Creighton’s Greg McDermott to retire at the end of the season
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The head coach of Nebraska’s longtime, in-state rival is retiring at the end of the season.
Greg McDermott has led the Creighton men’s basketball team for the past 16 seasons.
He announced on Monday that he will call it a career after the team’s final game in the upcoming College Basketball Crown tournament.
“It has been an incredible honor to lead the Creighton men’s basketball program for the past 16 years,” said McDermott in a press release. “I’m very proud of the young men that have proudly worn the Bluejay uniform and represented our program in a first-class manner. Witnessing their growth and development on and off the playing floor was especially gratifying.”
Alan Huss, who’s currently an assistant coach for the Blue Jays, will take over as head coach next season.
During his time at Creighton, McDermott led the Bluejays to 14 seasons of 20-plus wins and 12 NCAA Tournament wins in 10 NCAA Tournament trips, including one Elite Eight (2022-2023) and three Sweet 16 appearances (2020-2021, 2022-2023, 2023-2024). Creighton has 21 victories in 14 postseason trips overall under McDermott, taking two teams to the NIT quarterfinals and one to the CBI final.
