# 2010–11 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by first year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the Qwest Center Omaha as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–16, 10–8 in MVC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to Missouri State. They were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best-of-three finals against Oregon and former head coach Dana Altman, losing the series in three games.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Justin Carter | 1 | F | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Gaithersburg, MD | Graduated, signed with BK Vahostav-SK Zilina |
| Cavel Witter | 3 | G | 6'0" | 168 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated, signed with Barreirense-CEPSA |
| P'Allen Stinnett | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Graduated |
| Andrew Bock | 12 | G | 6'1" | 174 | Freshman | Rialto, CA | Transferred to Pacific |
| Chad Millard | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Goffstown, NH | Graduated |

### 2010 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Artino F | Waukee, IA | Waukee | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Jahenns Manigat G | Ottawa, ON | Ames | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Doug McDermott SF | Ames, IA | Ames | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2010* 7:00 pm | | Northern State | W 79–67 | – | Qwest Center Omaha (14,251) Omaha, NE |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 7:00 pm | | Alabama State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 71–57 | 1–0 | Qwest Center Omaha (15,141) Omaha, NE |
| 11/14/2010* 1:00 pm | | Northern Arizona Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 74–70 | 2–0 | Qwest Center Omaha (15,147) Omaha, NE |
| 11/17/2010* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 63–58 | 3–0 | Qwest Center Omaha (14,109) Omaha, NE |
| 11/21/2010* 2:00 pm | | vs. Iowa State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | L 88–91 | 3–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (10,252) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/26/2010* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 75–57 | 4–1 | Qwest Center Omaha (14,313) Omaha, NE |
| 11/28/2010* 7:30 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 52–65 | 4–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (3,819) Evanston, IL |
| 12/01/2010* 7:30 pm, KMTV | | No. 21 BYU MWC–MVC Challenge | L 65–77 | 4–3 | Qwest Center Omaha (15,532) Omaha, NE |
| 12/05/2010* 1:00 pm, FSMW | | at Nebraska | L 54–59 | 4–4 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,824) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/11/2010* 7:00 pm, KMTV | | Saint Joseph's | W 82–75 | 5–4 | Qwest Center Omaha (14,345) Omaha, NE |
| 12/18/2010* 7:00 pm, KMTV | | Idaho State | W 66–60 | 6–4 | Qwest Center Omaha (15,689) Omaha, NE |
| 12/20/2010* 8:00 pm | | Western Illinois | W 60–47 | 7–4 | Qwest Center Omaha (13,864) Omaha, NE |
| 12/22/2010* 8:00 pm | | Samford | W 58–40 | 8–4 | Qwest Center Omaha (16,550) Omaha, NE |
| 12/29/2010 7:00 pm, KMTV | | at Illinois State | W 64–53 | 9–4 (1–0) | Redbird Arena (6,158) Normal, IL |
| 01/01/2011 7:00 pm | | Drake | W 73–57 | 10–4 (2–0) | Qwest Center Omaha (15,271) Omaha, NE |
| 01/04/2011 7:00 pm, FSN | | Missouri State | L 55–67 | 10–5 (2–1) | Qwest Center Omaha (14,920) Omaha, NE |
| 01/07/2011 7:00 pm, KMTV | | at Southern Illinois | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (3–1) | SIU Arena (5,897) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/09/2011 3:30 pm | | at Evansville | W 74–69 | 12–5 (4–1) | Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,379) Evansville, IN |
| 01/12/2011 7:00 pm, KMTV | | Wichita State | L 54–68 | 12–6 (4–2) | Qwest Center Omaha (15,481) Omaha, NE |
| 01/16/2011 12:00 pm, FSN | | at Indiana State | L 59–61 | 12–7 (4–3) | Hulman Center (6,080) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/19/2011 7:00 pm, NET | | Bradley | W 81–68 | 13–7 (5–3) | Qwest Center Omaha (14,502) Omaha, NE |
| 01/22/2011 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Missouri State | L 66–67 | 13–8 (5–4) | JQH Arena (10,655) Springfield, MO |
| 01/26/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Northern Iowa | L 66–71 | 13–9 (5–5) | McLeod Center (6,415) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/29/2011 2:00 pm, KMTV | | Indiana State | W 83–69 | 14–9 (6–5) | Qwest Center Omaha (16,044) Omaha, NE |
| 02/01/2011 3:00 pm, KMTV | | at Bradley | L 61–69 | 14–10 (6–6) | Carver Arena (8,091) Peoria, IL |
| 02/05/2011 2:00 pm, NET | | Evansville | W 75-69 | 15–10 (7–6) | Qwest Center Omaha (4,552) Omaha, NE |
| 02/08/2011 7:00 pm, Mediacom | | at Drake | L 64–67 | 15–11 (7–7) | Knapp Center (4,552) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/13/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Southern Illinois | W 69–50 | 16–11 (8–7) | Qwest Center Omaha (14,417) Omaha, NE |
| 02/16/2011 7:00 pm, NET | | Illinois State | W 75–59 | 17–11 (9–7) | Qwest Center Omaha (14,702) Omaha, NE |
| 02/19/2011* 6:00 pm | | at Akron ESPN BracketBusters | L 67–76 | 17–12 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,861) Akron, OH |
| 02/23/2011 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Wichita State | L 65–67 | 17–13 (9–8) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/26/2011 1:30 pm, FSN | | Northern Iowa | W 63–55 | 18–13 (10–8) | Qwest Center Omaha (15,593) Omaha, NE |
| Missouri Valley Conference Basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2011 2:30 pm, MVCTV | (5) | vs. (4) Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | W 60–57 | 19–13 | Scottrade Center (10,608) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/05/2011 1:35 pm, MVCTV | (5) | vs. (1) Missouri State Semifinals | L 50–60 | 19–14 | Scottrade Center (13,533) St. Louis, MO |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 03/15/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | San Jose State First Round | W 85–74 | 20–14 | Qwest Center Omaha (3,086) Omaha, NE |
| 03/21/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | Davidson Quarterfinals | W 102–92 | 21–14 | Qwest Center Omaha (4,832) Omaha, NE |
| 03/23/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | UCF Semifinals | W 82–64 | 22–14 | Qwest Center Omaha (6,392) Omaha, NE |
| 03/28/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | Oregon Finals–Game 1 | W 84–76 | 23–14 | Qwest Center Omaha (12,381) Omaha, NE |
| 03/30/2011* 9:00 pm, HDNet | | at Oregon Finals–Game 2 | L 58–71 | 23–15 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,875) Eugene, OR |
| 04/01/2011* 9:00 pm, HDNet | | at Oregon Finals–Game 3 | L 69–71 | 23–16 | Matthew Knight Arena (9,335) Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||