Greg McDermott is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Creighton Bluejays since 2010. He has an extensive coaching background, having previously led programs at Wayne State College, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, and Iowa State. He is also known as the father of NBA player Doug McDermott.
On November 25, 1964, Greg McDermott was born. He is now an American basketball coach.
In 2020-21, Creighton reached the program's first regional semifinal since 1974.
In 1984, Greg McDermott started playing college basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
In 1989, Greg McDermott began his coaching career as an assistant coach at North Dakota.
On March 29, 1994, Greg McDermott accepted his first head coaching position at Division II Wayne State College.
In April 2000, Greg McDermott resigned from Wayne State and accepted the head coaching position at North Dakota State.
In 2000, Greg McDermott ended his tenure as the head coach at Wayne State College, after six seasons.
On April 3, 2001, Greg McDermott was introduced as head coach at his alma mater, Northern Iowa.
In 2001, Greg McDermott began his five-season tenure as the head coach at Northern Iowa.
In 2004, Greg McDermott led Northern Iowa to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship.
On March 21, 2006, Greg McDermott resigned from Northern Iowa and accepted the head coaching position at Iowa State.
In 2006, Greg McDermott concluded his five-season tenure as the head coach at Northern Iowa.
In 2007, Greg McDermott began his four-season tenure as the head coach at Iowa State.
On April 26, 2010, Greg McDermott resigned from Iowa State and accepted the head coaching position at Creighton.
In 2010, Greg McDermott became the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team.
After the end of the 2012–13 season, Creighton left the Missouri Valley to join the Big East.
In 2012, Greg McDermott had Creighton in the rankings in both preseason polls, No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the AP Poll.
Entering the 2016–17 season, Greg McDermott led Creighton to be ranked in both preseason polls, achieving a ranking as high as No. 7 in the nation.
In 2017, Greg McDermott led the Bluejays to a 21-12 record, finishing in a three-way tie for third place in the Big East.
In 2018, Greg McDermott's Bluejays received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Kansas State.
Entering the 2019-20 season, the Bluejays were picked to finish 7th in the Big East.
During the 2021–22 regular season, it was largely regarded as a rebuilding year after the departure of star point guard Marcus Zegarowski and three other starters from the 2020–2021 roster, as well as two assistant coaches.
In 2020, Creighton finished the 2020-21 regular season with an 18-7 record and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
During the 2021–22 regular season, McDermott guided the Bluejays to a 20–10 regular season record. Creighton received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region.
On March 22, 2022, Greg McDermott received a multi-year contract extension with the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
On March 8, 2024, Greg McDermott received another contract extension to keep him at Creighton through the 2027-2028 season.
On November 13, 2024, Greg McDermott surpassed Dana Altman for the most coaching wins in program history (328) when the Bluejays defeated the Houston Christian Huskies 78–43.
On March 8, 2024, McDermott received another contract extension because his previous contract was due to expire after the end of the 2025-2026 season.
On March 8, 2024, McDermott received another contract extension because his previous contract was due to expire after the end of the 2025-2026 season.
On March 8, 2024, Greg McDermott received another contract extension to keep him at Creighton through the 2027-2028 season.
On March 8, 2024, Greg McDermott received another contract extension to keep him at Creighton through the 2027-2028 season.
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