Creighton basketball sophomore Doug McDermott has been named a first-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association. He is Creighton's first player to be named first-team All-American by the USBWA since it began handing out the honors in 1957.

For the first time since 2007, the MVC has two teams competing in the NCAA Tournament as Creighton (AQ) and Wichita State (at-large) will represent the league. Illinois State and UNI are in the NIT, while Drake (CIT), Indiana State (CIT) and Evansville (CBI) also earned post-season berths.

Creighton basketball standout Doug McDermott is one of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award. The Ames, Iowa, product is Creighton's first Wooden Award finalist since Kyle Korver in 2002-03.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2011-12 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. Three Missouri Valley Conference players represent the league on the 10-player all-District VI Team

Doug McDermott, who has also been named Larry Bird Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the State Farm MVC Tournament in the past week, is Creighton's first player to be honored on Sporting News' postseason team since Kyle Korver (2003).