1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

1974 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
1973–74 record	23–7
Head coach	Eddie Sutton
Assistant coach	Tom Apke
Assistant coach	Tom Brosnihan
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
10	James Pietro	Guard	5-10	167	Senior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20	Brian Long	Guard	5-10	155	Sophomore	New York, New York
21	Charles Butler	Forward	6-4	180	Junior	Indianola, Mississippi
22	Jerry Massie	Guard	6–2	175	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana
24	Cornell Smith	Forward	6-5	185	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
25	Tom Anderson	Forward	6-4	186	Junior	Arlington, Nebraska
31	Richie Smith	Guard	6-1	180	Senior	Campbell, Minnesota
41	Doug Brookins	Center	6-8	236	Junior	New Paris, Indiana
42	Wayne Groves	Center	6-7	204	Junior	East Orange, New Jersey
43	Ted Wuebben	Forward	6-6	195	Senior	Dayton, Ohio
44	Gene Harmon	Forward	6-6	224	Senior	Schuyler, Nebraska
52	Ralph Bobik	Forward	6-7	200	Senior	Lake Arrowhead, California
53	Daryl Heeke	Forward	6-7	215	Sophomore	Spearville, Kansas
54	Mike Heck	Center	7-0	200	Sophomore	Papillion, Nebraska

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
AP												#17	#15	#16	#19	#19
Coaches											#18	#18	#16	#16	#18	#17		#17

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/30/1973		Regis	W 93-38	1–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
12/04/1973		South Dakota State	W 95-68	2–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
12/07/1973		Air Force	W 55-42	3–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
12/08/1973		Oklahoma	L 70-73	3-1	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
12/15/1973		St. Francis	L 58-73	3-2	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
12/17/1973		BYU	W 99-86	4-2	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
12/19/1973		at Augustana	W 68-49	5-2	(-)
12/22/1973		at Colorado	L 68-73	5-3	Balch Fieldhouse (-)
12/29/1973		Drake	W 75-53	6-3	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
01/03/1974		San Diego State	W 79-61	7-3	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
01/05/1974		at Butler	W 75-58	8-3	Hinkle Fieldhouse (-)
01/07/1974		at Southern Illinois	W 75-60	9-3	(-)
01/12/1974		Dayton	W 69-62	10-3	(-)
1/17/1974		at Wichita State	W 65-63	11-3	The Roundhouse (-)
1/19/1974		at Arizona State	L 64-77	11–4	Sun Devil Gym (-)
1/22/1974		Bradley	W 79-53	12–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
1/24/1974		at St. Louis	W 60-54	13–4	Kiel Auditorium (-)
1/26/1974		Southern Illinois	W 67-64	14-4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
1/29/1974		St. Cloud State	W 82-54	15-4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
2/02/1974		Duquesne	W 67-61	16-4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
2/04/1974		St. Thomas	W 81-47	17–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
2/09/1974		at #6 Marquette	W 75-69	18–4	Milwaukee Arena (-)
2/11/1974		St. John's	W 81-43	19–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
2/19/1974	#15	at UC Irvine	W 83-52	20-4	(-)
2/22/1974	#15	at Hawaii	W 63-59	21-4	(-)
2/23/1974	#15	at Hawaii	L 60-61	21-5	(-)
3/04/1974	#16	#14 South Carolina	L 69-78	21-6	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
1974 NCAA Tournament
03/09/1974	#19	vs. Texas (Midwest Region Quarterfinals)	W 77-61	22-6	(-)
03/14/1974	#19	vs. #14 Kansas (Midwest Region Semifinals)	L 54-55	22-7	(-)
03/16/1964	#19	vs. #16 Louisville (Midwest Region Third Place Game)	W 80-71	23-7	(-)

References

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

Venues	University Gym (1916–1960) Omaha Civic Auditorium (1960–2003) Qwest Center/CenturyLink Center Omaha (2003–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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