2016-2017 Creighton Bluejays

2016-2017 Creighton Bluejays Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
11 Tyler Clement Jr G 6-1 185 Dec 25, 1994 Overland Park (KS) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School
0 Marcus Foster Jr SG 6-3 205 Jun 3, 1995 Wichita Falls (TX) United States Hirschi High School
40 Zach Hanson Sr F 6-9 250 Jun 6, 1994 Pierre (SD) United States T.F. Riggs High School
4 Ronnie Harrell So G 6-7 200 Mar 11, 1996 Denver (CO) United States East High School
32 Toby Hegner Jr F 6-10 235 Jan 16, 1995 Berlin (WI) United States Berlin High School
13 Cole Huff Sr SF 6-8 220 Mar 28, 1994 Altadena (CA) United States Campbell Hall School
15 Martin Krampelj Fr PF 6-9 235 Mar 10, 1995 Ljubljana Slovenia Impact Basketball Academy
1 Davion Mintz Fr PG 6-3 195 Jun 30, 1998 Huntersville (NC) United States North Mecklenburg High School
24 Kobe Lorenzo Paras Fr SF 6-6 200 Sep 19, 1997 Los Angeles (CA) United States / Philippines Cathedral High School
23 Justin Patton Fr C 7-0 241 Jun 14, 1997 Omaha (NE) United States Omaha North High School
5 Jordan Scurry Fr G 6-2 200 Sep 9, 1996 Dedham (MA) United States St. Mark's High School
2 Khyri Thomas So SG 6-3 210 May 8, 1996 Omaha (NE) United States Fork Union Military Academy
10 Mo Watson Sr PG 5-10 170 Mar 8, 1993 Lansdowne (PA) United States Boy's Latin School
21 Isaiah Zierden Sr G 6-3 185 Sep 25, 1993 St. Louis Park (MN) United States Benilde-St. Margaret's

Creighton Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
14 Kaleb Joseph Jr SG 6-3 185 Feb 15, 1996 Nashua (NH) United States Syracuse

Recent Creighton Bluejays History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 25-10 (14-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2022-2023 24-13 (14-6) 3rd (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2021-2022 23-12 (12-7) 4th (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 22-9 (14-6) 1st (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2019-2020 24-7 (13-5) 1st (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-15 (9-9) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 21-12 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 25-10 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 20-15 (9-9) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2014-2015 14-19 (4-14) 9th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 28-8 (13-5) 1st (MVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 29-6 (14-4) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 23-16 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2009-2010 18-16 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 27-8 (14-4) 1st (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 22-11 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 22-11 (13-5) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-10 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 22-12 (10-8) 4th (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 20-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2002-2003 29-5 (15-3) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2016-2017 Creighton Bluejays Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Marcus Foster NABC All-District (5) First Team
Justin Patton NABC All-District (5) Second Team
Marcus Foster All-Big East First Team
Justin Patton All-Big East Second Team
Marcus Foster Big East All-Tournament Team
Khyri Thomas Big East Defensive Player of the Year
Justin Patton Big East Rookie of the Year
Justin Patton Big East All-Rookie Team
Marcus Foster Big East Player of the Week (Nov 28, 2016)
Marcus Foster Big East Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2016)
Justin Patton Big East Freshman of the Week (Jan 9, 2017)
Justin Patton Big East Freshman of the Week (Dec 5, 2016)
Justin Patton Big East Freshman of the Week (Nov 28, 2016)
Marcus Foster Paradise Jam Tournament MVP
Cole Huff Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team

2016-2017 Creighton Bluejays Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Watson K. Thomas M. Foster C. Huff J. Patton
Rotation D. Mintz I. Zierden   T. Hegner  
Rotation       Z. Hanson  
Lim PT T. Clement   R. Harrell M. Krampelj  
Lim PT J. Scurry   K. Paras    

2016-2017 Creighton Bluejays Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Marcus Foster 35 30.9 18.2 2.9 2.4 0.6 0.1 2.2
Justin Patton 35 25.3 12.9 6.2 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.7
Mo Watson 19 29.9 12.9 2.6 8.5 1.5 0.0 3.7
Khyri Thomas 35 31.2 12.3 5.8 3.3 1.5 0.4 2.0
Cole Huff 35 23.0 9.2 3.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6
Zach Hanson 20 10.2 5.4 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6
Toby Hegner 35 16.7 5.0 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
Isaiah Zierden 35 20.0 4.9 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.6
Davion Mintz 29 12.2 3.3 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.2
Martin Krampelj 29 5.9 2.8 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4
Ronnie Harrell 26 7.3 2.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.3
Tyler Clement 28 9.5 1.6 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.9
Jordan Scurry 11 2.8 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0
Kobe Lorenzo Paras 15 4.7 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

2016-2017 Creighton Bluejays Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg McDermott Head Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Darian DeVries Assistant Coach 2001-2002 Graduate Manager (Creighton, 1998 to 2003)
Steve Lutz Assistant Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Preston Murphy Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Boston College, 2014 to 2015)
Steve Merfeld Assistant to the Head Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Tim MacAllister Video Coordinator 2015-2016 N/A
Bruce Rasmussen Athletic Director 1994-1995 N/A
Dan Bailey Director of Strength and Conditioning 2010-2011 N/A
Rob Anderson Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Jeff Vanderloo Director of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 N/A
Steve Brace Associate Athletic Director 2007-2008 N/A
Glen Sisk Assistant Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Anthony Robinson Assistant Director of Sports Information 2016-2017 N/A
Ben McNair Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A