Wednesday, November 5
Omaha, Neb.
7:00 PM
Creighton University
vs
South Dakota
#23 Men's Basketball Opens Season vs. South Dakota
10/29/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays have won 31 straight home openers
Game #1: South Dakota Coyotes at #23 Creighton Bluejays
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 • 7:00 p.m. • Omaha, Neb. • CHI Health Center Omaha
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Next Game
No. 23 Creighton opens the 2025-26 regular-season with a game against South Dakota on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
The game will tip off on First National Bank Court at CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) in Omaha, Neb., at 7 p.m. Central.
Promotional Schedule
Wednesday has multiple giveaways planned.
All fans can take home a 2025-26 season poster.
There will be 450 "Opening Flight" t-shirts given away to students.
Face painters will be on the concourse for any interested fans.
Webcast Information
Wednesday's game will be broadcast on Peacock with John Fanta and Nick Bahe on the call. To subscribe to Peacock, visit http://peacocktv.com.
Radio Broadcast Information
KOZN (1620 AM) and KOOO (101.9 FM) will carry all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2025-26 season.
John Bishop and Tyler Clement will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at www.1620thezone.com.
It can also be heard on SiriusXM, though the exact channel has not yet been determined.
Live Stats Information
All of Creighton's games this season will have free live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.
Scouting #23 Creighton
Creighton returns two starters from last year's team that went 25-11 and won an NCAA Tournament game for the fifth straight season. The Bluejays defeated No. 16 Iowa State (71-58) and Colorado State (76-64) in their two exhibition games.
After five years patrolling the paint, four-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.2 ppg., 8.7 rpg., 2.7 bpg.) is now in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets. The departure of Kalkbrenner, along with Steven Ashworth (16.4 ppg., 6.8 apg.) and Jamiya Neal (13.0 ppg., 6.1 rpg.), means CU's top three point scorers are gone.
CU's top returning scorer and rebounder from a year ago is sophomore forward Jackson McAndrew (7.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg.), who earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after setting a Bluejay freshman record with 69 three-pointers.
Other contributors who are back include Jasen Green (4.9 ppg.), Isaac Traudt (4.6 ppg.), Fedor Zugic (4.5 ppg.), Ty Davis (0.9 ppg.), Shane Thomas (0.4 ppg.) and Josh Townley-Thomas (0.4 ppg.).
Nine new players dot the Bluejay roster, headlined by transfers Nick Graves (17.5 ppg. at Charlotte), Blake Harper (19.5 ppg. at Howard), Liam McChesney (6.5 ppg. at Illinois State in 2022-23), Josh Dix (14.4 ppg. at Iowa), Owen Freeman (16.7 ppg. at Iowa) and Austin Swartz (5.9 ppg. at Miami, Fla.).
Others to keep an eye on are three players who are new to the collegiate game are sophomore forward Kerem Konan, freshman guard Hudson Greer and freshman center Aleksa Dimitrijevic.
Four Bluejays earned recognition on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, Freeman (First Team), Dix (Second Team), McAndrew (Third Team) and Graves (Third Team). CU was picked to finish third in the league.
Scouting South Dakota
South Dakota went 19-14 last season, finishing 9-7 in the Summit League. The Coyotes return six of the 13 men who played last winter, and are picked fifth in the preseason Summit League poll.
Leading those returners is Preseason All-Summit League pick Isaac Bruns (14.6 ppg., 4.3 rpg.). Also back are Cameron Fens (8.6 ppg., 5.0 rpg.), Ashton Smith (4.8 ppg.), Shey Eberwein (4.5 ppg.), Jalen Hayes (1.6 ppg.) and Jake Brack (1.5 ppg.).
Among the newcomers to keep an eye on are South Alabama transfer Ethan Kizer (1.9 ppg.) and Vince Buzelis, the brother of former Chicago Bulls lottery pick Matas Buzelis.
The Coyotes finished last season first in turnover percentage (only 9.6% of possessions), second in adjusted tempo (74.9 possessions per 40 minutes) and third in points per game (85.2 ppg.).
The Series With South Dakota
Creighton leads the all-time series with South Dakota, 49-11, including a 33-1 mark in Omaha.
The series started in 1918 with 17 consecutive Bluejay wins. The teams met nearly every season from 1933 to 1968, but the only meetings since 1968 between the clubs have been a 2010 CIT game at the Omaha Civic Auditorium and a 2014 double-overtime battle at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Greg McDermott is 3-4 all-time against South Dakota, having coached against USD when he was at Wayne State (2-2), North Dakota State (0-2) and Creighton (1-0). He is 0-0 against Eric Peterson.
The Creighton Coaches
Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) owns a 350-171 record entering his 16th season with the Bluejays. He owns a career mark of 630-366 entering his 32nd season, and is 499-302 entering his 25th Division I campaign.
McDermott led Creighton to its first BIG EAST regular-season title in 2019-20, taking a Bluejay team that was picked seventh in the league's preseason poll and ending the year ranked seventh nationally. The Cascade, Iowa native has coached Creighton to a share of its first regular-season BIG EAST title in 2019-20 its first Sweet 16 since 1974 in 2020-21 and its first Elite Eight since 1941 in 2022-23.
McDermott has previously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000).
He is assisted by Alan Huss, Derek Kellogg, Trey Zeigler, Mitch Ballock and Mike Nesbitt.
With A Win...
- Greg McDermott would earn his 500th win (in 802 games) as a Division I head coach.
- Creighton would improve to 34-1 all-time at home against South Dakota.
- Greg McDermott would improve to 24-1 as a Division I head coach in season-openers, and 16-0 at Creighton.
- Greg McDermott would win his 24th straight season-opener, the longest streak by any Division I head coach since Mike Brey (24) from 1995-2018.
- Greg McDermott would improve to 34-17 against teams presently in the Summit League, and 18-0 against those teams as the coach at Creighton.
- Creighton would improve to 93-15 all-time in season-opening games, including a 28-1 mark in the past 29 lid-lifters.
- Creighton would win its 31st consecutive home opener, a streak that started in 1995, and one of the 12 longest active streaks nationally.
- Creighton would improve to 181-78 as a ranked team, and 104-19 all-time in home games as a ranked team.
Exhibition Recap
The No. 23 Creighton men's basketball team finished off exhibition play with a 76-64 victory over Colorado State on Oct. 25 at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Eleven of the 13 men to appear scored for Creighton, led by 15 from Nik Graves and 14 by Jasen Green.
Creighton led 37-33 at halftime after Ty Davis banked in a shot from just inside half-court.
Season Opener History
Creighton owns a sparkling 92-15 record (.860) on opening day, including 15 straight wins and victories in 27 of its last 28 lid-lifters after last year's 99-86 win vs. UTRGV.
Creighton has won 14 of its last 25 season-openers by 20 or more points and hasn't trailed in its home opener in 10 of the past 24 seasons (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2019-20).
The Bluejays have outscored foes by an average of 85.88 to 62.28 in the last 25 openers.
Creighton is one of 19 schools with an active streak of 15 or more straight season-opening wins.
Opening Statements
Including last year's 99-86 victory vs. UTRGV, Greg McDermott has won each of the last 23 season openers he's coached in, and he is 23-1 at the Division I level in season-openers. That includes double-digit victories in 14 of his 15 openers on the Creighton sideline.
Overall as a head coach, McDermott is 28-3 in season-opening games. That includes an impressive 99-point win (137-38) in his first game on the sidelines when he was at Wayne State.
McDermott's current streak of 23 straight season-opening wins is the longest streak by any Division I head coach since Mike Brey won 24 in a row from 1995-2018, and just ahead of TCU's Jamie Dixon (22) and Gonzaga's Mark Few (21).
Greg McDermott in Season-Openers as Head Coach
Date School Opponent Result
1994-95 Wayne St. York W 137-38
1995-96 Wayne St. Nebraska-Omaha L 63-72
1996-97 Wayne St. St. Francis W 72-66
1997-98 Wayne St. Nebraska-Omaha W 78-76
1998-99 Wayne St. Mount Marty W 76-70
1999-00 Wayne St. South Dakota L 64-66
11/17/00 NDSU Macalester W 81-69
11/16/01 UNI vs. San Diego State L 57-71
11/22/02 UNI at Montana W 77-71
11/21/03 UNI Chicago State W 83-59
11/21/04 UNI Wayne State W 84-66
11/20/05 UNI Western Carolina W 68-46
11/10/06 Iowa State UC Riverside W 69-61
11/09/07 Iowa State Winston-Salem State W 58-44
11/14/08 Iowa State UC Davis W 61-58
11/13/09 Iowa State Idaho State W 88-68
11/12/10 Creighton Alabama State W 71-57
11/11/11 Creighton North Carolina A&T W 97-65
11/09/12 Creighton North Texas W 71-51
11/08/13 Creighton Alcorn State W 107-61
11/14/14 Creighton Central Arkansas W 104-77
11/14/15 Creighton Texas Southern W 93-70
11/11/16 Creighton UMKC W 89-82
11/10/17 Creighton Yale W 92-76
11/06/18 Creighton Western Illinois W 78-67
11/05/19 Creighton Kennesaw State W 81-55
11/29/20 Creighton North Dakota State W 69-58
11/09/21 Creighton Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 90-77
11/07/22 Creighton St. Thomas W 72-60
11/07/23 Creighton Florida A&M W 105-54
11/06/24 Creighton UTRGV W 99-86
It Gets Earlier Every Year
Wednesday's game will take place on November 5, tied for the earliest start date for a season-opener in Creighton basketball history.
Creighton also had a Nov. 5 debut in 2019-20, an 81-55 victory over Kennesaw State. That Bluejay team went on to win the BIG EAST Conference and finished the season ranked No. 7 nationally.
By comparison, 33 years ago, Creighton's season-opener in 1992-93 didn't take place until Dec. 3rd.
Making An Entrance
Since 1980, only three Bluejays have had a double-double in their Creighton debut, Baylor Scheierman (11 pts, 10 reb. in 2022), Ryan Hawkins (16 points, 11 rebounds in 2021) and Ryan Nembhard, (15 points, 10 assists in 2021).
Two opening-day efforts stand out in Bluejay history. Bob Harstad began his senior season shooting 13-for-13 from the floor and 12-for-13 at the line to score 38 points against Texas-San Antonio on Nov. 30, 1990. On Nov. 6, 2024, Ryan Kalkbrenner made 20-of-22 shots from the field and finished with 49 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in a 99-86 win over UTRGV.
Below is a list of some of Creighton's most famous players and how they performed in their regular-season debuts in a Bluejay uniform.
Name, Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min. Result
Scheierman, 2022 11 10 3 1 34 W 72-60
Trey Alexander, 2021 5 4 1 2 22 W 90-77
Kalkbrenner, 2020 8 2 1 0 11 W 69-58
Zegarowski, 2018 8 4 2 0 18 W 78-67
Foster, 2016 19 1 2 0 28 W 89-82
Patton, 2016 12 8 2 0 22 W 89-82
Thomas, 2015 18 3 0 2 26 W 93-70
McDermott, 2010 16 7 0 1 32 W 71-57
Stinnett, 2007 23 4 3 3 26 W 74-62
Kyle Korver, 1999 2 2 0 1 10 W 70-62
Buford, 1995 3 4 0 0 19 W 63-59
Harstad, 1987 4 5 1 1 21 L 49-70
Gallagher, 1987 10 3 0 0 37 L 49-70
Benjamin, 1982 14 4 1 0 22 W 98-54
McKenna, 1977 14 3 7 ? ? W 95-66
Harmon, 1971 21 7 ? ? ? W 74-62
C. Baptiste, 1969 24 17 ? ? ? W 84-62
Portman, 1966 9 ? ? ? ? W 78-76
Silas, 1961 22 29 ? ? ? W 85-51
Gibson, 1954 19 ? ? ? ? W 66-51
Hello, World
Creighton has nine players who could make their regular-season Bluejay debuts on Wednesday vs. South Dakota; Austin Swartz, Blake Harper, Josh Dix, Nik Graves, Hudson Greer, Liam McChesney, Kerem Konan, Aleksa Dimitrijevic and Owen Freeman.
Below is a look at how Creighton's current players have done in their regular-season and Creighton debuts in a Division I uniform. Notably, Blake Harper scored 16 points in his collegiate debut, something all the more impressive considering it came against No. 1 Kansas inside Phog Allen Fieldhouse.
Name Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min.
Harper (Howard)• 16 4 3 0 27
Freeman (Iowa) 14 3 1 2 15
Traudt 12 6 2 0 21
Dix (Iowa) 4 1 1 1 13
Graves (Charlotte) 3 0 0 0 4
Davis 2 5 2 0 17
Swartz (Miami) 2 0 1 2 12
Thomas 2 0 0 0 5
Green 2 3 1 0 4
McAndrew 0 3 0 0 8
Zugic 0 2 0 0 3
Townley-Thomas 0 0 0 0 0+
McChesney (Utah St.) 0 0 0 0 0+
•indicates game started
A One And A Two...
Not only is Creighton a perfect 15-0 in season-openers under Greg McDermott, but the Bluejays have started 2-0 in all but one campaign (2019-20) under McDermott as well.
That 2019-20 team, of course, went on to share the BIG EAST regular-season title.
Nifty Fifty Leads To Postseason?
Not counting 2019-20, when there was no postseason, Creighton has made the postseason each of the previous 12 times in which it has made at least 50 percent of its field goal attempts to open the year.
Ten of those postseason trips were NCAA Tournament berths. The last time that didn't hold true was 1991-92, when CU shot 51.0 percent in the opener but finished just 9-19.
Creighton has shot 50 percent or better in nine of its last 13 season-openers.
CU Season-Opener Field Goal Percentage 50+%
Since 1993-94
FG% Year Opponent Postseason
.541 1997-98 UMKC NIT
.524 1998-99 Towson State NCAA
.569 2000-01 Western Illinois NCAA
.594 2002-03 UT Arlington NCAA
.500 2012-13 North Texas NCAA
.556 2013-14 Alcorn State NCAA
.528 2015-16 Texas Southern NIT
.508 2016-17 UMKC NCAA
.558 2017-18 Yale NCAA
.524 2019-20 Kennesaw St. Postseason Ccd.
.585 2021-22 Ark.-Pine Bluff NCAA
.567 2023-24 Florida A&M NCAA
.600 2024-25 UTRGV NCAA
The Push For 90
Of Creighton's 26 all-time NCAA Tournament teams, 13 have scored 90 or more points in their season-opener.
Put another way...of CU's 20 teams to score 90 points in an opener, 13 would reach the NCAA Tournament.
Here's a look at Creighton's last 12 teams to score 90 or more points in a season-opener:
Final Post-
Score Opponent Date W-L Season
93-47 UT-San Antonio 11/30/90 24-8 NCAA
93-48 Towson State 11/14/98 22-9 NCAA
96-50 Western Illinois 11/20/00 24-8 NCAA
106-50 Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 29-5 NCAA
97-65 North Carolina A&T 11/11/11 29-6 NCAA
107-61 Alcorn State 11/08/13 27-8 NCAA
104-77 Central Arkansas 11/14/14 14-19 --
93-70 Texas Southern 11/14/15 20-15 NIT
92-76 Yale 11/10/17 21-12 NCAA
90-77 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/09/21 23-12 NCAA
105-54 Florida A&M 11/07/23 25-10 NCAA
99-86 UTRGV 11/06/24 25-11 NCAA
Good Defense, A Good Sign
Each of the last nine times that Creighton has held its season-opening opponent to 50 points or less, the Bluejays have advanced to the postseason. It hasn't happened since 2006, however.
That list is seen below:
Date Opponent Score NCAA/NIT
11/30/73 Regis W 93-38 NCAA
11/27/76 St. Thomas (MN) W 79-39 NIT
11/30/90 UT San Antonio W 93-47 NCAA
11/14/98 Towson State W 93-48 NCAA
11/20/00 Western Illinois W 96-50 NCAA
11/17/02 Texas-Arlington W 106-50 NCAA
11/22/03 San Diego W 76-44 NIT
11/15/04 Alcorn State W 74-40 NCAA
11/13/06 Mississippi Valley St. W 78-42 NCAA
Roadrunner vs. Coyote
Creighton has scored 75 points or more in each of the last 13 meetings with South Dakota.
Creighton has also scored 100 or more in three of its last seven match-ups with the Coyotes, and averaged 93.9 points in those seven meetings. The Bluejays are 66-3 in 69 games all-time when scoring 100 or more points.
Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14, Creighton leads the league and is ninth nationally with 213 wins (in 243 games scoring 75+) when scoring 75 points or more. That includes a stretch of 18 straight home wins when scoring 75+, the second-longest active streak in the BIG EAST behind UConn's 26, and Creighton is 44-1 in its last 45 home games when scoring 75 points or more.
South Dakota ranked third nationally with 85.2 points per game last season. Per KenPom, the Coyotes were first in turnover percentage (9.2% of possessions) and second in adjusted tempo (74.9 possessions/40 minutes).
The Coyotes have scored 75 points or more in 11 straight games entering the 2025-26 campaign, the nation's longest active streak.
Dotzler Returns Home
South Dakota guard Josiah Dotzler is an Omaha native who began his career at Creighton. He appeared in 19 games in 2023-24, accumulating 25 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Dotzler played three games at Saint Louis last winter before suffering a season-ending injury, then was re-injured again this year and is expected to miss Wednesday's contest.
Preseason All-BIG EAST Votes Revealed
The Creighton men's basketball team was picked to finish third in the BIG EAST Conference in the annual survey of league coaches, which was unveiled as part of 2025 BIG EAST Media Day on October 21.
It marks the fourth straight year the Bluejays have been tabbed for a top-three finish and the third time CU has been picked exactly third in the BIG EAST poll, having also happened in 2013-14 as well as 2016-17.
Defending league champion St. John's garnered 7-of-11 first place votes and was chosen atop the poll with 97 points, just ahead of Connecticut. The Huskies collected four first place votes and 94 points. Creighton was third with 80 points, just ahead of Providence (64) and Marquette (60). The second half of the league poll consists of Georgetown (57), Villanova (50), Xavier (33), DePaul (29), Butler (26) and Seton Hall (15).
Creighton finished 25-11 overall and 15-5 in BIG EAST play last season and returns starters Jackson McAndrew (7.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg.) and Jasen Green (4.9 ppg., 3.2 rpg.) along with a talented crop of newcomers.
Three of those newcomers join McAndrew with Preseason All-BIG EAST accolades, giving CU four honorees for the first time since its 2022-23 team that eventually finished the season in the Elite Eight. Owen Freeman was voted a Preseason All- BIG EAST First Team selection and Josh Dix was a Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team choice. McAndrew and Nik Graves were both Preseason All-BIG EAST Third Team honorees.
Freeman is the eighth different Bluejay to earn Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team recognition, and first to do it prior to playing a game with the Bluejays. It also means CU has had a First Team pick each of the last four seasons, as Trey Alexander was chosen prior to 2023-24 and Ryan Kalkbrenner was honored each of the previous three campaigns.
Creighton has matched or exceeded its preseason projection in all but one season since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14, the best showing in the league in that time. The Bluejays are seeking a 10th straight finish in the top four of the league standings.
Creighton's BIG EAST Preseason Poll History
Year Preseason Actual Preseason All-BIG EAST
2013-14 3rd 2nd Doug McDermott (POY, 1st)
2014-15 9th T-9th -
2015-16 9th 6th -
2016-17 3rd T-3rd Maurice Watson Jr. (1st); Marcus Foster (HM)
2017-18 5th T-3rd Marcus Foster (1st); Khyri Thomas (HM)
2018-19 9th T-3rd Martin Krampelj (HM)
2019-20 7th T-1st Ty-Shon Alexander (1st)
2020-21 2nd 2nd Marcus Zegarowski (POY, 1st); Mitch Ballock (2nd)
2021-22 8th 4th -
2022-23 1st 3rd Ryan Kalkbrenner (1st); Arthur Kaluma (2nd)
Ryan Nembhard (2nd); Baylor Scheierman (HM)
2023-24 2nd T-2nd Ryan Kalkbrenner (1st); Trey Alexander (1st)
Baylor Scheierman (2nd)
2024-25 2nd 2nd Ryan Kalkbrenner (POY, 1st); Steven Ashworth (3rd)
2025-26 3rd ? ? ? Owen Freeman (1st); Josh Dix (2nd)
Jackson McAndrew (3rd); Nik Graves (3rd)
NBA Jays
There are five former Creighton players in the NBA this season.
Former Creighton All-American Doug McDermott is with the Sacramento Kings as he begins his 12th year in the NBA. He was a Lottery pick in 2014 by the Denver Nuggets.
Baylor Scheierman enters his second year with the Boston Celtics after being a First Round pick in 2024.
Trey Alexander, who was named 2024-25 G-League Rookie of the Year in the Denver Nuggets organization, is now on a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
There is palpable buzz around Ryan Kalkbrenner, a Second Round pick of the Charlotte Hornets, in his rookie campaign.
Lastly, former Creighton point guard Ryan Nembhard is on a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Nembhard played two years at Creighton before finishing his career at Gonzaga.
These men give Creighton at least one NBA player for the 42nd time in the last 43 seasons.
Other famous Bluejays to play in the NBA in the past include Paul Silas, Kyle Korver, Benoit Benjamin and Anthony Tolliver.
Who's Back?
With Creighton returning only seven of the 15 men who appeared in a game last season -- including its top three scorers -- much of the production is gone.
Below is a breakdown of what is back:
Stat Returners Departures
3FG Made 135 (39.2%) 209 (60.8%)
Minutes 2661 (36.7%) 4589 (63.3%)
Rebounds 426 (34.4%) 811 (65.6%)
Starts 61 (33.9%) 119 (66.1%)
Steals 43 (33.1%) 87 (66.9%)
Points 761 (28.0%) 1956 (72.0%)
Assists 112 (18.2%) 503 (81.8%)
Blocks 28 (17.4%) 133 (82.6%)
Charges Taken 2 (16.7%) 10 (83.3%)
McChesney On The Mend
Liam McChesney is a rare seventh-year junior who will be seeking his first action in a regular-season game in 979 days on Wednesday.
McChesney began his career in 2019-20 when he redshirted at Utah State. He played in three games at Utah State in 2020-21 before suffering a season-ending broken ankle.
The Prince Rupert, Canada native then transferred to Illinois State, where he played in 60 games and made 27 starts for the Redbirds in two seasons from 2021-23.
McChesney transferred to High Point to play for then-Panther head coach Alan Huss (now Creighton's associate head coach and head coach in waiting), but was sidelined after a preseason medical evaluation revealed an issue with one of his heart valves, which led to heart surgery that has caused him to miss the past two seasons as his weight dropped 208 to 172 pounds.
McChesney transferred to Creighton this summer and continues his comeback.
Preseason Top 25
The Creighton men's basketball team was ranked 23rd in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll, the fourth straight season the Bluejays have been ranked among the nation's best in the preseason.
This year's announcement marks the eighth time in program history the writers have voted CU to the Top 25 in the preseason, joining 2006-07 (No. 19), 2012-13 (No. 16) and 2016-17 (No. 22), 2020-21 (No. 11), 2022-23 (No. 9), 2023-24 (No. 8) and 2024-25 (No. 15). All seven of those teams would end up in the NCAA Tournament, with three of the four most recent squads making the Sweet 16.
Creighton's best ranking in program history is seventh, done five times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 10, 2020, March 18, 2020, Jan. 7, 2021 and Nov. 28, 2022).
Including this year's preseason ranking, Creighton has now been ranked 148 times in program history, with 120 of those under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 180-78 all-time as a ranked team, including a 146-66 mark under McDermott. Creighton has now been ranked at least one week in 12 of McDermott's 16 seasons on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.
Creighton is one of 11 schools ranked in the Top 25 of the Preseason AP poll each of the last four years, joining Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Duke, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Creighton is one of three BIG EAST Conference schools in the poll, joining No. 4 Connecticut and No. 5 St. John's.
Among Creighton's certain non-conference opponents in the poll are No. 21 Gonzaga and No. 16 Iowa State.
Creighton is also ranked 23rd in the preseason USA Today Coaches poll.
Let's Go On A Run
Creighton unleashed a 23-0 run on Iowa State during its exhibition meeting, turning an early 8-4 deficit into a 27-8 lead over a span of just under seven minutes (6:57).
