2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Miller (4th season) Derek Kellogg (2nd season) Trey Zeigler (1st season)
Home arena	CHI Health Center Omaha
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, coach by 15th-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Akron and Oregon to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Tennessee.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jonathan Lawson	2	G	6'6"	188	Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Little Rock
Francisco Farabello	5	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Cañada de Gómez, Argentina	Graduated
Brock Vice	10	C	6'10"	238	Freshman	Memphis, TN	Transferred to North Texas
Josiah Dotzler	15	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Saint Louis
Trey Alexander	23	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted/signed with the Denver Nuggets
Baylor Scheierman	55	G	6'7"	205	Senior	Aurora, NE	Graduated/2024 NBA draft; selected 30th overall by Boston Celtics

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Richard Pop Isaacs	2	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Texas Tech
Jamiya Neal	5	G/F	6'6"	184	Senior	Toledo, OH	Arizona State

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jackson McAndrew #5 PF	Plymouth, MN	Wayzata High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 1, 2023
Jackson McAndrew #5 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Larry Johnson #17 SG	Santa Clarita, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 21, 2023
Larry Johnson #17 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Ty Davis #42 SG	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
Ty Davis #42 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 80
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jasen Green	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Millard North	Omaha, NE
G	1	Steven Ashworth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Lone Peak Utah State	Alpine, UT
G	2	Richard Pop Isaacs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Coronado Texas Tech	Las Vegas, NV
G	4	Sterling Knox	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
G/F	5	Jamiya Neal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Phoenix Hillcrest Prep Arizona State	Toledop, OH
G	6	Larry Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Savannah, GA
G	9	Ty Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Mountain Brook	Mountain Brook, AL
C	11	Ryan Kalkbrenner	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	GS	Trinity Catholic HS	St. Louis, MO
G	12	Shane Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
F	13	Mason Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Houston HS	Germantown, TN
G	14	Sami Osmani (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Oak Lawn Community HS	Oak Lawn, IL
F	23	Jackson McAndrew	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Wayzata	Wayzata, MN
F	32	Josh Townley-Thomas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Creighton Prep North Platte CC	Omaha, NE
C	33	Fredrick King	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	NBA Academy Latin America	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
F	41	Isaac Traudt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Grand Island Senior Virginia	Grand Island, NE

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Miller (Northern State)
Derek Kellogg (UMass)
Trey Zeigler (TCU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Purdue United Way of the Midlands Tornado Disaster Relief Fund	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* TBA	UT Rio Grande Valley	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 10, 2024* TBA	Fairleigh Dickinson	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 13, 2024* TBA	Houston Christian	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 16, 2024* TBA	Kansas City	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 22, 2024* TBA	Nebraska Rivalry	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 26, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TBS	vs. San Diego State Players Era Festival	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., Max	vs. Texas A&M Players Era Festival	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024* 8:30 p.m., TNT	vs. Oregon Players Era Festival	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
December 4, 2024* TBA	Kansas Big East–Big 12 Battle	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 7, 2024* TBA	UNLV	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 14, 2024* TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024 TBD, TBD	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2024 TBD, TBD	Villanova	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 31, 2024 TBD, TBD	St. John's	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 3, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 11, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 14, 2025 TBD, TBD	Providence	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBD	at UConn	TBD TBD
January 21, 2025 TBD, TBD	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 25, 2025 TBD, TBD	Seton Hall	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 29, 2025 TBD, TBD	Xavier	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 1, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Villanova	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Providence	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBD	Marquette	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 11, 2025 TBD, TBD	UConn	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 16, 2025 TBD, TBD	at St. John's	TBD TBD
February 23, 2025 TBD, TBD	Georgetown	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 26, 2025 TBD, TBD	DePaul	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
March 1, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
March 4, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 8, 2025 TBD, TBD	Butler	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

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