The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays were led by eighth-year head coach Greg McDermott and played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South Region. There the Bluejays lost in the first round to Kansas State.
Previous season The Bluejays finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence and Xavier before losing to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the first round to No. 11-seeded Rhode Island.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maurice Watson 10 G 5'10" 175 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Cole Huff 13 F 6'8" 220 Senior Altadena, CA Graduated Isaiah Zierden 21 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior St. Louis Park, MN Graduated Justin Patton 23 C 7'0" 230 RS Freshman Omaha, NE Declared for the 2017 NBA draft; selected 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls. Kobe Paras 24 G 6'6" 200 Freshman Quezon City, Philippines Transferred to Cal State Northridge Sam Dunkum 31 F 6'10" 215 Sophomore North Little Rock, AR Walk-on; transferred to East Mississippi CC
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Damien Jefferson 23 G/F 6'5" 190 Sophomore East Chicago, IN Transferred from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jefferson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Manny Suarez 44 C 6'10" 250 RS Senior Cliffside Park, NJ Transferred from Adelphi. Will be eligible to play immediately since Suarez graduated from Adelphi.
2017 recruiting class
2018 Recruiting class
Preseason In a poll of Big East coaches at the conference media day, Creighton was picked to finish in fifth place. Junior guard Khyri Thomas was a preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="|Big East tournament
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Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
References