Creighton Bluejays basketball
Creighton Bluejays basketball history
Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
CHI Health Center Omaha
Big East Conference
Current head coach: Greg McDermott (2010-)
- Asst: Ryan Miller (2021-)
- Asst: Derek Kellogg (2023-)
- Asst: Trey Zeigler (2024-)
- Asst. to the HC: Steve Merfeld (2010-)
- DBO: Jeff Vanderloo (2011-)
- Video: Lucas Vargas (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 6 (1962, 1964, 1974, 2021, 2023, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 25 (1941, 1962, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 20-26
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 12 (1942, 1943, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019)
- NIT Overall Record: 9-12
- CBI Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2011)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2011)
- CBI Overall Record: 4-2
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2010)
- CIT Overall Record: 2-1
Conference Titles (Missouri Valley, Big East):
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 1 (2020)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 15 (1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1978, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013)
- Big East Tournament Championships: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 12 (1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- AP All-Americans: 6 (last = Baylor Scheierman, 2024)
- Big East Player of the Year: 1 (Doug McDermott, 2014)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 7 (last = Doug McDermott, 2012 & 2013)
Creighton head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Greg McDermott | 2010-Pres | 325-160 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Dana Altman | 1994-2010 | 327-176 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Johnson | 1991-94 | 24-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Barone | 1985-91 | 102-82 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Willis Reed | 1981-85 | 52-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Apke | 1974-81 | 130-64 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Sutton | 1969-74 | 82-50 | – | 1 | 0 |
| Red McManus | 1959-69 | 138-118 | – | 2 | 0 |
| Theron Thomsen | 1955-59 | 49-39 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian “Subby” Salerno | 1952-55 | 30-45 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Duce Belford | 1945-46, 47-52 | 56-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Hickey | 1935-43, 46-47 | 130-72 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Schabinger | 1922-35 | 165-66 | 4 | – | – |
| Charles Kearney | 1920-22 | 33-10 | – | – | – |
| Eddie Mulholland | 1920 | 5-1 | – | – | – |
| Thomas Mills | 1916-19 | 53-6 | – | – | – |
| 0-0 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.