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College Basketball - Missouri Valley Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Location: Omaha, NE
University Founded: 1878
Enrollment: 6,716
Nickname: Bluejays
Mascot:
Billy the Bluejay
School Colors: White and blue
Joined the The Valley:
1929 to 1947 and 1977 to present
Varsity Teams: 14
U. President:
John P. Schlegel, S. J.
Director of Athletics:
Bruce Rasmussen
Basketball Head Coach:
Dana Altman
Conference Titles:
MVC Reg. Sea: 1930, '31, '32, '35, '36, '41, '42, '43, '78, '89, '91, '01, '02
MVC Tournament: 1978,'81, '89, '91, '99, 2000, '02, '03, '05, '07
Basketball Arena:
Qwest Center Omaha
Current Capacity: 17,560 |
The Bluejays basketball team is the most successful athletic program at Creighton; the team is one of the few teams to have 20 or more wins in each of the last ten seasons.
From the last eight years the team has participated in six of the NCAA basketball tournaments as well as in the 2004 and 2006 National Invitation Tournament.
With the MVC the Bluejays have won 13 regular season championships and 10 post-season tournament titles.
The Bluejays average the highest audience in the Missouri Valley Conference being ranked 13th in the nation due to their 52-11, .825 winning percentage record.
For the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Creighton University will be the host institution for the First and Second Rounds site at Qwest Center Omaha. |
Creighton 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 9 |
DePaul |
W 74-62 |
1-0 |
| November 17 |
Mississippi Valley State |
W 76-46 |
2-0 |
| November 24 |
Nebraska |
W 74-62 |
3-0 |
| November 29 |
Savannah State |
W 78-52 |
4-0 |
| December 1 |
at Drexel |
W 72-48 |
5-0 |
| December 5 |
at No. 20 Xavier |
L 79-66 |
5-1 |
| December 9 |
Saint Joseph's |
W 90-84 |
6-1 |
| December 17 |
Houston Baptist |
W 110-73 |
7-1 |
| December 20 |
North Carolina Central |
W 88-54 |
8-1 |
| December 22 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
W 80-61 |
9-1 |
| December 29 |
Illinois State |
L 80-67 |
9-2 (0-1) |
| January 2 |
at Indiana State |
L 62-54 |
9-3 (0-2) |
| January 5 |
at Missouri State |
W 50-49 |
10-3 (1-2) |
| January 9 |
Evansville |
W 77-59 |
11-3 (2-2) |
| January 12 |
at Wichita State |
W 68-65 |
12-3 (3-2) |
| January 15 |
at Northern Iowa |
W 68-59 |
13-3 (4-2) |
| January 19 |
Indiana State |
W 86-69 |
14-3 (5-2) |
| January 22 |
No. 23 Drake |
L 68-60 |
14-4 (5-3) |
| January 26 |
at Southern Illinois |
L 48-44 |
14-5 (5-4) |
| January 30 |
at No. 17 Drake |
L 75-65 |
14-6 (5-5) |
| February 2 |
Wichita State |
W 65-63 |
15-6 (6-5) |
| February 5 |
Northern Iowa |
W 74-50 |
16-6 (7-5) |
| February 10 |
Southern Illinois |
W 72-53 |
17-6 (8-5) |
| February 13 |
at Evansville |
L 60-56 |
17-7 (8-6) |
| February 16 |
at Bradley |
L 87-59 |
17-8 (8-7) |
| February 19 |
Missouri State |
W 88-67 |
18-8 (9-7) |
| February 23 |
at Oral Roberts |
W 65-64 |
19-8 |
| February 27 |
at Illinois State |
L 68-54 |
19-9 (9-8) |
| March 1 |
Bradley |
W 111-110 |
20-9 (10-8) |
| March 7 |
Bradley |
W 74-70 |
21-9 (10-8) |
| March 8 |
at No. 21 Drake |
L 75-67 |
21-10 (10-8) |
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