence, RI
Jan 20 6:00 pm, FS1
at No. 4 Villanova
W 96–68
16–3 (6–1)
27 – Wragge
5 – Tied
10 – Chatman
Wells Fargo Center (14,114)Philadelphia, PA
Jan 25 7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown
W 76–63
17–3 (7–1)
14 – Tied
10 – McDermott
7 – Chatman
CenturyLink Center (18,859)Omaha, NE
Jan 28 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 20
St. John's
W 63–60
18–3 (8–1)
39 – McDermott
9 – Dingman
5 – Manigat
CenturyLink Center (17,515)Omaha, NE
Feb 7 8:00 pm, FS1
No. 12
DePaul
W 78–66
19–3 (9–1)
23 – McDermott
9 – McDermott
8 – Gibbs
CenturyLink Center (18,323)Omaha, NE
Feb 9 6:00 pm, FS1
No. 12
at St. John's
L 65–70
19–4 (9–2)
25 – McDermott
11 – Gibbs
6 – Gibbs
Madison Square Garden (6,739)New York City, NY
Feb 13 6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18
at Butler
W 68–63
20–4 (10–2)
26 – McDermott
10 – Artino
6 – Chatman
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,805)Indianapolis, IN
Feb 16 4:00 pm, FS1
No. 18
No. 6 Villanova
W 101–80
21–4 (11–2)
39 – McDermott
7 – McDermott
8 – Chatman
CenturyLink Center (18,797)Omaha, NE
Feb 19 7:00 pm, FS1
No. 11
at Marquette
W 85–70
22–4 (12–2)
25 – McDermott
8 – McDermott
5 – Manigat
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,539)Milwaukee, WI
Feb 23 4:00 pm, FSN
No. 11
Seton Hall
W 72–71
23–4 (13–2)
29 – McDermott
4 – Tied
5 – Chatman
CenturyLink Center (18,742)Omaha, NE
Mar 1 4:00 pm, FS1
No. 9
at Xavier
L 69–75
23–5 (13–3)
27 – McDermott
7 – McDermott
4 – Tied
Cintas Center (10,483)Cincinnati, OH
Mar 4 6:00 pm, FS1
No. 13
at Georgetown
L 63–75
23–6 (13–4)
22 – McDermott
12 – McDermott
5 – Brooks
Verizon Center (12,105)Washington, DC
Mar 8 6:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 13
Providence
W 88–73
24–6 (14–4)
45 – McDermott
7 – Tied
6 – Brooks
CenturyLink Center (18,868)Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
Mar 13 7:00 pm, FS1
No. 14
vs. DePaul Quarterfinals
W 84–62
25–6
35 – McDermott
8 – Wragge
9 – Chatman
Madison Square Garden (13,807)New York City, NY
Mar 14 9:30 pm, FS1
No. 14
vs. Xavier Semifinals
W 86–78
26–6
32 – McDermott
5 – Gibbs
5 – Brooks
Madison Square Garden (15,580)New York City, NY
Mar 15 7:30 pm, FS1
No. 14
vs. Providence Championship
L 58–65
26–7
27 – McDermott
5 – McDermott
8 – Chatman
Madison Square Garden (15,290)New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 21 *2:10 pm, truTV
No. 16 (3 W)
vs. (14 W) Louisiana–Lafayette Second round
W 76–66
27–7
30 – McDermott
12 – McDermott
6 – Tied
AT&T Center (12,663)San Antonio, TX
Mar 23 *6:45 pm, truTV
No. 16 (3 W)
vs. No. 23 (6 W) Baylor Third round
L 55–85
27–8
15 – McDermott
4 – Brooks
4 – Brooks
AT&T Center (13,431)San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll , (#) denotes seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References