2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team Basketball team in 2022–23
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.
Previous season
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
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
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
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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/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:
2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2023)
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
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/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
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 AcademyTCU
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 HSSouth Dakota State
Aurora, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
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