2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 2
Blake Harper
2024-25: Freshman at Howard
• First player in the 54-year history of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to be named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season.
• One of two freshmen in the country to be named Conference Player of the Year, along with Duke’s Cooper Flagg.
• Was named MEAC Rookie of the Week all 18 weeks of the season, smashing the league’s single-season record formerly held by R.J. Cole.
• Also a three-time MEAC Player of the Week.
• Recognized with a spot on the All-MEAC First Team and MEAC All-Rookie Team.
• Averaged 19.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists, while starting all 32 games for the Bison.
• Shot 40.4 percent from three-point range and 82.5 percent at the line.
• Ranked fourth nationally with 221 free throws made and third with 268 free throw attempts. Both figures were second-most by any freshman since 2018-19.
• Scored in double-figures each of his final 27 contests and 30 times overall.
• Finished with 16 points in his college debut against top-ranked Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse (Nov. 4).
• Contributed 69 points in two meetings against Hampton, scoring 34 points on Dec. 28 before pouring in a career-high 35 in the rematch on Feb. 1.
• In Feb. 1 win over Hampton, he made 20-of-22 free throws, one of 13 games that saw him attempt 10 or more foul shots.
• Turned in a triple-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Virginia-Lynchburg (Dec. 11), becoming the nation’s first freshman with 10 field goals in a triple-double since 2012.
• Scored at least 30 points five times, two more times than any other freshman (including NBA Lottery picks Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper and Tre Johnson) and more than any other freshman in the last five seasons.
Gonzaga College High School
• Graduated with Third Honors.
• Was a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee and WCAC Honorable Mention.
Awards & Honors
2024-25 All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference First Team
2024-25 HBCU National Player of the Week 1/6
2024-25 MEAC All-Rookie Team
2024-25 MEAC Player of the Week, 1/6
2024-25 MEAC Player of the Week, 2/5
2024-25 MEAC Player of the Week, 2/24
2024-25 MEAC Player of the Year
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 11/12
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 11/18
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 11/26
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 12/2
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 12/9
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 12/16
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 12/23
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 12/30
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 1/6
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 1/13
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 1/21
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 1/27
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 2/5
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 2/10
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 2/17
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 2/24
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 3/3
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Week, 3/10
2024-25 MEAC Rookie of the Year
Personal
• Son of Byron Harper.
• Is an only child.
• Favorite meal is cajun seafood boil.
• Hobby is golfing.
• Nickname is BHarp or Chubbz.
• Believes the GOAT is Kobe Bryant.
• Thinks Michael Rainey Jr. would play him in a movie.
• Person he’d like to meet is Jayson Tatum.
Creighton Men's Basketball vs. Iowa State. Press Conference - 10/17/25
Tuesday, October 14
Creighton Men's Basketball Availability - 9/24/25
Wednesday, September 24
Meet the Jays - MBB Blake Harper
Friday, August 15
Meet the Jays - MBB Austin Swartz
Friday, August 15