2005-2006 Creighton Bluejays

2005-2006 Creighton Bluejays Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Dominic Bishop Jr G 6-1 170 Mar 27, 1984 Buffalo (NY) United States Maine Central Institute
- Jeffrey Day Sr C 6-9 235 Dec 15, 1982 Seattle (WA) United States Seattle Preparatory School
- Josh Dotzler Fr G 6-1 175 Dec 21, 1985 Omaha (NE) United States Bellevue West High School
- Nate Funk Jr G 6-3 195 Nov 7, 1983 Sioux City (IA) United States Bishop Heelan High School
- Manny Gakou Jr C 6-8 255 Jan 12, 1983 Paris United States Chalon High School
- Pierce Hibma So G 6-4 205 Jun 11, 1984 Pella (IA) United States Pella High School
- Johnny Mathies Sr G 6-0 170 Nov 4, 1984 Louisville (KY) United States Louisville Male High School
- Jimmy Motz Sr F 6-7 225 May 31, 1982 Lincoln (NE) United States Northeast High School
- Brice Nengsu So G 6-3 200 Jan 25, 1983 Nkongsamba Cameroon Lycee Du Manengouba High School
- Nick Porter Jr G 6-3 170 Jun 16, 1983 Compton (CA) United States Desert Pines High School
- Dustin Sitzmann Fr G 6-0 180 Apr 2, 1985 N/A United States Gehlen Catholic High School
- Steve Smith Fr C 6-11 245 Dec 10, 1985 Sioux Falls (SD) United States Bishop O'Gorham High School
- Anthony Tolliver Jr PF 6-8 245 Jun 1, 1985 Springfield (MO) United States Kickapoo High School
- Dane Watts So F 6-8 225 Apr 20, 1986 Warrensburg (MO) United States Warrensburg High School

Creighton Transfers Sitting Out 2005-2006

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Nick Bahe Jr G 6-2 185 May 14, 1984 Lincoln (NE) United States Kansas

Recent Creighton Bluejays History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 25-9 (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

2005-2006 Creighton Bluejays Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Johnny Mathies MVC All-Conference Second Team
Anthony Tolliver MVC All-Conference Second Team
Josh Dotzler MVC All-Freshman Team
Nick Porter MVC Newcomer of the Year
Nick Porter MVC All-Newcomer Team
Anthony Tolliver MVC Most-Improved Team

2005-2006 Creighton Bluejays Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Mathies J. Dotzler N. Porter D. Watts A. Tolliver
Rotation D. Bishop N. Funk J. Motz J. Day  
Rotation   P. Hibma      
Lim PT D. Sitzmann B. Nengsu   M. Gakou S. Smith

2005-2006 Creighton Bluejays Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Nate Funk 6 31.7 17.0 4.7 1.3 1.2 0.2 1.8
Johnny Mathies 30 32.9 13.5 3.5 2.7 1.9 0.1 2.8
Anthony Tolliver 30 28.3 13.2 6.7 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.9
Nick Porter 30 26.0 9.6 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.1 2.0
Dane Watts 30 23.6 7.3 5.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.4
Josh Dotzler 23 32.7 6.4 2.0 4.2 2.3 0.1 2.6
Jimmy Motz 24 15.7 5.0 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
Pierce Hibma 22 18.4 3.5 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.0
Jeffrey Day 30 15.6 3.3 3.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.8
Dominic Bishop 29 11.1 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9
Steve Smith 2 5.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Brice Nengsu 25 8.0 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1
Manny Gakou 12 3.4 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
Dustin Sitzmann 7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2005-2006 Creighton Bluejays Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Darian DeVries Assistant Coach 2001-2002 Graduate Manager (Creighton, 1998 to 2003)
Bruce Rasmussen Athletic Director 1994-1995 N/A