Doug McDermott

Doug McDermott
No. 11 – Chicago Bulls
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-01-03) January 3, 1992
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Ames (Ames, Iowa)
College Creighton (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–present Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Douglas Richard McDermott (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing college basketball for Creighton University, he led the nation in scoring in 2013–14, was a three-time consensus first-team All-American. He was the consensus national player of the year as a senior in 2014, and finished his college career with the fifth-most points in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. He was also named to the team that represented the United States in the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. He is the son of current Creighton coach, Greg McDermott who coached Doug all of his four years at Creighton.

High school career

McDermott was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where his father was an assistant coach of the University of North Dakota's men's basketball team. McDermott, a 6'8" 225-pound forward, played high school basketball at Ames High School in Ames, Iowa alongside high school All-American Harrison Barnes. Ames won 53 consecutive games during McDermott's and Barnes' junior and senior seasons and won consecutive Iowa state titles. As a senior, McDermott averaged 20.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and was named first team All-State.[1]

Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, McDermott was listed as the No. 28 small forward in the nation in 2010.[2]

College career

Creighton (2010–2014)

Originally, McDermott signed a National Letter of Intent to play with Northern Iowa, but after his father moved from coaching Iowa State University to Creighton, he was released from his commitment in order to play for him in college.

As a freshman in 2010–11, McDermott averaged 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as he started all 39 games for the Bluejays. McDermott set a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) record for points by a freshman (581) and was named conference freshman and newcomer of the year. McDermott also became the first player to earn first team all-conference honors as a freshman since Cleo Littleton of Wichita State in 1954.[3] McDermott led the Bluejays to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational, where they made it to the best of three final series, ultimately losing to Oregon.[1]

Prior to his sophomore season, McDermott was named to the preseason watch lists for the Wooden Award[4] and Naismith Award.[5]

As a sophomore, McDermott was one of five men named first team All-America for the 2011–12 season. McDermott is Creighton's first player honored by the NABC on its first-team All-America squad. McDermott also was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, the first Creighton player since Booker Woodfox in 2009. McDermott finished his 2011–12 season averaging 22.9 points per game, a figure that ranked third nationally. His 801 points, 307 field goals and 48.6 percent shooting accuracy from three-point range were all school records for a single-season. Creighton finished 29–6 and advanced to the third-round of the NCAA Tournament. On March 26, 2012, McDermott was named a first-team AP All-American.[6]

As a junior in 2012–13, McDermott ranked first in the nation in points scored and second in points per game. He set school records for points in a single season and points in a career. He was again named a first team All-American by the AP.[1]

On April 25, 2013, McDermott announced he would be returning to Creighton for his senior season and would not enter the 2013 NBA Draft.[7] That July, he relinquished his scholarship and became a walk-on for his final season at Creighton. This came about after the NCAA had granted senior guard Grant Gibbs, who had missed full seasons at both Gonzaga and Creighton with injuries, a rare sixth year of eligibility, putting Creighton over the NCAA's limit of 13 scholarships for the 2013–14 season.[8]

On February 28, 2014, McDermott was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for Naismith College Player of the Year.[9] On Senior Night against Providence, he scored a career-high 45 points and passed the 3,000 point threshold.[10] McDermott was named first-team All-Big East in Creighton's first season in the league.[11] He won the Big East Player of the Year award, as well as earning First-Team All-American honors by U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the third time.[12] McDermott was also the consensus national player of the year, winning all major awards (Wooden,[13] Naismith,[14] AP,[15] NABC,[16] USBWA,[17] and Sporting News[18]).

McDermott led the nation in scoring at 26.7 points per game.[19] At the end of his college career, he ranked fifth on the all-time NCAA Division I scoring list, with 3,150 points, which passed basketball hall of famer Larry Bird.[20] He became the first player in 29 years to be named to the AP All-America first team three times.[21] McDermott is one of three players in NCAA men's basketball history to have 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. He also set an NCAA record by scoring in double figures in 135 games.[1]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Creighton 39 39 29.1 .525 .405 .746 7.2 1.2 .3 .1 14.9
2011–12 Creighton 35 34 31.9 .601 .486 .796 8.2 1.1 .2 .1 22.9
2012–13 Creighton 36 36 31.6 .548 .490 .875 7.7 1.6 .2 .1 23.2
2013–14 Creighton 35 35 33.7 .526 .449 .864 7.0 1.6 .2 .1 26.7
Career 145 144 31.5 .550 .458 .831 7.5 1.3 .2 .1 21.7

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (2014–present)

2014–15 season

On June 26, 2014, McDermott was selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was later traded to the Chicago Bulls on draft night, along with Anthony Randolph, for both of Chicago's 2014 first round picks (16th and 19th) and a future second-round pick.[22] On July 22, 2014, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Bulls after averaging 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the 2014 NBA Summer League.[23] In his NBA debut on October 29, he recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in a 104–80 win over the New York Knicks.[24] While expected to contribute with scoring and shooting for the Bulls, McDermott struggled significantly over his first 17 games, averaging just 3.2 points on 42.3 percent shooting.[25] Despite his promising debut, McDermott did not manage to eclipse 12 points before being ruled out indefinitely on December 1 due to a knee injury. He subsequently required an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee which took place on December 13.[26] He returned to action on January 22, 2015, against the San Antonio Spurs, recording no stats in two minutes of action.[27] On March 6, he scored a season-high 16 points in a loss to the Indiana Pacers.[28]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, McDermott re-joined the Bulls for the 2015 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 18.8 points and 4.4 rebounds in five games, impressing new coach Fred Hoiberg.[29] On October 30, the Bulls exercised their third-year team option on McDermott's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.[30]

