1973–74_Creighton_Bluejays_men's_basketball_team

1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1974 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	23–7
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Apke; Tom Brosnihan;
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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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]

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

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

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v t e	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 Mercy		–		–	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