2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by third year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha and were in their final season as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in MVC play to be Missouri Valley regular season champions. They were also champions of the Missouri Valley Tournament, defeating Wichita State in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Cincinnati in the second round before losing in the third round to Duke.

2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Missouri Valley Tournament Champions
Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 22
2012–13 record28–8 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Creighton135 .722  288  .778
Wichita State126 .667  309  .769
Northern Iowa117 .611  2115  .583
Evansville108 .556  2115  .583
Indiana State99 .500  1815  .545
Illinois State810 .444  1815  .545
Bradley711 .389  1817  .514
Drake711 .389  1517  .469
Missouri State711 .389  1122  .333
Southern Illinois612 .333  1417  .452
2013 MVC Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Following the season, Creighton left the MVC to join the new Big East Conference.

Roster

2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 00 Gregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SrSt. Benedict's Guatire, Venezuela
G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoThe Colony The Colony, Texas
G 2 Taylor Stormberg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrCreighton Prep Omaha, Nebraska
F 3 Doug McDermott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrAmes Ames, Iowa
G 5 Josh Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrCentral Omaha, Nebraska
G 10 Grant Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrLinn-Mar
Gonzaga
Marion, Iowa
G 11 Andre Yates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDunbar Dayton, Ohio
G 12 Jahenns Manigat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrElite Academy Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
G 21 Isaiah Zierden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBenilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBranson Branson, Missouri
C 23 Geoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrPlano West Plano, Texas
F 24 Nevin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSpring Houston, Texas
G 30 Joe Kelling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSt. James Academy Kansas City, Kansas
C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoWaukee Waukee, Iowa
F 34 Ethan Wragge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrEden Prairie Eden Prairie, Minnesota
F 40 Alex Olsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLincoln Council Bluffs, Iowa
F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrSaint Louis University HS St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-10-11

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP #16 #15 #14 #11 #16 #16 #17 #16 #16 #13 #12 #17 #21 #16 RV RV RV #23 #22
Coaches #15 #13 #12 #11 #13 #13 #13 #12 #11 #11 #10 #12 #17 #13 #23 RV RV RV #24 #21

