Suzie McConnell-Serio

Quick Facts

Full Name	Suzie McConnell-Serio
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1966(1966-07-29)
Age	58
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Suzie McConnell-Serio Biography

Suzie McConnell-Serio is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 29, 1966 in Pittsburgh, United States. Suzie McConnell-Serio (born on the 29th of July in 1966) is an ex- American basketball coach for women and player. She was the head coach of teams of women’s basketball of the University of Pittsburgh from 2013 until 2018. In 2004 she was named WNBA coach of the year for her work as the head coach for the Minnesota Lynx. McConnell-Serio was inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

She also took home gold during the 1991 World University Games. She won the 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year Award. The year 1999 was the time that Sports Illustrated magazine named her among the top 50 athletes in the Century in the state of Pennsylvania.

Her brother Tom played two seasons at Davidson College and was the head coach for Saint Francis, Pa. from 1992–99 and has been an assistant coach at Wake Forest, Marquette and Dayton as well as women’s assistant coach at the University of Colorado with sister Kathy. Before becoming the current head coach of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s team, he served as an assistant at Old Dominion.

She also played in the WNBA. The former point guard played three seasons with the Cleveland Rockers (1998-2000). As a first-year player in 1998, she earned WNBA Newcomer of the Year and All-WNBA First Team honors after averaging 8.6 ppg and 6.4 apg (second in the league). She was a two-time winner of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (1998 and 2000), and finished her professional career with averages of 6.4 ppg and 4.6 apg in 81 contests.

In the beginning of her professional professional career McConnell Serio was awarded the two Olympic medals. She was part of the winning gold medal U.S. women’s basketball team during 1988’s Summer Olympics and was awarded an Olympic bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Suzie McConnell-Serio Net Worth

Suzie McConnell-Serio is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Suzie McConnell-Serio 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her sister Kathy who was a member of her team for her 1984 PIAA Championship team, is now Suzie’s assistant coach with her school, the University of Pittsburgh. Kathy was the director of Tulsa (1999-05) and at the University of Colorado (2006-10) before taking on the role of an assistant coach for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Tulsa Shock. She also served as an assistant coach for the University of Illinois (1996-99) as well as Rutgers (1994-95). Her first coaching gig after college was at the University of Pittsburgh as a recruit coordinator in 1991 season. Kathy participated for 4 NCAA Championships while at the University of Virginia.

Born in Pittsburgh McConnell-Serio grew up in Pittsburgh. She was a student at Seton-La Salle Catholic High School and led her team of Lady Rebels to the PIAA State Championship in 1984. McConnell-Serio played college basketball at Penn State. In her four seasons at PSU (1984-85 until 1987-88) she led to lead the Lady Lions to a 95-33 record and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. As a result she was named PSU’s first First-Team All-American and set NCAA Division I records for career assists (1,307) as well as assists during the course of a period (355 during 1987) and season average assist (11.8 for 1987). Her assist total as well as average of assist per game led the nation both in 1986 and 1987. She also recorded the record for highest career points scored by any player with more than 1000 assists with 1,897 points. The year 2011 was the one in which Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga University beat McConnell-Serio’s record for amount of assists during one season, with 367 assists in 2011 and the number of points she scored that have more than 1000 assists was 2,073 points. At the beginning of 2017-18 McConnell remains the holder of record for the most career assists, the most assists per game over the course of a season (and the highest number of assists per game during an entire season for the sophomore level and also by the junior) and also the highest number of ever triple-doubles. McConnell-Serio graduated of Penn State in 1988. McConnell-Serio won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1988. In 1988, the award was awarded to the top female basketball player in the nation who was no more than 5’6″ (1.68 m); the height limit was later increased to 5’8″ (1.73 m) prior to the award being removed in 2013. She also finished her college time with seven consecutive triple-doubles which, at the time, was an NCAA all-divisions record for women (later set by Louella Tomlinson from Saint Mary’s). The record has since been set by the Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu.

Her brother Tim played at Waynesburg and has served as the boy’s coach at Chartiers Valley from 1992 to 2018 and has won over 80 percent of his games while earning his 400th career win in 2010. In 2018, Tim moved to coach the Chartiers Valley Girls Basketball team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Suzie McConnell-Serio height Not available right now. Suzie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Suzie McConnell-Serio Dating?

According to our records, Suzie McConnell-Serio is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Suzie McConnell- Serio’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Suzie McConnell-Serio. You may help us to build the dating records for Suzie McConnell-Serio!

On April 13, 2007, she was named the head coach at Duquesne University.

Facts & Trivia

Suzie Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Suzie McConnell- Serio celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.

Her sister Maureen played at the University of Pittsburgh, and her nephew T. J. McConnell (Tim’s son) was on the Duquesne men’s basketball team for two seasons (2011 and 2012) before transferring to Arizona. T.J. McConnell is currently a member of the Indiana Pacers.

How old is Suzie McConnell serio?

55 years (July 29, 1966)

How tall is Suzie McConnell?

5′ 4″

Is TJ McConnell related to Suzie McConnell?

His aunt , Suzie McConnell-Serio, was an All-American at Penn State (1985–1988), Olympic gold medalist and WNBA standout prior to being inducted to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. She started her college coaching career at Duquesne.

How old is T.J. McConnell?

30 years (March 25, 1992)

Where did T.J. McConnell go to college?

College