Suzie McConnell-Serio was born on July 29,1966 and is an American former women's basketball coach and player.
19 Facts About Suzie McConnell-Serio
Suzie McConnell-Serio was the head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh from 2013 to 2018.
Suzie McConnell-Serio was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Suzie McConnell-Serio set the record for most career points by anyone with 1,000-plus assists at 1,897 points.
Suzie McConnell-Serio won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1988.
Suzie McConnell-Serio ended her college career with seven career triple-doubles, which at the time was an NCAA all-divisions women's record.
Suzie McConnell-Serio was a two-time winner of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award and finished her professional career with averages of 6.4 ppg and 4.6 apg in 81 contests.
One year later, Suzie McConnell-Serio took a team picked to finish last in the Western Conference by a number of preseason publications and made a return trip to the playoffs and in the process was named the 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year.
However, the Lynx struggled in the 2005 and 2006 season, and Suzie McConnell-Serio resigned at mid-season on July 23,2006.
Suzie McConnell-Serio was a member of a gold medal-winning US women's basketball team in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and earned a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Suzie McConnell-Serio won a gold medal at the 1991 World University Games.
Suzie McConnell-Serio won the 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year Award.
Suzie McConnell-Serio is married to Pete Serio, and they have four children, Peter, Jordan, Mandi, and Madison, who all have played basketball.
Suzie McConnell-Serio is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
Suzie McConnell-Serio was inducted into it on June 14,2008, at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Suzie McConnell-Serio was previously the head coach at the universities of Tulsa and Colorado before accepting a position as an assistant coach with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock.
Suzie McConnell-Serio was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois and Rutgers.
Suzie McConnell-Serio's first coaching job out of college was at the University of Pittsburgh as a recruiting coordinator during the 1991 season.
Suzie McConnell-Serio played in four NCAA championships while at the University of Virginia.