Former Northern Iowa coach Greg McDermott resigned from Iowa State and accepted the head coaching job at Creighton following Altman 's departure . The 2010 – 11 Jays finished 23 – 16 and reached the finals of the College Basketball Invitational to face their former head coach 's new team , Oregon . The Ducks would win the best-of-three series two games to one . The following year , the Jays featured senior point guard Antoine Young and Rutgers transfer Gregory Echenique in the post . Coach McDermott 's son , Doug McDermott , emerged as a star player , being named a consensus first-team All-American and MVC Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013 . In 2012 , Creighton finished second in the Valley during the regular season and won the MVC Conference Tournament . Finishing the season 29 – 6 , they advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament by beating Alabama before falling to North Carolina . In 2013 , Creighton won both the MVC regular-season and Tournament titles , ending the season 28 – 7 . They defeated Cincinnati in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Duke in the Second Round
MVC Conference Tournament
2012 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Creighton Bluejays men's basketball