Dating back to the start of the 2021-22 season, it was Creighton's largest run in any game, including exhibitions. Below is that list.
Longest Creighton Runs Since 2021-22
Run Opponent (Score change) Date
23-0 #16 Iowa State* (4-8 to 27-8) 10/17/25
21-0 Upper Iowa* (32-29 to 53-29) 10//30/21
20-0 Texas Southern (61-44 to 81-44) 11/18/23
19-0 vs. #11 Providence (37-27 to 56-27) 3/11/22
18-0 Houston Christian (19-9 to 37-9) 11/13/24
*exhibition game
McDermott's Coaching Tree
Greg McDermott's coaching tree includes 11 men who are currently a head coach at the Division I level, including three men at Power 5 schools.
Here's a list:
Darian DeVries - Indiana
Eric Henderson - Drake
Ben Jacobson - Northern Iowa
Steve Lutz - Oklahoma State
Ryan Miller - Murray State
TJ Otzelberger - Iowa State
Bryan Petersen - South Dakota State
David Richman - North Dakota State
Daniyal Robinson - North Texas
Paul Sather - North Dakota
Patrick Sellers - Central Connecticut State
Newcomer Report
Eight players (Aleksa Dimitrijevic, Josh Dix, Nik Graves, Hudson Greer, Blake Harper, Kerem Konan, Liam McChesney and Austin Swartz) made their fall exhibition debut in a Creighton uniform against Iowa State.
That list doesn't include the banged up Owen Freeman (who didn't play) nor Fedor Zugic, who played in 22 games a year ago after not becoming eligible until December 21st.
Below is a look at how Creighton's newcomers have produced in their exhibition debuts since 2018:
2025
Dimitrijevic/Dix/Graves/Greer
Harper/Konan/McChesney/Swartz
46 pts., 20 reb., 7 ast., 111 min. (W 71-58)
2024
Davis/Isaacs/McAndrew/Neal
36 pts., 9 reb., 10 ast., 76 min. (W 93-87)
2023
Ashworth/Lawson/Knox/Thomas
Vice/Dotzler/Townley-Thomas/Traudt
44 pts., 23 reb., 15 ast., 84 min. (W 109-57)
2022
Scheierman/Farabello/King
Shtolzberg/Green/Young
44 pts., 23 reb., 15 ast., 84 min. (W 109-57)
2021
Alexander/Andronikashvili/Christofilis
Feazell/Hawkins/Kaluma/Kancleris
Miller/Nembhard/Yates
56 pts., 37 reb., 15 ast., 155 min. (W 76-61)
2019
Mitchell/Windham/Zeil/Jones
25 pts., 18 reb., 0 ast., 68 min. (W 95-63)
2018
Bishop/Canfield/Cashaw/
Froling/Jefferson/Zegarowski
40 pts., 20 reb., 9 ast., 96 min. (W 101-57)
Let's Go On A Run
Creighton has won at least one NCAA Tournament game in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. That makes CU one of four teams in the country to have a win in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments, joining Baylor, Gonzaga and Houston.
This is the first time that Creighton Basketball has won an NCAA Tournament game in five straight years. The only other CU program in any sport to win an NCAA Tournament game in five straight seasons is Creighton Volleyball (2015-19).
Even though a certain NCAA bid was wiped away in 2020 by COVID-19, Creighton has still appeared in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments (2021-25).
The only previous time that Creighton has appeared in five straight NCAA Tournaments was from 1999-2003.
Creighton is one of 13 teams to have appeared in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments (2021-25). That list consists of Alabama, Baylor, Connecticut, Creighton, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue, San Diego State, Tennessee and Texas.
Among The Nation's Best
Below is where Creighton ranks nationally since the start of the 2010-11 season among teams to have played 100 or more Division I games, per Basketball-Reference.com.
2010-11 to 2024-25
Category CU Stat CU Rank
3FG Made 4,662 2nd
2FG Percentage .552 3rd
FG Percentage .477 4th
Assists 8,364 5th
3FG Percentage .372 6th
FG Made 14,244 7th
Points 39,812 9th
Wins 350 23rd
Winning Percentage .672 30th
Who Are These Guys?
Creighton returns 61 starts from last year's team (31 by Jackson McAndrew, 25 by Jasen Green, 4 by Isaac Traudt, 1 by Ty Davis), its fewest since the 2021-22 team returned just two starts.
Returning Returning Starts Final
Year Starters From Previous Year W-L
2025-26 2 61 ? ? ?
2024-25 3 105 25-11
2023-24 3 111 25-10
2022-23 3 104 24-13
2021-22 0 2 23-12
2020-21 5 124 22-9
2019-20 4 136 24-7
2018-19 2 57 20-15
2017-18 2 72 21-12
2016-17 4 130 25-10
2015-16 1 64 20-15
2014-15 1 49 14-19
2013-14 4 144 27-8
2012-13 4 140 28-8
2011-12 3 101 29-6
2010-11 4 123 23-16
2009-10 3 106 18-16
2008-09 3 83 27-8
2007-08 1 44 22-11
2006-07 4 120 22-11
2005-06 4 134 20-10
2004-05 2 58 23-11
2003-04 3 101 20-9
2002-03 5 159 29-5
2001-02 2 65 23-9
2000-01 3 90 24-8
1999-00 3 84 23-10
1998-99 3 84 22-9
1997-98 4 72 18-10
1996-97 4 126 15-15
1995-96 4 100 14-15
1994-95 2 52 7-19
1993-94 3 73 7-22
1992-93 2 64 8-18
1991-92 2 51 9-19
1990-91 4 132 24-8
1989-90 4 127 21-12
1988-89 4 123 20-11
1987-88 3 83 16-16
1986-87 2 65 9-19
1985-86 1 48 12-16
1984-85 4 124 20-12
1983-84 3 72 17-14
1982-83 3 77 8-19
1981-82 2 78 7-20
1980-81 4 112 21-9
Ain't Too Proud To Brag
Creighton has won 20 or more games in each of the past 10 seasons, tied for the nation's fourth-longest active streak. Kansas leads the way with 36., followed by Gonzaga (28) and Belmont (15). The others with 10 (like Creighton) include Oregon and Houston.
Creighton has won 22 games or more in six straight seasons. Only Gonzaga (28) and Houston (8) have longer streaks.
Creighton is one of two schools to have men's and women's basketball programs to both own 22 wins or more each of the previous four seasons, a list that includes Creighton and UConn.
Creighton is one of two teams in the nation with 25 or more wins in both men's basketball and women's basketball each of the previous two seasons. That list consists of Creighton and Gonzaga.
Most Consecutive 20-Win Seasons
Team Consec. 20-Win Seasons (entering 2025-26)
Kansas 36
Gonzaga 28
Belmont 15
Oregon 15
Creighton 10
Houston 10
Most Consecutive 22-Win Seasons
Team Consec. 22-Win Yrs. (entering 2025-26)
Gonzaga 28
Houston 8
Creighton 6
25 of 27 Seasons With 20 Wins
Creighton has won 20 or more games in 25 of the previous 27 seasons, a feat that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally.
Entering 2025-26, just two schools have had 20 or more wins each of the previous 27 years: Gonzaga and Kansas. Duke has done it 26 times, Creighton and Kentucky 25 times each.
Most 20-Win Seasons, Previous 27 Seasons
Team 20-Win Seasons (Entering 2025-26)
Gonzaga 27
Kansas 27
Duke 26
Creighton 25
Kentucky 25
Arizona 23
Florida 23
Michigan State 23
BYU 22
Memphis 22
North Carolina 22
Ohio State 22
Wisconsin 22
Sweetness!
Creighton is one of just nine teams to have reached at least three of the last five Sweet 16s.
Houston has done it each of the previous five seasons, while Alabama, Arkansas and Gonzaga have done it four times each.
Doing it three times in the previous five seasons are Duke, Michigan, Purdue, Tennessee, UCLA and Creighton.
Most Sweet 16's, Previous Five Seasons
# Team Years
5 Houston 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
4 Alabama 2021 - 2023 2024 2025
4 Gonzaga 2021 2022 2023 2024 -
3 Creighton 2021 - 2023 2024 -
3 UCLA 2021 2022 2023 - -
3 Duke - 2022 - 2024 2025
3 Michigan 2021 2022 - - 2025
3 Purdue - 2022 - 2024 2025
3 Tennessee - - 2023 2024 2025
League Of Their Own
Creighton has finished with a .500 mark or better in league play 29 times in the previous 30 seasons, one of seven schools nationally that can say that.
The only BIG EAST teams to finish .500 or better in league play each of the previous 10 seasons are Creighton and Villanova.
Creighton is also the only "Power 5" school with an active streak of six years or longer with 12 or more league wins.
Most Seasons .500 or Better League Record
Last 30 Seasons (Entering 2025-26)
Seasons Team
30 Duke
30 Kansas
30 Gonzaga
29 Creighton
29 Kentucky
29 Michigan State
Consecutive Seasons .500 or Better League Record
Power 5 Schools (Entering 2025-26)
Seasons Team
36 Kansas
30 Duke
14 Oregon
13 Villanova
10 Creighton
10 Houston
10 Florida
Consecutive Seasons 12+ League Wins
Power 5 Schools (Entering 2025-26)
Seasons Team
6 Creighton
Coaching Consistency Is Key
Between women's basketball coach Jim Flanery (453) and men's basketball coach Greg McDermott (350), Creighton is the nation's only school with a pair of active head coaches with at least 350 victories at their current school.
Flanery (hired in 2002) and McDermott (2010) also make Creighton one of three schools to have the same men's and women's basketball head coaches each of the last 15 seasons, joining Boise State (Leon Rice and Gordy Presnell) and Northern Iowa (Ben Jacobsen and Tanya Warren).
Jacobsen played on teams McDermott assisted at North Dakota from 1989-93 and later replaced McDermott as head coach at UNI In 2006, while Warren was a former Creighton player and assistant and is one of two women in program history to have her number retired.
Long Run
Greg McDermott enters his 16th season on the Creighton sideline in 2025-26. That's tied for the 15th-longest active run of any men's coach with his current team.
Most Consecutive Years as Head Coach, Current Team
Years Name School
1995-Pr. Tom Izzo Michigan State
1998-Pr. Greg Kampe Oakland
1999-Pr. Mark Few Gonzaga
1999-Pr. James Jones Yale
2001-Pr. Randy Bennett Saint Mary's
2002-Pr. Bill Self Kansas
2003-Pr. Scott Drew Baylor
2005-Pr. Matt Painter Purdue
2006-Pr. Ben Jacobsen Northern Iowa
2006-Pr. Bill Coen Northeastern
2007-Pr. Mark Schmidt St. Bonaventure
2007-Pr. Brent Reed Lehigh
2007-Pr. Tommy Amaker Harvard
2009-Pr. LaVelle Moton North Carolina Central
2010-Pr. Greg McDermott Creighton
2010-Pr. Andy O'Toole Robert Morris
2010-Pr. Tad Boyle Colorado
2010-Pr. Leon Rice Boise State
2010-Pr. Dana Altman Oregon
2010-Pr. Russell Turner UC Irvine
2010-Pr. Brad Brownell Clemson
Stability Is Key
One reason for Creighton's extended run of success has been the continuity within its coaching staff. The Bluejays have had just two head coaches in the last 32 years, Dana Altman (1994-2010) and Greg McDermott (2010-Present).
Here's a list of major conference schools to have a coach with 300 wins at that school, and their predecessor also had 300 wins at the school:
School Former Coach Current Coach
Creighton Dana Altman Greg McDermott
Kansas Roy Williams Bill Self
Michigan State Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo
Purdue Gene Keady Matt Painter
The McDermott Era
Greg McDermott owns 350 wins at Creighton since his arrival in 2010-11. It's the eighth-most of programs that have had the same coach the entire time.
Schools With Most Wins Since 2010-11, Only 1 Coach
Rk. Wins School Coach
1. 451 Gonzaga Mark Few
2. 426 Kansas Bill Self
3. 382 Saint Mary's Randy Bennett
4. 373 Michigan State Tom Izzo
5. 370 Oregon Dana Altman
6. 359 Purdue Matt Painter
7. 357 Baylor Scott Drew
8. 350 Creighton Greg McDermott
Among The Best
Creighton owns more BIG EAST wins (82) than any other school in the last six seasons, 11 more than Marquette and Villanova's 71.
