“Guys, we got to stick together,” he said he told his players, according to a statement issued Tuesday.
“We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation.”
McDermott, who is white, apologized for his “inappropriate” words in the same statement.
The 56-year-old called the 77-69 road loss “emotionally tough,” and wrote that he “immediately recognized my egregious mistake,” addressing the team over his words “quickly.”
...Creighton assistant coach Terrence Rencher, who is black and a member of a coalition of Big East coaches committed to education around social justice, said he was “deeply hurt” by McDermott’s words...Read all.
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