2020–21 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big East Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2020–21 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 19
2020–21 record	14–5 (10–4 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Terrence Rencher (1st season); Alan Huss (3rd season); Paul Lusk (2nd season);
Home arena	CHI Health Center Omaha

The 2020-21 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays are led by 11th-year head coach Greg McDermott and play their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2019–20 season 24–7, 13–5 in Big East play to finish tied for first place. As the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament, they were slated to play St. John's in the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Davion Mintz	1	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduate transferred to Kentucky[2]
Ty-Shon Alexander	5	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Declared for the 2020 NBA draft[3]
Jordan Scurry	12	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Chestnut Hill, MA	Graduated
Jalen Windham	21	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Ball State[2]
Kelvin Jones	43	C	6'11"	230	Senior	Chihuahua, Mexico	Graduated

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rati Andronikashvili SG	Tbilisi, Georgia	35 Sajaro Skoka	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 7, 2020
Rati Andronikashvili SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Ryan Kalkbrenner C	Saint Louis, MO	Trinity Catholic High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 23, 2019
Ryan Kalkbrenner C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Modestas Kancleris PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Varpas Gimnazija	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 11, 2020
Modestas Kancleris PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Sami Osmani SG	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn Community High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 9, 2020
Sami Osmani SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Andrew Merfeld PG	Omaha, NE	V.J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 30, 2020
Andrew Merfeld PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Devin Davis PG	Chicago, IL	George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 20, 2020
Devin Davis PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alex O'Connell	5	G	6'6"	186	Junior	Roswell, GA	Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, O'Connell will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

2020–21 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Antwann Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Oak Ridge HS Memphis	Orlando, FL
G	4	Shereef Mitchell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Omaha, NE
G	5	Alex O'Connell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Milton HS Duke	Roswell, GA
G	10	Jett Canfield	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS So	Hayden HS	Topeka, KS
G	11	Marcus Zegarowski	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tilton School	Hamilton, MA
G	12	Andrew Merfeld (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic HS	Omaha, NE
F	13	Christian Bishop	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	West	Lee's Summit, MO
G	14	Sami Osmani (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Oak Lawn Community HS	Oak Lawn, IL
F	20	Nic Zeil	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Park Hill HS	Kansas City, MO
G	22	Devin Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	George Westinghouse College Prep	Chicago, IL
G/F	23	Damien Jefferson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Central HS New Mexico	East Chicago, IN
G	24	Mitch Ballock	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Eudora HS	Eudora, KS
C	32	Ryan Kalkbrenner	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Trinity Catholic HS	St. Louis, MO
G	34	Denzel Mahoney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Hagerty Southeast Missouri State	Oviedo, FL
C	41	Jacob Epperson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere (IN)	Melbourne, Australia
G	44	Rati Andronikashvili	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	35 Sajaro Skoka	Tbilisi, Georgia
F	55	Modestas Kancleris	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Varpas Gimnazija	Kaunas, Lithuania

