2010–11 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by first year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the Qwest Center Omaha and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–16, 10–8 in MVC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Missouri State. There were invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best-of-three finals against Oregon where they lost the series 1–2.

2010–11 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
CBI Finals vs Oregon, L 1–2
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2010–11 record23–16 (10–8 The Valley)
Head coachGreg McDermott (1st year)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaQwest Center Omaha
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Missouri State153 .833  269  .743
Wichita State144 .778  298  .784
Indiana State126 .667  2014  .588
Northern Iowa108 .556  2014  .588
Creighton108 .556  2316  .590
Evansville99 .500  1616  .500
Drake711 .389  1318  .419
Southern Illinois513 .278  1319  .406
Illinois State414 .222  1219  .387
Bradley414 .222  1220  .375
2011 MVC Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Gregory Echenique Center 6–9 270 Sophomore Guatire, Venezuela
2 Taylor Stormberg Guard 6–0 190 Freshman Omaha, Nebraska
3 Doug McDermott Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Ames, Iowa
5 Josh Jones Guard 6–2 195 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
10 Grant Gibbs Guard 6–4 215 Sophomore Marion, Iowa
11 Derek Sebastian Guard/Forward 6–5 200 Sophomore Loveland, Colorado
12 Jahenns Manigat Guard/Forward 6–1 175 Freshman Ottawa, Ontario
13 Ross Ferrarini Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
15 Kaleb Korver Guard 6–5 195 Senior Pella, Iowa
20 Matthew Dorwart Forward 6–8 200 Sophomore Sidney, Nebraska
23 Wayne Runnels Forward 6–6 215 Senior Watonga, Oklahoma
24 Darryl Ashford Guard/Forward 6–4 210 Senior Houston, Texas
25 Kenny Lawson, Jr. Center 6–9 250 Senior Oceanside, California
30 Antoine Young Guard 6–0 180 Junior Bellevue, Nebraska
31 Will Artino Center 6–11 205 Freshman Waukee, Iowa
32 Casey Harriman Forward 6–5 220 Senior Ida Grove, Iowa
34 Ethan Wragge Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2010*
7:00 PM
Northern State W 79–67 
Qwest Center Omaha (14,251)
Omaha, NE
Regular Season
11/12/2010*
7:00 PM
Alabama State
Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge
W 71–57  1–0
Qwest Center Omaha (15,141)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2010*
1:00 PM
Northern Arizona
Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge
W 74–70  2–0
Qwest Center Omaha (15,147)
Omaha, NE
11/17/2010*
7:00 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette W 63–58  3–0
Qwest Center Omaha (14,109)
Omaha, NE
11/21/2010*
2:00 PM
vs. Iowa State
Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge
L 88–91  3–1
Wells Fargo Arena (10,252)
Des Moines, IA
11/26/2010*
7:00 PM
Kennesaw State
Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge
W 75–57  4–1
Qwest Center Omaha (14,313)
Omaha, NE
11/28/2010*
7:30 PM, BTN
at Northwestern L 52–65  4–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (3,819)
Evanston, IL
12/01/2010*
7:30 PM, KMTV
No. 21 BYU
MWC–MVC Challenge
L 65–77  4–3
Qwest Center Omaha (15,532)
Omaha, NE
12/05/2010*
1:00 PM, FSMW
at Nebraska L 54–59  4–4
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,824)
Lincoln, NE
12/11/2010*
7:00 PM, KMTV
Saint Joseph's W 82–75  5–4
