Английская Википедия:2017–18 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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The 2017–18 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays were led by eighth-year head coach Greg McDermott and played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South Region. There the Bluejays lost in the first round to Kansas State.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence and Xavier before losing to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the first round to No. 11-seeded Rhode Island.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maurice Watson	10	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Cole Huff	13	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Altadena, CA	Graduated
Isaiah Zierden	21	G	6'3"	190	RS Senior	St. Louis Park, MN	Graduated
Justin Patton	23	C	7'0"	230	RS Freshman	Omaha, NE	Declared for the 2017 NBA draft; selected 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls.
Kobe Paras	24	G	6'6"	200	Freshman	Quezon City, Philippines	Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Sam Dunkum	31	F	6'10"	215	Sophomore	North Little Rock, AR	Walk-on; transferred to East Mississippi CC

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Damien Jefferson	23	G/F	6'5"	190	Sophomore	East Chicago, IN	Transferred from New Mexico. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jefferson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Manny Suarez	44	C	6'10"	250	RS Senior	Cliffside Park, NJ	Transferred from Adelphi. Will be eligible to play immediately since Suarez graduated from Adelphi.

Preseason

In a poll of Big East coaches at the conference media day, Creighton was picked to finish in fifth place. Junior guard Khyri Thomas was a preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Шаблон:See also Шаблон:Ranking movements ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings