2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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. 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.

2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record24–7 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Merfeld (8th season)
  • Alan Huss (3rd season)
  • Paul Lusk (2nd season)
Home arenaCHI Health Center Omaha
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Creighton13–5 .72224–7  .774
No. 11 Villanova13–5 .72224–7  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall13–5 .72221–9  .700
Providence12–6 .66719–12  .613
No. 24 Butler10–8 .55622–9  .710
Marquette8–10 .44418–12  .600
Xavier8–10 .44419–13  .594
Georgetown5–13 .27815–17  .469
St. John's5–13 .27817–15  .531
DePaul3–15 .16716–16  .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 August 29, 2018.

Roster
2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Antwann Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoOak Ridge
Memphis		 Orlando, FL
G 1 Davion Mintz Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNorth Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, NC
G 4 Shereef Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Omaha, NE
G 5 Ty-Shon Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrOak Hill Academy (VA) Charlotte, NC
G 10 Jett Canfield (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) RS FrHayden HS Topeka, KS
G 11 Marcus Zegarowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoTilton School Hamilton, MA
G 12 Jordan Scurry (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSt. Mark's Chestnut Hill, MA
F 13 Christian Bishop 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWest Lee's Summit, MO
F 20 Nic Zeil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrPark Hill HS Kansas City, MO
G 21 Jalen Windham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBen Davis HS Indianapolis, IN
F 23 Damien Jefferson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrCentral HS
New Mexico		 East Chicago, IN
G 24 Mitch Ballock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrEudora HS Eudora, KS
G/F 34 Denzel Mahoney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrHagerty
Southeast Missouri State		 Oviedo, FL
C 41 Jacob Epperson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoLa Lumiere (IN) Melbourne, Australia
C 43 Kelvin Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrHobbs HS
Idaho State		 Chihuahua, Mexico
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
Australia exhibition trip
August 5, 2019*
3:00 am		 at Basketball Australia Center of Excellence L 66–79 
 20 – Ballock  8 – Jefferson  4 – Mitchell  Shore School 
North Sydney, New South Wales
August 8, 2019*
5:30 am		 at Cairns Taipans W 89–85 
 18 – Mintz  6 – Jefferson  5 – Mintz  Cairns Convention Centre 
Cairns City, Queensland
August 12, 2019*
4:00 am		 at Bullets Invitational W 107–79 
 25 – Bishop  8 – Jones  7 – Mintz  Auchenflower Stadium 
Auchenflower, Queensland
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:30 pm		 McKendree W 95–63 
 21 – Bishop  12 – Jones  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (15,340)
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, FSN		 Kennesaw State W 81–55  1–0
  19 – Alexander  7 – Tied  5 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,321)
Omaha, NE
November 12, 2019*
5:30 pm, FS1		 at Michigan
Gavitt Tipoff Games		 L 69–79  1–1
  20 – Alexander  9 – Jones  3 – Tied  Crisler Center (11,398)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 16, 2019*
5:00 pm, FS2		 Louisiana Tech W 82–72  2–1
  22 – Ballock  7 – Jefferson  5 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,919)
Omaha, NE
November 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS1		 Cal Poly
Las Vegas Invitational campus game		 W 86–70  3–1
  18 – Zegarowski  8 – Jefferson  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,783)
Omaha, NE
November 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, FS1		 North Florida
Las Vegas Invitational campus game		 W 76–67  4–1
  19 – Zegarowski  11 – Ballock  4 – Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,562)
Omaha, NE
November 28, 2019
9:30 pm, FS1		 vs. San Diego State
Las Vegas Invitational semifinal		 L 52–83  4–2
  12 – Ballock  5 – Bishop  2 – Tied  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2019
9:30 pm, FS1		 vs. No. 12 Texas Tech
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game		 W 83–76 OT 5–2
  32 – Zegarowski  12 – Alexander  5 – Zegarowski  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
December 3, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1		 Oral Roberts W 72–60  6–2
  17 – Bishop  8 – Tied  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,427)
