2020-2021 Creighton Bluejays

2020-2021 Creighton Bluejays Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
44 Rati Andronikashvili RS-Fr PG 6-4 195 Mar 19, 2001 Tbilisi Georgia N/A
24 Mitch Ballock Sr SG 6-5 205 Jul 2, 1998 Eudora (KS) United States Eudora High School
13 Christian Bishop Jr SF 6-7 220 Jun 13, 2000 Lee's Summit (MO) United States Lee's Summit West High School
10 Jett Canfield So PG 5-11 165 - Topeka (KS) United States Hayden High School
22 Devin Davis Fr G 6-0 182 - Chicago (IL) United States Westinghouse Vocational
41 Jacob Epperson Jr C 6-11 235 May 25, 1998 Melbourne Australia La Lumiere School
23 Damien Jefferson Sr SF 6-5 220 Oct 3, 1997 East Chicago (IN) United States East Chicago Central High School
0 Antwann Jones RS-Fr SG 6-6 220 May 29, 1999 Tampa (FL) United States Oak Ridge High School
32 Ryan Kalkbrenner Fr C 7-1 260 Jan 17, 2002 St. Louis (MO) United States Trinity Catholic High School
55 Modestas Kancleris Fr F 6-9 205 Jun 1, 2001 Kaunas Lithuania Varpas Gimnazija
34 Denzel Mahoney Sr SG 6-5 220 Jan 18, 1998 Winter Springs (FL) United States Hagerty High School
12 Andrew Merfeld Fr G 5-11 185 - Omaha (NE) United States Skutt Catholic High School
4 Shereef Mitchell So PG 6-1 170 - Omaha (NE) United States Sunrise Christian Academy
5 Alex O'Connell Sr F 6-6 185 Jun 2, 1999 Roswell (GA) United States Milton High School
14 Sami Osmani Fr G 6-4 205 - Oak Lawn (IL) United States Oak Lawn Community High School
11 Marcus Zegarowski Jr PG 6-2 181 Aug 3, 1998 Hamilton (MA) United States Tilton School
20 Nic Zeil So C 6-7 210 - Kansas City (MO) United States Park Hill High School

Recent Creighton Bluejays History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-9 (14-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st 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

2020-2021 Creighton Bluejays Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Marcus Zegarowski NABC All-District (5) First Team
Denzel Mahoney NABC All-District (5) Second Team
Marcus Zegarowski AP All-American Honorable Mention
Marcus Zegarowski All-Big East First Team
Damien Jefferson All-Big East Second Team
Denzel Mahoney All-Big East Honorable Mention
Marcus Zegarowski Big East All-Tournament Team
Mitch Ballock Big East Sportsmanship Award
Marcus Zegarowski Big East Player of the Week (Feb 1, 2021)

2020-2021 Creighton Bluejays Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Zegarowski D. Mahoney D. Jefferson M. Ballock C. Bishop
Rotation S. Mitchell       R. Kalkbrenner
Lim PT J. Canfield A. Jones A. O'Connell   J. Epperson
Lim PT D. Davis S. Osmani     N. Zeil
Lim PT   A. Merfeld      

2020-2021 Creighton Bluejays Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Marcus Zegarowski 29 33.6 15.8 3.6 4.3 1.3 0.1 2.1
Denzel Mahoney 30 30.7 12.5 4.1 1.7 1.3 0.1 1.3
Damien Jefferson 31 31.0 11.9 5.4 2.4 1.2 0.3 1.9
Christian Bishop 31 23.3 11.0 6.4 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.7
Mitch Ballock 31 33.5 9.9 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.1
Modestas Kancleris 1 14.0 7.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Ryan Kalkbrenner 31 13.8 5.9 3.5 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.5
Alex O'Connell 24 9.7 3.4 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.4
Antwann Jones 30 10.8 3.4 2.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.7
Shereef Mitchell 30 14.4 3.3 1.4 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.7
Jacob Epperson 16 4.2 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2
Nic Zeil 11 2.5 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5
Sami Osmani 9 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Andrew Merfeld 5 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Devin Davis 9 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Jett Canfield 15 4.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4

2020-2021 Creighton Bluejays Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg McDermott Head Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Alan Huss Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (New Mexico, 2014 to 2017)
Paul Lusk Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (Missouri State, 2011 to 2018)
Terrence Rencher Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (San Diego, 2017 to 2020)
Steve Merfeld Assistant to the Head Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Casey Matthews Video Coordinator 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Operations (North Dakota State, 2015 to 2018)
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