Suzie McConnell Serio
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| Gold | Seoul 1988 | Team Competition | |
| Bronze | Barcelona 1992 | Team Competition | |
Suzie McConnell Serio (born July 29, 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a basketball coach and former player in the United States. She was the Head Coach of the Minnesota Lynx in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) until resigning on July 23, 2006.
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She graduated from Penn State University in 1988.
Before joining the Lynx, McConnell Serio served as head coach of the girls basketball team at Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 13 years, from 1991-2003. During that time, 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 U.S. women's basketball team in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and earned a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
She also won a gold medal at the 1991 World University Games. She won the 2004 WNBA Coach of the Year Award. In 1999, Sports Illustrated magazine named her one of the Top 50 Athletes of the Century in the state of Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by Heidi VanDerveer |
Minnesota Lynx Head Coach 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Carolyn Jenkins |
Categories: 1966 births | Living people | American basketball players | Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Cleveland Rockers players | Penn State Lady Lions basketball players | Penn State University alumni | Sportspeople from Pittsburgh | American basketball coaches | Minnesota Lynx coaches