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2012*
7:05 pm
No. 16 Mary W 89–51 
             CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,436)
Omaha, NE
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:05 pm
No. 16 North Texas W 71–51  1–0
 21  McDermott  11  McDermott  4  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,139)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 UAB W 77–60  2–0
 18  Josh Jones  16  Echenique  6  Gibbs & Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,755)
Omaha, NE
11/18/2012*
7:05 pm
No. 15 Presbyterian
Las Vegas Invitational
W 87–58  3–0
 24  McDermott  8  Echenique  11  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,801)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 Longwood
Las Vegas Invitational
W 105–57  4–0
 17  McDermott & Echenique  7  Chatman  6  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,826)
Omaha, NE
11/23/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. Wisconsin
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
W 84–74  5–0
 30  McDermott  8  McDermott & Echenique  7  Gibbs  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
11/24/2012*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. Arizona State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 87–73  6–0
 29  McDermott  9  McDermott  7  Gibbs  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
11/28/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 11 Boise State
MWC–MVC Challenge
L 70–83  6–1
 21  McDermott  4  McDermott  5  Gibbs & Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,364)
Omaha, NE
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 11 Saint Joseph's W 80–51  7–1
 23  McDermott  6  McDermott, Echenique & Wragge  9  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390)
Omaha, NE
12/06/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 at Nebraska W 64–42  8–1
 27  McDermott  12  Echenique  10  Gibbs  Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,368)
Lincoln, NE
12/09/2012*
1:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 Akron W 77–61  9–1
 30  McDermott  7  Echenique  8  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,310)
Omaha, NE
12/15/2012*
10:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 at California W 74–64  10–1
 34  McDermott  11  Echenique  6  Manigat  Haas Pavilion (8,116)
Berkeley, CA
12/19/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 Tulsa W 71–54  11–1
 21  Dingman  8  Echenique  6  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,102)
Omaha, NE
12/29/2012
7:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 16 Evansville W 87–70  12–1 (1–0)
 29  McDermott  13  Echenique  8  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,458)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 16 at Illinois State W 79–72  13–1 (2–0)
 18  Wragge  9  McDermott  7  Gibbs  Redbird Arena (8,813)
Normal, IL
01/05/2013
2:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 16 Indiana State W 79–66  14–1 (3–0)
 25  McDermott  9  McDermott & Echenique  9  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,694)
Omaha, NE
01/08/2013
7:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 13 Drake W 91–61  15–1 (4–0)
 22  Wragge  7  McDermott  9  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,073)
Omaha, NE
01/11/2013
7:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 13 at Missouri State W 74–52  16–1 (5–0)
 39  McDermott  10  McDermott  4  Chatman  JQH Arena (7,895)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 12 Northern Iowa W 79–68  17–1 (6–0)
 31  McDermott  6  Gibbs  7  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,391)
Omaha, NE
01/19/2013
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 at Wichita State L 64–67  17–2 (6–1)
 25  McDermott  13  Echenique  8  Gibbs  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/23/2013
7:05 pm, FSN
No. 17 at Drake L 69–74  17–3 (6–2)
 19  McDermott  6  McDermott & Echenique  8  Gibbs  Knapp Center (6,162)
Des Moines, IA
01/27/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 at Southern Illinois W 81–51  18–3 (7–2)
 21  McDermott  11  Echenique  6  Gibbs, Chatman  SIU Arena (5,764)
Carbondale, IL
01/30/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Missouri State W 91–77  19–3 (8–2)
 29  McDermott  10  McDermott  10  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,811)
Omaha, NE
02/02/2013
2:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 21 Bradley W 75–58  20–3 (9–2)
 25  McDermott  7  McDermott  6  Gibbs, Manigat  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,111)
Omaha, NE
02/06/2013
6:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 at Indiana State L 57–76  20–4 (9–3)
 13  Artino  7  Echenique  6  Gibbs  Hulman Center (8,345)
Terre Haute, IN
02/09/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Illinois State L 72–75  20–5 (9–4)
 24  McDermott  13  McDermott  3  McDermott ,Gibbs, Manigat  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,494)
Omaha, NE
02/13/2013
7:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 54–61  20–6 (9–5)
 15  McDermott  12  McDermott  5  Gibbs  McLeod Center (6,970)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/16/2013
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Evansville W 71–68  21–6 (10–5)
 21  McDermott  10  McDermott  6  Gibbs  Ford Center (6,838)
Evansville, IN
02/19/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 59–45  22–6 (11–5)
 13  Gibbs, Artino  7  McDermott  5  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311)
Omaha, NE
02/23/2013*
5:00 pm, ESPN
at Saint Mary's
BracketBusters
L 66–74  22–7
 22  McDermott  5  Echenique, Gibbs  7  Gibbs  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/27/2013
7:00 pm
at Bradley W 80–62  23–7 (12–5)
 32  McDermott  11  McDermott  8  Gibbs  Carver Arena (7,730)
Peoria, IL
03/02/2013
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita State W 91–80  24–7 (13–5)
 41  McDermott  6  McDermott  8  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,613)
Omaha, NE
2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2013
12:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
vs. Drake
Quarterfinals
W 65–53  25–7
 23  McDermott  11  Echenique  8  Gibbs  Scottrade Center (14,567)
St. Louis, MO
03/09/2013
1:35 pm, MVC TV
vs. Indiana State
Semifinals
W 64–43  26–7
 25  McDermott  9  McDermott  5  Gibbs  Scottrade Center (18,262)
St. Louis, MO
03/10/2013
1:05 pm, CBS
vs. Wichita State
Championship
W 68–65  27–7
 16  Manigat  11  Echenique  7  Chatman, Gibbs  Scottrade Center (16,659)
St. Louis, MO
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013*
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 22 (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Cincinnati
Second Round
W 67–63  28–7
 27  McDermott  11  McDermott  7  Manigat  Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
03/24/2013*
8:47 pm, TBS
No. 22 (7 MW) vs. No. 6 (2 MW) Duke
Third Round
L 50–66  28–8
 21  McDermott  9  McDermott  4  Gibbs  Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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