OMAHA, Neb. -- Five Creighton men's basketball players explained Saturday in a short pregame video why they were hurt by coach Greg McDermott's remarks in his locker room talk following a loss last weekend.
A sixth player who didn't speak in the video, star guard Marcus Zegarowski, said after Saturday's 93-73 win over Butler that even though McDermott made a mistake with his choice of words, he loves and supports all of his players.
McDermott twice used the term "plantation'' as part of his comments urging team unity. The university suspended McDermott indefinitely on Thursday, after he had coached in a Wednesday loss at Villanova.