Doug McDermott

Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott (2014)
Player information
Full name	Douglas Richard McDermott
birthday	January 3, 1992 (28 years and 242 days)
place of birth	Grand Forks , North Dakota , USA
size	203 cm
position	Small forward
college	Creighton
NBA draft	2014 , 11th Pick Denver Nuggets
Club information
society	Indiana Pacers
league	NBA
Jersey number	20th
Clubs as active
2014–2017 Chicago Bulls 2017 Oklahoma City Thunder 2017–2018 New York Knicks 2018 Dallas Mavericks Since 2018 Indiana Pacers 00000 00000 0

Douglas Richard "Doug" McDermott (born January 3, 1992 in Grand Forks , North Dakota ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Indiana Pacers in the NBA .

While studying in his home country, McDermott played basketball in the NCAA college league and was named one of the top five All-American players three times in a row . In his senior year 2014 as the top scorer of the NCAA, he also received the award of " Big East Player of the Year" and was named by various committees as the best university player in the country. In the subsequent entry draft of the highest endowed professional league NBA , he was selected in the first round in eleventh position by the Denver Nuggets.

High school and college

McDermott graduated from high school in Ames, Iowa , where he played with Harrison Barnes and twice won the state school team championship. Although McDermott had already decided to study at the University of Northern Iowa , he eventually followed his father Greg McDermott, who moved to Creighton University as a basketball coach . There Doug played under his father from 2010 to 2014 for the university team Bluejays, initially in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) of the NCAA . In 2012 and 2013 you could win the championship tournament of the MVC, but were eliminated in the national NCAA finals tournament in the second round against renowned opponents. After the Bluejays failed in 2012 against the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , they lost to the Blue Devils of Duke University in 2013 . In 2013 the Bluejays switched to the newly formed Big East Conference and after McDermott had already received the award as "MVC Player of the Year" twice in previous years, he was also honored as the best player of the conference in the more prestigious Big East with this award. The Bluejays lost the championship final to the Friars of Providence College . Also in the NCAA finals tournament they lost again in the second round against the Bears of Baylor University with a clear 30 point difference. McDermott scored 3,150 points in his four-year college career, breaking various scoring records and at the time of his retirement in the NCAA was next to Harry "Machine Gun" Kelly and Lionel Simmons the only NCAA player to score more than 3,000 points and 1,000 Could collect rebounds . After being among the top three in points per game in the entire NCAA in 2012 and 2013, he was the top scorer in the 2013/14 season as the player with the highest average number of points per game. For his achievements, he was recognized by various committees as the best college player of the year.

NBA

In the 2014 NBA Draft , which was considered particularly talented, McDermott was selected in eleventh position by the Denver Nuggets, who, however, passed their rights directly to the Chicago Bulls in a player swap. In his rookie year , McDermott saw little playing time and averaged 3 points in an average of 9 minutes. Under the new coach Fred Hoiberg , his average playing time increased to 23 minutes and McDermott increased his points average to 9.4. He also hit a good 42.5% of his three-point throws. In February 2017, McDermott was transferred to the Oklahoma City Thunder along with Taj Gibson , for three other players . In 2017 he was traded to the New York Knicks with center Enes Kanter and the Chicago Bulls' second round pick for Carmelo Antony . In the middle of the season he was then passed on to the Dallas Mavericks . In the summer of 2018, McDermott signed with the Indiana Pacers .

Web links

• Doug McDermott - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Doug McDermott - player profile on NBA.com
• Doug MC DERMOTT (USA) - Overview of participation in international FIBA tournaments (English)
• Doug McDermott Bio - Profile on Creighton University Sports Websites

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} BIG EAST Announces Men's Basketball Player, Rookie, Coach of the Year. (No longer available online.) Big East Conference , March 12, 2014, archived from the original on March 13, 2014 ; accessed on July 13, 2014 (English, media information). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Associated Press : Creighton's Doug McDermott named Associated Press player of the year. NCAA , April 4, 2014, accessed July 13, 2014 (media info). 
3. ^ ^{A b} Doug McDermott wins Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Lute Olson Award. Omaha.com, April 4, 2014, accessed July 13, 2014 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} McDermott Named 2014 Naismith Men's College Player of the Year, presented by AT&T. (No longer available online.) Atlanta Tipoff Club: naismithawards.com, April 6, 2014, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on July 13, 2014 (English, media information). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Kelly Beaton: Doug McDermott to follow dad to Creighton? Not so almost. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: wcfcourier.com, April 27, 2010, accessed July 13, 2014 . 
6. ^ Thayer Evans: Doug McDermott ends his college career on a low note in Creighton's loss to Baylor. Sports Illustrated , March 24, 2014, accessed July 13, 2014 (June 14, 2014 version). 
7. ↑ Gregg Doyel: McDermott passes 3,000 star in style, a departure for Creighton's. CBS Sports, March 9, 2014, accessed July 13, 2014 . 
8. ↑ Thunder Acquires Gibson, McDermott and Draft Pick