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1973–74 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1973–74
team	Creighton Bluejays
sport	Basketball
image	Creighton Bluejays Wordmark.gif
image_size	150
conference	Independent
CoachRank	17
record	23–7
head_coach	Eddie Sutton
hc_year	5th
asst_coach1	Tom Apke
asst_coach2	Tom Brosnihan
stadium	Omaha Civic Auditorium
tourney	1974 NCAA Tournament
tourney_result	Sweet Sixteen

This was Sutton's last year as head coach of the Bluejays as he would take the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas. He would be replaced by Creighton assistant coach Tom Apke.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
10	James Pietro	Guard	5-10	167	Senior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20	Brian Long	Guard	5-10	155	Sophomore	New York, New York
21	Charles Butler	Forward	6-4	180	Junior	Indianola, Mississippi
22	Jerry Massie	Guard	6–2	175	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana
24	Cornell Smith	Forward	6-5	185	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
25	Tom Anderson	Forward	6-4	186	Junior	Arlington, Nebraska
31	Richie Smith	Guard	6-1	180	Senior	Campbell, Minnesota
41	Doug Brookins	Center	6-8	236	Junior	New Paris, Indiana
42	Wayne Groves	Center	6-7	204	Junior	East Orange, New Jersey
43	Ted Wuebben	Forward	6-6	195	Senior	Dayton, Ohio
44	Gene Harmon	Forward	6-6	224	Senior	Schuyler, Nebraska
52	Ralph Bobik	Forward	6-7	200	Senior	Lake Arrowhead, California
53	Daryl Heeke	Forward	6-7	215	Sophomore	Spearville, Kansas
54	Mike Heck	Center	7-0	200	Sophomore	Papillion, Nebraska

Schedule

|- !colspan=9| Regular Season |- !colspan=9| 1974 NCAA Tournament

Rankings

Main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final	AP	Coaches
											#17	#15	#16	#19	#19
										#18	#18	#16	#16	#18	#17		#17

References

"1973-74 Creighton Bluejays Men's Schedule and Results".
(March 28, 1974). "Sutton Takes Arkansas Job". The Pittsburgh Press.
(December 5, 1974). "Creighton center dies". Eugene Register-Guard.

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