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EXCLUSIVE players, but “I he think makes I could all those play guyswith gohim. up They about have three a lotnotches.” of good WHAT THE COMPANY “He’s been around ball. He understands how to score before he catches. ... He can go “He’ll walk out with a double-doublehandedly and he brokewon’t thehave spirit the ballof my in team.”his EXPERTS SAY over both shoulders. He uses both hands. And he’s got touch. ... He just has a natural gift.”hands but maybe 60 seconds of game clock? I’ve never seen a guy like that.” “That guy single- McDermott’s sterling season stacks up with the best He played in high schoolSpor with the nation’s top recruit. Yet he went mostly unnoticed by college Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik in Creighton history. ting News All-American Bradley coach Geno Ford Bob Portman 1967-68 coaches, including his dad. Now he’s one of America’s best. Raise your hand if you saw it coming. Vance Downs, McDermott’s high school coach Who knows how many points the sweet shooter would “There aren’t five better college players out have racked up had • there been a 3- line. FIN He scored 738 points ALIST FOR WOODEN AND N there. Doug just knows how to play.” — a school record that McDermott broke this year. Kansas coach Bill Self Points Reb. FG pct. “Very few players have elite skills on the 29.5 15.4 .438 AISMITH A and the perimeter. McDermott is one of them.” Jay Bilas, ESPN Paul Silas 1963-64 WARDS Was third-team All-America as well as being named the • Catholic Colleges player NATION’s THIRD-LEADING SCORER of the year in leading the Doug McDermott Luke Winn, Sports Illustrated Bluejays to the NCAA tournament. He finished with more rebounds (631) by Dirk Cha than points (537). AND STEVEN PIVOVAR telain 21.8 18.5 .397

Benoit Benjamin 1984-85 The enigmatic big man put together a dominating season. He averaged 5.1 blocked shots but didn’t get his team to the NCAA tournament, as CU lost its NUMBERS last six games and didn’t GAME make the postseason. 21.5 14.1 .582 The experts love McDermott. 2002-03 He shot 48 percent from But his black and 3-point range in averaging white statistics say 17.8 points. What’s often even more. overlooked is his all- around excellence: Korver led the team in steals (50) and finished second in assists (104). 765 Points scored this 17.8 6.4 .468 season, a Creighton record and the most in the Valley since in 1988. Only two MVC sophomores have scored more: McFlurrIEs Cincinnati’s and Indiana State’s — and both are McDermott lit up Bradley for in the Basketball Hall 30 second-half points — that’s of Fame. his best half of the year. But look how often he takes 192 over a game for short spans. Baskets scored in the paint (of 293 vs. Nebraska made field goals). Scores 17 points in 10:09 of the second half. 167 Made baskets using at Tulsa the backboard. Scores 10 straight points in a span of 3:48 in the first half. 50-60-80 vs. Northwestern McDermott is within Scores 11 points in 5:36 thousandths of a of the second half. decimal point from shooting 50 percent from 3-point range, at Bradley 60 percent from the field and 80 percent Scores 30 of his career-high from the free-throw 44 points (including 10 straight line. No Division I made shots) in the second half. player has done that in at least 11 years. at Drake Scores 10 straight points in 2:57 of the second half. 23 Times he scored 20 or more points vs. Long Beach State (in 33 games). Scores nine points in 2:11 before halftime. 22 & 8 23.2 Since 2004-05, at Indiana State McDermott is one Scores 10 straight points of two sophomores in 3:37 of the second half. nationally to average 8.2 at least 22.0 points Rebounds and 8.0 rebounds. vs. Illinois State per game .610 The other: Oklahoma (MVC championship in St. Louis) Field-goal standout . Scores 10 straight points percentage .495 Their styles are very in 2:45 of the first half, then different. Griffin rattles off 19 of 21 CU points 3-point had 90 dunks his in 9:28 after the half. percentage .799 sophomore season; McDermott has one Free-throw (at Bradley). percentage 9 Consecutive GAME BY GAME games with at least 24 points.

A look at McDermott’s points and Points rebounds during the 2011-12 season. + 7 He scored 30 or more points six times. 30+ points Rebounds SCHUKAR ALYSSA Times he shot below 50 percent.

NC A&T CHI ST UAB CAMP SDSU NEB ST JOE’s HOU BPT TULSA NWSTRN MO ST WICH ST DRAKE BRAD N IOWA ILL ST SIU MO ST IND ST DRAKE BRAD ILL ST N IOWA E’VILLE wICH ST SIU LBSU E’VILLE IND ST DRAKE E’VILLE ILL ST Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won Won Lost Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Won Won Won 97-65 95-61 70-60 82-59 104-81 85-83 76-66 80-71 97-62 83-64 87-79 77-65 68-61 76-59 92-83 63-60 87-78 90-71 66-65 75-49 77-69 73-59 102-74 65-62 65-57 89-68 88-69 81-79 93-92 61-60 68-61 99-71 83-79 1 (OT) (OT) Time he shot below 44 40 percent (at home 36 vs. Wichita State). 35 33 3 1 30 27 27

25 25 24 26 25 24 25 24 25 26

21 2 1 21 22

19 2 0 18 18 + + + + + + 15 13 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 13 14 9 11 10 9 11 11 9 11 10 9 4 8 7 6 7 5 7 7 8 8 6 6 5 8 6 4 7 6 6