Since the league's 2013 realignment, Villanova has 161 league wins to lead the BIG EAST by a wide margin, but Creighton's 138 league victories are second-most.
Most Men's Basketball BIG EAST Wins
(2019-20 to 2024-25)
Team W L Pct.
Creighton 82 35 .701
Villanova 71 42 .628
Marquette 71 45 .612
UConn 69 27 .719
Providence 64 50 .561
Seton Hall 59 57 .509
Xavier 59 51 .536
St. John's 59 57 .509
Butler 45 73 .381
Georgetown 24 89 .212
DePaul 18 95 .159
Most Men's Basketball BIG EAST Wins
(2013-14 to 2024-25)
Team W L Pct.
Villanova 161 60 .729
Creighton 138 87 .613
Xavier 125 93 .573
Marquette 123 101 .549
Providence 122 100 .550
Seton Hall 112 112 .500
Butler 99 127 .438
St. John's 99 125 .442
Georgetown 70 151 .317
UConn 69 27 .719
DePaul 43 178 .195
McAndrew Set A Freshman Record
Jackson McAndrew made 69 three-pointers last season, the most in Creighton history by a freshman and ahead of some impressive names.
McAndrew also became the first freshman in BIG EAST history to make a three-pointer in 19 different conference games of the same season.
Most 3-Pointers Made by a Creighton Freshman
3FG-FGA 3FG% Name Year
69-195 .354 Jackson McAndrew 2024-25
68-157 .433 Ethan Wragge 2009-10
63-161 .391 Ryan Sears 1997-98
63-145 .434 Kyle Korver 1999-00
60-141 .426 Marcus Zegarowski 2018-19
47-116 .405 Doug McDermott 2010-11
46-118 .390 Rodney Buford 1995-96
45-125 .360 Toby Hegner 2014-15
44-135 .326 Mitch Ballock 2017-18
41-105 .390 Jahenns Manigat 2010-11
Big Deficits, No Big Deal
Creighton owns 30 victories since the start of the 2010-11 season after trailing by double-figures at some point.
Fourteen of those 30 comebacks have come away from home.
If you're curious, CU's largest comeback win since 2000 came on Jan. 28, 2006, when the Jays trailed 25-6 early before rallying to beat Wichita State on a buzzer-beater by Anthony Tolliver.
CU's Double-Digit Comebacks Under McDermott
Deficit Opponent Date
18 #18 Oklahoma 11/19/14
17 at San Diego State 11/30/11
17 vs. DePaul 03/13/25
16 at Evansville 02/16/13
16 at Seton Hall 01/27/21
16 SIU Edwardsville 11/27/21
15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/09/21
14 Evansville 02/21/12
14 vs. San Diego State 03/17/22
13 at Saint Joseph's 11/16/13
13 Xavier 01/12/14
13 #22 Xavier 12/23/20
12 Saint Joseph's 12/11/10
12 at DePaul 01/17/16
12 East Tennessee State 11/11/18
11 at Wichita State 12/31/11
11 Northern Iowa 01/10/12
11 vs. Alabama 03/16/12
11 vs. Ole Miss 11/21/16
11 vs. Connecticut 03/12/21
11 DePaul 01/22/22
11 St. John's 12/31/24
10 UAB 11/14/12
10 vs. Drake 03/02/12
10 at Nebraska 12/07/14
10 South Dakota 12/09/14
10 St. John's 01/03/18
10 at DePaul 02/07/18
10 Bemidji State 02/13/18
10 Georgetown 02/23/25
Release, Rotation, Splash, Repeat
Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 1,056 straight games. That ranks as the nation's 10th-longest active streak.
Creighton's last game without a three-pointer came at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993, when the Jays were 0-for-5. Creighton's last win without making a three-point basket came on March 3, 1991 when the Jays went 0-for-2 from three-point range in a 71-66 win over Southern Illinois in the championship game of the MVC Tournament.
Below is a list of the nation's longest active three-point streaks.
Longest Active 3-Point Streaks
Rk. Streak School Next Game
1. 1,264 Duke 11/4
2. 1,260 UNLV 11/4
3. 1,191 East Tennessee State 11/4
4. 1,167 Oakland 11/3
5. 1,162 Texas 11/4
6. 1,161 Pacific 11/5
7. 1,099 Marshall 11/3
8. 1,094 Gonzaga 11/3
9. 1,080 Princeton 11/8
10. 1,056 Creighton 11/5
11. 1,047 Long Island 11/3
12. 1,041 Mount St. Mary's 11/4
Triple Trouble
During Creighton's current streak of 1,056 straight games with a three-pointer, the Jays have drained 8,504 trifectas, an average of 8.05 treys per game.
Only five times in the streak has Creighton made just one three-pointer, but on 323 occasions the Bluejays have made 10 or more trifectas, including three games of 20 or more.
Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Bluejays are 103-26 when making eight or more three-pointers, compared to a 37-35 mark when making seven treys or fewer.
Team 3FG Made During Creighton's 3-Point Streak
1: 5 times 2: 19 times 3: 36 times
4: 75 times 5: 104 times 6: 113 times
7: 153 times 8: 132 times 9: 96 times
10: 89 times 11: 66 times 12: 64 times
13: 50 times 14: 26 times 15: 9 times
16: 9 times 17: 4 times 18: 1 time
19: 2 times 20: 1 time 21: 1 time 22: 1 time
McDermott Is Wins Leader
Greg McDermott has 350 victories at Creighton, passing his predecessor Dana Altman (327) for the most in program history in CU's Nov. 13, 2024 win vs. Houston Christian.
McDermott broke a different record on Jan. 21, 2025 at DePaul when he coached his 504th game on the Bluejay sideline, breaking the mark of 503 held by Altman.
McDermott's .672 winning percentage is Creighton's best since Arthur A. Schabinger's .714 win rate from 90 years ago.
Most Coaching Wins, Creighton MBB History
Rk. W-L Name Years
1. 350-171 Greg McDermott 2010-Pres.
2. 327-176 Dana Altman 1994-2010
3. 165-66 Arthur A. Schabinger 1922-1935
4. 138-118 John J. "Red" McManus 1959-1969
5. 130-64 Tom Apke 1974-1981
CHI Health Center Omaha Dramatics
Creighton is 8-8 in contests with a game-winning go-ahead score in the final 10 seconds at CHI Health Center Omaha, which opened in 2003.
The last time such a game happened was in 2020 when Creighton's Marcus Zegarowski hit a shot with 3.2 seconds left to beat Providence.
Creighton's Go-Ahead Scores in Wins at
CHI Health Center Omaha, Last 10 Seconds
Date Opponent Score Player/Score Time
11/26/05 Dayton W 91-90* Funk FG :5.7
01/28/06 Wichita St. W 57-55 Tolliver FG :0.0
11/25/06 George Mason W 58-56 Watts FT :7.5
03/18/08 Rhode Island W 74-73 Witter 3FG :3.2
01/13/10 Southern Illinois W 71-69 Young FG :1.3
02/18/12 Long Beach St. W 81-79 Young FG :0.3
01/28/14 St. John's W 63-60 McDermott 3FG :2.8
01/18/20 Providence W 78-74 Zegarowski 3FG :3.2
*double-overtime
Opponent Go-Ahead Scores in CU Losses at
CHI Health Center Omaha, Last 10 Seconds
Date Opponent Score Player/Score Time
03/20/06 Miami (Fla.) L 53-52 G. Diaz FT :2.6
01/20/07 Southern Illinois L 58-57 B. Mullins FG :4.1
01/10/15 #19 Seton Hall L 68-67 S. Gibbs 3FG :2.2
02/16/15 #19 Butler L 58-56 R. Jones FG :1.9
03/07/15 Xavier L 74-73 D. Davis FT's :6.3
01/12/16 #12 Providence L 50-48 K. Dunn FG :0.0
02/22/17 Providence L 68-66 K. Cartwright 3FG :2.4
02/10/18 #5 Xavier L 71-72 Q. Goodin FT's :0.3
Top-20 Crowds
Here's a look at Creighton's top-20 home crowds all-time.
Rank Att. Opponent Date
1. 18,868 Providence 03/08/14
2. 18,859 Georgetown 01/25/14
3. 18,831 #1 Villanova 12/31/16
4. 18,797 #6 Villanova 02/16/14
5. 18,759 #1 Gonzaga 12/01/18
6. 18,742 Seton Hall 02/23/14
7. 18,735 Wichita State 02/11/12
8. 18,613 Wichita State 03/02/13
9. 18,571 DePaul 01/22/24
10. 18,525 Marquette 12/31/13
11. 18,519 #8 Seton Hall 03/07/20
12. 18,518 Georgetown 01/27/18
13. 18,509 Villanova 02/04/23
14. 18,495 Marquette 02/17/18
15. 18,494 Illinois State 02/09/13
16. 18,475 Nebraska 11/22/24
17. 18,458 Evansville 12/29/12
18. 18,436 Bradley 01/28/12
19. 18,430 Seton Hall 01/25/25
20. 18,323 DePaul 02/07/14
CHI Health Center Omaha Success
Creighton has played 371 regular and postseason contests at CHI Health Center Omaha all-time in the now 23-year-old facility.
The Bluejays own a 307-64 (.827) record all-time at the facility.
Creighton's Nov. 25, 2017 win over SIU Edwardsville was the program's 200th at the facility, coming in its 242nd home game. CU's 100th win came on Nov. 17, 2010, a 63-58 win over Louisiana.
Creighton has outscored its opponents 29,153-24,362 in games at CHI Health Center Omaha, an average margin of 12.91 points per game. Creighton has not trailed 93 different times.
Incredibly, Creighton hasn't trailed in its home opener in 10 of the past 24 seasons (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2019-20).
Creighton is also 34-37 all-time in the 71 games at the arena in which it's fallen behind by double-figures at any point, 8-12 when down by 10+ points at halftime in the facility, and 42-30 when trailing at halftime at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Creighton is 210-46 (.820) at CHI Health Center Omaha under Greg McDermott and hasn't trailed in 66 of those games. In that same span, CU owns a 106-10 home record (.914) vs. non-conference teams.
Factor in a 17-0 home mark at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in 2002-03 and two wins at the Civic in the 2010 CIT, and the Bluejays are 325-64 (.835) at home since the start of the 2002-03 campaign.
Home Run
Under Greg McDermott Creighton is averaging 80.70 points per home game (20,659 points in 256 home games), a figure that climbs to 84.23 points in non-conference home games (9,855 points in 117 home games).
Creighton is 155-7 all-time at CHI Health Center Omaha when scoring 80 or points.
Perfect 10
Greg McDermott has guided his team to the NCAA Tournament 10 times at Creighton. That put him in the company of some of the greatest coaches in CU Athletics history, and most among basketball coaches.
McDermott is one of three head coaches in Creighton history to lead 10 or more NCAA Tournament teams.
Name Sport NCAA's @CU
Kirsten Bernthal Booth Volleyball 14
Bob Warming Men's Soccer 11
Greg McDermott Men's Basketball 10
Jim Flanery Women's Basketball 8
Dana Altman Men's Basketball 7
Brent Vigness Softball 7
Firing On All Cylinders
Creighton finished the 2024-25 season ranked 35th overall by KenPom.com. That included the nation's No. 33 offense, and No. 44 defense.
Creighton has finished with a top-25 offense per KenPom eight times and a top-25 defense three times in 15 completed seasons under Greg McDermott.
Year Off. Rating Def. Rating Overall Rank
2010-11 66 174 98
2011-12 5 166 28
2012-13 5 66 15
2013-14 2 124 17
2014-15 59 138 79
2015-16 43 76 40
2016-17 32 46 28
2017-18 25 58 30
2018-19 47 83 55
2019-20 3 78 12
2020-21 25 32 22
2021-22 112 19 50
2022-23 23 14 12
2023-24 9 24 11
2024-25 33 44 35
2025-26 (Pre) 22 65 41
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season went on sale on October 16th.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at CHI Health Center Omaha Box Office, Ryan Athletic Center, by calling Ticketmaster or visiting Ticketmaster.com, and charging by phone at (800) 745-3000.
