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2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
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Paradise Jam champions
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 23
2016–17 record 22–6 (9–6 Big East)
Head coach Greg McDermott (7th year)
Assistant coach Darian DeVries (19th year)
Assistant coach Steve Lutz (7th year)
Assistant coach Preston Murphy (2nd year)
Home arena CenturyLink Center Omaha
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova 13 3   .813     26 3   .897
No. 22 Butler 11 5   .688     22 6   .786
No. 23 Creighton 9 6   .600     22 6   .786
Xavier 8 7   .533     18 10   .643
Marquette 8 7   .533     17 10   .630
Providence 7 8   .467     17 11   .607
Seton Hall 7 8   .467     17 10   .630
St. John's 6 9   .400     12 16   .429
Georgetown 5 10   .333     14 14   .500
DePaul 2 13   .133     9 19   .321
2017 Big East Tournament winner
As of February 25, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott, play their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and are members of the Big East Conference.

The Bluejays finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place in conference. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Alabama in the first round, Wagner in the second round, and lost to BYU in the quarterfinals.

Prior to the season, Creighton was picked to finish third in a poll of Big East coaches. Maurice Watson Jr. was selected to the preseason All-Big East first team. Marcus Foster received an Honorable Mention.

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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings


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