Omaha, NE
December 7, 2019*
1:30 pm, FS1		 Nebraska
Rivalry		 W 95–76  7–2
  30 – Zegarowski  9 – Tied  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,068)
Omaha, NE
December 13, 2019*
7;00 pm, FS1		 UTRGV W 89–58  8–2
  22 – Alexander  8 – Alexander  4 – Ballock  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,346)
Omaha, NE
December 17, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1		 Oklahoma
Big East/Big 12 Battle		 W 83–73  9–2
  20 – Zegarowski  11 – Alexander  7 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,146)
Omaha, NE
December 21, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N		 at Arizona State W 67–60  10–2
  14 – Tied  9 – Bishop  8 – Zegarowski  Desert Financial Arena (9,395)
Tempe, AZ
December 28, 2019*
5:00 pm, FS1		 Midland W 91–54  11–2
  19 – Tied  11 – Jefferson  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,914)
Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
January 1, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Marquette W 92–75  12–2
(1–0)		  21 – Alexander  8 – Tied  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center (17,289)
Omaha, NE
January 4, 2020
11:00 am, FS1		 at No. 11 Butler L 57–71  12–3
(1–1)		  15 – Zegarowki  7 – Alexander  4 – Alexander  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,129)
Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1		 No. 16 Villanova L 59–64  12–4
(1–2)		  16 – Bishop  9 – Bishop  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,682)
Omaha, NE
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, FOX		 at Xavier W 77–65  13–4
(2–2)		  19 – Ballock  8 – Tied  5 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,529)
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 25 at Georgetown L 80–83  13–5
(2–3)		  20 – Zegarowski  5 – Alexander  7 – Zegarowski  Capital One Arena (5,920)
Washington, DC
January 18, 2020
3:30 pm, FS1		 No. 25 Providence W 78–74  14–5
(3–3)		  24 – Alexander  10 – Jefferson  3 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,048)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 DePaul W 83–68  15–5
(4–3)		  19 – Ballock  6 – Ballock  10 – Zegarowski  Wintrust Arena (4,535)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2020
3:00 pm, FS1		 Xavier W 77–66  16–5
(5–3)		  24 – Alexander  5 – Tied  6 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,796)
Omaha, NE
February 1, 2020
11:00 am, FS1		 at No. 8 Villanova W 76–61  17–5
(6–3)		  21 – Mahoney  10 – Alexander  5 – Ballock  Wells Fargo Center (15,501)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2020
6:00 pm, FSN		 No. 21 at Providence L 56–73  17–6
(6–4)		  15 – Alexander  5 – Tied  7 – Zegarowski  Dunkin Donuts Center (10,102)
Providence, RI
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 21 St. John's W 94–82  18–6
(7–4)		  23 – Zegarowski  7 – Tied  8 – Ballock  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,122)
Omaha, NE
February 12, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1		 No. 23 at No. 10 Seton Hall W 87–82  19–6
(8–4)		  18 – Tied  9 – Jefferson  8 – Zegarowski  Prudential Center (9,736)
Newark, NJ
February 15, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1		 No. 23 DePaul W 93–64  20–6
(9–4)		  24 – Alexander  9 – Ballock  8 – Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,865)
Omaha, NE
February 18, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1		 No. 15 at No. 19 Marquette W 73–65  21–6
(10–4)		  22 – Alexander  8 – Jefferson  7 – Ballock  Fiserv Forum (14,329)
Milwaukee, WI
February 23, 2020
3:00 pm, FS1		 No. 15 No. 21 Butler W 81–59  22–6
(11–4)		  25 – Zegarowski  7 – Bishop  6 – Ballock  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,148)
Omaha, NE
March 1, 2020
11:00 am, FS1		 No. 10 at St. John's L 71–91  22–7
(11–5)		  20 – Jefferson  8 – Jefferson  5 – Bishop  Carnesecca Arena (4,260)
Queens, NY
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, FSN		 No. 11 Georgetown W 91–76  23–7
(12–5)		  20 – Tied  6 – Jones  8 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,696)
Omaha, NE
March 7, 2020
1:30 pm, FOX		 No. 11 No. 8 Seton Hall W 77–60  24–7
(13–5)		  23 – Zegarowski  6 – Tied  5 – Zegarowski  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,519)
Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, FS1		 (1) No. 7 vs. (9) St. John's
Quarterfinals		 (35-38 canceled @ Halftime) Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[7][8]

Rankings
See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV—————RVRVRV25RVRV212315101177
CoachesRVRVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV222115111499-T

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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