2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by second year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha (renamed from Qwest Center Omaha in the 2011 offseason) and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The conference season ended with 14–4 record, finishing in 2nd place, behind Wichita State. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round before falling in the second round to North Carolina.

2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
Record	29–6 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (2nd year)
Assistant coaches	Darian DeVries (14th year) Steve Lutz (2nd year) Steve Merfeld (2nd year)
Home arena	CenturyLink Center Omaha
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Wichita State	16	–	2		.889			27	–	5		.844
No. 19 Creighton †	14	–	4		.778			28	–	5		.848
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Illinois State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Northern Iowa	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Drake	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Indiana State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Southern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Bradley	2	–	16		.111			7	–	25		.219
† 2012 MVC tournament winner As of March 19, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kaleb Korver	15	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Pella, IA	Graduated
Wayne Runnels	23	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Watonga, OK	Graduated
Darryl Ashford	24	G/F	6'4"	210	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Kenny Lawson Jr.	25	C	6'9"	250	Senior	Oceanside, CA	Graduated
Casey Harriman	32	F	6'5"	220	Senior	Ida Grove, IA	Graduated

2011 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Avery Dingman SF	Branson, MO	Ames	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 1, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

Roster

2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Gregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Preparatory School Rutgers Guatire, Venezuela G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr The Colony The Colony, TX G 2 Taylor Stormberg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Creighton Prep Omaha, NE F 3 Doug McDermott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Ames Ames, IA F 4 Alex Olson  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln Council Bluffs, IA G 5 Josh Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Central Omaha, NE G 10 Grant Gibbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Linn-Mar High School Gonzaga Marion, IA G/F 11 Derek Sebastian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Thompson Valley Loveland, CO G/F 12 Jahenns Manigat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Regional Elite Development Academy Ottawa, Ontario G 13 Ross Ferrarini (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westside Omaha, NE F 20 Matthew Dorwart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sidney Sidney, NE G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Branson Branson, MO C 23 Geoffrey Groselle  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Plano West Plano, TX G/F 24 Nevin Johnson  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Spring Houston, TX G 30 Antoine Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bellevue West Bellevue, NE C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Waukee Waukee, IA F 34 Ethan Wragge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO	Head coach Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa) Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran) Steve Merfeld (UW–La Crosse) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 6/1/2021

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

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 [1]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	25	23	21	RV	23	19	15	13	17	RV	RV	25	19	19
Coaches [2]	RV	RV	RV	25	22	17	24	21	19	24	21	18	14	12	15	RV	RV	24	22	20

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2011* 2:00 pm		Rockhurst	W 81–42	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha (13,533) Omaha, NE
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T Dale Howard Classic	W 97–65	1–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,228) Omaha, NE
11/13/2011* 2:00 pm		Chicago State Dale Howard Classic	W 95–61	2–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (13,908) Omaha, NE
11/16/2011* 7:00 pm		at UAB	W 70–60	3–0	Bartow Arena (4,417) Birmingham, AL
11/20/2011* 3:00 pm, BTN		vs. Iowa Dale Howard Classic	W 82–59	4–0	Wells Fargo Arena (12,746) Des Moines, IA
11/25/2011* 7:00 pm		Campbell Dale Howard Classic	W 104–81	5–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,683) Omaha, NE
11/30/2011* 9:30 pm, The Mtn.		at San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge	W 85–83	6–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/04/2011* 4:00 pm, KMTV		Nebraska	W 76–66	7–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,561) Omaha, NE
12/10/2011* 11:00 am, KMTV	No. 19	at Saint Joseph's	L 71–80	7–1	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2011* 7:00 pm	No. 25	Houston Baptist	W 97–62	8–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,513) Omaha, NE
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm	No. 23	at Tulsa	W 83–64	9–1	Reynolds Center (4,228) Tulsa, OK
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm	No. 23	Northwestern	W 87–79	10–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,676) Omaha, NE
12/28/2011 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 21	Missouri State	L 65–77	10–2 (0–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,665) Omaha, NE
12/31/2011 5:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	at Wichita State	W 68–61	11–2 (1–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,317) Wichita, KS
01/03/2012 7:00 pm, KMTV		Drake	W 76–59	12–2 (2–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,390) Omaha, NE
01/07/2012 7:00 pm, KMTV		at Bradley	W 92–83	13–2 (3–1)	Peoria Civic Center (8,610) Peoria, IL
01/10/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 23	Northern Iowa	W 63–60	14–2 (4–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,627) Omaha, NE
01/13/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 23	at Illinois State	W 87–78	15–2 (5–1)	Redbird Arena (8,771) Normal, IL
01/15/2012 7:05 pm	No. 23	at Missouri State	W 66–65	16–2 (6–1)	JQH Arena (9,124) Springfield, MO
01/18/2012 6:00 pm, NET	No. 18	Southern Illinois	W 90–71	17–2 (7–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,794) Omaha, NE
01/21/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 18	Indiana State	W 75–49	18–2 (8–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,411) Omaha, NE
01/25/2012 7:00 pm, KMTV	No. 15	at Drake	W 77–69	19–2 (9–1)	Knapp Center (6,110) Des Moines, IA
01/28/2012 7:00 pm, KMTV	No. 15	Bradley	W 73–59	20–2 (10–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,436) Omaha, NE
02/01/2012 7:00 pm, NET	No. 13	Illinois State	W 102–74	21–2 (11–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311) Omaha, NE
02/04/2012 4:00 pm, FSN	No. 13	at Northern Iowa	L 62–65	21–3 (11–2)	McLeod Center (6,910) Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2012 7:00 pm	No. 17	at Evansville	L 57–65	21–4 (11–3)	Ford Center (5,128) Evansville, IN
02/11/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	Wichita State	L 68–89	21–5 (11–4)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,772) Omaha, NE
02/14/2012 7:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	W 88–69	22–5 (12–4)	SIU Arena (3,408) Carbondale, IL
02/18/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Long Beach State Sears BracketBusters	W 81–79	23–5	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,503) Omaha, NE
02/21/2012 7:00 pm, FSN		Evansville	W 93–92 OT	24–5 (13–4)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,447) Omaha, NE
02/25/2012 3:00 pm, ESPN2		Indiana State	W 61–60	25–5 (14–4)	Hulman Center (7,911) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference Basketball tournament
03/02/2012 6:00 pm, MVCTV	No. 25	vs. Drake Quarterfinals	W 68–61	26–5	Scottrade Center (14,412) St. Louis, MO
03/03/2012 4:30 pm, MVCTV	No. 25	vs. Evansville Semifinals	W 99–71	27–5	Scottrade Center (16,271) St. Louis, MO
03/04/2012 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 25	vs. Illinois State Championship Game	W 83–79 OT	28–5	Scottrade Center (12,380) St.Louis, MO
2012 NCAA tournament
03/16/2012* 1:40 pm, TBS	No. 19 (8)	vs. No. (9) Alabama Second Round	W 58–57	29–5	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (15,880) Greensboro, North Carolina
03/18/2012* 4:30 pm, CBS	No. 19 (8)	vs. No. 4 (1) North Carolina Third Round	L 73–87	29–6	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (18,722) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.