The 2025–26 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 16th-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the regular season 15–17, 9–11 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. They accepted a bid to the College Basketball Crown tournament, where they defeated Rutgers in the quarterfinals before falling to West Virginia in the semifinals.

On March 23, 2026, the school announced that head coach Greg McDermott would retire as head coach following the season. The same day, the school announced that assistant coach Alan Huss will take over as head coach.

Previous season The Bluejays finished the 2024–25 season 25–11, 15–5 in Big East play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals and UConn to advanced to the championship where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Louisville before losing in the second round to Auburn.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Steven Ashworth 1 G 6'1" 170 GS Senior Alpine, UT Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Indiana Pacers Pop Isaacs 2 G 6'2" 170 Junior Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Texas A&M Sterling Knox 4 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Independence CC Jamiya Neal 5 G/F 6'6" 185 Senior Toledo, OH Graduated Larry Johnson 6 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Savannah, GA Transferred to McNeese Ryan Kalkbrenner 11 C 7'1" 270 GS Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by Charlotte Hornets Mason Miller 13 F 6'9" 190 Junior Germantown, TN Transferred to Murray State Sami Osmani 14 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Oak Lawn, IL Walk-on; graduated Frederick King 33 C 6'10" 250 Junior Mangrove Cay, Bahamas Transferred to Murray State

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Austin Swartz 1 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Concord, NC Miami (FL) Blake Harper 2 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Howard Josh Dix 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Council Bluffs, IA Iowa Nik Graves 5 G 6'3" 195 Senior Durham, NC Charlotte Liam McChesney 13 F 6'10" 202 GS Senior Prince Rupert, Canada High Point Owen Freeman 32 F 6'10" 230 Junior Moline, IL Iowa

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source

Rankings

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

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