Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

Creighton Bluejays
2024–25 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
UniversityCreighton University
All-time record1,534–996 (.606)
Head coachGreg McDermott (15th season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationOmaha, Nebraska
ArenaCHI Health Center Omaha
(capacity: 18,560)
NicknameJays
ColorsBlue, white, and navy blue[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1941, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1962, 1964, 1974, 2021, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
1941, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1941, 1962, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013
Conference regular season champions
1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1978, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2020

The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University of the NCAA Division I college basketball. It competes in the Big East Conference, which it joined following the Big East conference realignment in 2013. The Bluejays play their home games at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance, averaging 17,048 fans per home game in 2014–15.[2]

Before joining the Big East, Creighton was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1976 through 2013. The Jays were also members of the MVC from 1928 to 1948 and participated as an independent from 1948 to 1977 before rejoining the MVC. The Bluejays have won a record 15 MVC regular season conference titles and a record 12 MVC tournament titles.[3]

The team has 23 appearances in the NCAA tournament. The Jays last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2024, and have won at least one NCAA tournament game each of the last four seasons.

Creighton reached the second weekend of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time in 2021, before losing to eventual runner-up Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen. In 2023, they reached their second Elite Eight Regional Final in program history before losing to eventual runner-up San Diego State.

  1. ^ "Colors" (PDF). Creighton University Athletics Bluejay Logo Usage Guidelines. June 9, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE UP SLIGHTLY IN 2014–15" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MVC Sports was invoked but never defined (see the help page).