McDermott, Doug


McDermott, Doug

McDermott-Doug.jpg2013-14: Senior at Creighton

  • Named a First Team All-American by Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, John R. Wooden, Sporting News, NBCSports.com, CBSSports.com, BleacherReport.com, USA Today, Senior CLASS Award and Dick Vitale.
  • Named National Player of the Year by 14 different groups, inclucing the USBWA (Oscar Robertson Trophy), John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Adolph F. Rupp Trophy, Associated Press, NABC, Basketball Times, Sporting News, CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson Award, NBCSports.com, CBSSports.com, BleacherReport.com, USA Today and Dick Vitale.
  • Also won the Senior CLASS Award, which considers off-court activities.
  • Repeated as Creighton’s Male Athlete of the Year, while also winning the John J. “Red” McManus Award for the first time.
  • Also won second straight Sportsman of the Year honor from the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Owns the top three single-season scoring marks in Creighton history.
  • Led the nation in points, points per 40 minutes and points per game. Also second in FG made, ninth in 3-point percentage, 20th in 3’s made, 42nd in FT%, 43rd in free throws made and 59th in FG%.
  • Set NCAA record with 135 career games scoring in double-figures.
  • Ranked fifth in NCAA history with 3,150 career points, passing Larry Bird on Feb. 16 vs. #6 Villanova with 39 points and passing Oscar Robertson and Hersey Hawkins on March 8 with 45 points.
  • Owned 22 points or more in 14 straight games (Jan. 28-March 21), with 25 or more in all but one of those.
  • Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the issue’s March 17 edition.
  • Made nine baskets vs. DePaul (Feb. 7), becoming first player since 1992-93 to make 1,000 FG in a career, and finished 10th with 1,141 career FG.
  • One of three men in NCAA history with 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
  • One of two men in NCAA history to score 3,000 points and play in three NCAA Tournaments, joining Lionel Simmons.
  • Became Associated Press’s first three-time First Team All-American since Patrick Ewing & Wayman Tisdale (1983-85), and 11th all-time.
  • Fifth player ever named to John R. Wooden All-America Team three times.
  • BIG EAST Player of the Year after being named MVC Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior to become third player in NCAA history ever named POY in multiple conferences.
  • Hit first career game-winning shot when he converted a 3-point play with 4.9 seconds left to beat Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 16).
  • Named BIG EAST Player of the Week eight times this season, breaking a conference record for one year.
  • Named conference Player or Newcomer of the Week in 28 of 66 career weeks at Creighton.
  • Named BIG EAST Player of the Week and ESPN.com National Player of the Week on Nov. 18 after averaging 25.7 ppg in three season-opening wins, then again on Feb. 3 after 39 points and a game-winning three-pointer vs. St. John’s.
  • Named National Player of the Week by CBSSports.com on Jan. 6th & Jan. 13th.
  • Had career-high and CenturyLink Center Omaha record 45 points in Senior Day win vs. Providence (March 8) while also becoming the eighth man to surpass 3,000 career points.
  • His 45 points were tied for fifth-most in CU history and the most since Benoit Benjamin had 45 in 1985.
  • His 45 points were also the fourth-most in BIG EAST history for a league game, and made him first player in league history with three league games of 39 points or more in same season.
  • Had 37 points in first 28 minutes vs. UMKC (Nov. 11).
  • Had 30 points vs. San Diego State (Nov. 29), including 16 in first 9 minutes.
  • Had 33 points and 15 rebounds in 10-point win vs. Tulsa (Nov. 23).
  • Had 30 points, 10 rebounds and career-tying five assists at Seton Hall (Jan. 4), the first Jays player with a 30-10-5 game since Benoit Benjamin in 1985.
  • Had 35 points in win vs. Xavier while playing with a sprained shoulder (Jan. 12).
  • Scored 39 points in win vs. St. John’s, including game-winning 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left to break a 60-all tie (Jan. 28).
  • Scored 32 points, including 11 during a pivotal 14-2 second half run, vs. DePaul (Feb. 7).
  • Sank go-ahead three-pointer with 48.2 seconds left in road win at Butler (Feb. 13).
  • Scored 39 points in win over #6 Villanova (Feb. 16), making all nine free throw attempts and 13-of-17 field goals.
  • Had 35 points in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. DePaul, setting an event record with 27 points in the first half (March 13).
  • Added 32 points in BIG EAST Tournament semifinal win vs. Xavier (March 14), becoming first Bluejay since Benoit Benjamin in 1985 with three straight games of 30 or more points.
  • Owns 513 points in 559 minutes played in his last 17 home games, with nine games of 32+ points.
  • First player since Lionel Simmons with three straight seasons of 800 points or more, and just the sixth player all-time to do so.
  • Had 30 points & 12 rebounds in NCAA Tourney win vs. Louisiana (March 21), including a double-double (17 & 10) by halftime, the 30 points were most in CU history in an NCAA Tournament game.
  • Finished career with CenturyLink Center Omaha record 1,573 career points.
  • In the BIG EAST (all games), ranked first in scoring, 2nd in three-pointers per game, 2nd in 3FG%, 3rd in free throw percentage, 3rd in defensive rebounds per game, 6th in rebounding and 7th in FG%.
  • In league play only, was first in scoring, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and 3-pointers made, third in defensive rebounds per game and fifth in both rebounding and free-throw percentage.
  • Made 35 baskets with left-hand and 128 shots off the backboard, pushing his career totals to 145 (left-handed) and 498 (off backboard) in his career.
  • In last 2 years, was 10-17 FG’s and 26-32 FT’s in last minute of games.
  • Made Creighton-record 45 consecutive free throws (Dec. 1-Jan. 4).
  • Made a nation-leading 145 consecutive starts (every game of career).

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