For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 • 7:00 p.m. • Omaha, Neb. • CHI Health Center Omaha
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Next Game
No. 23 Creighton opens the 2025-26 regular-season with a game against South Dakota on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
The game will tip off on First National Bank Court at CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) in Omaha, Neb., at 7 p.m. Central.
Promotional Schedule
Wednesday has multiple giveaways planned.
All fans can take home a 2025-26 season poster.
There will be 450 "Opening Flight" t-shirts given away to students.
Face painters will be on the concourse for any interested fans.
Webcast Information
Wednesday's game will be broadcast on Peacock with John Fanta and Nick Bahe on the call. To subscribe to Peacock, visit http://peacocktv.com.
Radio Broadcast Information
KOZN (1620 AM) and KOOO (101.9 FM) will carry all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2025-26 season.
John Bishop and Tyler Clement will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at www.1620thezone.com.
It can also be heard on SiriusXM, though the exact channel has not yet been determined.
Live Stats Information
All of Creighton's games this season will have free live stats at http://Creighton.StatBroadcast.com.
Scouting #23 Creighton
Creighton returns two starters from last year's team that went 25-11 and won an NCAA Tournament game for the fifth straight season. The Bluejays defeated No. 16 Iowa State (71-58) and Colorado State (76-64) in their two exhibition games.
After five years patrolling the paint, four-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner (19.2 ppg., 8.7 rpg., 2.7 bpg.) is now in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets. The departure of Kalkbrenner, along with Steven Ashworth (16.4 ppg., 6.8 apg.) and Jamiya Neal (13.0 ppg., 6.1 rpg.), means CU's top three point scorers are gone.
CU's top returning scorer and rebounder from a year ago is sophomore forward Jackson McAndrew (7.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg.), who earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after setting a Bluejay freshman record with 69 three-pointers.
Other contributors who are back include Jasen Green (4.9 ppg.), Isaac Traudt (4.6 ppg.), Fedor Zugic (4.5 ppg.), Ty Davis (0.9 ppg.), Shane Thomas (0.4 ppg.) and Josh Townley-Thomas (0.4 ppg.).
Nine new players dot the Bluejay roster, headlined by transfers Nick Graves (17.5 ppg. at Charlotte), Blake Harper (19.5 ppg. at Howard), Liam McChesney (6.5 ppg. at Illinois State in 2022-23), Josh Dix (14.4 ppg. at Iowa), Owen Freeman (16.7 ppg. at Iowa) and Austin Swartz (5.9 ppg. at Miami, Fla.).
Others to keep an eye on are three players who are new to the collegiate game are sophomore forward Kerem Konan, freshman guard Hudson Greer and freshman center Aleksa Dimitrijevic.
Four Bluejays earned recognition on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, Freeman (First Team), Dix (Second Team), McAndrew (Third Team) and Graves (Third Team). CU was picked to finish third in the league.
Scouting South Dakota
South Dakota went 19-14 last season, finishing 9-7 in the Summit League. The Coyotes return six of the 13 men who played last winter, and are picked fifth in the preseason Summit League poll.
Leading those returners is Preseason All-Summit League pick Isaac Bruns (14.6 ppg., 4.3 rpg.). Also back are Cameron Fens (8.6 ppg., 5.0 rpg.), Ashton Smith (4.8 ppg.), Shey Eberwein (4.5 ppg.), Jalen Hayes (1.6 ppg.) and Jake Brack (1.5 ppg.).
Among the newcomers to keep an eye on are South Alabama transfer Ethan Kizer (1.9 ppg.) and Vince Buzelis, the brother of former Chicago Bulls lottery pick Matas Buzelis.
The Coyotes finished last season first in turnover percentage (only 9.6% of possessions), second in adjusted tempo (74.9 possessions per 40 minutes) and third in points per game (85.2 ppg.).
The Series With South Dakota
Creighton leads the all-time series with South Dakota, 49-11, including a 33-1 mark in Omaha.
The series started in 1918 with 17 consecutive Bluejay wins. The teams met nearly every season from 1933 to 1968, but the only meetings since 1968 between the clubs have been a 2010 CIT game at the Omaha Civic Auditorium and a 2014 double-overtime battle at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Greg McDermott is 3-4 all-time against South Dakota, having coached against USD when he was at Wayne State (2-2), North Dakota State (0-2) and Creighton (1-0). He is 0-0 against Eric Peterson.
The Creighton Coaches
Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) owns a 350-171 record entering his 16th season with the Bluejays. He owns a career mark of 630-366 entering his 32nd season, and is 499-302 entering his 25th Division I campaign.
McDermott led Creighton to its first BIG EAST regular-season title in 2019-20, taking a Bluejay team that was picked seventh in the league's preseason poll and ending the year ranked seventh nationally. The Cascade, Iowa native has coached Creighton to a share of its first regular-season BIG EAST title in 2019-20 its first Sweet 16 since 1974 in 2020-21 and its first Elite Eight since 1941 in 2022-23.
McDermott has previously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000).
He is assisted by Alan Huss, Derek Kellogg, Trey Zeigler, Mitch Ballock and Mike Nesbitt.
With A Win...
- Greg McDermott would earn his 500th win (in 802 games) as a Division I head coach.
- Creighton would improve to 34-1 all-time at home against South Dakota.
- Greg McDermott would improve to 24-1 as a Division I head coach in season-openers, and 16-0 at Creighton.
- Greg McDermott would win his 24th straight season-opener, the longest streak by any Division I head coach since Mike Brey (24) from 1995-2018.
- Greg McDermott would improve to 34-17 against teams presently in the Summit League, and 18-0 against those teams as the coach at Creighton.
- Creighton would improve to 93-15 all-time in season-opening games, including a 28-1 mark in the past 29 lid-lifters.
- Creighton would win its 31st consecutive home opener, a streak that started in 1995, and one of the 12 longest active streaks nationally.
- Creighton would improve to 181-78 as a ranked team, and 104-19 all-time in home games as a ranked team.
Exhibition Recap
The No. 23 Creighton men's basketball team finished off exhibition play with a 76-64 victory over Colorado State on Oct. 25 at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Eleven of the 13 men to appear scored for Creighton, led by 15 from Nik Graves and 14 by Jasen Green.
Creighton led 37-33 at halftime after Ty Davis banked in a shot from just inside half-court.
Season Opener History
Creighton owns a sparkling 92-15 record (.860) on opening day, including 15 straight wins and victories in 27 of its last 28 lid-lifters after last year's 99-86 win vs. UTRGV.
Creighton has won 14 of its last 25 season-openers by 20 or more points and hasn't trailed in its home opener in 10 of the past 24 seasons (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2019-20).
The Bluejays have outscored foes by an average of 85.88 to 62.28 in the last 25 openers.
Creighton is one of 19 schools with an active streak of 15 or more straight season-opening wins.
Opening Statements
Including last year's 99-86 victory vs. UTRGV, Greg McDermott has won each of the last 23 season openers he's coached in, and he is 23-1 at the Division I level in season-openers. That includes double-digit victories in 14 of his 15 openers on the Creighton sideline.
Overall as a head coach, McDermott is 28-3 in season-opening games. That includes an impressive 99-point win (137-38) in his first game on the sidelines when he was at Wayne State.
McDermott's current streak of 23 straight season-opening wins is the longest streak by any Division I head coach since Mike Brey won 24 in a row from 1995-2018, and just ahead of TCU's Jamie Dixon (22) and Gonzaga's Mark Few (21).
Greg McDermott in Season-Openers as Head Coach
Date School Opponent Result
1994-95 Wayne St. York W 137-38
1995-96 Wayne St. Nebraska-Omaha L 63-72
1996-97 Wayne St. St. Francis W 72-66
1997-98 Wayne St. Nebraska-Omaha W 78-76
1998-99 Wayne St. Mount Marty W 76-70
1999-00 Wayne St. South Dakota L 64-66
11/17/00 NDSU Macalester W 81-69
11/16/01 UNI vs. San Diego State L 57-71
11/22/02 UNI at Montana W 77-71
11/21/03 UNI Chicago State W 83-59
11/21/04 UNI Wayne State W 84-66
11/20/05 UNI Western Carolina W 68-46
11/10/06 Iowa State UC Riverside W 69-61
11/09/07 Iowa State Winston-Salem State W 58-44
11/14/08 Iowa State UC Davis W 61-58
11/13/09 Iowa State Idaho State W 88-68
11/12/10 Creighton Alabama State W 71-57
11/11/11 Creighton North Carolina A&T W 97-65
11/09/12 Creighton North Texas W 71-51
11/08/13 Creighton Alcorn State W 107-61
11/14/14 Creighton Central Arkansas W 104-77
11/14/15 Creighton Texas Southern W 93-70
11/11/16 Creighton UMKC W 89-82
11/10/17 Creighton Yale W 92-76
11/06/18 Creighton Western Illinois W 78-67
11/05/19 Creighton Kennesaw State W 81-55
11/29/20 Creighton North Dakota State W 69-58
11/09/21 Creighton Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 90-77
11/07/22 Creighton St. Thomas W 72-60
11/07/23 Creighton Florida A&M W 105-54
11/06/24 Creighton UTRGV W 99-86
It Gets Earlier Every Year
Wednesday's game will take place on November 5, tied for the earliest start date for a season-opener in Creighton basketball history.
Creighton also had a Nov. 5 debut in 2019-20, an 81-55 victory over Kennesaw State. That Bluejay team went on to win the BIG EAST Conference and finished the season ranked No. 7 nationally.
By comparison, 33 years ago, Creighton's season-opener in 1992-93 didn't take place until Dec. 3rd.
Making An Entrance
Since 1980, only three Bluejays have had a double-double in their Creighton debut, Baylor Scheierman (11 pts, 10 reb. in 2022), Ryan Hawkins (16 points, 11 rebounds in 2021) and Ryan Nembhard, (15 points, 10 assists in 2021).
Two opening-day efforts stand out in Bluejay history. Bob Harstad began his senior season shooting 13-for-13 from the floor and 12-for-13 at the line to score 38 points against Texas-San Antonio on Nov. 30, 1990. On Nov. 6, 2024, Ryan Kalkbrenner made 20-of-22 shots from the field and finished with 49 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in a 99-86 win over UTRGV.
Below is a list of some of Creighton's most famous players and how they performed in their regular-season debuts in a Bluejay uniform.
Name, Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min. Result
Scheierman, 2022 11 10 3 1 34 W 72-60
Trey Alexander, 2021 5 4 1 2 22 W 90-77
Kalkbrenner, 2020 8 2 1 0 11 W 69-58
Zegarowski, 2018 8 4 2 0 18 W 78-67
Foster, 2016 19 1 2 0 28 W 89-82
Patton, 2016 12 8 2 0 22 W 89-82
Thomas, 2015 18 3 0 2 26 W 93-70
McDermott, 2010 16 7 0 1 32 W 71-57
Stinnett, 2007 23 4 3 3 26 W 74-62
Kyle Korver, 1999 2 2 0 1 10 W 70-62
Buford, 1995 3 4 0 0 19 W 63-59
Harstad, 1987 4 5 1 1 21 L 49-70
Gallagher, 1987 10 3 0 0 37 L 49-70
Benjamin, 1982 14 4 1 0 22 W 98-54
McKenna, 1977 14 3 7 ? ? W 95-66
Harmon, 1971 21 7 ? ? ? W 74-62
C. Baptiste, 1969 24 17 ? ? ? W 84-62
Portman, 1966 9 ? ? ? ? W 78-76
Silas, 1961 22 29 ? ? ? W 85-51
Gibson, 1954 19 ? ? ? ? W 66-51
Hello, World
Creighton has nine players who could make their regular-season Bluejay debuts on Wednesday vs. South Dakota; Austin Swartz, Blake Harper, Josh Dix, Nik Graves, Hudson Greer, Liam McChesney, Kerem Konan, Aleksa Dimitrijevic and Owen Freeman.
Below is a look at how Creighton's current players have done in their regular-season and Creighton debuts in a Division I uniform. Notably, Blake Harper scored 16 points in his collegiate debut, something all the more impressive considering it came against No. 1 Kansas inside Phog Allen Fieldhouse.
Name Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min.
