Greg McDermott, the coach of Creighton’s men’s basketball team, has been suspended on the eve of the N.C.A.A. tournament after he admitted telling his players they needed to “stay on the plantation” in a postgame speech.
McDermott admitted making the comments in the locker room on Saturday after the 14th-ranked Bluejays’ 77-69 loss at Xavier. McDermott, by his own account, told his players: “Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation.”
He coached the Bluejays on Wednesday night, a 72-60 loss at No.