1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1974 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record23–7
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame   26 3   .897
No. 8 Providence   28 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh   25 4   .862
UNC Charlotte   22 4   .846
Centenary   21 4   .840
Marquette   26 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina   22 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts   23 6   .793
South Alabama   22 6   .786
Creighton   23 7   .767
St. John's   20 7   .741
Georgia Southern   19 7   .731
Southern Illinois   19 7   .731
Syracuse   19 7   .731
VCU   17 7   .708
Cincinnati   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Rutgers   18 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton   20 9   .690
Hawaii   19 9   .679
Jacksonville   20 10   .667
Manhattan   18 9   .667
Mercer   16 8   .667
Detroit   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Houston   17 9   .654
Illinois State   17 9   .654
Marshall   17 9   .654
St. Bonaventure   17 9   .654
Stetson   17 9   .654
DePaul   16 9   .640
Memphis State   19 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Portland State   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Pan American   13 9   .591
George Washington   15 11   .577
Portland   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
Ball State   14 12   .538
Butler   14 12   .538
Canisius   14 12   .538
Milwaukee   14 12   .538
Penn State   14 12   .538
Northeastern   12 11   .522
Long Island   13 12   .520
Duquesne   12 12   .500
Georgetown   13 13   .500
Oklahoma City   13 13   .500
Virginia Tech   13 13   .500
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Loyola Chicago   12 14   .462
Niagara   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Iona   11 13   .458
St. Francis (NY)   11 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons   11 14   .440
South Florida   11 14   .440
Denver   11 15   .423
Southern Mississippi   11 15   .423
Navy   9 13   .409
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Fordham   8 17   .320
Northern Illinois   8 17   .320
Eastern Michigan   8 18   .308
Holy Cross   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Xavier   8 18   .308
Villanova   7 19   .269
Army   6 18   .250
Houston Baptist   6 19   .240
Cleveland State   6 20   .231
Samford   6 20   .231
Buffalo   5 20   .200
Georgia Tech   5 21   .192
Georgia State   1 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
10 James Pietro Guard 5-10 167 Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20 Brian Long Guard 5-10 155 Sophomore New York, New York
21 Charles Butler Forward 6-4 180 Junior Indianola, Mississippi
22 Jerry Massie Guard 6–2 175 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
24 Cornell Smith Forward 6-5 185 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
25 Tom Anderson Forward 6-4 186 Junior Arlington, Nebraska
31 Richie Smith Guard 6-1 180 Senior Campbell, Minnesota
41 Doug Brookins Center 6-8 236 Junior New Paris, Indiana
42 Wayne Groves Center 6-7 204 Junior East Orange, New Jersey
43 Ted Wuebben Forward 6-6 195 Senior Dayton, Ohio
44 Gene Harmon Forward 6-6 224 Senior Schuyler, Nebraska
52 Ralph Bobik Forward 6-7 200 Senior Lake Arrowhead, California
53 Daryl Heeke Forward 6-7 215 Sophomore Spearville, Kansas
54 Mike Heck Center 7-0 200 Sophomore Papillion, Nebraska[1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1973
Regis W 93-38  1–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
12/04/1973
South Dakota State W 95-68  2–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
12/07/1973
Air Force W 55-42  3–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
12/08/1973
Oklahoma L 70-73  3-1
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
12/15/1973
Saint Francis (PA) L 58-73  3-2
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
12/17/1973
BYU W 99-86  4-2
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
12/19/1973
at Augustana W 68-49  5-2
 (-)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
12/22/1973
at Colorado L 68-73  5-3
Balch Fieldhouse (-)
Boulder, Colorado
12/29/1973
Drake W 75-53  6-3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
01/03/1974
San Diego State W 79-61  7-3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
01/05/1974
at Butler W 75-58  8-3
Hinkle Fieldhouse (-)
Indianapolis, Indiana
01/07/1974
at Southern Illinois W 75-60  9-3
 (-)
Carbondale, Illinois
01/12/1974
Dayton W 69-62  10-3
Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,697)
Omaha, Nebraska
1/17/1974
at Wichita State W 65-63  11-3
The Roundhouse (-)
Wichita, Kansas
1/19/1974
at Arizona State L 64-77  11–4
Sun Devil Gym (-)
Tempe, Arizona
1/22/1974
Bradley W 79-53  12–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
1/24/1974
at St. Louis W 60-54  13–4
Kiel Auditorium (-)
St. Louis, Missouri
1/26/1974
Southern Illinois W 67-64  14-4
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
1/29/1974
St. Cloud State W 82-54  15-4
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
2/02/1974
Duquesne W 67-61  16-4
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
2/04/1974
St. Thomas W 81-47  17–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
2/09/1974
at No. 6 Marquette W 75-69  18–4
Milwaukee Arena (-)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2/11/1974
St. John's W 81-43  19–4
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
2/19/1974
No. 15 at UC Irvine W 83-52  20-4
 (-)
Irvine, California
2/22/1974
No. 15 at Hawaii W 63-59  21-4
 (-)
Honolulu, Hawaii
2/23/1974
No. 15 at Hawaii L 60-61  21-5
 (-)
Honolulu, Hawaii
3/04/1974
No. 16 No. 14 South Carolina L 69-78  21-6
Omaha Civic Auditorium (-)
Omaha, Nebraska
1974 NCAA Tournament
03/09/1974
No. 19 vs. Texas
Midwest Region Quarterfinals
W 77-61  22-6
 (-)
Denton, Texas
03/14/1974
No. 19 vs. No. 14 Kansas
Midwest Region Semifinals
L 54-55  22-7
Mabee Center (-)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
03/16/1964
No. 19 vs. No. 16 Louisville
Midwest Region Third Place Game
W 80-71  23-7
 (-)
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
AP #17 #15 #16 #19 #19
Coaches #18 #18 #16 #16 #18 #17 #17

References

  1. ^ "Creighton center dies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 1D.