Creighton finished the 2017-18 season with a 21-12 record, tied for third place in the Big East Conference with a 10-8 league mark, and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. For the second straight season, they lost a key player to a season-ending ACL tear when Martin Krampelj (11.9 ppg., 8.1 rpg.) went down on January 17. They were led by the standout backcourt of First Team All-Big East senior Marcus Foster (19.8 ppg.) and Second Team All-Big East choice Khyri Thomas (15.1 ppg.), who was also named Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.