2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 14
Record	4–1 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Miller (4th season); Derek Kellogg (2nd season); Trey Zeigler (1st season);
Home arena	CHI Health Center Omaha
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 15th-year head coach Greg McDermott, play their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
DePaul	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Marquette	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Providence	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Xavier	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 2 UConn	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 22 St. John's	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Butler	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 14 Creighton	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Villanova	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Providence.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Akron^[2] and Oregon to reach the Sweet Sixteen.^[3] There they lost to No. 2-seeded Tennessee.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jonathan Lawson	2	G	6'6"	188	Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Little Rock
Francisco Farabello	5	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Cañada de Gómez, Argentina	Graduated
Brock Vice	10	C	6'10"	238	Freshman	Memphis, TN	Transferred to North Texas
Josiah Dotzler	15	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Saint Louis
Trey Alexander	23	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted/signed with the Denver Nuggets
Baylor Scheierman	55	G	6'7"	205	Senior	Aurora, NE	Graduated/2024 NBA draft; selected 30th overall by Boston Celtics

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Pop Isaacs	2	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Texas Tech
Jamiya Neal	5	G/F	6'6"	184	Senior	Toledo, OH	Arizona State

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jackson McAndrew #5 PF	Plymouth, MN	Wayzata High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 1, 2023
Jackson McAndrew #5 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Larry Johnson #17 SG	Santa Clarita, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 21, 2023
Larry Johnson #17 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Ty Davis #42 SG	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
Ty Davis #42 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 80
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jasen Green	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Millard North	Omaha, NE
G	1	Steven Ashworth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Lone Peak Utah State	Alpine, UT
G	2	Pop Isaacs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Coronado Texas Tech	Las Vegas, NV
G	4	Sterling Knox	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
G/F	5	Jamiya Neal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Phoenix Hillcrest Prep Arizona State	Toledop, OH
G	6	Larry Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Savannah, GA
G	9	Ty Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Mountain Brook	Mountain Brook, AL
C	11	Ryan Kalkbrenner	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	GS	Trinity Catholic HS	St. Louis, MO
G	12	Shane Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
F	13	Mason Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Houston HS	Germantown, TN
G	14	Sami Osmani (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Oak Lawn Community HS	Oak Lawn, IL
F	23	Jackson McAndrew	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Wayzata	Wayzata, MN
F	32	Josh Townley-Thomas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Creighton Prep North Platte CC	Omaha, NE
C	33	Fredrick King	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	NBA Academy Latin America	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
F	41	Isaac Traudt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Grand Island Senior Virginia	Grand Island, NE

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NPM	No. 15	No. 14 Purdue United Way of the Midlands Tornado Disaster Relief Fund	W 93–87	−	24 – Isaacs	6 – Kalkbrenner	8 – Ashworth	CHI Health Center Omaha (15,947) Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2	No. 15	UT Rio Grande Valley	W 99–86	1–0	49 – Kalkbrenner	11 – Kalkbrenner	7 – Ashworth	CHI Health Center Omaha (15,969) Omaha, NE
November 10, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS1	No. 15	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 96–70	2–0	24 – Kalkbrenner	6 – Kalkbrenner	9 – Ashworth	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,741) Omaha, NE
November 13, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 14	Houston Christian	W 78–43	3–0	16 – Kalkbrenner	7 – Tied	6 – Ashworth	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,348) Omaha, NE
November 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS2	No. 14	Kansas City	W 79–56	4–0	15 – McAndrew	12 – Kalkbrenner	6 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,951) Omaha, NE
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 14	Nebraska Rivalry	L 63–74	4–1	25 – Isaacs	11 – Kalkbrenner	4 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,475) Omaha, NE
November 26, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TBS		vs. San Diego State Players Era Festival Power Division						MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., Max		vs. Texas A&M Players Era Festival Power Division						MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024*		vs. Players Era Festival Championship Day						MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
December 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1		Kansas Big East–Big 12 Battle						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 7, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FS1		UNLV						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., SECN		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1		Villanova						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 31, 2024 3:00 p.m., Peacock		St. John's						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 11, 2025 11:00 a.m., FOX		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 14, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		Providence						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 18, 2025 11:00 a.m., FOX		at UConn						TBD TBD
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2025 12:30 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1		Xavier						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX		Marquette						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		UConn						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock		Georgetown						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock		DePaul						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
March 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., FOX		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 8, 2025 TBD, FOX		Butler						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[5]^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	15	14	14
Coaches	14	13	13

References

^ "Providence boosts NCAA Tournament bid with 78-73 win over No. 8 Creighton in Big East quarterfinal". AP News. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Creighton 77-60 Akron (Mar 21, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Creighton 86-73 Oregon (Mar 23, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Tennessee 82-75 Creighton (Mar 29, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "2024-25 Creighton Bluejays Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[1] "Providence boosts NCAA Tournament bid with 78-73 win over No. 8 Creighton in Big East quarterfinal". AP News. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[2] "Creighton 77-60 Akron (Mar 21, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[3] "Creighton 86-73 Oregon (Mar 23, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[4] "Tennessee 82-75 Creighton (Mar 29, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Creighton Bluejays Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

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