Greg McDermott
Greg McDermott (born November 25, 1964)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Creighton Bluejays
Current conference: Big East Conference
Wayne State record: 116–53 (.686)
North Dakota State record^: 15-11 (.577)
Northern Iowa record: 90-63 (.588)
Iowa State record: 59-68 (.465)
Creighton record: 325-160 (.670)
Overall record^: 605-355 (.630)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 12 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 3 (2021, 2023, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2016, 2019)
- CBI Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2011)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2011)
- Big East Regular Season Champion: 1 (2020)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 1 (2013)
- NSIC (Div II) Regular Season Champion: 1 (2000)
- Big East Tournament Champion: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 3 (2004, 2012, 2013)
Awards:
- Big East Coach of the Year: 1 (2020)
- NSIC (Div II) Coach of the Year: 1 (2000)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2010-present | Creighton |
| 2006-2010 | Iowa State |
| 2001-2006 | Northern Iowa |
| 2000-2001 | North Dakota State |
| 1994-2000 | Wayne State |
| 1989-1994 | North Dakota (asst) |
Greg McDermott Facts
- Greg McDermott
- Born November 25, 1964
- Hometown: Cascade, Iowa
- Alma Mater: University of Northern Iowa (BA, 1988) / US Sports Academy (MSS, 1994)
- The Iowa-native played at Northern Iowa, first under James Berry and then under Eldon Miller
- Started his coaching career right away, joining Rich Glas’ staff at North Dakota (then Division II) in 1989
- Became a head coach in 1994 at D-II Wayne State College (NE), going 116-53 overall in six seasons
- Spent one season as the head coach at then D-II North Dakota State before returning to his alma mater Northern Iowa in 2001
- Had great success at UNI, leading the Panthers to three straight NCAA Tournaments (including two at-large bids)
- Was head coach at Iowa State for four seasons but was unable to match his success from UNI; finished below .500 each year
- Returned to the mid-major level in 2010 as the head coach at Creighton, taking the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament three-straight years (including the programs first year in a major conference, the new Big East)
- Coached his son, Doug McDermott, for four seasons (one CBI, three NCAAs); Doug was a three-time First-Team All-American, consensus National POY in 2014 and got drafted 11th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft
- Lead the Jays back to the NCAA Tournament in 2017, capping off a 25-10 seasons that saw the team ranked as high as #7
- Won a share of the Big East title in 2020, a first for the program, going 24-7 (13-5) and earning McDermott Big East COY honors
Greg McDermott Coaching Tree
- Darian DeVries (West Virginia, Drake)
- Grant Gibbs (Oklahoma City Blue)
- Eric Henderson (South Dakota State)
- Alan Huss (High Point)
- Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa)
- Steve Lutz (Western Kentucky, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
- T.J. Otzelberger (Iowa State, UNLV, South Dakota State)
- Freddie Owens (Green Bay)
- Saul Phillips (Ohio, North Dakota State)
- Jean Prioleau (San José State)
- Daniyal Robinson (Cleveland State)
- Paul Sather (North Dakota, Northern State, Black Hills State)
- Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels (NDSU was a D-II program during his tenure there)
