No. 25 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Grand Forks, North Dakota |
January 3, 1992
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 Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2017 | Chicago Bulls |
2017–present | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Douglas Richard McDermott (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder 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. After graduating from Creighton, McDermott entered the 2014 NBA draft, where he was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He went on to play two and half seasons for the Bulls before being traded to the Thunder in February 2017. McDermott is the son of current Creighton coach, Greg McDermott; Greg coached McDermott during his college 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.