It is a great week for the McConnell family; The Guard of the Pacers, TJ McConnell, addresses the NBA finals, and only a few states away, his sister, Megan McConnell, is only out of his debut in the WNBA.
Megan, who was on the list of the Mercury Mercury training of Phoenix after not being recruited, signed a rest contract of the season
He made his debut at the WNBA on Tuesday, accumulating 3 points and 3 assists in 13 minutes before the knee. She is already ruled out for Thursday’s match against the Golden State Valkyries.
Megan McConnell is one of the great guards in the women’s basketball in Duquesne. In his senior season, he averaged 18.4 points in 46.9% of shots, 7.2 rebounds and 5 assists. She is the second scorer of all time in the history of the program.
In a press release from Dukesne, McConnell expressed his emotion when he knew for the first time he had been invited to train.
“Honestly, I couldn’t believe it when I received that call from my agent,” McConnell said. “He said that Phoenix was excited about me and that they wanted to offer me to a training field, and I accepted it. And I could be happy.
McConnell was renounced at the end of the training field, but the Mercury official signed it in a place on the list on Tuesday.
“Meg had worked incredible to play at the WNBA,” said Dukean chief coach Dan Burt, Duquesne. “This place on the list is well earned. Very happy for such an incredible young woman.”
Meanwhile, TJ McConnell makes its debut at the NBA finals on Thursday
While Megan McConnell, 23, aclima to the WNBA, his older brother plays in the final for the first time on Thursday when the Pacers visit the Oklahoma City Thunder.
TJ McConnell has been an instrumental part of the success of the Pacers. The 33 -year -old guard averaged 9.1 points in 51.9% of shots along with 4.4 assists in the regular season, leading the team’s bank unit.
He recorded two digit scoring games in three final games of the Eastern Conference and averages 8.4 points per game in this postseason.
The McConnell family comes from a long line or basketball players; Suzie McConnell, the aunt of the brothers, is a legend of the WNBA in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Now, Megan McConnell is the last to carry that family legacy.
Other WNBA-NBA Brothers Duos
As is currently, the McConnells are one of the two duos of brothers brothers in the NBA and WNBA, with Amir and Nia Coffey being the other. But, in recent years, they have bones of other brothers duos that have established topics such as professional basketball players in the United States.
The cooperators: Te’a Cooper played for Los Angeles Sparks in 2020 and 2021, while his brother, Sharife Cooper, played for the Atlanta Hawks in 2021.
The Parkers: The legend of the WNBA Candace Parker played in the League from 2008 to 2023, while his brother, Anthony, played 9 seasons in the NBA.
The coffee shops: The Clippers Guard, Amir Coffey, has just finished his fifth season in the NBA, while his sister, Nia Coffey, currently plays for Atlanta’s dream.
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