# 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by sixth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where, as a #4 seed, they defeated Alabama and Wagner to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to BYU.

## Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2014–15 season 14–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish last in the conference. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament and lost to Georgetown in the quarterfinals. The Bluejays finished with a losing record for the first time in 18 years, dating back to the 1995–96 season.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Will Artino | 31 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Waukee, IA | Graduated |
| Devin Brooks | 5 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Harlem, NY | Graduated |
| Austin Chatman | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | The Colony, TX | Graduated |
| Gabriel Connealy | 2 | F | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Mullen, NE | Graduated |
| Avery Dingman | 22 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Branson, MO | Graduated |
| Leon Gilmore III | 0 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Manvel, TX | Transferred to Stephen F. Austin |
| Ricky Kreklow | 15 | G | 6'7" | 195 | RS Senior | Columbia, MO | Graduated |
| Mogboluwaga Ogini | 50 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Malik Albert | 12 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Transferred from Mott CC. Albert will be eligible to play immediately. |
| Marcus Foster | 22 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Junior | Wichita Falls, TX | Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foster will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Justin Patton C | Omaha, NE | Omaha North High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Marlon Stewart PG | Rock Island, IA | North Scott High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 25, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Khyri Thomas SG | Omaha, NE | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Martin Krampelj PF | Grosuplje, Slovenia | Impact Basketball Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Geoffrey Groselle | Zach Hanson | | |
| PF | Cole Huff | Toby Hegner | | |
| SF | Khyri Thomas | Ronnie Harrell | | |
| SG | James Milliken | Isaiah Zierden | | |
| PG | Maurice Watson | Malik Albert | Tyler Clement | Marlon Stewart |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6* 7:05 pm | | Upper Iowa | W 113–77 | | CenturyLink Center (15,015) Omaha, NE |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 14* 8:30 pm, FS2 | | Texas Southern Men Who Speak Up Main Event | W 93–70 | 1–0 | CenturyLink Center (16,538) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 17* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | UTSA Men Who Speak Up Main Event | W 103–78 | 2–0 | CenturyLink Center (16,580) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 19* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Indiana Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 65–86 | 2–1 | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 23* 11:00 pm, YouTube | | vs. Rutgers Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight semifinals | W 85–75 | 3–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,000) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 25* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UMass Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight Championship | W 97–76 | 4–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,623) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 28* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | Western Illinois | W 97–67 | 5–1 | CenturyLink Center (16,118) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 2* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Arizona State | L 77–79 | 5–2 | CenturyLink Center (16,282) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 5* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 65–68 | 5–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 9* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Nebraska | W 83–67 | 6–3 | CenturyLink Center (17,776) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 12* 4:00 pm, FS1 | | IUPUI | W 90–65 | 7–3 | CenturyLink Center (16,785) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 19* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 3 Oklahoma | L 74–87 | 7–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,528) Norman, OK |
| Dec 21* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | North Texas | W 105–82 | 8–4 | CenturyLink Center (17,518) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 28* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Coppin State | W 102–77 | 9–4 | CenturyLink Center (17,137) Omaha, NE |
| Big East Conference Play ||||||
| Dec 31 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | W 80–70 | 10–4 (1–0) | Carnesecca Arena (4,633) Queens, NY |
| Jan 2 9:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 16 Villanova Big East New Year's Marathon | L 71–85 | 10–5 (1–1) | CenturyLink Center (17,375) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 5 8:15 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 79–66 | 11–5 (2–1) | CenturyLink Center (16,425) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 9 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | W 82–67 | 12–5 (3–1) | Prudential Center (8,010) Newark, NJ |
| Jan 12 7:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 12 Providence | L 48–50 | 12–6 (3–2) | CenturyLink Center (17,073) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 17 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | W 91–80 | 13–6 (4–2) | Allstate Arena (5,534) Rosemont, IL |
| Jan 23 6:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 18 Butler | W 72–64 | 14–6 (5–2) | CenturyLink Center (17,677) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 26 5:30 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 73–74 | 14–7 (5–3) | Verizon Center (6,897) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 30 7:00 pm, FSN | | Seton Hall | L 65–75 | 14–8 (5–4) | CenturyLink Center (17,924) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 3 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 3 Villanova | L 58–83 | 14–9 (5–5) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| Feb 6 1:00 pm, FSN | | DePaul | W 88–66 | 15–9 (6–5) | CenturyLink Center (17,139) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 9 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 5 Xavier | W 70–56 | 16–9 (7–5) | CenturyLink Center (17,011) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 13 8:00 pm, FSN | | Marquette | W 65–62 | 17–9 (8–5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,844) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 16 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | L 75–88 | 17–10 (8–6) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,330) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 24 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | L 61–66 | 17–11 (8–7) | CenturyLink Center (17,412) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 28 1:30 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | W 100–59 | 18–11 (9–7) | CenturyLink Center (17,351) Omaha, NE |
| Mar 2 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Providence | L 66–70 | 18–12 (9–8) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,252) Providence, RI |
| Mar 5 1:30 pm, FOX | | at No. 5 Xavier | L 93–98 | 18–13 (9–9) | Cintas Center (10,633) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| Mar 10 8:30 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (3) Seton Hall Quarterfinals | L 73–81 | 18–14 | Madison Square Garden (13,813) New York City, NY |
| National Invitation tournament ||||||
| Mar 15* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (4) | (5) Alabama First Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket | W 72–54 | 19–14 | CenturyLink Center (6,305) Omaha, NE |
| Mar 19* 11:00 am, ESPN | (4) | (8) Wagner Second Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket | W 87–54 | 20–14 | CenturyLink Center (6,471) Omaha, NE |
| Mar 22* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (4) | at (2) BYU Quarterfinals – St. Bonaventure Bracket | L 82–88 | 20–15 | Marriott Center (15,525) Provo, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||