Doug McDermott Ready to Start 10th NBA Season

McDermott played at Creighton from 2010-14 and left as the most decorated men's basketball player in school history. He ranks seventh in NCAA history with 3,150 career points and swept 14 National Player of the Year awards as a senior. McDermott was a three-time conference player of the year and became the first male in 30 years to be named a First Team All-American three straight seasons by the Associated Press.

McDermott was selected 11th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets, then traded an hour later to the Chicago Bulls. McDermott averaged 10.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game during 64 games with the Spurs last season, his fourth straight season averaging in double-figures.  McDermott owns 5,500 career NBA points in 591 career games. He ranks 23rd in NBA history with 41.0 percent marksmanship from three-point territory, and 197th with 846 three-pointers made. McDermott has played for Chicago, Oklahoma City, New York, Dallas, Indiana and San Antonio during his first nine years in the NBA.

The son of Creighton head men's basketball coach Greg McDermott, Doug McDermott wears No. 17 for the Spurs.

McDermott was inducted into the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame in August of 2019.

Other notable Bluejays to have extended NBA careers include Paul Silas, Anthony Tolliver and Kyle Korver.