The 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Georgetown.
Previous season The Bluejays finished the season with an overall record of 27–8, with a record of 14–4 in the Big East regular season for a second-place finish. In the 2014 Big East tournament, the Bluejays were defeated by Providence, 65–58 in the championship game. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Louisiana–Lafayette in the second round before losing to Baylor in third round.
Off season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 3 F 6'8" 225 Senior Ames, IA Graduated/2014 NBA draft 4 F 6'6" 190 RS Sophomore Council Bluffs, IA Left the team due to focus on academics 10 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Marion, IA Graduated 12 G 6'1" 175 Senior Ottawa, ON Graduated 15 G 6'6" 185 Freshman Springdale, AR Transferred to Oral Roberts 20 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Algona, IA Transferred to Morningside College 25 G 6'4" 215 Freshman Eagle River, AK Walk-on didn't return 34 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Eden Prairie, MN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maurice Watson, Jr. 10 G 5'10" 165 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred from Boston University. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson, Jr. will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Cole Huff 13 F 6'8" 205 Junior Altadena, CA Transferred from Nevada. Under NCAA transfer rules, Huff will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Ricky Kreklow 24 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Columbia, MO Transferred from California. He will be eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule.
Incoming recruits
Roster
Depth chart
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. Poll Pre 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 Wk 19 Final AP 23 RV RV N/A Coaches RV RV RV
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East Conference play
!colspan=12 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament
References