Creighton Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
Creighton Bluejays
Big East (20-8, 14-6)
Big Wins: 12/20 at Connecticut (76-74), 1/27 at Seton Hall (85-81), 2/13 Villanova (86-70)
Bad Losses: 12/14 Marquette (84-89), 1/16 at Butler (66-70), 1/20 Providence (70-74)
Coach: Greg McDermott
Probable Starters:
Denzel Mahoney, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 4.2 rpg
Mitch Ballock, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.5 apg
Marcus Zegarowski, Junior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 4.3 apg
Damien Jefferson, Senior, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.4 apg
Christian Bishop, Junior, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Key Role Players:
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Freshman, Center, 6.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Antwann Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 1.4 apg
Alex O’Connell, Senior, Guard, 3.8 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.4 (40th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (138, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.2 (26, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (46, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.8 (17, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (47, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.1 (313, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (205, 9)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (30, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.0 (29, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Loyola-Chicago |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round win over Memphis |
| 2019 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to TCU |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Kansas State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Rhode Island |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Alabama |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Wagner |
| 2016 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to BYU |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Louisiana |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cincinnati |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Alabama |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to North Carolina |
| 2011 | CBI | First Round win over San Jose State |
| 2011 | CBI | Second Round win over Davidson |
| 2011 | CBI | Semifinal win over UCF |
| 2011 | CBI | Final win over Oregon |
| 2010 | CIT | First Round win over South Dakota |
| 2010 | CIT | Second Round win over Fairfield |
| 2010 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Missouri State |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over Bowling Green |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round loss to Kentucky |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round win over Rhode Island |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Florida |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Nevada |
*all team stats through 3/7
