2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team explained

Coachrank:9
Aprank:7
Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Creighton Bluejays
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:24–7
Conf Record:13–5
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Steve Merfeld
Ac1 Year:8th
Asst Coach2:Alan Huss
Ac2 Year:3rd
Ac3 Year:2nd
Champion:Big East regular season co-champions

The 2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays were led by 10th-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 24–7, 13–5 in Big East play to earn share of the Big East regular season championship, and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. The Big East tournament and all other postseason tournaments including the NCAA tournament were canceled shortly after the regular season ended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellations effectively ended the Bluejays' season.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2018–19 season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals.[1] They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the TCU bracket[2] where they defeated Loyola[3] and Memphis[4] before losing to TCU in the quarterfinals.[5] [6]

Offseason

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creighton falls to Xavier in Big East tourney, puts NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy. Jon. Nyatawa. Omaha.com. en. 2019-10-14.
  2. Web site: Creighton basketball will host renowned alum in NIT first round matchup with Loyola-Chicago. Jon. Nyatawa. Omaha.com. en. 2019-10-14.
  3. Web site: Loyola (Chi) vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 19, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-10-14.
  4. Web site: Memphis vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 22, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-10-14.
  5. Web site: Creighton vs. TCU - Game Recap - March 26, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-10-14.
  6. Web site: TCU hands Creighton double-digit defeat; Jays' season ends in NIT quarterfinals. Omaha.com. en. 2019-10-14.
  7. Web site: 2019-20 Creighton Bluejays Schedule Stats. ESPN. en. 2019-10-14.
  8. Web site: Creighton University Athletics - 2019-20 (M) Basketball Schedule. gocreighton.com. 2019-10-14.