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 29, 2020* 3:30 p.m., FS1	No. 11	North Dakota State	W 69–58	1–0	16 – Bishop	7 – Ballock	6 – Zegarowski	CHI Health Center Omaha (252) Omaha, NE
December 1, 2020* 4:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	Omaha	W 94–67	2–0	18 – Bishop	8 – Bishop	11 – Zegarowski	CHI Health Center Omaha (251) Omaha, NE
December 4, 2020* 4:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	Kennesaw State	W 93–58	3–0	14 – Tied	7 – Jones	4 – Zegarowski	CHI Health Center Omaha (201) Omaha, NE
December 8, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at No. 5 Kansas Big East/Big 12 Battle	L 72–73	3–1	19 – Mahoney	9 – Bishop	5 – Ballock	Allen Fieldhouse (2,500) Lawrence, KS
December 11, 2020* 6:00 p.m., BTN	No. 8	Nebraska Rivalry	W 98–74	4–1	22 – Zegarowski	8 – Kalkbrenner	5 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (254) Omaha, NE
December 14, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	Marquette	L 84–89	4–2 (0–1)	26 – Ballock	6 – Tied	5 – Zegarowski	CHI Health Center Omaha (255) Omaha, NE
December 17, 2020 4:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	at St. John's	W 94–76	5–2 (1–1)	20 – Zegarowski	10 – Tied	8 – Jefferson	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 20, 2020 11:00 a.m., FS1	No. 9	at UConn	W 76–74 ^OT	6–2 (2–1)	19 – Bishop	13 – Mahoney	4 – Jefferson	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 13	No. 22 Xavier	W 66–61	7–2 (3–1)	13 – Tied	7 – Bishop	2 – 4 Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,673) Omaha, NE
January 2, 2021 11:00 a.m., FOX	No. 11	at Providence	W 67–65	8–2 (4–1)	20 – Zegarowski	8 – Jefferson	4 – Zegarowski	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 6, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1	No. 7	Seton Hall	W 89–53	9–2 (5–1)	19 – Jefferson	7 – Kalkbrenner	4 – Zegarowski	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,689) Omaha, NE
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 7	St. John's	W 97–79	10–2 (6–1)	24 – Mahoney	6 – Tied	5 – Jefferson	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,777) Omaha, NE
January 16, 2021 1:00 p.m., FOX	No. 8	at Butler	L 66–70 ^OT	10–3 (6–2)	29 – Mahoney	7 – Tied	4 – Mitchell	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,693) Indianapolis, IN
January 20, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 11	Providence	L 70–74	10–4 (6–3)	26 – Jefferson	5 – Kalkbrenner	3 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,731) Omaha, NE
January 23, 2021 1:30 p.m., FOX	No. 11	No. 23 UConn	W 74–66	11–4 (7–3)	20 – Mahoney	5 – Jefferson	3 – Ballock	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,839) Omaha, NE
January 27, 2021 6:00 PM, FS1	No. 17	at Seton Hall	W 85–81	12–4 (8–3)	29 – Ballock	7 – Mahoney	4 – Ballock	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 30, 2021 7:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 17	at DePaul	W 69–62	13–4 (9–3)	19 – Zegarowski	6 – Tied	5 – Zegarowski	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 3, 2021 9:00 PM, FS1	No. 15	Georgetown	L 79–86	13–5 (9–4)	22 – Mahoney	10 – Bishop	6 – Zegarowski	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,845) Omaha, NE
February 6, 2021 5:00 PM, FS1	No. 15	at Marquette	W 71–68	14–5 (10–4)	14 – Bishop	8 – Tied	6 – Jefferson	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 9, 2021 9:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 19	at Georgetown						McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC
February 13, 2021 5:00 PM, FOX/FS1	No. 19	No. 5 Villanova						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 24, 2021 CBSSN		DePaul						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 27, 2021 FOX/FS1		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
March 3, 2021 FS1		at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
March 6, 2021 FOX/FS1		Butler						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	11	9	8	9	13	11	7	8	11	17	15	19
Coaches	11	11^	7	9	13	10	5	6	11

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

Litman, Laken (March 12, 2020). "Inside the Chaotic Decision to Cancel the Big East Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
Nyatawa, Jon (April 10, 2020). "Former Creighton guard Davion Mintz transfers to Kentucky; Jalen Windham to Ball State". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
Dauster, Rob (April 10, 2020). "Creighton's Ty-Shon Alexander declares for NBA draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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[1] Litman, Laken (March 12, 2020). "Inside the Chaotic Decision to Cancel the Big East Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[nyatawa-2] Nyatawa, Jon (April 10, 2020). "Former Creighton guard Davion Mintz transfers to Kentucky; Jalen Windham to Ball State". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

[3] Dauster, Rob (April 10, 2020). "Creighton's Ty-Shon Alexander declares for NBA draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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