The 2022–23 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Bluejays were coached by 13th-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–11, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Villanova before losing to Xavier in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they defeated

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, Baylor, and

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to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1941. There, they fell to

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on a last-second free throw, closing their season with an overall record of 24–13.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2021–22 season 23–12, 12–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette and

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, before losing to Villanova in the Championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated

in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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