Timothy John McConnell Jr., aka T.J. McConnell, is a basketball point guard for the Indian Pacers as of November 2024. He went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft and joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the Summer League. During preseason, he averaged 4.8 assists and 6.2 points, earning himself a spot on the main roster. In January 2017, he became the fourth player in franchise history to reach 17 assists in a single game. Later that year, he became the first in franchise history to record a triple-double off the bench. After four seasons with the 76ers, he signed a two-year deal with the Indiana Pacers in 2019, which got extended to four years in 2021, and received another extension of four years in August 2024. In nine seasons in the NBA, he has played in 627 games, starting 96, averaging 7.5 points, 5.1 assists, and 3.0 rebounds as of the 2023-24 NBA season.
McConnell went to Chartiers Valley High School and played under his father, Tim, who was a coach there. After this, he joined Duquesne University in 2010 and transferred to the University of Arizona in 2012. In his senior year, McConnell helped lead Arizona to another Elite Eight appearance and was selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and first-team All-Pac-12. In his four seasons of college, he played in 139 games, starting 137, averaging 10.2 points, 5.4 assists and 3.9 rebounds.
Who is T. J. McConnell's father?
T. J. McConnell’s father is Timothy John McConnell Sr., aka Tim. He is among the most successful coaches in the history of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League. Following numerous wins with the boys' and girls' basketball teams at Chartiers Valley High School, McConnell was called up by Bishop Canevin's athletic director, Dale Checketts, to take over as head coach of the school's boys' basketball team.
Tim is also frequently spotted jogging in Collier Park, which is also home to the T.J. McConnell Memorial Court. From 1984 until 1986, he played at Waynesburg College, which is now known as Waynesburg University.
T.J.'s siblings are Megan and Matthew. Before graduating in 2018, Matthew "Matty" McConnell played basketball at Robert Morris University. As the only two basketball players in Chartiers Valley High School history to reach 2,000 points throughout their high school careers, Matthew and T.J. both hold the same noteworthy distinction. One of the top guards for the women's basketball team at Duquesne University is Megan McConnell, a former standout player at Chartiers Valley High School.
T.J.'s aunt, Suzie McConnell-Serio, was a WNBA star, an Olympic gold medalist, and an All-American at Penn State (1985–1988). From 2013 until 2018, she served as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball team. She won WNBA Coach of the Year in 2004 while coaching the Minnesota Lynx. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008,
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FAQs on T. J. McConnell
A. T. J. McConnell’s father is Timothy John McConnell Sr., a highly successful high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania.
A. T. J. McConnell went to Duquesne University from 2010 to 2012 and then transferred to the University of Arizona from 2013 to 2015.
A. T. J. McConnell stands 6 feet 1 inch or 185 cm tall.
A. T. J. McConnell is of American nationality. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
A. T. J. McConnell went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft.
