Creighton Men’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2024 · CSM Staff
Creighton Bluejays
Big East (23-9, 14-6)
Big Wins: Alabama (85-82), Connecticut (85-66)
Bad Losses: at UNLV (64-79), Butler (98-99)
Coach: Greg McDermott
Probable Starters:
Mason Miller, Sophomore, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Senior, Center, 17.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.0 bpg
Steven Ashworth, Senior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 4.2 apg
Baylor Scheierman, Senior, Guard, 18.4 ppg, 4.0 apg, 9.0 rpg
Trey Alexander, Junior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 4.8 apg, 5.7 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jasen Green, Freshman, Forward, 1.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Francisco Farabello, Senior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.5 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.8 (33rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.5 (98, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.0 (19, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (76, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.7 (6, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (53, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.5 (18, 4)
Rebound Margin: 4.6 (46, 4)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (18, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (67, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over NC State |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Baylor |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Princeton |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to San Diego State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over San Diego State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio |
| 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 | Quarterfinal loss to BYU |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Alabama |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Wagner |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Louisiana |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cincinnati |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to North Carolina |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Alabama |
| 2011 | CBI | Final win over Oregon |
| 2011 | CBI | First Round win over San Jose State |
| 2011 | CBI | Second Round win over Davidson |
| 2011 | CBI | Semifinal win over UCF |
| 2010 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Missouri State |
| 2010 | CIT | First Round win over South Dakota |
| 2010 | CIT | Second Round win over Fairfield |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round loss to Kentucky |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over Bowling Green |
| 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 3/10
