2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record24–13 (14–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alan Huss (5th season)
  • Ryan Miller (2nd season)
  • Jalen Courtney-Williams (2nd season)
Home arenaCHI Health Center Omaha
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Marquette173 .850297  .806
No. 13 Xavier155 .7502710  .730
Creighton146 .7002413  .649
No. 10 UConn137 .650318  .795
Providence137 .6502112  .636
Villanova1010 .5001717  .500
Seton Hall1010 .5001716  .515
St. John's713 .3501815  .545
Butler614 .3001418  .438
DePaul317 .1501023  .303
Georgetown218 .100725  .219
2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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. 9 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
KeyShawn Feazell1F6'9"230GS SeniorNew Herbon, MSGraduated
Alex O'Connell5G6'6"185GS SeniorRoswell, GAGraduated
Rati Andronikashvili21G6'4"186RS FreshmanTbilisi, GeorgiaLeft the team to pursue professional opportunities
Ryan Hawkins44F6'7"222GS SeniorAtlantic, IAGraduated
Modestas Kancleris55F6'9"208RS FreshmanKaunas, LithuaniaTransferred to Cal State Bakersfield

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Francisco Farabello5G6'3"178SeniorCañada de Gómez, ArgentinaTCU
Baylor Scheierman55G6'6"205SeniorAurora, NESouth Dakota State

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jasen Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMillard North Omaha, NE
G 1 Ben Shtolzberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNotre Dame Northridge, CA
G 2 Ryan Nembhard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoMontverde Academy Aurora, ON
G 4 Shereef Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Omaha, NE
G 5 Francisco Farabello 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNBA Global Academy
TCU
Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
F 10 Zander Yates (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrHouston Germantown, TN
C 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrTrinity Catholic HS St. Louis, MO
F 13 Mason Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS FrHouston Germantown, TN
G 14 Sami Osmani (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrOak Lawn Community HS Oak Lawn, IL
G 15 John Christofilis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoO'Dea Seattle, WA
G 21 Evan Young (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrAmerican Fork Highland, UT
G 22 Devin Davis (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGeorge Westinghouse College Prep Chicago, IL
G 23 Trey Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoHeritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK
F 24 Arthur Kaluma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoDream City Christian Glendale, AZ
C 33 Fredrick King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)234 lb (106 kg) FrNBA Academy Latin America Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
G 55 Baylor Scheierman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrAurora HS
South 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.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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