Harper (Howard)• 16 4 3 0 27
Freeman (Iowa) 14 3 1 2 15
Traudt 12 6 2 0 21
Dix (Iowa) 4 1 1 1 13
Graves (Charlotte) 3 0 0 0 4
Davis 2 5 2 0 17
Swartz (Miami) 2 0 1 2 12
Thomas 2 0 0 0 5
Green 2 3 1 0 4
McAndrew 0 3 0 0 8
Zugic 0 2 0 0 3
Townley-Thomas 0 0 0 0 0+
McChesney (Utah St.) 0 0 0 0 0+
•indicates game started
A One And A Two...
Not only is Creighton a perfect 15-0 in season-openers under Greg McDermott, but the Bluejays have started 2-0 in all but one campaign (2019-20) under McDermott as well.
That 2019-20 team, of course, went on to share the BIG EAST regular-season title.
Nifty Fifty Leads To Postseason?
Not counting 2019-20, when there was no postseason, Creighton has made the postseason each of the previous 12 times in which it has made at least 50 percent of its field goal attempts to open the year.
Ten of those postseason trips were NCAA Tournament berths. The last time that didn't hold true was 1991-92, when CU shot 51.0 percent in the opener but finished just 9-19.
Creighton has shot 50 percent or better in nine of its last 13 season-openers.
CU Season-Opener Field Goal Percentage 50+%
Since 1993-94
FG% Year Opponent Postseason
.541 1997-98 UMKC NIT
.524 1998-99 Towson State NCAA
.569 2000-01 Western Illinois NCAA
.594 2002-03 UT Arlington NCAA
.500 2012-13 North Texas NCAA
.556 2013-14 Alcorn State NCAA
.528 2015-16 Texas Southern NIT
.508 2016-17 UMKC NCAA
.558 2017-18 Yale NCAA
.524 2019-20 Kennesaw St. Postseason Ccd.
.585 2021-22 Ark.-Pine Bluff NCAA
.567 2023-24 Florida A&M NCAA
.600 2024-25 UTRGV NCAA
The Push For 90
Of Creighton's 26 all-time NCAA Tournament teams, 13 have scored 90 or more points in their season-opener.
Put another way...of CU's 20 teams to score 90 points in an opener, 13 would reach the NCAA Tournament.
Here's a look at Creighton's last 12 teams to score 90 or more points in a season-opener:
Final Post-
Score Opponent Date W-L Season
93-47 UT-San Antonio 11/30/90 24-8 NCAA
93-48 Towson State 11/14/98 22-9 NCAA
96-50 Western Illinois 11/20/00 24-8 NCAA
106-50 Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 29-5 NCAA
97-65 North Carolina A&T 11/11/11 29-6 NCAA
107-61 Alcorn State 11/08/13 27-8 NCAA
104-77 Central Arkansas 11/14/14 14-19 --
93-70 Texas Southern 11/14/15 20-15 NIT
92-76 Yale 11/10/17 21-12 NCAA
90-77 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/09/21 23-12 NCAA
105-54 Florida A&M 11/07/23 25-10 NCAA
99-86 UTRGV 11/06/24 25-11 NCAA
Good Defense, A Good Sign
Each of the last nine times that Creighton has held its season-opening opponent to 50 points or less, the Bluejays have advanced to the postseason. It hasn't happened since 2006, however.
That list is seen below:
Date Opponent Score NCAA/NIT
11/30/73 Regis W 93-38 NCAA
11/27/76 St. Thomas (MN) W 79-39 NIT
11/30/90 UT San Antonio W 93-47 NCAA
11/14/98 Towson State W 93-48 NCAA
11/20/00 Western Illinois W 96-50 NCAA
11/17/02 Texas-Arlington W 106-50 NCAA
11/22/03 San Diego W 76-44 NIT
11/15/04 Alcorn State W 74-40 NCAA
11/13/06 Mississippi Valley St. W 78-42 NCAA
Roadrunner vs. Coyote
Creighton has scored 75 points or more in each of the last 13 meetings with South Dakota.
Creighton has also scored 100 or more in three of its last seven match-ups with the Coyotes, and averaged 93.9 points in those seven meetings. The Bluejays are 66-3 in 69 games all-time when scoring 100 or more points.
Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14, Creighton leads the league and is ninth nationally with 213 wins (in 243 games scoring 75+) when scoring 75 points or more. That includes a stretch of 18 straight home wins when scoring 75+, the second-longest active streak in the BIG EAST behind UConn's 26, and Creighton is 44-1 in its last 45 home games when scoring 75 points or more.
South Dakota ranked third nationally with 85.2 points per game last season. Per KenPom, the Coyotes were first in turnover percentage (9.2% of possessions) and second in adjusted tempo (74.9 possessions/40 minutes).
The Coyotes have scored 75 points or more in 11 straight games entering the 2025-26 campaign, the nation's longest active streak.
Dotzler Returns Home
South Dakota guard Josiah Dotzler is an Omaha native who began his career at Creighton. He appeared in 19 games in 2023-24, accumulating 25 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Dotzler played three games at Saint Louis last winter before suffering a season-ending injury, then was re-injured again this year and is expected to miss Wednesday's contest.
Preseason All-BIG EAST Votes Revealed
The Creighton men's basketball team was picked to finish third in the BIG EAST Conference in the annual survey of league coaches, which was unveiled as part of 2025 BIG EAST Media Day on October 21.
It marks the fourth straight year the Bluejays have been tabbed for a top-three finish and the third time CU has been picked exactly third in the BIG EAST poll, having also happened in 2013-14 as well as 2016-17.
Defending league champion St. John's garnered 7-of-11 first place votes and was chosen atop the poll with 97 points, just ahead of Connecticut. The Huskies collected four first place votes and 94 points. Creighton was third with 80 points, just ahead of Providence (64) and Marquette (60). The second half of the league poll consists of Georgetown (57), Villanova (50), Xavier (33), DePaul (29), Butler (26) and Seton Hall (15).
Creighton finished 25-11 overall and 15-5 in BIG EAST play last season and returns starters Jackson McAndrew (7.8 ppg., 4.4 rpg.) and Jasen Green (4.9 ppg., 3.2 rpg.) along with a talented crop of newcomers.
Three of those newcomers join McAndrew with Preseason All-BIG EAST accolades, giving CU four honorees for the first time since its 2022-23 team that eventually finished the season in the Elite Eight. Owen Freeman was voted a Preseason All- BIG EAST First Team selection and Josh Dix was a Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team choice. McAndrew and Nik Graves were both Preseason All-BIG EAST Third Team honorees.
Freeman is the eighth different Bluejay to earn Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team recognition, and first to do it prior to playing a game with the Bluejays. It also means CU has had a First Team pick each of the last four seasons, as Trey Alexander was chosen prior to 2023-24 and Ryan Kalkbrenner was honored each of the previous three campaigns.
Creighton has matched or exceeded its preseason projection in all but one season since joining the BIG EAST in 2013-14, the best showing in the league in that time. The Bluejays are seeking a 10th straight finish in the top four of the league standings.
Creighton's BIG EAST Preseason Poll History
Year Preseason Actual Preseason All-BIG EAST
2013-14 3rd 2nd Doug McDermott (POY, 1st)
2014-15 9th T-9th -
2015-16 9th 6th -
2016-17 3rd T-3rd Maurice Watson Jr. (1st); Marcus Foster (HM)
2017-18 5th T-3rd Marcus Foster (1st); Khyri Thomas (HM)
2018-19 9th T-3rd Martin Krampelj (HM)
2019-20 7th T-1st Ty-Shon Alexander (1st)
2020-21 2nd 2nd Marcus Zegarowski (POY, 1st); Mitch Ballock (2nd)
2021-22 8th 4th -
2022-23 1st 3rd Ryan Kalkbrenner (1st); Arthur Kaluma (2nd)
Ryan Nembhard (2nd); Baylor Scheierman (HM)
2023-24 2nd T-2nd Ryan Kalkbrenner (1st); Trey Alexander (1st)
Baylor Scheierman (2nd)
2024-25 2nd 2nd Ryan Kalkbrenner (POY, 1st); Steven Ashworth (3rd)
2025-26 3rd ? ? ? Owen Freeman (1st); Josh Dix (2nd)
Jackson McAndrew (3rd); Nik Graves (3rd)
NBA Jays
There are five former Creighton players in the NBA this season.
Former Creighton All-American Doug McDermott is with the Sacramento Kings as he begins his 12th year in the NBA. He was a Lottery pick in 2014 by the Denver Nuggets.
Baylor Scheierman enters his second year with the Boston Celtics after being a First Round pick in 2024.
Trey Alexander, who was named 2024-25 G-League Rookie of the Year in the Denver Nuggets organization, is now on a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
There is palpable buzz around Ryan Kalkbrenner, a Second Round pick of the Charlotte Hornets, in his rookie campaign.
Lastly, former Creighton point guard Ryan Nembhard is on a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Nembhard played two years at Creighton before finishing his career at Gonzaga.
These men give Creighton at least one NBA player for the 42nd time in the last 43 seasons.
Other famous Bluejays to play in the NBA in the past include Paul Silas, Kyle Korver, Benoit Benjamin and Anthony Tolliver.
Who's Back?
With Creighton returning only seven of the 15 men who appeared in a game last season -- including its top three scorers -- much of the production is gone.
Below is a breakdown of what is back:
Stat Returners Departures
3FG Made 135 (39.2%) 209 (60.8%)
Minutes 2661 (36.7%) 4589 (63.3%)
Rebounds 426 (34.4%) 811 (65.6%)
Starts 61 (33.9%) 119 (66.1%)
Steals 43 (33.1%) 87 (66.9%)
Points 761 (28.0%) 1956 (72.0%)
Assists 112 (18.2%) 503 (81.8%)
Blocks 28 (17.4%) 133 (82.6%)
Charges Taken 2 (16.7%) 10 (83.3%)
McChesney On The Mend
Liam McChesney is a rare seventh-year junior who will be seeking his first action in a regular-season game in 979 days on Wednesday.
McChesney began his career in 2019-20 when he redshirted at Utah State. He played in three games at Utah State in 2020-21 before suffering a season-ending broken ankle.
The Prince Rupert, Canada native then transferred to Illinois State, where he played in 60 games and made 27 starts for the Redbirds in two seasons from 2021-23.
McChesney transferred to High Point to play for then-Panther head coach Alan Huss (now Creighton's associate head coach and head coach in waiting), but was sidelined after a preseason medical evaluation revealed an issue with one of his heart valves, which led to heart surgery that has caused him to miss the past two seasons as his weight dropped 208 to 172 pounds.
McChesney transferred to Creighton this summer and continues his comeback.
Preseason Top 25
The Creighton men's basketball team was ranked 23rd in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll, the fourth straight season the Bluejays have been ranked among the nation's best in the preseason.
This year's announcement marks the eighth time in program history the writers have voted CU to the Top 25 in the preseason, joining 2006-07 (No. 19), 2012-13 (No. 16) and 2016-17 (No. 22), 2020-21 (No. 11), 2022-23 (No. 9), 2023-24 (No. 8) and 2024-25 (No. 15). All seven of those teams would end up in the NCAA Tournament, with three of the four most recent squads making the Sweet 16.
Creighton's best ranking in program history is seventh, done five times (Jan. 16, 2017, March 10, 2020, March 18, 2020, Jan. 7, 2021 and Nov. 28, 2022).
Including this year's preseason ranking, Creighton has now been ranked 148 times in program history, with 120 of those under the direction of Greg McDermott. Creighton is 180-78 all-time as a ranked team, including a 146-66 mark under McDermott. Creighton has now been ranked at least one week in 12 of McDermott's 16 seasons on The Hilltop after doing it just five different seasons in program history before his 2010 arrival.
Creighton is one of 11 schools ranked in the Top 25 of the Preseason AP poll each of the last four years, joining Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Duke, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Creighton is one of three BIG EAST Conference schools in the poll, joining No. 4 Connecticut and No. 5 St. John's.
Among Creighton's certain non-conference opponents in the poll are No. 21 Gonzaga and No. 16 Iowa State.
Creighton is also ranked 23rd in the preseason USA Today Coaches poll.
Let's Go On A Run
Creighton unleashed a 23-0 run on Iowa State during its exhibition meeting, turning an early 8-4 deficit into a 27-8 lead over a span of just under seven minutes (6:57).
