Megan Duffy
Megan Duffy (born July 13, 1984) is an American women's basketball coach, currently the head coach at Virginia Tech.[1] Previously, she had been the head coach with Marquette, before that the Miami RedHawks women's basketball team, an associate head coach with the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team, George Washington Colonials women's basketball team, an assistant coach with St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team, and a professional basketball player in the WNBA, most recently playing for the New York Liberty.
Duffy playing for the Minnesota Lynx in 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech Hokies | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||
| League | ACC | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | July 13, 1984 Kettering, Ohio | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Chaminade Julienne (Dayton, Ohio) | |||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2002–2006) | |||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2006: 3rd round, 31st overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–2009 | |||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 5, 13 | |||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2009–present | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Rhondda Rebels | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Pallacanestro Ribera | |||||||||||
| 2008 | New York Liberty | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | MBK Ružomberok | |||||||||||
| 2009 | CSS-LMK Sfântu Gheorghe | |||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | St. John's (assistant) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | George Washington (assoc. HC) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Michigan (assistant) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Miami (Ohio) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Marquette | |||||||||||
| 2024–present | Virginia Tech | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
| As player: As coach:
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| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||
Medals
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College playing career edit
Duffy was born in Kettering, Ohio. After graduating from Chaminade-Julienne High School, a Catholic high school in Dayton, she attended college at University of Notre Dame and graduated in 2006 with a double major in Psychology and Computer Applications. As an Irish athlete, Duffy was named to the CoSIDA Academic All American first team and was honorable mention Kodak All American. She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 ft 8 in (1.7 m).[2] She is one of two players from Notre Dame, along with Niele Ivey, to win the award.[3]
Notre Dame statistics edit
Source[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Notre Dame | 32 | 96 | 24.2 | 20.0 | 76.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 2003–04 | Notre Dame | 32 | 318 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 81.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| 2004–05 | Notre Dame | 33 | 407 | 43.7 | 40.0 | 89.5 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| 2005–06 | Notre Dame | 30 | 469 | 39.9 | 34.7 | 88.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 15.6 |
| Career | Notre Dame | 127 | 1290 | 39.5 | 36.5 | 85.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 10.2 |
USA Basketball edit
Duffy was a member of the team representing the US at the 2005 World University Games Team in İzmir, Turkey. In the opening game against the Czech Republic, she led her team in scoring with 14 points. Duffy averaged 6.1 points per game. She helped the team to a 7–0 record and a gold medal at the event.[5]
Professional playing career edit
Following her collegiate career, she was selected 31st overall in the 2006 WNBA draft. Duffy spent her rookie season with the Lynx backing up Amber Jacobs; she averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 assists and 12.5 minutes per game in 2006.
Duffy went to training camp with the Lynx in 2007 but was released on April 26. She signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on April 30, but she was waived on May 18 in the final preseason roster cutdown.
A free agent most of the 2007 season, Duffy was re-signed by the Lynx on August 7, due to Kathrin Ress' departure to train with the Italian National Team.[6] Duffy appeared in four games with Minnesota, averaging 1.4 points per game.
On March 11, 2008, the New York Liberty signed Duffy to a training camp contract.
During the 2006–07 WNBA off-season she played for the Rhondda Rebels in Wales, UK.[7] In the 2007–08 WNBA off-season she played for Ribera in Italy.[8] She played for MBK Ružomberok in Slovakia from September through December 2008 during the WNBA off-season.[9] In January 2009, Duffy signed with CSS LMK Sfântu Gheorghe in Romania.[10]
WNBA career statistics edit
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Minnesota | 31 | 0 | 12.5 | .359 | .324 | .692 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | .111 | .125 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | New York | 6 | 0 | 7.5 | .333 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 42 | 0 | 11.5 | .336 | .286 | .755 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
Coaching career edit
In 2009, Duffy retired from play and entered the coaching ranks as an assistant under Kim Barnes Arico at St. John's. Her initial responsibilities included guard skills, scouting, and game planning. In 2011–12, Duffy also became St. John's recruiting coordinator. In 2012, Duffy accepted the position as associate head coach with George Washington. In 2014, Duffy left George Washington to accept the position of assistant coach with the University of Michigan,[11] where she spent three seasons before being named the head coach at Miami (OH) in 2017.
In two seasons with the Redhawks, Duffy accumulated a 44–20 overall record, including a 25–11 mark in league play. The team earned bids to the WNIT each season that she was there. In her first season at Miami in 2017–18, Duffy coached Miami to 21 wins, up from just 12 the previous season. This marked the largest improvement in the nation from the previous season in terms of total victories.[12]
Duffy was named the head coach at Marquette on April 10, 2019, the sixth head coach in the program's history.[13] Through three seasons, she boasts the best winning percentage of any coach in the program's history, going 66–26 (.717) overall and 40–16 (.713) in BIG EAST play. In her first year at MU, she was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year after guiding the Golden Eagles to a runner-up finish in the league and a 22–7 overall record despite being picked ninth in the league's preseason coaches' poll.[14] In November 2021, Duffy was named as one of the 40 Under 40 rising stars in women's basketball by The Athletic. [15]
On April 3, 2024, Duffy was named the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies, the 8th coach in program history.[16]
Stats edit
Sources:
Head Coaching Record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) RedHawks (Mid-American Conference) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Miami (OH) | 21–11 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Miami (OH) | 23–9 | 13–5 | 2nd (East) | WNIT First Round | ||||
| Miami (OH): | 44–20 (.688) | 25–11 (.694) | |||||||
| Marquette Golden Eagles (Big East Conference) (2019–2024) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Marquette | 24–8 | 13–5 | 2nd | Post-season canceled - COVID-19 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Marquette | 19–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Marquette | 23–11 | 13–7 | 5th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Marquette | 21–11 | 13–7 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Marquette | 23–9 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Marquette: | 110–46 (.705) | 64–30 (.681) | |||||||
| Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Virginia Tech: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 154–66 (.700) | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Megan Duffy named Virginia Tech women's basketball head coach". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ^ "Women's Hoops Blog". Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ . USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "News Archive". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Offseason 2006–07: Overseas Roster
- ^ Offseason 2007–08: Overseas Roster 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eurobasket. "ASC Sepsi SIC Sfantu Gheorghe basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ MichiganDaily.com (June 9, 2014). "Duffy accepts position at Michigan".
- ^ "Megan Duffy - Women's Basketball Coach". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Marquette Names Megan Duffy Head WBB Coach". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Duffy Named BIG EAST Coach of the Year". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Jennings, Chantel. "40 Under 40: Rising stars in women's basketball, from WNBA to ESPN to CBB to high school hoops". The Athletic. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Megan Duffy named Virginia Tech women's basketball head coach". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ . www.miamiredhawks.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
External links edit
- Marquette bio
- WNBA stats
- WNBA 2006 Draft prospect profile
- Liberty signed Duffy to training camp contract
- Eurobasket Player Profile