Greenwich Country Day School basketball player Brianna McDermott makes school history, reaching 1,000 career points

By David Fierro on January 16, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

**Photo by Greenwich Country Day School:** Brianna McDermott, a Greenwich Country Day School junior Brianna McDermott, front row to the right, holds a cased basketball with her name and 1,000 points written on it, in recognition of her reaching the 1,000 career point milestone for the Tigers’ varsity basketball team. Joining McDermott are her GCDS varsity basketball teammates and the team’s coaching staff.

Contributed report provided by Greenwich Country Day School

Greenwich Country Day School varsity basketball player Brianna McDermott made school history, recently.

A junior, McDermott is the first-ever Greenwich Country Day School basketball player to score 1,000 career points, a major feat in high school basketball.

As tri-captain of the the Tigers’ varsity team and a fierce point guard, McDermott achieved the impressive milestone on Dec. 9, 2023 against Proctor Academy. She reached the 1,000-career point plateau in the second game of her third season for Greenwich Country’s varsity team.

“Few in the sport get to 1,000 points in a high school career, Bri has done it in a little over two seasons,” GCDS coach said Elisa Brown said. “She is a dominant scorer and shoots successfully from all three levels of scoring. Her long-range 3-point jump shot is incredible and she has an uncanny ability to anticipate 2-3 plays in advance.”

**Photo by Greenwich Country Day School:** Brianna McDermott of Greenwich Country Day School takes a shot against Hopkins School during a varsity basketball game on Jan. 6 at Hopkins School.

On Jan. 6, Brianna was celebrated by the Greenwich Country Day School community before a packed home game against Hopkins School. Tim Helstein, GCDS Director of Athletics, and Head of School Adam Rohdie presented Brianna, who was surrounded by her family, teammates, and coaches, with a cased basketball with her name and 1,000 points on it.

Upon completion of the Determination Over Negativity (The DON) Mitchell Family Athletic Center (now under construction) next year, a banner recognizing 1,000-point scorers will hang in the gymnasium with McDermott’s name on top.

“I have a great sense of pride knowing that it is Bri’s name that will forever be at the top of the list,” Helstein said. “It is rare that I enter the gym and not see Brianna working with her teammates on basketball skills or putting up shots herself. She’s the ultimate teammate, ultimate competitor, and ultimate student of the game. I’m just glad she wears the orange and black jersey.”

Brianna is very proud of her record-breaking accomplishment. In addition to being a high scorer, she wants to be remembered for her work ethic, her fighting spirit, and for being a great teammate.

“I don’t want people to think I could just put a basketball in a hoop,” McDermott said. “I want them to remember me as someone who made others better. This means so much because of all the hard work that went into it, but there’s so much more to be done.”