The offseason is under way for Creighton men’s basketball as the Alan Huss era begins in earnest.
Creighton’s new head coach has work to do to set the Bluejays up for a bounce-back season after a 16-18 campaign in Greg McDermott’s final season. The transfer portal is open April 7-21.
To keep you updated on all the comings and goings, we’ll update this offseason tracker whenever news drops.
>> March 23: Greg McDermott announces his retirement as Creighton’s head coach, handing the reins off to Huss.
>> March 24: 2026 signee Jaidyn Coon announces he is re-opening his recruitment after the coaching change.
After recent changes at Creighton, I will be reopening my recruitment. I’m grateful for Coach McDermott and the entire Creighton staff. I’ll continue to evaluate my options moving forward, with Creighton still very much in consideration.
— Jaidyn Coon (@CoonJaidyn32) March 24, 2026
Coon, a native of Storm Lake, Iowa, announced his commitment to the Hawkeyes and Coach Ben McCollum, a Storm lake alumnus, on April 2.
>> April 3: Creighton radio play-by-play commentator shared that director of basketball operations Jeff Vanderloo is retiring. The Sioux City, Iowa, native spent 15 years on McDermott’s staff, playing a key role in Creighton’s success. Before joining Creighton, he spent two decades as a high school head coach in Iowa.
>> April 7: Junior center Owen is entering the transfer portal.
NEWS: Creighton big man Owen Freeman will enter the @TransferPortal, he told @On3.
The 6-10 junior began his career at Iowa. https://t.co/0nR53bJUsp pic.twitter.com/ZAtir1gQEL
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) April 7, 2026
Freeman spent one season in Omaha, joining the Bluejays as a highly regarded transfer following the coaching change at Iowa. The 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year suffered a torn meniscus in the spring after signing with Creighton that sidelined him for the entire offseason and limited him throughout the season. He played in 26 games with nine starts, averaging 5.0 points on 60.2% shooting and 4.0 rebounds.
Freeman averaged 10.6 points and 6.6 rebounds as a freshman at Iowa then put up 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in 19 games as a sophomore before undergoing season-ending finger surgery.
>> April 7: Sophomore point guard Ty Davis announces he is entering the transfer portal.
— Ty Davis (@tydavis_3) April 7, 2026
The 6-foot-4 point guard from Mountain Brook, Alabama, appeared in 61 games across two seasons with 13 starts, averaging 1.1 points and 1.0 assist in 9.3 minutes per game. He played in every game but one this season, logging 13 starts while totaling 41 points, 38 assists and 27 turnovers and shooting 11-for-37 from the field, including 4-for-20 from 3.
Davis played a valuable role in Creighton’s recruiting efforts during his time in Omaha and coaches lauded his effort and communication on the practice court.
>> April 7: Junior big man Josh Townley-Thomas is entering the portal, per a source.
The Creighton Prep alumnus joined the team as a walk-on after one season at North Platte Community College, redshirting during the 2023-24 season then appearing in 10 games in 2024-25, totaling four points, two rebounds and a steal in 10 minutes played.
Townley-Thomas made significant strides over the offseason and was in line to potentially see minutes this season, but he suffered a season-ending injury after scoring six points in five minutes in Creighton’s season-opening win against South Dakota. He returned from his injury late in the season to contribute on the practice court, but he and the coaching staff decided holding him out to pursue a medical hardship was in his best interest.
As a walk-on, Townley-Thomas did not count towards Creighton’s 15-man roster limit this season, allowing the staff to add Kerem Konan as a 16th player late in the summer.
