Megan Duffy

For other people named Megan Duffy, see Megan Duffy (disambiguation).

Megan Duffy
Duffy playing for the Minnesota Lynx in 2006
Virginia Tech Hokies
PositionHead coach
LeagueACC
Personal information
Born (1984-07-13) July 13, 1984 (age 40)
Kettering, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High schoolChaminade Julienne
(Dayton, Ohio)
CollegeNotre Dame (2002–2006)
WNBA draft2006: 3rd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2006–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 13
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2007Minnesota Lynx
2006–2007Rhondda Rebels
2007–2008Pallacanestro Ribera
2008New York Liberty
2008–2009MBK Ružomberok
2009CSS-LMK Sfântu Gheorghe
As coach:
2009–2012St. John's (assistant)
2012–2014George Washington (assoc. HC)
2014–2017Michigan (assistant)
2017–2019Miami (Ohio)
2019–2024Marquette
2024–presentVirginia Tech
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • Big East Coach of the Year (2020)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing USA
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir, Turkey Team Competition

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.

College playing career

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

Source[4]

Legend
  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

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

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

Legend
  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

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

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

Sources:

  • 2017–18 Schedule[17]
  • MAC 2017–18 Women's Basketball Standings[18]

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
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

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  2. ^ "Frances Pomeroy Naismith". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Hoops Blog". Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Twenty-Second World University Games -- 2005". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "News Archive". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Offseason 2006–07: Overseas Roster
  8. ^ Offseason 2007–08: Overseas Roster Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Eurobasket. "ASC Sepsi SIC Sfantu Gheorghe basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  11. ^ MichiganDaily.com (June 9, 2014). "Duffy accepts position at Michigan".
  12. ^ "Megan Duffy - Women's Basketball Coach". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Marquette Names Megan Duffy Head WBB Coach". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "Megan Duffy Named BIG EAST Coach of the Year". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  15. ^ 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.
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  17. ^ "Miami RedHawks Women's Basketball Official Athletic Site :: MiamiRedHawks.com". www.miamiredhawks.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  18. ^ "Mid-American Conference". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.