2025–26 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2025–26 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2025–26 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (16th season);
Associate head coach	Alan Huss (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Derek Kellogg (3rd season); Trey Zeigler (2nd season); Mike Nesbitt (1st season); Mitch Ballock (1st season);
Home arena	CHI Health Center Omaha
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 16th-year head coach Greg McDermott, play their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2024–25 season 25–11, 15–5 in Big East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals and UConn to advanced to the championship where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Louisville before losing in the second round to Auburn.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Steven Ashworth	1	G	6'1"	170	GS Senior	Alpine, UT	Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Indiana Pacers
Pop Issacs	2	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Texas A&M
Sterling Knox	4	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Independence CC
Jamiya Neal	5	G/F	6'6"	185	Senior	Toledo, OH	Graduated
Larry Johnson	6	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Savannah, GA	Transferred to McNeese
Ryan Kalkbrenner	11	C	7'1"	270	GS Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by Charlotte Hornets
Mason Miller	13	F	6'9"	190	Junior	Germantown, TN	Transferred to Murray State
Sami Osmani	14	G	6'4"	205	GS Senior	Oak Lawn, IL	Walk-on; graduated
Frederick King	33	C	6'10"	250	Junior	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas	Transferred to Murray State

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Austin Swartz	1	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Concord, NC	Miami (FL)
Blake Harper	2	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Howard
Josh Dix	4	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Council Bluffs, IA	Iowa
Nik Graves	5	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Durham, NC	Charlotte
Liam McCHesney	13	F	6'10"	202	GS Senior	Prince Rupert, Canada	High Point
Owen Freeman	32	F	6'10"	230	Junior	Moline, IL	Iowa

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hudson Greer #4 SF	Austin, TX	Montverde Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 13, 2024
Hudson Greer #4 SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (86)
Aleksa Dimitrijević C	Serbia	N/A	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 7, 2025
Aleksa Dimitrijević C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 80
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

2025–26 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jasen Green	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Millard North	Omaha, NE
G	1	Austin Swartz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Cannon School Miami (FL)	Concord, NC
G	2	Blake Harper	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Gonzaga College Howard	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Josh Dix	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Abraham Lincoln Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA
G	5	Nik Graves	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Greensboro Day School Charlotte	Durham, NC
G	7	Fedor Žugić	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So		Podgorica, Montenegro
G	9	Ty Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mountain Brook	Mountain Brook, AL
G	10	Hudson Greer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy (FL)	Austin, TX
G	12	Shane Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
F	13	Liam McChesney	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Charles Hays Secondary School High Point	Prince Rupert, Canada
F	23	Jackson McAndrew	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Wayzata	Wayzata, MN
C	27	Aleksa Dimitrijević	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr		Belgrade, Serbia
F	32	Owen Freeman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Moline Iowa	Moline, IL
F	41	Isaac Traudt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Grand Island Senior Virginia	Grand Island, NE
F	53	Josh Townley-Thomas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Creighton Prep North Platte CC	Omaha, NE

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025* TBA	Iowa State	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
October 25, 2025* TBA	Colorado State	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* TBA	South Dakota	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 11, 2025* TBA	at Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
November 14, 2025* TBA	Maryland Eastern Shore	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 19, 2025* TBA	North Dakota	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
November 24, 2025* 1:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Baylor Players Era Festival	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025* 1:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Iowa State Players Era Festival	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 26/27, 2025* TBA, TNT	vs. TBA Players Era Festival	TBA Paradise, NV
December 2, 2025* TBA	Nicholls	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 7, 2025* TBA	at Nebraska Rivalry	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
December 13, 2025* TBA	Kansas State	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 22, 2025* TBA	Utah Tech	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Big East regular season

Big East tournament
March 11–14, 2026 TBA	vs.	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved 6 August 2025.

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