John McKew

Biography

John McKew enters his 10th year as an Administrative Specialist with the Creighton men’s basketball program in 2025-26. He assists in the overall internal day-to-day operations of the program, including coordination of team travel and road logistics. In addition, McKew helps with on-campus recruiting, event scheduling, NIKE relations, and oversight of Creighton’s student managers, among other areas. McKew was part of the Creighton staff that captured the program’s first BIG EAST title in 2019-20 and has contributed to multiple postseason runs, including trips to the Sweet 16 (2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24) and Elite Eight (2022-23). He first joined the Bluejay program in 2011 as a student manager, serving five seasons in that role before transitioning to his current position. A native of Portland, Maine, McKew earned his bachelor’s degree in Lifestyle Management from Creighton in 2016 and later completed a Master of Science from Creighton in 2019. He and his wife Maggie (Baumert), a former All-BIG EAST volleyball player at Creighton, reside in Omaha, with their daughters Ruthie and Sadie.