Dating back to the start of the 2021-22 season, it was Creighton's largest run in any game, including exhibitions. Below is that list.
Longest Creighton Runs Since 2021-22
Run Opponent (Score change) Date
23-0 #16 Iowa State* (4-8 to 27-8) 10/17/25
21-0 Upper Iowa* (32-29 to 53-29) 10//30/21
20-0 Texas Southern (61-44 to 81-44) 11/18/23
19-0 vs. #11 Providence (37-27 to 56-27) 3/11/22
18-0 Houston Christian (19-9 to 37-9) 11/13/24
*exhibition game
McDermott's Coaching Tree
Greg McDermott's coaching tree includes 11 men who are currently a head coach at the Division I level, including three men at Power 5 schools.
Here's a list:
Darian DeVries - Indiana
Eric Henderson - Drake
Ben Jacobson - Northern Iowa
Steve Lutz - Oklahoma State
Ryan Miller - Murray State
TJ Otzelberger - Iowa State
Bryan Petersen - South Dakota State
David Richman - North Dakota State
Daniyal Robinson - North Texas
Paul Sather - North Dakota
Patrick Sellers - Central Connecticut State
Newcomer Report
Eight players (Aleksa Dimitrijevic, Josh Dix, Nik Graves, Hudson Greer, Blake Harper, Kerem Konan, Liam McChesney and Austin Swartz) made their fall exhibition debut in a Creighton uniform against Iowa State.
That list doesn't include the banged up Owen Freeman (who didn't play) nor Fedor Zugic, who played in 22 games a year ago after not becoming eligible until December 21st.
Below is a look at how Creighton's newcomers have produced in their exhibition debuts since 2018:
2025
Dimitrijevic/Dix/Graves/Greer
Harper/Konan/McChesney/Swartz
46 pts., 20 reb., 7 ast., 111 min. (W 71-58)
2024
Davis/Isaacs/McAndrew/Neal
36 pts., 9 reb., 10 ast., 76 min. (W 93-87)
2023
Ashworth/Lawson/Knox/Thomas
Vice/Dotzler/Townley-Thomas/Traudt
44 pts., 23 reb., 15 ast., 84 min. (W 109-57)
2022
Scheierman/Farabello/King
Shtolzberg/Green/Young
44 pts., 23 reb., 15 ast., 84 min. (W 109-57)
2021
Alexander/Andronikashvili/Christofilis
Feazell/Hawkins/Kaluma/Kancleris
Miller/Nembhard/Yates
56 pts., 37 reb., 15 ast., 155 min. (W 76-61)
2019
Mitchell/Windham/Zeil/Jones
25 pts., 18 reb., 0 ast., 68 min. (W 95-63)
2018
Bishop/Canfield/Cashaw/
Froling/Jefferson/Zegarowski
40 pts., 20 reb., 9 ast., 96 min. (W 101-57)
Let's Go On A Run
Creighton has won at least one NCAA Tournament game in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. That makes CU one of four teams in the country to have a win in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments, joining Baylor, Gonzaga and Houston.
This is the first time that Creighton Basketball has won an NCAA Tournament game in five straight years. The only other CU program in any sport to win an NCAA Tournament game in five straight seasons is Creighton Volleyball (2015-19).
Even though a certain NCAA bid was wiped away in 2020 by COVID-19, Creighton has still appeared in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments (2021-25).
The only previous time that Creighton has appeared in five straight NCAA Tournaments was from 1999-2003.
Creighton is one of 13 teams to have appeared in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments (2021-25). That list consists of Alabama, Baylor, Connecticut, Creighton, Gonzaga, Houston, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue, San Diego State, Tennessee and Texas.
Among The Nation's Best
Below is where Creighton ranks nationally since the start of the 2010-11 season among teams to have played 100 or more Division I games, per Basketball-Reference.com.
2010-11 to 2024-25
Category CU Stat CU Rank
3FG Made 4,662 2nd
2FG Percentage .552 3rd
FG Percentage .477 4th
Assists 8,364 5th
3FG Percentage .372 6th
FG Made 14,244 7th
Points 39,812 9th
Wins 350 23rd
Winning Percentage .672 30th
Who Are These Guys?
Creighton returns 61 starts from last year's team (31 by Jackson McAndrew, 25 by Jasen Green, 4 by Isaac Traudt, 1 by Ty Davis), its fewest since the 2021-22 team returned just two starts.
Returning Returning Starts Final
Year Starters From Previous Year W-L
2025-26 2 61 ? ? ?
2024-25 3 105 25-11
2023-24 3 111 25-10
2022-23 3 104 24-13
2021-22 0 2 23-12
2020-21 5 124 22-9
2019-20 4 136 24-7
2018-19 2 57 20-15
2017-18 2 72 21-12
2016-17 4 130 25-10
2015-16 1 64 20-15
2014-15 1 49 14-19
2013-14 4 144 27-8
2012-13 4 140 28-8
2011-12 3 101 29-6
2010-11 4 123 23-16
2009-10 3 106 18-16
2008-09 3 83 27-8
2007-08 1 44 22-11
2006-07 4 120 22-11
2005-06 4 134 20-10
2004-05 2 58 23-11
2003-04 3 101 20-9
2002-03 5 159 29-5
2001-02 2 65 23-9
2000-01 3 90 24-8
1999-00 3 84 23-10
1998-99 3 84 22-9
1997-98 4 72 18-10
1996-97 4 126 15-15
1995-96 4 100 14-15
1994-95 2 52 7-19
1993-94 3 73 7-22
1992-93 2 64 8-18
1991-92 2 51 9-19
1990-91 4 132 24-8
1989-90 4 127 21-12
1988-89 4 123 20-11
1987-88 3 83 16-16
1986-87 2 65 9-19
1985-86 1 48 12-16
1984-85 4 124 20-12
1983-84 3 72 17-14
1982-83 3 77 8-19
1981-82 2 78 7-20
1980-81 4 112 21-9
Ain't Too Proud To Brag
Creighton has won 20 or more games in each of the past 10 seasons, tied for the nation's fourth-longest active streak. Kansas leads the way with 36., followed by Gonzaga (28) and Belmont (15). The others with 10 (like Creighton) include Oregon and Houston.
Creighton has won 22 games or more in six straight seasons. Only Gonzaga (28) and Houston (8) have longer streaks.
Creighton is one of two schools to have men's and women's basketball programs to both own 22 wins or more each of the previous four seasons, a list that includes Creighton and UConn.
Creighton is one of two teams in the nation with 25 or more wins in both men's basketball and women's basketball each of the previous two seasons. That list consists of Creighton and Gonzaga.
Most Consecutive 20-Win Seasons
Team Consec. 20-Win Seasons (entering 2025-26)
Kansas 36
Gonzaga 28
Belmont 15
Oregon 15
Creighton 10
Houston 10
Most Consecutive 22-Win Seasons
Team Consec. 22-Win Yrs. (entering 2025-26)
Gonzaga 28
Houston 8
Creighton 6
25 of 27 Seasons With 20 Wins
Creighton has won 20 or more games in 25 of the previous 27 seasons, a feat that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally.
Entering 2025-26, just two schools have had 20 or more wins each of the previous 27 years: Gonzaga and Kansas. Duke has done it 26 times, Creighton and Kentucky 25 times each.
Most 20-Win Seasons, Previous 27 Seasons
Team 20-Win Seasons (Entering 2025-26)
Gonzaga 27
Kansas 27
Duke 26
Creighton 25
Kentucky 25
Arizona 23
Florida 23
Michigan State 23
BYU 22
Memphis 22
North Carolina 22
Ohio State 22
Wisconsin 22
Sweetness!
Creighton is one of just nine teams to have reached at least three of the last five Sweet 16s.
Houston has done it each of the previous five seasons, while Alabama, Arkansas and Gonzaga have done it four times each.
Doing it three times in the previous five seasons are Duke, Michigan, Purdue, Tennessee, UCLA and Creighton.
Most Sweet 16's, Previous Five Seasons
# Team Years
5 Houston 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
4 Alabama 2021 - 2023 2024 2025
4 Gonzaga 2021 2022 2023 2024 -
3 Creighton 2021 - 2023 2024 -
3 UCLA 2021 2022 2023 - -
3 Duke - 2022 - 2024 2025
3 Michigan 2021 2022 - - 2025
3 Purdue - 2022 - 2024 2025
3 Tennessee - - 2023 2024 2025
League Of Their Own
Creighton has finished with a .500 mark or better in league play 29 times in the previous 30 seasons, one of seven schools nationally that can say that.
The only BIG EAST teams to finish .500 or better in league play each of the previous 10 seasons are Creighton and Villanova.
Creighton is also the only "Power 5" school with an active streak of six years or longer with 12 or more league wins.
Most Seasons .500 or Better League Record
Last 30 Seasons (Entering 2025-26)
Seasons Team
30 Duke
30 Kansas
30 Gonzaga
29 Creighton
29 Kentucky
29 Michigan State
Consecutive Seasons .500 or Better League Record
Power 5 Schools (Entering 2025-26)
Seasons Team
36 Kansas
30 Duke
14 Oregon
13 Villanova
10 Creighton
10 Houston
10 Florida
Consecutive Seasons 12+ League Wins
Power 5 Schools (Entering 2025-26)
Seasons Team
6 Creighton
Coaching Consistency Is Key
Between women's basketball coach Jim Flanery (453) and men's basketball coach Greg McDermott (350), Creighton is the nation's only school with a pair of active head coaches with at least 350 victories at their current school.
Flanery (hired in 2002) and McDermott (2010) also make Creighton one of three schools to have the same men's and women's basketball head coaches each of the last 15 seasons, joining Boise State (Leon Rice and Gordy Presnell) and Northern Iowa (Ben Jacobsen and Tanya Warren).
Jacobsen played on teams McDermott assisted at North Dakota from 1989-93 and later replaced McDermott as head coach at UNI In 2006, while Warren was a former Creighton player and assistant and is one of two women in program history to have her number retired.
Long Run
Greg McDermott enters his 16th season on the Creighton sideline in 2025-26. That's tied for the 15th-longest active run of any men's coach with his current team.
Most Consecutive Years as Head Coach, Current Team
Years Name School
1995-Pr. Tom Izzo Michigan State
1998-Pr. Greg Kampe Oakland
1999-Pr. Mark Few Gonzaga
1999-Pr. James Jones Yale
2001-Pr. Randy Bennett Saint Mary's
2002-Pr. Bill Self Kansas
2003-Pr. Scott Drew Baylor
2005-Pr. Matt Painter Purdue
2006-Pr. Ben Jacobsen Northern Iowa
2006-Pr. Bill Coen Northeastern
2007-Pr. Mark Schmidt St. Bonaventure
2007-Pr. Brent Reed Lehigh
2007-Pr. Tommy Amaker Harvard
2009-Pr. LaVelle Moton North Carolina Central
2010-Pr. Greg McDermott Creighton
2010-Pr. Andy O'Toole Robert Morris
2010-Pr. Tad Boyle Colorado
2010-Pr. Leon Rice Boise State
2010-Pr. Dana Altman Oregon
2010-Pr. Russell Turner UC Irvine
2010-Pr. Brad Brownell Clemson
Stability Is Key
One reason for Creighton's extended run of success has been the continuity within its coaching staff. The Bluejays have had just two head coaches in the last 32 years, Dana Altman (1994-2010) and Greg McDermott (2010-Present).
Here's a list of major conference schools to have a coach with 300 wins at that school, and their predecessor also had 300 wins at the school:
School Former Coach Current Coach
Creighton Dana Altman Greg McDermott
Kansas Roy Williams Bill Self
Michigan State Jud Heathcote Tom Izzo
Purdue Gene Keady Matt Painter
The McDermott Era
Greg McDermott owns 350 wins at Creighton since his arrival in 2010-11. It's the eighth-most of programs that have had the same coach the entire time.
Schools With Most Wins Since 2010-11, Only 1 Coach
Rk. Wins School Coach
1. 451 Gonzaga Mark Few
2. 426 Kansas Bill Self
3. 382 Saint Mary's Randy Bennett
4. 373 Michigan State Tom Izzo
5. 370 Oregon Dana Altman
6. 359 Purdue Matt Painter
7. 357 Baylor Scott Drew
8. 350 Creighton Greg McDermott
Among The Best
Creighton owns more BIG EAST wins (82) than any other school in the last six seasons, 11 more than Marquette and Villanova's 71.
