2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by second year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha (renamed from Qwest Center Omaha in the 2011 offseason) and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The conference season ended with 14–4 record, finishing in 2nd place, behind Wichita State. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round before falling in the second round to North Carolina.

2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record29–6 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
Seasons
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Wichita State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 19 Creighton 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Evansville 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois State 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Drake 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Indiana State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Bradley 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2012 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kaleb Korver 15 G 6'5" 195 Senior Pella, IA Graduated
Wayne Runnels 23 F 6'6" 215 Senior Watonga, OK Graduated
Darryl Ashford 24 G/F 6'4" 210 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Kenny Lawson Jr. 25 C 6'9" 250 Senior Oceanside, CA Graduated
Casey Harriman 32 F 6'5" 220 Senior Ida Grove, IA Graduated

2011 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Avery Dingman
SF
Branson, MO Ames 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 1, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 
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:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

Roster

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2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Gregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Preparatory School
Rutgers
Guatire, Venezuela
G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr The Colony The Colony, TX
G 2 Taylor Stormberg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Creighton Prep Omaha, NE
F 3 Doug McDermott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ames Ames, IA
F 4 Alex Olson   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Josh Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Central Omaha, NE
G 10 Grant Gibbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Linn-Mar High School
Gonzaga
Marion, IA
G/F 11 Derek Sebastian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Thompson Valley Loveland, CO
G/F 12 Jahenns Manigat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Regional Elite Development Academy Ottawa, Ontario
G 13 Ross Ferrarini (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westside Omaha, NE
F 20 Matthew Dorwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sidney Sidney, NE
G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Branson Branson, MO
C 23 Geoffrey Groselle   7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Plano West Plano, TX
G/F 24 Nevin Johnson   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Spring Houston, TX
G 30 Antoine Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bellevue West Bellevue, NE
C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Waukee Waukee, IA
F 34 Ethan Wragge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 6/1/2021

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP [1] RV RV RV RV RV 19 25 23 21 RV 23 19 15 13 17 RV RV 25 19 19
Coaches [2] RV RV RV 25 22 17 24 21 19 24 21 18 14 12 15 RV RV 24 22 20

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2011*
2:00 pm
Rockhurst W 81–42 
CenturyLink Center Omaha (13,533)
Omaha, NE
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
Dale Howard Classic
W 97–65  1–0
CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,228)
Omaha, NE
11/13/2011*
2:00 pm
Chicago State
Dale Howard Classic
W 95–61  2–0
CenturyLink Center Omaha (13,908)
Omaha, NE
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm
at UAB W 70–60  3–0
Bartow Arena (4,417)
Birmingham, AL
11/20/2011*
3:00 pm, BTN
vs. Iowa
Dale Howard Classic
W 82–59  4–0
Wells Fargo Arena (12,746)
Des Moines, IA
11/25/2011*
7:00 pm
Campbell
Dale Howard Classic
W 104–81  5–0
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,683)
Omaha, NE
11/30/2011*
9:30 pm, The Mtn.
at San Diego State
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 85–83  6–0
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/04/2011*
4:00 pm, KMTV
Nebraska W 76–66  7–0
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,561)
Omaha, NE
12/10/2011*
11:00 am, KMTV
No. 19 at Saint Joseph's L 71–80  7–1
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Houston Baptist W 97–62  8–1
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,513)
Omaha, NE
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 23 at Tulsa W 83–64  9–1
Reynolds Center (4,228)
Tulsa, OK
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Northwestern W 87–79  10–1
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,676)
Omaha, NE
12/28/2011
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Missouri State L 65–77  10–2
(0–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,665)
Omaha, NE
12/31/2011
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 at Wichita State W 68–61  11–2
(1–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,317)
Wichita, KS
01/03/2012
7:00 pm, KMTV
Drake W 76–59  12–2
(2–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,390)
Omaha, NE
01/07/2012
7:00 pm, KMTV
at Bradley W 92–83  13–2
(3–1)
Peoria Civic Center (8,610)
Peoria, IL
01/10/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 Northern Iowa W 63–60  14–2
(4–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,627)
Omaha, NE
01/13/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 at Illinois State W 87–78  15–2
(5–1)
Redbird Arena (8,771)
Normal, IL
01/15/2012
7:05 pm
No. 23 at Missouri State W 66–65  16–2
(6–1)
JQH Arena (9,124)
Springfield, MO
01/18/2012
6:00 pm, NET
No. 18 Southern Illinois W 90–71  17–2
(7–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,794)
Omaha, NE
01/21/2012
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Indiana State W 75–49  18–2
(8–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,411)
Omaha, NE
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, KMTV
No. 15 at Drake W 77–69  19–2
(9–1)
Knapp Center (6,110)
Des Moines, IA
01/28/2012
7:00 pm, KMTV
No. 15 Bradley W 73–59  20–2
(10–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,436)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2012
7:00 pm, NET
No. 13 Illinois State W 102–74  21–2
(11–1)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311)
Omaha, NE
02/04/2012
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 13 at Northern Iowa L 62–65  21–3
(11–2)
McLeod Center (6,910)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2012
7:00 pm
No. 17 at Evansville L 57–65  21–4
(11–3)
Ford Center (5,128)
Evansville, IN
02/11/2012
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Wichita State L 68–89  21–5
(11–4)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,772)
Omaha, NE
02/14/2012
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 88–69  22–5
(12–4)
SIU Arena (3,408)
Carbondale, IL
02/18/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Long Beach State
Sears BracketBusters
W 81–79  23–5
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,503)
Omaha, NE
02/21/2012
7:00 pm, FSN
Evansville W 93–92 OT 24–5
(13–4)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,447)
Omaha, NE
02/25/2012
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana State W 61–60  25–5
(14–4)
Hulman Center (7,911)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference Basketball tournament
03/02/2012
6:00 pm, MVCTV
No. 25 vs. Drake
Quarterfinals
W 68–61  26–5
Scottrade Center (14,412)
St. Louis, MO
03/03/2012
4:30 pm, MVCTV
No. 25 vs. Evansville
Semifinals
W 99–71  27–5
Scottrade Center (16,271)
St. Louis, MO
03/04/2012
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 25 vs. Illinois State
Championship Game
W 83–79 OT 28–5
Scottrade Center (12,380)
St.Louis, MO
2012 NCAA tournament
03/16/2012*
1:40 pm, TBS
No. 19 (8) vs. No. (9) Alabama
Second Round
W 58–57  29–5
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (15,880)
Greensboro, North Carolina
03/18/2012*
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 19 (8) vs. No. 4 (1) North Carolina
Third Round
L 73–87  29–6
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (18,722)
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Creighton (NE) 2012 AP Men's Basketball Rankings". College Poll Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2021.