2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays were coached by 13th-year head coach Greg McDermott and played their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Villanova before losing to Xavier in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they defeated NC State, Baylor, and Princeton to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1941. There, they fell to San Diego State on a last-second free throw, closing their season with an overall record of 24–13.

2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record24–13 (14–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Huss (5th season)
  • Ryan Miller (2nd season)
  • Jalen Courtney-Williams (2nd season)
Home arenaCHI Health Center Omaha
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 5   .750 27 10   .730
Creighton 14 6   .700 24 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 7   .650 31 8   .795
Providence 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 10   .500 17 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
St. John's 7 13   .350 18 15   .545
Butler 6 14   .300 14 18   .438
DePaul 3 17   .150 10 23   .303
Georgetown 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Bluejays finished the 2021–22 season 23–12, 12–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette and Providence, before losing to Villanova in the Championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated San Diego State in the first round before losing to Kansas in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
KeyShawn Feazell 1 F 6'9" 230 GS Senior New Herbon, MS Graduated
Alex O'Connell 5 G 6'6" 185 GS Senior Roswell, GA Graduated
Rati Andronikashvili 21 G 6'4" 186 RS Freshman Tbilisi, Georgia Left the team to pursue professional opportunities
Ryan Hawkins 44 F 6'7" 222 GS Senior Atlantic, IA Graduated
Modestas Kancleris 55 F 6'9" 208 RS Freshman Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Francisco Farabello 5 G 6'3" 178 Senior Cañada de Gómez, Argentina TCU
Baylor Scheierman 55 G 6'6" 205 Senior Aurora, NE South Dakota State

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jasen Green
#23 PF
Omaha, NE Millard North High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Ben Shtolzberg
#55 PF
Sherman Oaks, CA Notre Dame High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Fredrick King
C
Mexico City, Mexico NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 12
  • 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josiah Dotzler
PG
Bellevue, NE Bellevue West High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 12
  • 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:

