List of Creighton Bluejays men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 31, 2024

The following is a list of Creighton Bluejays men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Bluejays in their 104-season history.^[1]

Creighton's current head coach is Greg McDermott. He was hired as the Bluejays' head coach in April 2010,^[2] replacing Dana Altman, who left to become the head coach at Oregon.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1916–1920	Thomas E. Millis	4	53–6	.898
2	1920–1921^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Eddie Mulholland	1	5–1	.833
3	1921–1922	Charles Kearney	2	33–10	.767
4	1922–1935	Arthur A. Schabinger	13	165–66	.714
5	1935–1943 1946–1947	Eddie Hickey	9	126–71	.640
6	1945–1946 1947–1952	Duce Belford	6	56–83	.403
7	1952–1955	Subby Salerno	3	30–45	.400
8	1955–1959	Tommy Thomsen	5	49–39	.557
9	1959–1969	Red McManus	10	138–118	.539
10	1969–1974	Eddie Sutton	5	82–50	.621
11	1974–1981	Tom Apke	7	130–64	.670
12	1981–1985	Willis Reed	4	52–65	.444
13	1985–1991	Tony Barone	6	102–82	.554
14	1991–1994	Rick Johnson	3	24–59	.289
15	1994–2010	Dana Altman	16	327–176	.650
16	2010–present	Greg McDermott	14	325–160	.670
Totals		16 coaches	106 seasons	1,915–1,074	.641
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source^[1]

↑ Mulholland resigned on February 5, 1921. Kearney replaced him on a permanent basis for the rest of the 1920–21 season.

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Creighton Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ "Greg McDermott leaves Iowa State Cyclones to coach Creighton Bluejays". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 26, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ "Dana Altman, formerly of Creighton Bluejays, joins Oregon Ducks as coach with 7-year deal". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 26, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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[Mulholland-4] Mulholland resigned on February 5, 1921. Kearney replaced him on a permanent basis for the rest of the 1920–21 season.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Creighton Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[2] "Greg McDermott leaves Iowa State Cyclones to coach Creighton Bluejays". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 26, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[3] "Dana Altman, formerly of Creighton Bluejays, joins Oregon Ducks as coach with 7-year deal". ESPN.com . Associated Press. April 26, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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