Head coach Greg McDermott announced his retirement on Monday after 16 seasons leading the Creighton men’s basketball team.

McDermott, 61, will coach the Bluejays through the postseason College Basketball Crown event before stepping down, at which point Alan Huss, who has seven seasons on McDermott’s staff, will be promoted to head coach.

“It has been an incredible honor to lead the Creighton men’s basketball program for the past 16 years,” McDermott said in a statement. “I’m very proud of the young men that have proudly worn the Bluejay uniform and represented our program in a first-class manner. Witnessing their growth and development on and off the playing floor was especially gratifying.”

McDermott has coached the Bluejays since the 2010-11 season, compiling a 365-188 record. He surpassed Dana Altman in 2024 to become the program’s winningest coach.

Creighton won at least 20 games in 14 of his 16 seasons, though this season’s 15-17 record put a stop to 10 consecutive seasons of 20 or more wins.

McDermott led the Bluejays to 10 NCAA tournament appearances, including three trips to the Sweet 16 and an Elite Eight appearance in 2023. It would have been 11 NCAA tourney appearances if not for the 2020 event being canceled due to the pandemic; Creighton won the regular season Big East crown and went 24-7 that season.

In March of 2024, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the helm through 2027-28 and said he expected Omaha, Neb., program to be last stop of his coaching journey.

In April of 2025, Huss left his position as High Point’s head coach and returned to the Creighton staff as coach-in-waiting with no specific timeline.

“While this chapter of my career comes to a close, my love and respect for the Bluejays will never fade. I look forward to the continued success of Bluejay basketball under the leadership of Alan Huss,” McDermott said.

McDermott previously was the head coach at Northern Iowa (2001-06) and Iowa State (2006-10) and has an overall record of 514-319 (.617).

“I’m deeply grateful for the support of my family, our players, coaching staff and support staff, as well as the presidents, athletic directors, and all the University and athletic administrators,” McDermott said. “The support of the Omaha community consistently packing our arena with 17,000 fans has created many fond memories.”

–Field Level Media

Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will begin the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, the team announced Monday.

Strider, 27, was scratched from Monday’s scheduled spring training start against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Fla. The former All-Star was 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA in three spring appearances (two starts), striking out 11 and walking two in 8 1/3 innings.

Strider is coming off an uneven 2025 season after missing most of 2024 following Tommy John surgery. He finished 7-14 with a 4.45 ERA in 23 starts last season.

He was a National League All-Star and finished fourth in the Cy Young voting in 2023 after leading the majors in wins (20-5) and strikeouts (281) with a 3.86 ERA in 32 starts.

Strider is 39-24 with a 3.74 ERA in 90 career games (77 starts) since making his major league debut in 2021. Atlanta drafted him in the fourth round out of Clemson in 2020.

The Braves open the season on Friday against the visiting Kansas City Royals. Nine-time All-Star left-hander Chris Sale is Atlanta’s Opening Day starter.

Strider’s injury is the latest blow to the pitching staff. Left-hander Joey Wentz is out for the season with a torn right ACL, while right-handers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep are on the 60-day injured list with elbow injuries.

–Field Level Media

Bill Self was noncommittal about his future as Kansas coach after the Jayhawks’ season-ending loss in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, saying he plans to meet with his family to discuss what comes next.

“I haven’t really gone through much on the court,” Self said after No. 4 seed Kansas fell to No. 5 seed St. John’s on a buzzer-beater in the second round. “I’ve gone through some stuff off the court. So I’ll get back and get with family and visit and see what’s going on.

“I love what I do. I need to be able to do it where I’m feeling good and healthy to do it fairly well. I’ll get back home, and it will all be discussed.”

Self’s comments indicate his decision will be made based more on his own health than the turbulent season his team just completed, which was marked throughout by instability around freshman phenom Darryn Peterson’s availability. Peterson, one of the frontrunners to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft this June, missed 11 games with multiple ailments, including quad and hamstring injuries, an issue that became a near-constant point of discussion.

Self’s own health issues first cropped up in 2023, when he was hospitalized with chest tightness and had two stents inserted to treat blocked arteries in his heart, causing him to miss the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. He had another two stents inserted in July 2025.

In mid-January, he was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he felt unwell and ultimately received IV fluids and did not travel with the team for a game at Colorado.

“I don’t know about completely,” Self said Sunday about his health, “but I’m feeling — I feel as good as I’ve felt in a long time. I’m not making any statements whatsoever.

“When you get to be doing it as long as I’ve done it, I look at it in five-year increments. Now I’m probably looking at it in more two-year increments, so to speak. So I try to focus on this season and try to get us to a second weekend, which we failed at. So I’ll go back now and break it down and see where that leads.”

Self, 63, has won two national championships (2008, 2022) and taken Kansas to four Final Fours since being hired in 2003, compiling a remarkable 648-167 (.795) record. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.

–Field Level Media