McDermott's Summer League form carried over into the regular season, with Hoiberg giving him plenty of game time off the bench. Over the first three games of the season, he averaged 7.3 points per game, boosting that number up to 10.2 over the first five games with 12 points scored against the Orlando Magic on November 1, and 17 points scored against the Charlotte Hornets on November 3. His impressive play off the bench earned him his first career starting assignment on November 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 23 minutes of action as the starting small forward, he scored nine points in a 104–98 win over the Thunder.[31] Four days later, he scored a then career-high 18 points in a 111–88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[32] On November 16, Tony Snell was reinserted into the starting line-up, moving McDermott back to a bench role.[33] On February 19, 2016, he scored a career-high 30 points off the bench in a 116–106 win over the Toronto Raptors.[34] On March 14, he had his second 20+ point game of the season with a team-high 29 points off the bench in a 109–107 win over the Toronto Raptors.[35] Three days later, he scored 25 points against the Brooklyn Nets for his third straight game with 20+ points, tying a career-high five three-pointers.[36][37]

2016–17 season

On October 28, 2016, the Bulls exercised their fourth-year team option on McDermott's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2017–18 season.[38] In the Bulls' second game of the season the following day, McDermott scored a game-high 23 points off the bench in a 118–101 win over the Indiana Pacers.[39] He received a concussion on Halloween and entered concussion protocol; on November 12, 2016, he suffered another concussion in a game against the Washington Wizards.[40]

International career

Following the close of his freshman year at Creighton, McDermott was selected to the U.S. team sent to Riga, Latvia for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. McDermott started all nine matches and averaged 11.3 points per game on .501 shooting and 6.1 rebounds per contest, good for third on the team in both categories. The United States finished 7–2, good for fifth in the tournament.[41]

On July 22, 2014, McDermott was named to the 2014 USA Select Team.[42]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Chicago 36 0 8.9 .402 .317 .667 1.2 .2 .1 .0 3.0
2015–16 Chicago 81 4 23.0 .452 .425 .857 2.4 .7 .2 .1 9.4
Career 117 4 18.6 .445 .410 .828 2.0 .6 .2 .1 7.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Chicago 3 0 3.3 .333 .500 1.000 .7 .3 .0 .0 1.7
Career 3 0 3.3 .333 .500 1.000 .7 .3 .0 .0 1.7

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Doug McDermott Bio". GoCreighton.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Doug McDermott Recruiting Profile
  3. ↑ "Weems is Larry Bird Player of the Year". Missouri Valley Conference. 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "John R. Wooden Award Announces Men's Preseason Top 50 List". Wooden Award. 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2011–12 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List". Slam Magazine. 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ "NABC Names McDermott First-Team All-American". mvcstcharles.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Creighton's Doug McDermott announces his return
  8. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (July 2, 2013). "Grant Gibbs granted sixth year". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Top 10 National Semifinalists Named for 2014 Men's Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T". Naismith Awards. February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ Norlander, Matt (March 9, 2014). "McDermott breaks 3,000 points, scores career-high 45 on Senior Night". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "All-BIG EAST Men's Basketball Team Announced" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Creighton's Doug McDermott named BIG EAST Player of the Year". KETA Omaha. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Creighton's McDermott Wins John R. Wooden Award Presented By Wendy's" (Press release). Los Angeles Athletic Club. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  14. ↑ "McDermott Named 2014 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year, presented by AT&T" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  15. ↑ "McDermott, Marshall honored by AP". ESPN.com. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ Doug McDermott earns Sporting News' Player of the Year. The Sporting News. Retrieved on March 11, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Creighton's McDermott Wins 2013–14 Oscar Robertson Trophy" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  18. ↑ Kuznia, Roger (March 12, 2014). "Doug McDermott earns Sporting News Player of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  19. ↑ "2013-14 NCAA Division I College Basketball Player Statistics". espn.go.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Doug McDermott Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Doug McDermott makes 3rd AP team". espn.go.com. March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  22. ↑ Bulls deal picks for Doug McDermott
  23. ↑ BULLS SIGN FORWARD DOUG MCDERMOTT
  24. ↑ Gasol, Bulls blow out Knicks in Rose's return
  25. ↑ Doug McDermott to undergo knee surgery, continuing a rough season
  26. ↑ DOUG MCDERMOTT INJURY UPDATE
  27. ↑ Derrick Rose scores 22, struggling Bulls beat Spurs 104-81
  28. ↑ Doug McDermott 2014-15 Game Log
  29. ↑ Doug McDermott scores well, impresses new Bulls coach in Summer League
  30. ↑ BULLS EXERCISE OPTIONS ON SNELL AND MCDERMOTT
  31. ↑ Doug McDermott 2015-16 Game Log
  32. ↑ Bulls pull away in 2nd half, top winless 76ers 111-88
  33. ↑ Butler, Bulls hold on for 96-95 win over Pacers
  34. ↑ McDermott scores 30, Bulls halt 5-game slide, beat Raptors
  35. ↑ Bulls win ninth straight against Raptors, 109-107
  36. ↑ McDermott, Butler lead Bulls past Nets 118-102
  37. ↑ Johnson, K.C. (March 17, 2016). "Bulls playoff push gets Nets at right time for 118-102 victory". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  38. ↑ "BULLS EXERCISE OPTIONS ON MCDERMOTT, GRANT AND PORTIS". NBA.com. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Butler, Wade, Rondo lead Bulls to 118-101 rout of Pacers". ESPN.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  40. ↑ Brown, Larry (13 November 2016). "Doug McDermott enteres concussion protocol after Halloween". MSN. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  41. ↑ "Tenth FIBA U19 World Championship 2011". USA Basketball. 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  42. ↑ "BUTLER AND MCDERMOTT NAMED TO 2014 USA SELECT TEAM". NBA.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

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