Sean McDermott

Club

Pallacanestro Trieste

Position

Small Forward

Nationality

United States

Date of birth

1996-11-03

Birthplace

Anderson, United States

Height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight

195 lb (88 kg)

Shirt number

30

Sean Patrick McDermott (born November 3, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs.

Early life
McDermott grew up in Anderson, Indiana and attended Pendleton Heights High School. After his basketball career at Indiana State, his mother ran a fitness center called "The Sports Center" where McDermott was often found playing basketball. As a senior, he averaged 16 points and 6.6 rebounds and was named an Indiana All-Star as he led the Arabians to the Hoosier Heritage Conference. McDermott committed to play college basketball at Butler over offers from Illinois State, Indiana State, New Orleans and UNC Greensboro. His uncle is long-time college coach, Linc Darner. His other uncle, Tige Darner, scored over 1,200 points for the Appalachian St Mountaineers.

College career
McDermott was a member of the Butler Bulldogs for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He became a role player off the bench as a redshirt freshman and averaged 2.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 10.7 minutes of playing time in 30 games played. He became a starter midway through the following season and finished year averaging 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds over 31 games. McDermott averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in his first full season as a starter during his redshirt junior year. On November 6, 2019, he scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-11 shooting in an 80–47 win against IUPUI. As a redshirt senior, McDermott averaged 11.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.