2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by second year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha (renamed from Qwest Center Omaha in the 2011 offseason) and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The conference season ended with 14–4 record, finishing in 2nd place, behind Wichita State. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round before falling in the second round to North Carolina.

2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record29–6 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darian DeVries (14th year)
  • Steve Lutz (2nd year)
  • Steve Merfeld (2nd year)
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Wichita State162 .889275  .844
No. 19 Creighton144 .778285  .848
Evansville99 .5001616  .500
Illinois State99 .5002114  .600
Northern Iowa99 .5002014  .588
Missouri State99 .5001616  .500
Drake99 .5001816  .529
Indiana State810 .4441815  .545
Southern Illinois513 .278823  .258
Bradley216 .111725  .219
2012 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
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