#32 SUZIE McCONNELL 1985-88
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2008 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee NCAA career leader in assists (1,307) 1988 Kodak WBCA All-American 1988 Street & Smith All-American Penn State career leader in assists, steals and double-double performances Sixth all-time at Penn State in scoring (1,897 points) Two-time All-Atlantic 10 first team selection • 1985 Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP • Three-time Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team choice • 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist • 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist • 1991 World University Games Gold Medalist • 1988 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner, nation’s best player under 5-8 • 1988 NCAA Top Six Award • Captain, MVP of 1986 U.S. Select Team • 1985 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Coach of state champion team Oakland Catholic (Pa.) High School Starting point guard for the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers (1998-00) 1998 WNBA Newcomer of the Year 1998 & 2000 WNBA Sportsmanship Award winner 1998 First Team All-WNBA WNBA Player of the Week Head coach of WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx (2003-06) 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year Head coach at Duquesne University (2007-13) Head coach at University of Pittsburgh (2013-present)
McCONNELL’S CAREER STATS
Season G-GS 1984-85 33-32 1985-86 32-32 1986-87 30-30 1987-88 33-33 CAREER 128-127
MIN. FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-A PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. A TO B S PTS. AVG. 1019 157-343 .458 0-0 .000 101-136 .743 93 2.8 321 149 2 121 415 12.6 1108 148-335 .442 0-0 .000 86-109 .789 94 2.9 338 145 12 127 382 11.9 1105 169-337 .502 12-41 .293 68-94 .723 141 4.7 355 135 9 131 418 13.9 1250 255-511 .499 56-140 .400 116-143 .811 165 5.0 293 138 6 128 682 20.7 4482 729-1526 .478 68-181 .376 371-482 .770 493 3.9 1307 567 29 507 1897 14.8
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