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Suzie McConnell Serio

Suzie McConnell Serio is a basketball coach and former player in the United States. She is currently the head coach of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. She won the 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year Award.

She is a native of Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State in 1988.


Before joining the Lynx, McConnell Serio served as head coach of Oakland Catholic High School (Pittsburgh, Pa.) for 13 years. In 13 years as coach of the Oakland Catholic girls, a span from 1991-2003, her teams won 3 PIAA state championships (1993, 2001, 2003), were runners-up twice (2000-2002), and won five consecutive district championships (1999-2003). On December 17, 2002, Suzie reached a coaching milestone with her 300th win. She finished her high school coaching career after the 2002-2003 season with a 321-86 record.


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.

Prior to her professional playing career, McConnell Serio won two Olympic medals. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning 1988 U.S. women's basketball team, and earned a bronze medal with the 1992 U.S. Olympic team.


McConnell Serio and her husband, Pete, have four children.

Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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