The College Basketball Belt
Creighton
4Reigns
40Days held
5Defenses
2017First reign
Every reign
- 4th reignBeat Princeton 86–75 · lost to San Diego StateMar 24, 2023 – Mar 26, 20232 days · 0 def.
- 3rd reignBeat UConn 59–56 · lost to GeorgetownMar 12, 2021 – Mar 13, 20211 day · 0 def.
- 2nd reignBeat UConn 76–74 · lost to ButlerDec 20, 2020 – Jan 16, 202127 days · 4 def.
- 1st reignBeat Butler 75–64 · lost to MarquetteJan 11, 2017 – Jan 21, 201710 days · 1 def.
Same school, other belts
1,429Longest wait between reigns, days (2017–2020)
742Average wait, days
1,327Days since the last reign ended (2023)
6–2Best belt season (2020–21)
Belt record by opponent
| Opponent | W–L | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 0–3 | Games → |
| Butler | 1–1 | Games → |
| Xavier | 2–0 | Games → |
| UConn | 2–0 | Games → |
| Oklahoma State | 0–1 | Games → |
| Cincinnati | 0–1 | Games → |
| DePaul | 0–1 | Games → |
| Iowa | 0–1 | Games → |
| Illinois State | 0–1 | Games → |
| Marquette | 0–1 | Games → |
| Providence | 1–0 | Games → |
| Seton Hall | 1–0 | Games → |
| St. John's | 1–0 | Games → |
| Georgetown | 0–1 | Games → |
| Princeton | 1–0 | Games → |
Seasons with the belt
Most belt games for the program
| Player | Games | Wins | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | 10 | 7 | 75 |
| 2 | Shereef Mitchell | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Denzel Mahoney | 8 | 6 | 100 |
| 4 | Damien Jefferson | 8 | 6 | 94 |
| 5 | Christian Bishop | 8 | 6 | 76 |
| 6 | Mitch Ballock | 8 | 6 | 70 |
| 7 | Alex O'Connell | 8 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Antwann Jones | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Marcus Zegarowski | 6 | 5 | 82 |
| 10 | Marcus Foster | 5 | 2 | 89 |