Greg McDermott

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Greg McDermott

Greg McDermott at a football game.
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Creighton
Annual salary $1,000,000(2011-2012) w/ 25,000 yearly increases
Biographical details
Born November 25, 1964 (1964-11-25) (age 47)
Cascade, Iowa
Playing career
1983–1988 Northern Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1994
1994–2000
2000–2001
2001–2006
2006–2010
2010 - Present
North Dakota (asst.)
Wayne State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Iowa State
Creighton
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MVC Tournament Championship (2004,2012)

Greg McDermott (born November 25, 1964 in Cascade, Iowa) is the current Creighton University Bluejays men's basketball head coach. He left Iowa State University as the head basketball coach in Ames, Iowa. He took the job at Iowa State University as of March 21, 2006. McDermott is a graduate of the United States Sports Academy. At Northern Iowa, McDermott led the Panthers to the NCAA tournament his final three years. His first and only win over a ranked team at Iowa State came on March 6, 2010, against the #5 Kansas State Wildcats. In four years at Iowa State, he never reached the postseason. On April 26, 2010, Greg McDermott left Iowa State to become the head coach at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.[1] The contract with Creighton was a reported 10 year deal, worth 9 million dollars.

[edit] Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wayne State (Division II Independent) (1994–1998)
1994–1995 Wayne State 14-13
1995–1996 Wayne State 12-15
1996–1997 Wayne State 21-7
1997–1998 Wayne State 20-7
1998–1999 Wayne State 23-5
Wayne State (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (1999–2000)
1999–2000 Wayne State 26-6 15-3 T-1st
Wayne State: 116-53 15-3
North Dakota State (North Central Conference) (2000–2001)
2000–2001 North Dakota State 15-11 7-11 8th
North Dakota State: 15-11 7-11
Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley Conference) (2001–2006)
2001–2002 Northern Iowa 14-15 8-10 7th
2002–2003 Northern Iowa 11-17 7-11 7th
2003–2004 Northern Iowa 21-10 12-6 T-2nd NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005 Northern Iowa 21-11 11-7 T-3rd NCAA 1st Round
2005–2006 Northern Iowa 23-10 11-7 T-5th NCAA 1st Round
Northern Iowa: 90-63 49-41
Iowa State (Big 12 Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–2007 Iowa State 15-16 6-10 T-7th
2007–2008 Iowa State 14-18 4-12 11th
2008–2009 Iowa State 15-17 4-12 10th
2009–2010 Iowa State 15-17 4-12 11th
Iowa State: 59-68 18-46
Creighton (Missouri Valley Conference) (2010–Present)
2010-2011 Creighton 23-16 10-8 4th CBI, Finals
2011-2012 Creighton 28-5 14-4 2nd
Creighton: 51-21 24-12
Total: 330-216

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

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