2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Creighton Bluejays
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:20–15
Conf Record:9–9
Head Coach:Greg McDermott (6th year)
Asst Coach1:Darian DeVries (18th year)
Asst Coach2:Steve Lutz (6th year)
Asst Coach3:Steve Merfeld (6th year)
Asst Coach4:Preston Murphy (1st year)
Champion:Men Who Speak Up Main Event champions
Bowl Result:Quarterfinals

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
31 6'11" 230 Senior Graduated
5 6'2" 175 Senior Graduated
1 6'0" 175 Senior Graduated
2 6'4" 205 Junior Graduated
226'6" 215 Senior Graduated
0 6'7" 210 Freshman Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
15 6'7" 195 RS Senior Graduated
50 6'8" 225 Junior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameMalik Albert 12 G 6'2" 165 Junior Transferred from Mott CC. Albert will be eligible to play immediately.
sortname22 G 6'3" 210 Junior 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.

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-Conference Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East Conference Play|-!colspan=12 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament|-!colspan=12 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation tournament