Since the league's 2013 realignment, Villanova has 161 league wins to lead the BIG EAST by a wide margin, but Creighton's 138 league victories are second-most.
Most Men's Basketball BIG EAST Wins
(2019-20 to 2024-25)
Team W L Pct.
Creighton 82 35 .701
Villanova 71 42 .628
Marquette 71 45 .612
UConn 69 27 .719
Providence 64 50 .561
Seton Hall 59 57 .509
Xavier 59 51 .536
St. John's 59 57 .509
Butler 45 73 .381
Georgetown 24 89 .212
DePaul 18 95 .159
Most Men's Basketball BIG EAST Wins
(2013-14 to 2024-25)
Team W L Pct.
Villanova 161 60 .729
Creighton 138 87 .613
Xavier 125 93 .573
Marquette 123 101 .549
Providence 122 100 .550
Seton Hall 112 112 .500
Butler 99 127 .438
St. John's 99 125 .442
Georgetown 70 151 .317
UConn 69 27 .719
DePaul 43 178 .195
McAndrew Set A Freshman Record
Jackson McAndrew made 69 three-pointers last season, the most in Creighton history by a freshman and ahead of some impressive names.
McAndrew also became the first freshman in BIG EAST history to make a three-pointer in 19 different conference games of the same season.
Most 3-Pointers Made by a Creighton Freshman
3FG-FGA 3FG% Name Year
69-195 .354 Jackson McAndrew 2024-25
68-157 .433 Ethan Wragge 2009-10
63-161 .391 Ryan Sears 1997-98
63-145 .434 Kyle Korver 1999-00
60-141 .426 Marcus Zegarowski 2018-19
47-116 .405 Doug McDermott 2010-11
46-118 .390 Rodney Buford 1995-96
45-125 .360 Toby Hegner 2014-15
44-135 .326 Mitch Ballock 2017-18
41-105 .390 Jahenns Manigat 2010-11
Big Deficits, No Big Deal
Creighton owns 30 victories since the start of the 2010-11 season after trailing by double-figures at some point.
Fourteen of those 30 comebacks have come away from home.
If you're curious, CU's largest comeback win since 2000 came on Jan. 28, 2006, when the Jays trailed 25-6 early before rallying to beat Wichita State on a buzzer-beater by Anthony Tolliver.
CU's Double-Digit Comebacks Under McDermott
Deficit Opponent Date
18 #18 Oklahoma 11/19/14
17 at San Diego State 11/30/11
17 vs. DePaul 03/13/25
16 at Evansville 02/16/13
16 at Seton Hall 01/27/21
16 SIU Edwardsville 11/27/21
15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/09/21
14 Evansville 02/21/12
14 vs. San Diego State 03/17/22
13 at Saint Joseph's 11/16/13
13 Xavier 01/12/14
13 #22 Xavier 12/23/20
12 Saint Joseph's 12/11/10
12 at DePaul 01/17/16
12 East Tennessee State 11/11/18
11 at Wichita State 12/31/11
11 Northern Iowa 01/10/12
11 vs. Alabama 03/16/12
11 vs. Ole Miss 11/21/16
11 vs. Connecticut 03/12/21
11 DePaul 01/22/22
11 St. John's 12/31/24
10 UAB 11/14/12
10 vs. Drake 03/02/12
10 at Nebraska 12/07/14
10 South Dakota 12/09/14
10 St. John's 01/03/18
10 at DePaul 02/07/18
10 Bemidji State 02/13/18
10 Georgetown 02/23/25
Release, Rotation, Splash, Repeat
Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 1,056 straight games. That ranks as the nation's 10th-longest active streak.
Creighton's last game without a three-pointer came at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993, when the Jays were 0-for-5. Creighton's last win without making a three-point basket came on March 3, 1991 when the Jays went 0-for-2 from three-point range in a 71-66 win over Southern Illinois in the championship game of the MVC Tournament.
Below is a list of the nation's longest active three-point streaks.
Longest Active 3-Point Streaks
Rk. Streak School Next Game
1. 1,264 Duke 11/4
2. 1,260 UNLV 11/4
3. 1,191 East Tennessee State 11/4
4. 1,167 Oakland 11/3
5. 1,162 Texas 11/4
6. 1,161 Pacific 11/5
7. 1,099 Marshall 11/3
8. 1,094 Gonzaga 11/3
9. 1,080 Princeton 11/8
10. 1,056 Creighton 11/5
11. 1,047 Long Island 11/3
12. 1,041 Mount St. Mary's 11/4
Triple Trouble
During Creighton's current streak of 1,056 straight games with a three-pointer, the Jays have drained 8,504 trifectas, an average of 8.05 treys per game.
Only five times in the streak has Creighton made just one three-pointer, but on 323 occasions the Bluejays have made 10 or more trifectas, including three games of 20 or more.
Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Bluejays are 103-26 when making eight or more three-pointers, compared to a 37-35 mark when making seven treys or fewer.
Team 3FG Made During Creighton's 3-Point Streak
1: 5 times 2: 19 times 3: 36 times
4: 75 times 5: 104 times 6: 113 times
7: 153 times 8: 132 times 9: 96 times
10: 89 times 11: 66 times 12: 64 times
13: 50 times 14: 26 times 15: 9 times
16: 9 times 17: 4 times 18: 1 time
19: 2 times 20: 1 time 21: 1 time 22: 1 time
McDermott Is Wins Leader
Greg McDermott has 350 victories at Creighton, passing his predecessor Dana Altman (327) for the most in program history in CU's Nov. 13, 2024 win vs. Houston Christian.
McDermott broke a different record on Jan. 21, 2025 at DePaul when he coached his 504th game on the Bluejay sideline, breaking the mark of 503 held by Altman.
McDermott's .672 winning percentage is Creighton's best since Arthur A. Schabinger's .714 win rate from 90 years ago.
Most Coaching Wins, Creighton MBB History
Rk. W-L Name Years
1. 350-171 Greg McDermott 2010-Pres.
2. 327-176 Dana Altman 1994-2010
3. 165-66 Arthur A. Schabinger 1922-1935
4. 138-118 John J. "Red" McManus 1959-1969
5. 130-64 Tom Apke 1974-1981
CHI Health Center Omaha Dramatics
Creighton is 8-8 in contests with a game-winning go-ahead score in the final 10 seconds at CHI Health Center Omaha, which opened in 2003.
The last time such a game happened was in 2020 when Creighton's Marcus Zegarowski hit a shot with 3.2 seconds left to beat Providence.
Creighton's Go-Ahead Scores in Wins at
CHI Health Center Omaha, Last 10 Seconds
Date Opponent Score Player/Score Time
11/26/05 Dayton W 91-90* Funk FG :5.7
01/28/06 Wichita St. W 57-55 Tolliver FG :0.0
11/25/06 George Mason W 58-56 Watts FT :7.5
03/18/08 Rhode Island W 74-73 Witter 3FG :3.2
01/13/10 Southern Illinois W 71-69 Young FG :1.3
02/18/12 Long Beach St. W 81-79 Young FG :0.3
01/28/14 St. John's W 63-60 McDermott 3FG :2.8
01/18/20 Providence W 78-74 Zegarowski 3FG :3.2
*double-overtime
Opponent Go-Ahead Scores in CU Losses at
CHI Health Center Omaha, Last 10 Seconds
Date Opponent Score Player/Score Time
03/20/06 Miami (Fla.) L 53-52 G. Diaz FT :2.6
01/20/07 Southern Illinois L 58-57 B. Mullins FG :4.1
01/10/15 #19 Seton Hall L 68-67 S. Gibbs 3FG :2.2
02/16/15 #19 Butler L 58-56 R. Jones FG :1.9
03/07/15 Xavier L 74-73 D. Davis FT's :6.3
01/12/16 #12 Providence L 50-48 K. Dunn FG :0.0
02/22/17 Providence L 68-66 K. Cartwright 3FG :2.4
02/10/18 #5 Xavier L 71-72 Q. Goodin FT's :0.3
Top-20 Crowds
Here's a look at Creighton's top-20 home crowds all-time.
Rank Att. Opponent Date
1. 18,868 Providence 03/08/14
2. 18,859 Georgetown 01/25/14
3. 18,831 #1 Villanova 12/31/16
4. 18,797 #6 Villanova 02/16/14
5. 18,759 #1 Gonzaga 12/01/18
6. 18,742 Seton Hall 02/23/14
7. 18,735 Wichita State 02/11/12
8. 18,613 Wichita State 03/02/13
9. 18,571 DePaul 01/22/24
10. 18,525 Marquette 12/31/13
11. 18,519 #8 Seton Hall 03/07/20
12. 18,518 Georgetown 01/27/18
13. 18,509 Villanova 02/04/23
14. 18,495 Marquette 02/17/18
15. 18,494 Illinois State 02/09/13
16. 18,475 Nebraska 11/22/24
17. 18,458 Evansville 12/29/12
18. 18,436 Bradley 01/28/12
19. 18,430 Seton Hall 01/25/25
20. 18,323 DePaul 02/07/14
CHI Health Center Omaha Success
Creighton has played 371 regular and postseason contests at CHI Health Center Omaha all-time in the now 23-year-old facility.
The Bluejays own a 307-64 (.827) record all-time at the facility.
Creighton's Nov. 25, 2017 win over SIU Edwardsville was the program's 200th at the facility, coming in its 242nd home game. CU's 100th win came on Nov. 17, 2010, a 63-58 win over Louisiana.
Creighton has outscored its opponents 29,153-24,362 in games at CHI Health Center Omaha, an average margin of 12.91 points per game. Creighton has not trailed 93 different times.
Incredibly, Creighton hasn't trailed in its home opener in 10 of the past 24 seasons (2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2019-20).
Creighton is also 34-37 all-time in the 71 games at the arena in which it's fallen behind by double-figures at any point, 8-12 when down by 10+ points at halftime in the facility, and 42-30 when trailing at halftime at CHI Health Center Omaha.
Creighton is 210-46 (.820) at CHI Health Center Omaha under Greg McDermott and hasn't trailed in 66 of those games. In that same span, CU owns a 106-10 home record (.914) vs. non-conference teams.
Factor in a 17-0 home mark at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in 2002-03 and two wins at the Civic in the 2010 CIT, and the Bluejays are 325-64 (.835) at home since the start of the 2002-03 campaign.
Home Run
Under Greg McDermott Creighton is averaging 80.70 points per home game (20,659 points in 256 home games), a figure that climbs to 84.23 points in non-conference home games (9,855 points in 117 home games).
Creighton is 155-7 all-time at CHI Health Center Omaha when scoring 80 or points.
Perfect 10
Greg McDermott has guided his team to the NCAA Tournament 10 times at Creighton. That put him in the company of some of the greatest coaches in CU Athletics history, and most among basketball coaches.
McDermott is one of three head coaches in Creighton history to lead 10 or more NCAA Tournament teams.
Name Sport NCAA's @CU
Kirsten Bernthal Booth Volleyball 14
Bob Warming Men's Soccer 11
Greg McDermott Men's Basketball 10
Jim Flanery Women's Basketball 8
Dana Altman Men's Basketball 7
Brent Vigness Softball 7
Firing On All Cylinders
Creighton finished the 2024-25 season ranked 35th overall by KenPom.com. That included the nation's No. 33 offense, and No. 44 defense.
Creighton has finished with a top-25 offense per KenPom eight times and a top-25 defense three times in 15 completed seasons under Greg McDermott.
Year Off. Rating Def. Rating Overall Rank
2010-11 66 174 98
2011-12 5 166 28
2012-13 5 66 15
2013-14 2 124 17
2014-15 59 138 79
2015-16 43 76 40
2016-17 32 46 28
2017-18 25 58 30
2018-19 47 83 55
2019-20 3 78 12
2020-21 25 32 22
2021-22 112 19 50
2022-23 23 14 12
2023-24 9 24 11
2024-25 33 44 35
2025-26 (Pre) 22 65 41
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season went on sale on October 16th.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at CHI Health Center Omaha Box Office, Ryan Athletic Center, by calling Ticketmaster or visiting Ticketmaster.com, and charging by phone at (800) 745-3000.
For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.
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