SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs power forward Doug McDermott was surrounded by family, friends and former Creighton Basketball teammates on a very special night.
Creighton men's basketball officially retired his No. 3 jersey in front of a packed gym complete with current players wearing warm-up T-shirts bearing the guest of honor's name.
His number now hangs in the rafters alongside five other Bluejay greats: #25 Kyle Korver, #30 Bob Harstad, #33 Bob Portman, #35 Paul Silas and #45 Bob Gibson.
During his four years (2010-14), he would become a three-time All-American (2012, 2013, 2014) and a consensus National Player of the Year (2014).
He finished his career with an NCAA-record 135 games in which he scored double-figures and was named winner of the Oscar Robertson, John R. Wooden and Naismith trophies as the National Player of the Year in 2013-14, when he led the country in scoring and helped Creighton to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
"It's about everyone in that building, really, that made it all possible," he said.
And his father said he couldn't be any prouder of his son.
“We are thrilled to be able to retire Doug’s jersey,” said Greg McDermott in a release. “His impact on our basketball program was immense. He and his teammates helped usher in a new era of Creighton Basketball as we entered the BIG EAST."