McDermott is the son of current Creighton coach Greg McDermott; Greg coached McDermott during his college career.\n', '

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.\n', '

Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, McDermott was listed as the No. 28 small forward in the nation in 2010.\n', '

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