My Background
- Hometown: Cascade, Iowa
- High School: Cascade (IA) High School
- Academic Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota
Master’s Degree in Sports Management and Administration from Wayne State College
More About Me
- Coaching Experience:
From 1997 to 2003, McDermott served as the Head Basketball Coach at Lake Superior State University. In his tenure McDermott built one of the most competitive teams in Laker history. His 2000-01 team went 18-9, spent eight weeks in the Great Lakes Regional rankings, participated in the GLIAC tournament for the second time in school history, and finished the season ranked #10 in the Great Lakes Regional. In 2001-02 his team went 17-11, defeated three top 25 opponents, participated in back-to-back GLIAC tournaments for the first time in school history and produced the first back-to-back winning seasons in 16 years. McDermott then served as Head Basketball Coach/Associate Athletic Director at the University of Dubuque in Iowa. While at Dubuque, McDermott resurrected a program that was coming off a two-win season and produced the first winning season in 13 years as well as the first conference tournament appearance in school history.
- Coaching at MCC:
Marty McDermott enters his fifth year in 2015-16 of leading the Jayhawk men's golf team after taking over for long-time coach John McKinley, who retired after the 2010-11 season. In the 2013 season, the Jayhawks won the MCCAA State Championship and finished 8th nationally. For his efforts Coach McDermott was named MCCAA Coach of the Year. He has also been the Athletic Director at Muskegon Community College since October 2007.
McDermott is married to the former Rachel Hanna of Pickford, Michigan. They have a daughter, Mia, and a son Evan and reside in Spring Lake.