NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Creighton's Greg McDermott was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year on Wednesday at an awards reception inside the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden.
McDermott becomes Creighton Basketball's first Conference Coach of the Year since Dana Altman in 2001-02 when CU was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
McDermott has led a Creighton team that was picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Conference to the No. 7 national ranking, a 24-7 overall record, and a share of its first BIG EAST Conference title.