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2012-13 Wildcats4 • T.J. McConnellGuard6-1 • 190 • JuniorPittsburgh, Pa.DuquesneIndividual Honors2011-12• Third team all-Atlantic 10 Conference• Atlantic 10 Conference all-Defensive team2010-11• Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year• Atlantic 10 Conference all-Rookie team• ECAC Rookie of the Year• collegeinsider.com freshman All-AmericaGeneral: A proven point guard and outstanding decision maker ...The first player from a four-year school to transfer into the programsince Luke Recker in 1999-2000 ... He will have to sit out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules, and will have two seasons ofeligibility remaining.Prior to Arizona: Attended Duquesne University ... Averaged 11.4points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game in 2011-12,helping the Dukes to a 16-15 record ... He connected on 50.9 percent(135-of-265) of his field goal attempts, including 43.2 percent (38-of-88) from three-point range, and knocked down 83.6 percent of hisfree throws (46-of-55) in earning third-team all-Atlantic 10 Conferencehonors and a spot on the A-10 all-defensive team ... Rankedthird nationally in steals per game and tied for 31st nationally inassists per game in 2011-12 ... As a freshman in 2010-11, averaged10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.8 steals per game in 32appearances (30 starts), connecting on 49.8 percent (132-of-265) ofhis field goal attempts and 40.2 percent (39-of-97) of attempts frombehind the arc in earning 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie-of-the-Year honors ... Ranked fourth nationally in steals in 2010-11 and his2.50 assist:turnover ratio was the sixth-highest ratio for a freshmanin NCAA history entering the 2011-12 campaign.High School: A 2010 graduate of Chartiers Valley High School inBridgeville, Pa. ... Averaged 34.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 9.1assists per game as a senior in earning first team all-state honorsand was the Pennsylvania Class 3A Player of the Year according tothe Associated Press, and was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette male highschool athlete of the year (all sports) ... Played for his father, Tim, inhigh school ... Led the Colts to a 29-2 record, the WPIAL championship,and a berth in the Class 3A state championship game as asenior.Personal: Born March 25, 1992, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Full name isTimothy John McConnell, Jr. ... Son of Tim and Shelly McConnell ...Comes from a long line of Pittsburgh-area basketball standouts:father, Tim, in addition to being one of the most successful coachesin WPIAL history, played at Waynesburg College (1984-86); aunt,Suzie McConnell-Serio was an All-American at Penn State (1985-88), Olympic gold medalist and WNBA standout prior to beinginducted to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008, andcurrently is the head women’s basketball coach at Duquesne; aunt,Kathy McConnell-Miller, went to four NCAA tournaments as aplayer at Virginia (1987-90) and was a Division I head coach atTulsa and Colorado; uncle, Tom, who played two seasons atDavidson (1981-82), has more than 20 years of coaching experience,including seven seasons as head coach at Saint Francis, Pa. (1992-99); aunt, Maureen, played at Pitt (1989-91), overlapping collegiatecareers with UA coach Sean Miller ... Major is Social Behavior andHuman Understanding.16T.J. McConnell’s Career HighsPoints . . . . . . . . . . 28, vs. St. Joseph’s, 1/4/2012Rebounds . . . . . . 11, at Bowling Green, 11/22/2010FG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, vs. St. Joseph’s, 1/4/2012FGA . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, vs. St. Joseph’s, 1/4/20123PT . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, vs. St. Joseph’s, 1/4/20123ATT . . . . . . . . . . . 8, at Massachusetts, 2/16/2011FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, vs. St. Bonaventure, 1/7/2012FTA . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, four times, last, at Rhode Island, 1/14/2012AST . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, vs. Univ. of the District of Columbia, 11/18/2011STL . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, vs. Charlotte, 1/22/2011BLK . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last, vs. Robert Morris, 12/6/2011MIN . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, vs. George Mason, 12/22/20102012-13 University of Arizona Men’s Basketball