2018–19 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big East Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2018–19 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (9th season)
Assistant coach	Preston Murphy (4th season)
Assistant coach	Alan Huss (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Paul Lusk (1st season)
Home arena	CHI Health Center Omaha

The 2018–19 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team will represent Creighton University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays will be led by ninth-year head coach Greg McDermott and will play their home games at the newly-named CHI Health Center Omaha, as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South Region. There the Bluejays lost in the First Round to Kansas State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcus Foster	0	G	6'3"	215	Senior (redshirt)	Wichita Falls, TX	Graduated
Khyri Thomas	2	G	6'3"	210	Junior	Omaha, NE	Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Ronnie Harrell Jr.	5	G	6'7"	195	Junior (redshirt)	Denver, CO	Graduate transferred to Denver
Tyler Clement	11	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Overland Park, KS	Graduated
Toby Hegner	32	F	6'10"	235	Senior (redshirt)	Berlin, WI	Graduated
Manny Suarez	44	C	6'10"	250	Senior (redshirt)	Cliffside Park, NJ	Graduated

In addition to the departing players, top assistant Darian DeVries left to take the head coaching vacancy at Drake. He had been with Creighton since 1998, first as an equipment manager and then from 2001 as an assistant coach.^[1]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Connor Cashaw	2	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Lincolnshire, IL	Transferred from Rice. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cashaw graduated from Rice.
Denzel Mahoney	34	G	6'4"	213	Junior	Oviedo, FL	Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mahoney will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Zegarowski PG	Hamilton, MA	Tilton School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Sep 4, 2017
Marcus Zegarowski PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christian Bishop SF	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 22, 2017
Christian Bishop SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Sam Froling PF	Canberra, ACT	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 15, 2018
Sam Froling PF	Recruiting 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shereef Mitchell PG	Omaha, NE	Burke High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jul 12, 2018
Shereef Mitchell PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.

Roster

2018–19 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Davion Mintz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	North Mecklenburg HS	Charlotte, NC
G	2	Connor Cashaw	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Stevenson HS Rice	Lincolnshire, IL
G	5	Ty-Shon Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	Charlotte, NC
G	10	Jett Canfield (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Hayden HS	Topeka, KS
G	11	Marcus Zegarowski	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Tilton School	Hamilton, MA
G	12	Jordan Scurry (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Mark's	Chestnut Hill, MA
F	13	Christian Bishop	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	West	Lee's Summit, MO
G	14	Kaleb Joseph	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Cushing Academy Syracuse	Nashua, NH
F	15	Martin Krampelj	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Impact Academy	Grosuplje, Slovenia
G/F	23	Damien Jefferson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Central HS New Mexico	East Chicago, IL
G	24	Mitchell Ballock	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Eudora HS	Eudora, KS
C	31	Samson Froling	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Townsville, Australia
G	34	Denzel Mahoney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Hagerty Southeast Missouri State	Oviedo, FL
C	41	Jacob Epperson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere (IN)	Melbourne, Australia

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Preston Murphy (Rhode Island)
Alan Huss (Creighton)
Paul Lusk (Southern Illinois)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018* 7:00 pm	Winona State	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, FSN	Western Illinois	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Nov 11, 2018* 12:30 pm, FS1	East Tennessee State Cayman Islands Classic on-campus site	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, FS1	Ohio State Gavitt Tipoff Games	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Nov 19, 2018* 6:30 pm	vs. Boise State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	–	–	–	John Gray High School George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 20, 2018* TBA	vs. Georgia State or St. Bonaventure Cayman Islands Classic	–	–	–	John Gray High School George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2018* TBA	vs. Akron, Clemson, Georgia, or Illinois State Cayman Islands Classic	–	–	–	John Gray High School George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1	Montana	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, FOX	Gonzaga	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, BTN	at Nebraska	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 14, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1	Green Bay	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Dec 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oklahoma	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1	Coe	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Dec 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1	UMKC	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
Dec 31, 2018 3:00 pm, FS1	at Providence	–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 5, 2019 11:00 am, FS1	at Butler	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 9, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Marquette	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Jan 13, 2019 TBA, FOX	Villanova	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Jan 16, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1	at St. John's	–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 21, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1	at Georgetown	–	–	–	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 25, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1	Butler	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Jan 30, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1	St. John's	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Feb 3, 2019 12:00 pm, FSN	Xavier	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Villanova	–	–	–	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Seton Hall	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 13, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	at Xavier	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1	Seton Hall	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Feb 20, 2019 8:00 pm, FSN	at DePaul	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 23, 2019 1:30 pm, FOX	Georgetown	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1	at Marquette	–	–	–	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Providence	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Mar 9, 2019 TBA, FOX/FS1/FSN	DePaul	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019 FS1	vs. TBD Quarterfinal	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Bain, Matthew (March 29, 2018). "Drake hires Creighton assistant Darian DeVries as head men's basketball coach". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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[1] Bain, Matthew (March 29, 2018). "Drake hires Creighton assistant Darian DeVries as head men's basketball coach". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll