1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1974 NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 19
1973–74 record23–7
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium

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]

Rankings

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

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
St. Francis 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
 (-)
Dayton, Ohio
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
 (-)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
03/16/1964
No. 19 vs. No. 16 Louisville
Midwest Region Third Place Game
W 80-71  23-7
 (-)
Tulsa, Oklahoma

References

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