The 2019–20 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented
Creighton University in the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
. The Bluejays were led by 10th-year head coach
Greg McDermott and played their home games at the
CHI Health Center Omaha
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in
Omaha, Nebraska, as members of the
Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 13–5 in
Big East play to earn share of the Big East regular season championship. The
Big East tournament and all other postseason tournaments including the
NCAA tournament were canceled shortly after the regular season ended due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellations effectively ended the Bluejays' season.
Previous season
The
Bluejays finished the
2018–19 season 20–15, 9–9 in
Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the
Big East tournament, they lost to
Xavier in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
as the No. 2 seed in the TCU bracket where they defeated
Loyola and
Memphis before losing to
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in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big East regular season
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Big East tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
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