Roster

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2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jasen Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Millard North Omaha, NE
G 1 Ben Shtolzberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Notre Dame Northridge, CA
G 2 Ryan Nembhard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Montverde Academy Aurora, ON
G 4 Shereef Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Omaha, NE
G 5 Francisco Farabello 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr NBA Global Academy
TCU
Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
F 10 Zander Yates (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Houston Germantown, TN
C 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Trinity Catholic HS St. Louis, MO
F 13 Mason Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Houston Germantown, TN
G 14 Sami Osmani (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Oak Lawn Community HS Oak Lawn, IL
G 15 John Christofilis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So O'Dea Seattle, WA
G 21 Evan Young (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr American Fork Highland, UT
G 22 Devin Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr George Westinghouse College Prep Chicago, IL
G 23 Trey Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Heritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK
F 24 Arthur Kaluma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Dream City Christian Glendale, AZ
C 33 Fredrick King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
G 55 Baylor Scheierman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Aurora HS
South Dakota State
Aurora, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 9 Drury W 109–57 
 17  Kaluma   10  Scheierman   7  Scheierman  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,092)
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 9 St. Thomas (MN) W 72–60  1–0
 17  Kaluma   10  Scheierman   5  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,098)
Omaha, NE
November 10, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 North Dakota W 96–61  2–0
 24  Kalkbrenner   10  Scheierman   6  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,594)
Omaha, NE
November 14, 2022*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 10 Holy Cross W 94–65  3–0
 22  Kalkbrenner   9  Scheierman   12  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (15,940)
Omaha, NE
November 17, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 10 UC Riverside W 80–51  4–0
 17  Scheierman   9  Alexander   4  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,456)
Omaha, NE
November 21, 2022*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10 vs. No. 21 Texas Tech
Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals
W 76–65  5–0
 18  Kaluma   12  Scheierman   3  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 vs. No. 9 Arkansas
Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals
W 90–87  6–0
 25  Nembhard   2  Tied   6  Alexander  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 23, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 vs. No. 14 Arizona
Maui Invitational Tournament championship
L 79–81  6–1
 20  Nembhard   11  Scheierman   6  Nembhard  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
December 1, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 at No. 2 Texas
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 67–72  6–2
 20  Kalkbrenner   13  Kalkbrenner   6  Nembhard  Moody Center (10,896)
Austin, TX
December 4, 2022*
3:30 p.m., FS1
No. 7 Nebraska
Rivalry
L 53–63  6–3
 16  Farabello   11  Scheierman   5  Scheierman  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352)
Omaha, NE
December 10, 2022*
9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 vs. BYU
Jack Jones Hoopfest
L 80–83  6–4
 27  Kaluma   11  Scheierman   7  Nembhard  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 12, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS1
vs. Arizona State
Jack Jones Hoopfest
L 71–73  6–5
 18  Scheierman   11  King   9  Nembhard  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
Big East regular season
December 16, 2022
7:30 p.m., FS1
at Marquette L 58–69  6–6
(0–1)
 16  King   11  Scheiermann   4  Tied  Fiserv Forum (15,389)
Milwaukee, WI
December 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
Butler W 78–56  7–6
(1–1)
 19  Kalkbrenner   8  Scheierman   5  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,319)
Omaha, NE
December 25, 2022
3:30 p.m., FOX
DePaul W 80–65  8–6
(2–1)
 32  Alexander   10  Scheierman   7  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,534)
Omaha, NE
January 3, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall W 83–61  9–6
(3–1)
 17  Kalkbrenner   11  Kaluma   6  Alexander  CHI Health Omaha Center (16,592)
Omaha, NE
January 7, 2023
11:30 a.m., FOX
at No. 4 UConn L 60–69  9–7
(3–2)
 14  Kaluma   16  Kaluma   3  Scheierman  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
January 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 12 Xavier L 87–90  9–8
(3–3)
 25  Scheierman   9  Kaluma   7  Nembhard  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., FS1
No. 19 Providence W 73–67  10–8
(4–3)
 21  Kalkbrenner   7  Tied   3  3 Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,443)
Omaha, NE
January 17, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 73–52  11–8
(5–3)
 12  Tied   11  Nembhard   5  Scheierman  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,329)
Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
St. John's W 104–76  12–8
(6–3)
 17  Scheierman   10  Scheierman   6  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,004)
Omaha, NE
January 28, 2023
11:15 a.m., CBS
No. 13 Xavier W 84–67  13–8
(7–3)
 20  Kaluma   10  Nembhard   8  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,277)
Omaha, NE
February 1, 2023
5:36 p.m., CBSSN
at Georgetown W 63–53  14–8
(8–3)
 16  Kalkbrenner   11  Scheierman   5  Alexander  Capital One Arena (4,042)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., FOX
Villanova W 66–61  15–8
(9–3)
 27  Alexander   8  Kaluma   5  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,509)
Omaha, NE
February 8, 2023
5:30 p.m., FS1
No. 23 at Seton Hall W 75–62  16–8
(10–3)
 19  Scheierman   9  Scheierman   8  Alexander  Prudential Center (8,875)
Newark, NJ
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., FOX
No. 23 No. 21 UConn W 56–53  17–8
(11–3)
 17  Alexander   9  Scheiereman   3  Nembhard  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,266)
Omaha, NE
February 14, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 18 at No. 24 Providence L 86–94 2OT 17–9
(11–4)
 21  Nembhard   10  Scheierman   6  Nembhard  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
February 18, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 18 at St. John's W 77–67  18–9
(12–4)
 16  Nembhard   8  Kalkbrenner   5  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
February 21, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 19 No. 10 Marquette L 71–73  18–10
(12–5)
 18  Scheierman   13  Scheierman   5  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,006)
Omaha, NE
February 25, 2023
11:00 a.m., FOX
No. 19 at Villanova L 67–79  18–11
(12–6)
 19  Kaluma   6  Kaluma   4  Nembhard  Wells Fargo Center (17,114)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2023
7:45 p.m., FS1
Georgetown W 99–59  19–11
(13–6)
 25  Alexander   13  Scheierman   6  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,039)
Omaha, NE
March 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 84–70  20–11
(14–6)
 21  Alexander   11  Nembhard   4  Scheierman  Wintrust Arena (4,514)
Chicago, IL
Big East tournament
March 9, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1
(3) No. 24 vs. (6) Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 87–74  21–11
 21  Kalkbrenner   12  Scheierman   9  Scheierman  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 10, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
(3) No. 24 vs. (2) No. 15 Xavier
Semifinals
L 60–82  21–12
 18  Kalkbrenner   7  Scheierman   6  Nembhard  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023*
3:00 pm, TNT
(6 S) vs. (11 S) NC State
First Round
W 72–63  22–12
 31  Kalkbrenner   9  Kaluma   4  Tied  Ball Arena (19,149)
Denver, CO
March 19, 2023*
6:10 p.m., TBS
(6 S) vs. (3 S) No. 11 Baylor
Second Round
W 85–76  23–12
 30  Nembhard   8  Alexander   5  Alexander  Ball Arena 
Denver, CO
March 24, 2023*
8:00 p.m., TBS
(6 S) vs. (15 S) Princeton
Sweet Sixteen
W 86–75  24–12
 22  Kalkbrenner   9  Scheierman   8  Nembhard  KFC Yum! Center (20,289)
Louisville, KY
March 26, 2023*
1:20 p.m., CBS
(6 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18 San Diego State
Elite Eight
L 56–57  24–13
 17  Kalkbrenner   9  Scheierman   4  Scheierman  KFC Yum! Center (20,051)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.