2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
NIL OPPORTUNITIES: Megan McConnell
CAREER
- Named to the 2025 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist
- Named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist in back-to-back seasons (2023-24), (2024-25).
- Named one of Five Finalists for award (2024-25)
- Earned spot on Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watchlist (2025)
- Named to 2025 Lilly Women's College All-Star Game (2025)
- Crowned Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year (2024-25)
- Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team (2023-24), (2024-25)
- Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2023-24), (2024-25)
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2022-23), (2023-24), (2024-25)
- Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team (2022-23)
- CSC Academic All-District® Team (2022-23), (2023-24), (2024-25)
- Has the most triple-doubles in Duquesne history (4)
- Is second on Duquesne's all-time scoring list (1,795)
- Is the all-time steals (370) and assist leader (660) in program history
- Sits second all-time in DU history with 1,079 career rebounds
- Holds program record for games played (144) and career starts (136)
- Has the sixth most three-pointers in a career (209) and the fifth most attempts (617)
- Ranks seventh all-time in program history with a 4.6 career assist average
- Tied for the seventh best scoring average in a career (12.5)
- Sits 10th in Duquesne history with a 7.5 career rebounding average
As a Senior (2024-25)
- Only player to start in all 34 contests
- Led the A-10 in points per game (18.4), total points (626), assists per game (5.0), total assists (171), steals per game (4.1), total steals (138), and triple-doubles (2)
- Ranked first in NCAA Division I in total steals (138) and second in steals per game (4.1)
- One of three players in the country to record multiple triple-doubles
- Recorded a team-leading seven double-doubles
- Tallied fourth-most points in a single season (626) & Sixth-best scoring average in a single-season (18.4)
- Second-most steals in a single-season (138) & eighth-most assists in a year (171)
- Knocked down a career-best and tied for seventh most three-pointers in a season (74)
- Scored in double figures 32 times while leading the team in scoring 23 times
- Posted six 10+ rebounding games while pacing the team in rebounding 24 times
- Led the team in steals 31 times, registered 17 games with four-plus takeaways
- Posted 20 games with five-plus assists and led Duquesne in assists 28 times
- Scored 20 or more points 13 times and 30 points once
- Hit three or more triples in 13 games – tied her career-high five treys three different times
- Collected a 15 point, 10 rebound, and 10 assist triple-double in a win over RMU (Nov. 25)
- Totaled 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a victory over Bowling Green (Dec. 21)
- Scored a career-high 35 points in a win over Canisius (Dec. 15)
- Tied her career-best with nine steals against Canisius (Dec. 15) & vs. Fordham (Jan. 5)
As a Junior (2023-24)
- Started in all 34 contests
- Played 40+ minutes 15 times while leading the country in minutes played at 38.6 per game
- Led the team in points (13.1) rebounds (8.6), assists (4.6), steals (1.9), and total steals (64)
- Ranked first in the league in total rebounds (294), first in assist to turnover ratio (2.2), third in rebounds per game (8.6), and fourth in total steals (64)
- Was named A-10 Player of the Week on Jan. 29
- Shot a team-best 40.0 percent from behind the arc while knocking down a career-high 56 threes
- Posted 17 games with at 2+ long balls
- Tallied three games with 9 assists while recording 17 games with 5+ dimes
- Paced the team with 10 double-doubles while scoring in double figures 25 times
- Led the team in rebounding 22 times while being the top scorer 11 times
- Collected a steal in 30 games and 3+ takeaways in 11 contests
- Registered 12 games with 10+ rebounds while tallying four 20+ point games
- Recorded a season-high 21 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and three triples in a win over UMass
- Netted 20 points on four triples, with four steals, three assists, and three rebounds in a victory over Pitt
- Scored 20 points while grabbing 13 rebounds, dishing out six assists, and two steals in a double-overtime win over Kent State
- In a win at St. Bonaventure, netted 20 points, with a season-high five triples while grabbing 13 rebounds, five assists, and four steals
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
- Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Feb. 20)
- Started all 31 games
- Had team-leading 21 double-digit scoring games … Posted a season and career high 23 points and 18 rebounds in home win over Richmond on Feb. 18 … The 18 rebounds were most by a Duke in a game that season, while 23 points tied for the most points scored in a game in 2022-23 for DU … Was second on the team averaging 11.2 points per game
- One of two players in Division I with multiple triple doubles with two (10 pts / 13 reb / 10 ast vs Brown on Nov. 11 and 12 pts / 15 reb / 10 ast at Delaware on Dec. 4)
- Charted double-digit rebounds 16 times … Averaged 9.8 rebounds per game (10th-most all-time at Duquesne)
- Set a new single season record for rebounds with 303 ... Ranked 3rd in the A-10 in total rebounds and led the conference in defensive rebounds per game (8.3)
- Posted 12 double-doubles, the 4th-most in the A-10
- Led the team and the A-10 in assists per game (5.5) … Was 2nd in conference in total assists (170) - which ranks 8th all-time at DU for most assists in a season - and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.54), which also was good for 12th in Division I
- Recorded 3+ assists in all but two games and had 10+ three times … Career-high 11 assists came in the home win over Cornell on Dec. 19 … Was most assists in a game by a Duke that season
- Ranked 4th in the A-10 steals per game (2.26) and was fifth in total steals with 70 … Both stats led team
- Had 11 games with 3+ steals … Swiped a season-high six twice … Was most steals by a Duke in a game that season
- Tied for the team lead with a 49.6% field goal percentage and averaged 4.2 makes per game
- Shot a team-leading 40% from beyond the arc (34-for-85), which tied for the 9th-best three-point shooting season in DU history
- Played all 40 minutes eight times … led team and ranked 2nd in the A-10 averaging 36.6 minutes per game
As a Freshman (2021-22)
- Played in all 29 games, starting in all but one of them
- Ranked second on the team with 1,043 minutes played
- Led the A-10 in steals per game with 2.6 and ranked second with 76 total
- Ranked third in the conference with a 2.1 turnover/assist ratio and sixth in the conference with 4.1 assists/game
- Led the team and ranked ninth in the conference with 6.4 rebounds per game, ranked fifth in the A-10 with 5.2 defensive rebounds per game
- Recorded three double-doubles
- Had 13 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Lafayette on Nov. 14
- Scored a season-high 17 points at Siena on Nov. 27, also recording four steals
- Filled up the stat sheet against Temple on Dec. 5, scoring 13 points, recording four steals, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists
- Was instrumental in guiding the Dukes to a win over La Salle on Jan. 30, scoring 12 points, securing eight rebounds, notching five steals and dishing out five assists.
