2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Villanova †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	4	.889
No. 21 Butler	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Creighton	10	–	8	.556	25	–	10	.714
Seton Hall	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Providence	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Xavier	9	–	9	.500	24	–	14	.632
Saint John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	19	.424
Georgetown	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team will represent Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott, play their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous Season

The Bluejays finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 9–19 in Big East play to finish in sixth place in conference. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Alabama in the first round, Wagner in the second round, and lost to BYU in the quarterfinals.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Malik Albert	12	G	6'2"	165	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred
Drew Cayce	5	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Libertyville, IL	Transferred to Illinois^[1]
Geoffrey Groselle	41	C	7'0"	240	Senior	Plano, TX	Graduated
James Milliken	23	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Siler City, NC	Graduated
Alex O'Neill	20	F	6'9"	225	Freshman	Peoria, IL	Transferred to St. Cloud State^[2]
Marlon Stewart	1	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	Eldridge, IA	Transferred to North Dakota^[3]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kaleb Joseph	14	G	6'3"	165	Junior	Nashua, NH	Transferred from Syracuse. Under NCAA transfer rules, Joseph will have to redshirt for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davion Mintz G	Charlotte, NC	North Mecklenburg High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 4, 2015
Davion Mintz G	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A
Kobe Paras SG	Quezon City, Philippines	Cathedral High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 11, 2014
Kobe Paras SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

Roster

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Foster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Hirschi HS Kansas St	Wichita Falls, TX
G	1	Davion Mintz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	North Mecklenburg HS	Charlotte, NC
G	2	Khyri Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Fork Union	Omaha, NE
G	4	Ronnie Harrell, Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	East HS	Denver, CO
G	5	Jordan Scurry (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Mark's	Chestnut Hill, MA
G	10	Maurice Watson, Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Boys' Latin Boston University	Philadelphia, PA
G	11	Tyler Clement (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Overland Park, KS
F	13	Cole Huff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Campbell Hall Nevada	Altadena, CA
G	14	Kaleb Joseph	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Cushing Academy Syracuse	Nashua, NH
F	15	Martin Krampelj	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Impact Academy	Grosuplje, Slovenia
G	21	Isaiah Zierden	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Benilde-St. Margaret's	St. Louis Park, MN
C	23	Justin Patton	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Omaha North HS	Omaha, NE
G	24	Kobe Paras	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Cathedral HS	Quezon City, Philippines
F	32	Toby Hegner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Berlin HS	Berlin, WI
F	40	Zach Hanson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	T. F. Riggs HS	Pierre, SD

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa)
Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran)
Steve Merfeld (UW–La Crosse)
Preston Murphy (Rhode Island)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*	TBA	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
11/15/2016*	Wisconsin Gavitt Tipoff Games	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
11/18/2016* 7:30 pm	vs. Washington State Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016 or 11/20/2016* TBD	vs. NC State or Montana Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016* TBD	vs. TBD Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
12/7/2016*	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
12/20/2016*	at Arizona State	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Big East regular season
	Villanova	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at Villanova	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
	Seton Hall	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
	Providence	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
	Butler	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
	Xavier	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	Marquette	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at Marquette	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
	Georgetown	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at Georgetown	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
	DePaul	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at DePaul	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
	St. John's	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	at St. John's	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–11, 2017	vs.	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

References

^ Twitter https://twitter.com/uncle_drew23?lang=en. Retrieved 2 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Creighton Transfer Alex O'Neill To Join Huskies Men's Basketball Team". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
^ "Marlon Stewart to transfer to North Dakota". Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[1] Twitter https://twitter.com/uncle_drew23?lang=en. Retrieved 2 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] "Creighton Transfer Alex O'Neill To Join Huskies Men's Basketball Team". Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[3] "Marlon Stewart to transfer to North Dakota". Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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