1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season and tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	19–9 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Tom Apke (4th season);
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton †	12	–	4	.750	19	–	9	.679
Southern Illinois	11	–	5	.688	17	–	10	.630
Indiana State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
New Mexico State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Bradley	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Wichita State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	14	.481
Tulsa	7	–	9	.438	9	–	18	.333
West Texas State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	19	.296
Drake	2	–	14	.125	6	–	22	.214

† 1978 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tom Apke, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 19–9 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament^[1] to earn an automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament. As No. 3 qualifying seed in the Midwest region, the Jays fell to No. 1 at-large seed DePaul in the opening round.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Rick Apke	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	30	Kevin McKenna	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Palatine, Illinois
F	41	George Morrow	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Feb 25, 1978	at Southern Illinois	W 62–56	18–8 (12–4)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 5, 1978*	Indiana State Championship game	W 54–52	19–8	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1978*	vs. No. 4 DePaul First round	L 78–80	19–9	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Venues	University Gym (1916–1960) Omaha Civic Auditorium (1960–2003) CHI Health Center Omaha (2003–present)
Rivalries	Nebraska
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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