- Recorded a career-high eight steals against George Washington on Feb. 9
As a Freshman (2020-21)
- Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Week - 12/14/20
- Appeared in all 16 games with nine starts
- Led the team and ranked 17th in the A-10 with 2.8 assists per game
- Led the team and ranked 12th in the A-10 with 1.4 steals per game
- Played a team-high 28.7 minutes per game
- Dished out a season-high six assists versus St. Bonaventure
- Posted 15 points and five rebounds at Dayton
- Finished with nine points, and season highs of six rebounds and three blocks while making her first-collegiate start against VCU
- Established a season-high with 16 points to go with six rebounds and six assists versus Richmond
- Scored 15 points and matched a season-best six rebounds against La Salle
- Registered a season-high four steals at George Washington
- Scored nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from behind-the-arc and matched a season-high six rebounds at George Mason
Before Duquesne
- Rare four-time Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Selection
- Class 5A first team all-state during her junior and senior seasons
- Class 5A second team all-state during freshman and sophomore seasons
- 95-16 win/loss record in high school
- WPIAL record 57-game winning streak to end career
- No. 372 overall and No.114 posistion rank on the World Exposure 2020 Report Ranking
- Led the Colts to a perfect 27-0 record during senior season that was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Led the Colts to an undefeated 30-0 record along with WPIAL and PIAA championships during her junior season
- Finished high school career with 1,521 points
- Averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds as a senior
- Averaged 10.9 points, 4.3 assists and 2.8 steals as a junior
- Averaged 19 points per game as a sophomore
Personal
- Brother, TJ, a Duquesne (2010-12) and Arizona (2013-15) basketball standout, is currently a member of the Indiana Pacers ... He previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers
- Brother, Matty, was an 1,000-point scorer at Robert Morris (2015-2019)
- Father, Tim, is one of the most successful basketball coaches in WPIAL history ... has more than 600 coaching victories and eight WPIAL titles as the boys' coach (1992-2018) and girls' coach (2018-present) at Chartiers Valley High School
- Aunt, Suzie McConnell-Serio, was an All-American at Penn State, Olympic Gold Medalist and WNBA standout and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer ... She posted an 123-68 record as the head coach at Duquesne (2007-13), which ranks third all-time in program history in wins ... Prior to coaching on the Bluff, she was the head coach of the Minnesota Lynx (2003-06) ... She was the head coach at Pitt from 2013 to 2018 ... She is currently an assistant coach at Upper St. Clair High School
- Aunt, Kathy McConnell-Miller went to four NCAA tournaments as a player at Virginia (1987-90) and has been a Division I head coach at Tulsa and Colorado ... She has served as an assistant coach at Pitt, Rutgers and Illinois ... She is currently the head coach at Trinity High School
- Uncle, Tom, is the head coach of the Division II national championship contender IUP women's team ... he had past stops as the head coach of the Saint Francis University men's team (1992-99) and had men's assistant coaching stops at Wake Forest, Marquette and Dayton and women's assistant coaching stops at Colorado and Old Dominion
CAREER HIGHS

SUPERLATIVES
Double-Digit Scoring Games – 94 (Total) – 3 (Fr.) - 13 (Fr.) - 21 (So.) - 25 (Jr.) - 32 (Sr.)
20-Point Games – 18 (Total) - 0 (Fr.) - 0 (Fr.) - 1 (So.) - 4 (Jr.) - 13 (Sr.)
5-Assist Games – 72 (Total) - 2 (Fr.) - 16 (Fr.) - 17 (So.) - 17 (Jr.) - 20 (Sr.)
Double-Doubles – 32 (Total) – 0 (Fr.) - 3 (Fr.) - 12 (So.) - 10 (Jr.) - 7 (Sr.)
Triple-Doubles – 4 (Total) – 0 (Fr.) - 0 (Fr.) - 2 (So.) - 0 (Jr.) - 2 (Sr.)
4 or More Steals – 42 (Total) – 1 (Fr.) - 10 (Fr.) - 9 (So.) - 5 (Jr.) - 17 (Sr.)
Burt on McConnell: Meg is a pure point guard from a family that has produced some of the best point guards to ever come out of Western Pennsylvania. She has a high basketball IQ, is a winner and most importantly, a competitor with a killer instinct.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Guard
5'7"
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2021-22Freshman
Guard
5'7"
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2022-23Sophomore
Guard
5'7"
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