2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Missouri Valley Tournament Champions
Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 7 Seed, Third Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 21
2012–13 record 28–8 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach Greg McDermott (3rd year)
Assistant coach Darian DeVries (15th year)
Assistant coach Steve Lutz (3rd year)
Assistant coach Steve Merfeld (3rd year)
Home arena CenturyLink Center Omaha
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Creighton † 13 – 5   .722     28 – 8   .778
Wichita State 12 – 6   .667     30 – 9   .769
Northern Iowa 11 – 7   .611     21 – 15   .583
Evansville 10 – 8   .556     21 – 15   .583
Indiana State 9 – 9   .500     18 – 15   .545
Illinois State 8 – 10   .444     18 – 15   .545
Bradley 7 – 11   .389     18 – 17   .514
Drake 7 – 11   .389     15 – 17   .469
Missouri State 7 – 11   .389     11 – 22   .333
Southern Illinois 6 – 12   .333     14 – 17   .452
† 2013 MVC Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Roster

2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Echenique, GregoryGregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr St. Benedict's Guatire, Venezuela
G 1 Chatman, AustinAustin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Colony The Colony, Texas
G 2 Stormberg, TaylorTaylor Stormberg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Creighton Prep Omaha, Nebraska
F 3 McDermott, DougDoug McDermott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ames Ames, Iowa
G 5 Jones, JoshJosh Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Omaha, Nebraska
G 10 Gibbs, GrantGrant Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Linn-Mar
Gonzaga
Marion, Iowa
G 11 Yates, AndreAndre Yates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dunbar Dayton, Ohio
G 12 Manigat, JahennsJahenns Manigat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Elite Academy Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
G 21 Zierden, IsaiahIsaiah Zierden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G 22 Dingman, AveryAvery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Branson Branson, Missouri
C 23 Groselle, GeoffreyGeoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Plano West Plano, Texas
F 24 Johnson, NevinNevin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Spring Houston, Texas
G 30 Kelling, JoeJoe Kelling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. James Academy Kansas City, Kansas
C 31 Artino, WillWill Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Waukee Waukee, Iowa
F 34 Wragge, EthanEthan Wragge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, Minnesota
F 40 Olsen, AlexAlex Olsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lincoln Council Bluffs, Iowa
F 50 Oginni, MogboluwagaMogboluwaga Oginni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Saint Louis University HS St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa)
  • Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran)
  • Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-10-11

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: β–ˆβ–ˆ Improvement in ranking. β–ˆβ–ˆ 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 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
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 
 β€” β€“ β€”  β€” β€“ β€”  β€” β€“ β€”  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 β€“ McDermott  11 β€“ McDermott  4 β€“ Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,139)
Omaha, NE

11/14/2012*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
No. 15 UAB W 77–60  2–0
 18 β€“ Josh Jones  16 β€“ Echenique  6 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  8 β€“ Echenique  11 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott & Echenique  7 β€“ Chatman  6 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  8 β€“ McDermott & Echenique  7 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  9 β€“ McDermott  7 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  4 β€“ McDermott  5 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  6 β€“ McDermott, Echenique & Wragge  9 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  12 β€“ Echenique  10 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  7 β€“ Echenique  8 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  11 β€“ Echenique  6 β€“ Manigat  Haas Pavilion (8,116)
Berkeley, CA

12/19/2012*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
No. 17 Tulsa W 71–54  11–1
 21 β€“ Dingman  8 β€“ Echenique  6 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  13 β€“ Echenique  8 β€“ 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 β€“ Wragge  9 β€“ McDermott  7 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  9 β€“ McDermott & Echenique  9 β€“ 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 β€“ Wragge  7 β€“ McDermott  9 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  10 β€“ McDermott  4 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  6 β€“ Gibbs  7 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  13 β€“ Echenique  8 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  6 β€“ McDermott & Echenique  8 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  11 β€“ Echenique  6 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  10 β€“ McDermott  10 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  7 β€“ McDermott  6 β€“ 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 β€“ Artino  7 β€“ Echenique  6 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  13 β€“ McDermott  3 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  12 β€“ McDermott  5 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  10 β€“ McDermott  6 β€“ Gibbs  Ford Center (6,838)
Evansville, IN

02/19/2013
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 59–45  22–6 (11–5)
 13 β€“ Gibbs, Artino  7 β€“ McDermott  5 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  5 β€“ Echenique, Gibbs  7 β€“ Gibbs  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA

02/27/2013
7:00 PM
at Bradley W 80–62  23–7 (12–5)
 32 β€“ McDermott  11 β€“ McDermott  8 β€“ Gibbs  Carver Arena (7,730)
Peoria, IL

03/02/2013
1:00 PM, ESPN2
Wichita State W 91–80  24–7 (13–5)
 41 β€“ McDermott  6 β€“ McDermott  8 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  11 β€“ Echenique  8 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  9 β€“ McDermott  5 β€“ 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 β€“ Manigat  11 β€“ Echenique  7 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  11 β€“ McDermott  7 β€“ 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 β€“ McDermott  9 β€“ McDermott  4 β€“ 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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