From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suzie McConnell-Serio
Suzie McConnell-Serio
Medal record 2002, Suzie reached a coaching milestone with her 300th
win. She finished her high school coaching career after
Women’s Basketball the 2002-2003 season with a 321-86 record.
Competitor for United States She also played in the WNBA. The former point guard
played three seasons with the Cleveland Rockers
Olympic Games (1998-2000). As a first-year player in 1998, she earned
Gold 1988 Seoul Team Competition WNBA Newcomer of the Year and All-WNBA First Team
honors after averaging 8.6 ppg and 6.4 apg (second in the
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
league). She was a two-time winner of the Kim Perrot
Sportsmanship Award (1998 and 2000), and finished her
Suzie McConnell-Serio (born July 29, 1966 in Pittsburgh,
professional career with averages of 6.4 ppg and 4.6 apg
Pennsylvania) is a women’s basketball coach and former
in 81 contests.
player in the United States. She is currently the Head
In January 2003, McConnell-Serio returned to the
Coach for the women’s basketball team at Duquesne
WNBA as head coach of the Minnesota Lynx and took
University.
a team that finished 10-22 in the previous season to an
18-16 record and first-ever playoff appearance.
Career One year later, she took a team picked to finish last
in the Western Conference by a number of preseason
McConnell-Serio attended Seton-La Salle Catholic High
publications and made a return trip to the playoffs and
School, leading the Lady Rebels to the PIAA State Cham-
in the process was named the 2004 WNBA Coach of the
pionship in 1984. McConnell-Serio played college basket-
Year. The ’04 Lynx, who earned a franchise-best #3 seed
ball at Penn State. In four seasons at PSU (1984-85
in the WNBA Western Conference, tied franchise records
through 1987-88), she helped the Nittany Lions to a 95-33
for wins (18), home victories (11) and road wins (7) all set
record and four consecutive NCAA Tournament appear-
in McConnell-Serio’s first season. In addition, Minnesota
ances. In the process, she was named the school’s first
enjoyed a franchise record six-game winning streak.
First-Team All-American while setting NCAA Division I
However, the Lynx struggled in the 2005 and 2006
records for career assists (1,307), assists in a season (355
season, and she resigned at mid-season on July 23, 2006.
in 1987) and season assist average (11.8 in 1987). Her as-
Prior to her professional playing career, McConnell
sist total and assist per game average led the nation in
Serio won two Olympic medals. She was a member of the
both 1986 & 1987. [1] She also set the record for most ca-
gold medal-winning U.S. women’s basketball team in the
reer points by anyone with 1000+ assists at 1,897 points.
1988 Summer Olympics, and earned a bronze medal at
In 2011, Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga University
the 1992 Summer Olympics.
passed McConnell-Serio in number of assists in a single
She also won a gold medal at the 1991 World Univer-
season with 367 in 2011, and number of career points
sity Games. She won the 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year
with 1000+ assists with 2,073 points.[2] McConnell still
Award. In 1999, Sports Illustrated magazine named her one
holds the title for most assists as Vandersloot had 1,118
of the Top 50 Athletes of the Century in the state of Penn-
career assists and Andrea Nagy of Florida International is
sylvania.
still second in number of career assists at 1,291. [3] She
On April 2007, she was named the Head Coach at
graduated from Penn State in 1988. McConnell-Serio won
Duquesne University.
the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1988.[4] At the
time, this award was given to the best women’s basket-
ball player in the country no taller than 5’6" (1.68 m); to- Personal life
day, the height limit is 5’8" (1.73 m).
She is married to Pete Serio, with whom she has four
Before joining the Minnesota Lynx, McConnell-Serio
children: Peter, Jordan, Mandy and Madison, all of whom
served as head coach of the girls basketball team at Oak-
play basketball.
land Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for
McConnell-Serio is a member of the Women’s Basket-
13 years, from 1991-2003. During that time, her teams
ball Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Hall on June
won 3 PIAA state championships (1993, 2001, 2003), were
14, 2008, at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee.[5]
runners-up twice (2000-2002), and won five consecutive
district championships (1999-2003). On December 17,
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suzie McConnell-Serio
Preceded by Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Succeeded by
Heidi VanDerveer 2003-2006 Carolyn Jenkins
Preceded by Duquesne Dukes Women’s Head Coach Succeeded by
Dan Durkin 2007-present -
External links [3] "Only One". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 21, 2011.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11080/
• WNBA Profile 1133498-291.stm. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
• WNBA chat transcript [4] "The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award". WBCA.
• Duquesne University coaching profile http://www.wbca.org/awards/wbca-awards/
• Duquesne University press release on her being frances-pomeroy-award/. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
named the Head Coach [5] "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF.
• Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html. Retrieved
2009-08-01.
Notes Persondata
[1] "Suzie McConnell-Serio". Name Macconnell-Serio, Suzie
http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/w-baskbl/ Alternative names
mtt/mcconnellserio_suzie00.html. Retrieved 29 Short description
March 2011.
Date of birth July 29, 1966
[2] "2010–11 Women’s Basketball Individual Statistics:
Courtney Vandersloot". NCAA. Place of birth
http://stats.ncaa.org/ Date of death
player?game_sport_year_ctl_id=10420&stats_player_seq=849777.
Place of death
Retrieved April 3, 2011.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suzie_McConnell-Serio&oldid=450134794"
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