Qwest Center Omaha (14,345)
Omaha, NE
12/18/2010*
7:00 PM, KMTV
Idaho State W 66–60  6–4
Qwest Center Omaha (15,689)
Omaha, NE
12/20/2010*
8:00 PM
Western Illinois W 60–47  7–4
Qwest Center Omaha (13,864)
Omaha, NE
12/22/2010*
8:00 PM
Samford W 58–40  8–4
Qwest Center Omaha (16,550)
Omaha, NE
12/29/2010
7:00 PM, KMTV
at Illinois State W 64–53  9–4
(1–0)
Redbird Arena (6,158)
Normal, IL
01/01/2011
7:00 PM
Drake W 73–57  10–4
(2–0)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,271)
Omaha, NE
01/04/2011
7:00 PM, FSN
Missouri State L 55–67  10–5
(2–1)
Qwest Center Omaha (14,920)
Omaha, NE
01/07/2011
7:00 PM, KMTV
at Southern Illinois W 72–66 OT 11–5
(3–1)
SIU Arena (5,897)
Carbondale, IL
01/09/2011
3:30 PM
at Evansville W 74–69  12–5
(4–1)
Roberts Municipal Stadium (4,379)
Evansville, IN
01/12/2011
7:00 PM, KMTV
Wichita State L 54–68  12–6
(4–2)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,481)
Omaha, NE
01/16/2011
12:00 PM, FSN
at Indiana State L 59–61  12–7
(4–3)
Hulman Center (6,080)
Terre Haute, IN
01/19/2011
7:00 PM, NET
Bradley W 81–68  13–7
(5–3)
Qwest Center Omaha (14,502)
Omaha, NE
01/22/2011
4:00 PM, ESPN2
at Missouri State L 66–67  13–8
(5–4)
JQH Arena (10,655)
Springfield, MO
01/26/2011
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Northern Iowa L 66–71  13–9
(5–5)
McLeod Center (6,415)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/29/2011
2:00 PM, KMTV
Indiana State W 83–69  14–9
(6–5)
Qwest Center Omaha (16,044)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2011
3:00 PM, KMTV
at Bradley L 61–69  14–10
(6–6)
Carver Arena (8,091)
Peoria, IL
02/05/2011
2:00 PM, NET
Evansville W 75-69  15–10
(7–6)
Qwest Center Omaha (4,552)
Omaha, NE
02/08/2011
7:00 PM, Mediacom
at Drake L 64–67  15–11
(7–7)
Knapp Center (4,552)
Des Moines, IA
02/13/2011
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Southern Illinois W 69–50  16–11
(8–7)
Qwest Center Omaha (14,417)
Omaha, NE
02/16/2011
7:00 PM, NET
Illinois State W 75–59  17–11
(9–7)
Qwest Center Omaha (14,702)
Omaha, NE
02/19/2011*
6:00 PM
at Akron
ESPNU BracketBusters
L 67–76  17–12
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,861)
Akron, OH
02/23/2011
7:00 PM, FSN
at Wichita State L 65–67  17–13
(9–8)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
02/26/2011
1:30 PM, FSN
Northern Iowa W 63–55  18–13
(10–8)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,593)
Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament
03/04/2011
2:30 PM, MVCTV
vs. Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 60–57  19–13
Scottrade Center (10,608)
St. Louis, MO
03/05/2011
1:35 PM, MVCTV
vs. Missouri State
Semifinals
L 50–60  19–14
Scottrade Center (13,533)
St. Louis, MO
College Basketball Invitational
03/15/2011*
7:00 PM, HDNet
San Jose State
First Round
W 85–74  20–14
Qwest Center Omaha (3,086)
Omaha, NE
03/21/2011*
7:00 PM, HDNet
Davidson
Quarterfinals
W 102–92  21–14
Qwest Center Omaha (4,832)
Omaha, NE
03/23/2011*
7:00 PM, HDNet
UCF
Semifinals
W 82–64  22–14
Qwest Center Omaha (6,392)
Omaha, NE
03/28/2011*
7:00 PM, HDNet
Oregon
Finals–Game 1
W 84–76  23–14
Qwest Center Omaha (12,381)
Omaha, NE
03/30/2011*
9:00 PM, HDNet
at Oregon
Finals–Game 2
L 58–71  23–15
Matthew Knight Arena (7,875)
Eugene, OR
04/01/2011*
9:00 PM, HDNet
at Oregon
Finals–Game 3
L 69–71  23–16
Matthew Knight Arena (9,335)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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