2004-2005 Creighton Bluejays

2004-2005 Creighton Bluejays Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Jeffrey Day Jr C 6-9 235 Dec 15, 1982 Seattle (WA) United States Seattle Preparatory School
- Nate Funk So G 6-3 195 Nov 7, 1983 Sioux City (IA) United States Bishop Heelan High School
- Quincy Henderson So F 6-5 210 Apr 19, 1984 Madison (WI) United States Madison LaFollette High School
- Pierce Hibma Fr G 6-4 205 Jun 11, 1984 Pella (IA) United States Pella High School
- Dennis Howard Jr F 6-7 220 Oct 3, 1984 Fort Worth (TX) United States North Side High School
- Johnny Mathies Jr G 6-0 170 Nov 4, 1984 Louisville (KY) United States Louisville Male High School
- Tyler McKinney Sr G 6-1 185 May 21, 1982 Urbandale (IA) United States Urbandale High School
- Kellen Miliner Sr G 6-2 175 Mar 6, 1983 Warner Robbins (GA) United States Warner Robins High School
- Jimmy Motz Jr F 6-7 225 May 31, 1982 Lincoln (NE) United States Northeast High School
- Steve Smith RS-Fr C 6-11 245 Dec 10, 1985 Sioux Falls (SD) United States Bishop O'Gorham High School
- Anthony Tolliver So PF 6-8 245 Jun 1, 1985 Springfield (MO) United States Kickapoo High School
- Dane Watts Fr F 6-8 225 Apr 20, 1986 Warrensburg (MO) United States Warrensburg High School

Creighton Transfers Sitting Out 2004-2005

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Nick Porter Jr G 6-3 170 Jun 16, 1983 Compton (CA) United States Compton College

Recent Creighton Bluejays History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 25-9 (14-6) 2nd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2022-2023 24-13 (14-6) 3rd (Big East) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2021-2022 23-12 (12-7) 4th (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 22-9 (14-6) 1st (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2019-2020 24-7 (13-5) 1st (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-15 (9-9) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 21-12 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 25-10 (10-8) 3rd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 20-15 (9-9) 6th (Big East) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2014-2015 14-19 (4-14) 9th (Big East) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (Big East) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 28-8 (13-5) 1st (MVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 29-6 (14-4) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 23-16 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2009-2010 18-16 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2008-2009 27-8 (14-4) 1st (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 22-11 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 22-11 (13-5) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 20-10 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 22-12 (10-8) 4th (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 20-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2002-2003 29-5 (15-3) 2nd (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2004-2005 Creighton Bluejays Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Nate Funk MVC All-Conference First Team
Johnny Mathies MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nate Funk MVC All-Tournament Team
Johnny Mathies MVC All-Tournament Team
Jimmy Motz MVC All-Tournament Team
Dane Watts MVC All-Freshman Team
Tyler McKinney CBE Classic KC Regional MVP
Nate Funk CBE Classic KC Regional Team
Tyler McKinney CBE Classic KC Regional Team
Nate Funk CBE Classic Creighton Regional MVP

2004-2005 Creighton Bluejays Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. McKinney J. Mathies N. Funk D. Watts A. Tolliver
Rotation   K. Miliner J. Motz   J. Day
Rotation     P. Hibma    
Lim PT     Q. Henderson D. Howard S. Smith

2004-2005 Creighton Bluejays Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Nate Funk 33 30.8 17.8 5.1 2.3 0.7 0.3 1.8
Johnny Mathies 34 25.5 11.8 2.8 2.1 1.7 0.2 1.9
Kellen Miliner 34 24.8 9.4 2.5 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.0
Dane Watts 34 18.8 6.9 3.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6
Tyler McKinney 34 32.9 6.4 2.6 5.4 1.3 0.1 2.3
Jimmy Motz 34 17.3 5.9 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.6
Jeffrey Day 34 18.3 5.7 3.8 0.9 0.6 1.5 1.6
Anthony Tolliver 34 17.1 4.2 4.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0
Pierce Hibma 34 11.8 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6
Quincy Henderson 4 7.5 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.5
Dennis Howard 25 4.7 0.9 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6
Steve Smith 5 5.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0

2004-2005 Creighton Bluejays Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Darian DeVries Assistant Coach 2001-2002 Graduate Manager (Creighton, 1998 to 2003)
Bruce Rasmussen Athletic Director 1994-1995 N/A