'Plantation' Comment Costs Creighton a Top Recruit

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Creighton head men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott’s “plantation” comment earned him some prompt backlash that was widely reported — but according to The Athletic, the controversy also cost the program a recruit.

TyTy Washington — a four-star point guard recruit — told The Athletic that McDermott’s comment caused him to decommit from the school. 

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