Creighton Bluejays basketball
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| University | Creighton University | |||
| Conference | Big East | |||
| Location | Omaha, NE | |||
| Head coach | Greg McDermott (7th year) | |||
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CenturyLink Center Omaha (Capacity: 18,560) |
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| Nickname | Bluejays | |||
| Colors | Blue and White |
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1941 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1962, 1964, 1974 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1991, 1999, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1941, 1962, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1978, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013 | ||||
The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. They currently compete in the Big East Conference. The Bluejays have won a record 15 MVC regular season conference titles and a record 12 MVC Conference Tournament titles. The team has 20 appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Jays last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2017. The Bluejays' all-time record is 1,444–964.
The Bluejays play their home games at CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,560). Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance, averaging 17,048 fans per home game in 2014–15. Before joining the Big East, Creighton had been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference until June 30, 2013. The Jays participated as an independent from 1948 to 1977 before rejoining the MVC.
Arthur Schabinger took over the program after Kearney's graduation. He guided the team into its first conference, the North Central Conference, in 1923. His teams would win 4 titles in the league. In 1928, Shabinger would again guide Creighton to another conference, the Missouri Valley Conference. Creighton's winningest men's basketball coach for 75 years, Arthur A. Schabinger helped build the Creighton basketball program. Schabinger posted a 165-66 record as coach of the Bluejays from 1922 to 1935. Eleven of his 13 teams finished first or second in the league, including eight teams that won or tied for the title.
Eddie Hickey took over the program for the 1935–36 season. Hickey was reared in small-town Nebraska and graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 1926. Sawed-off at 5'5", Edward 'The Little Giant' Hickey was a dynamic chunky man who had quarterbacked Creighton university football in the Roaring 20's. He was enamored more by the game he could teach if not, obviously lacking size, play well. He was the head coach of both the football and basketball teams at Creighton Preparatory for eight years before moving to Creighton University.
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