Creighton Bluejays women's basketball

The Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represents Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big East after moving from the Missouri Valley Conference following the 2012–13 season. The Bluejays had competed in the Missouri Valley since the 1992–1993 season.^[2] The women’s basketball team began competing as an independent in 1973–1974 under coach Eddye McClure, which was their first winning season with an 11–6 record.^[2] The Bluejays are currently coached by Jim Flanery.

Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
2024–25 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team
University	Creighton University
Head coach	Jim Flanery (23rd season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Arena	D. J. Sokol Arena (capacity: 2,950)
Nickname	Bluejays
Colors	Blue, white, and navy blue[1]
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2022
Other NCAA tournament results Sweet Sixteen 2022 Appearances 1992, 1994, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions Western Athletic Conference 1992 Missouri Valley Conference 2002, 2012
Conference regular-season champions Western Athletic Conference 1991, 1992 Missouri Valley Conference 2002, 2003, 2013 Big East Conference 2017

NCAA tournament results

The Bluejays have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 9–11.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Long Beach State #2 Stephen F. Austin	W 79–66 L 74–75
1994	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Bowling Green #2 Texas Tech	W 84–73 L 65–75
2002	#12	First Round	#5 Florida International	L 58–73
2012	#14	First Round	#3 St. John's	L 67–69
2013	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Syracuse #2 Tennessee	W 61–56 L 52–68
2017	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Toledo #2 Oregon State	W 76–49 L 52–64
2018	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Iowa #3 UCLA	W 76–70 L 86–64
2022	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#7 Colorado #2 Iowa #3 Iowa State #1 South Carolina	W 84–74 W 64–62 W 76–68 L 50–80
2023	#6	First Round	#11 Mississippi State	L 66–81
2024	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 UNLV #2 UCLA	W 87–73 L 63–67
2025	#9	First Round	#8 Illinois	L 57–66

WNIT and NWIT results

The Bluejays have appeared in eight Women's National Invitation Tournaments, and also appeared once in the WNIT's predecessor, the National Women's Invitational Tournament. Their combined record is 14–9. The Bluejays won the WNIT Championship in 2004.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1987	First Round Semifinals Third Place Game	Stephen F. Austin California Providence	W 76–68 L 82–86 W 91–89
1999	First Round	Kansas State	L 60–71
2003	First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals	Maine Siena Iowa Auburn	W 74–67 W 96–86 W 70–64 L 62–73
2004	First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals Championship	Colorado State Washington Oregon State Richmond UNLV	W 79–68 W 74–69 W 74–64 W 81–72 W 73–52
2005	First Round	Iowa	L 52–67
2008	First Round Second Round	South Dakota State Marquette	W 76–69 L 69–75 (OT)
2009	First Round Second Round	UC Riverside Kansas	W 64–51 L 64–79
2010	First Round Second Round	Stephen F. Austin Kansas	W 76–65 L 68–71
2011	First Round	Northwestern	L 63–89
2014	First Round Second Round	Missouri South Dakota State	W 77–51 L 51–62

Yearly records

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Eddye McClure (Independent) (1973–1976)
1973–74	Eddye McClure	11–6
1974–75	Eddye McClure	5–8
1975–76	Eddye McClure	10–8
Eddye McClure:		26–22 (.542)
Gaye Kinnett (Independent) (1976–1979)
1976–77	Gaye Kinnett	10–10
1977–78	Gaye Kinnett	12–8
1978–79	Gaye Kinnett	11–9
Gaye Kinnett:		33–27 (.550)
Howard Faber (Independent) (1979–1980)
1979–80	Howard Faber	11–10
Howard Faber:		11–10 (.524)
Bruce Rasmussen (Independent) (1980–1992)
1980–81	Bruce Rasmussen	10–22
1981–82	Bruce Rasmussen	6–21
1982–83	Bruce Rasmussen	17–11
1983–84	Bruce Rasmussen	18–10
1984–85	Bruce Rasmussen	21–6
1985–86	Russ Sarfaty	20–8
1986–87	Bruce Rasmussen	23–7			NWIT 3rd Place
1987–88	Bruce Rasmussen	15–13
1988–89	Bruce Rasmussen	6–21	2–8 (HCAC)	6th
1989–90	Bruce Rasmussen	10–17	2–8 (HCAC)	T-5th
Bruce Rasmussen (Western Athletic Conference) (1990–1992)
1990–91	Bruce Rasmussen	22–7	11–1 (WAC)	1st
1991–92	Bruce Rasmussen	28–4	13–1 (WAC)	1st	NCAA Round of 32
Bruce Rasmussen:		196–147 (.571)	4–16 (.200) HCAC 24–2 (.923) WAC
Western Athletic Conference:			24–2 (.923)
Connie Yori (Missouri Valley Conference) (1992–2002)
1992–93	Connie Yori	20–8	12–4	T-2nd
1993–94	Connie Yori	24–7	14–2	2nd	NCAA Round of 32
1994–95	Connie Yori	18–9	12–6	4th
1995–96	Connie Yori	15–13	10–8	T-4th
1996–97	Connie Yori	8–19	7–11	8th
1997–98	Connie Yori	16–12	11–7	3rd
1998–99	Connie Yori	16–14	9–9	7th	WNIT 1st Round
1999-00	Connie Yori	12–15	7–11	6th
2000-01	Connie Yori	17–11	11–7	4th
2001-02	Connie Yori	24–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Round of 64
Connie Yori:		170–115 (.596)	109–67 (.619)
Jim Flanery (Missouri Valley Conference) (2002–2013)
2002–03	Jim Flanery	24–9	13–5	T-1st	WNIT Semifinals
2003–04	Jim Flanery	24–9	15–3	2nd	WNIT Champions
2004–05	Jim Flanery	19–10	13–5	T-2nd	WNIT 1st Round
2005–06	Jim Flanery	8–21	5–13	T-9th
2006–07	Jim Flanery	13–9	8–10	6th
2007–08	Jim Flanery	21–12	12–6	4th	WNIT 2nd Round
2008–09	Jim Flanery	22–12	14–4	2nd	WNIT 2nd Round
2009–10	Jim Flanery	21–11	13–5	2nd	WNIT 2nd Round
2010–11	Jim Flanery	18–13	12–6	T-2nd	WNIT 1st Round
2011–12	Jim Flanery	20–13	11–7	4th	NCAA Round of 64
2012–13	Jim Flanery	25–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA Round of 32
Missouri Valley:			240–134 (.642)
Jim Flanery (Big East Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Jim Flanery	20–14	12–6	T-3rd	WNIT 2nd Round
2014–15	Jim Flanery	17–14	10–8	T-5th	WNIT First Round
2015–16	Jim Flanery	17–18	8–10	T-7th	WNIT First Round
2016–17	Jim Flanery	24–8	16–2	T-1st	NCAA second round
2017–18	Jim Flanery	19–13	11–7	4th	NCAA second round
2018–19	Jim Flanery	15–16	8–10	T–6th
2019–20	Jim Flanery	19–11	11–7	T–3rd
2020–21	Jim Flanery	10–12	6–7	6th
2021–22	Jim Flanery	23–10	15–5	3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
2022–23	Jim Flanery	22–8	15–5	3rd	NCAA first round
2023–24	Jim Flanery	26–6	15–3	2nd	NCAA second round
Big East:			125–70 (.641)
Jim Flanery:		427–268 (.614)	142–74 (.657) Missouri Valley 125–70 (.641) Big East
Total:		863–578 (.599)
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