Richard Barton "Mickey" McConnell (born April 14, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Saint Mary's Gaels of the West Coast Conference.

Rick McConnell is the head basketball coach at Dobson High School and was a member of the University of Arizona's 1976 College World Series Championship baseball team.

Mickey's older brother Matt plays baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league organization.

[1] In McConnell's senior year, he posted averages of 20.6 points, 7.4 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game in leading Dobson to a 23–7 record and state playoff appearance.

[3] After considering UC Irvine, University of San Diego, and division 1 baseball options McConnell committed to Saint Mary's on April 28, 2007.

He holds the school record for stolen bases with 54 and is second all time in hits (101) and sixth in home runs (4).

[8] In the February 21 ESPN BracketBusters matchup versus Utah State, McConnell started in place of injured Australian guard Patty Mills and registered a season-high 22 points.

[16] McConnell was named Most Valuable Player of the 2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament as he matched his season high with 26 points to help Saint Mary's defeat Gonzaga in the championship game.

[17] In the NCAA Tournament, he connected on 5-of-9 attempts from beyond the arc and scored 23 points in an 80–71 first round victory over the Richmond Spiders.

[18] McConnell had 15 points in the 75–68 Round of 32 win over Villanova and banked in the go-ahead three-point shot with 1:55 to play.

[20] Prior to his senior year, McConnell was named to the preseason All-West Coast Conference Team.

[21] He was on the preseason watchlist for the Bob Cousy Award honoring the top point guard in college basketball.

[23] McConnell was named to the South Padre Island Invitational All-Tournament Team after leading Saint Mary's to the championship game against BYU.

[1] On January 27, McConnell contributed 27 points and hit the game-winning shot with 1.2 seconds remaining to defeat the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

The victory was the first for head coach Randy Bennett at the Bulldogs' home, the McCarthey Athletic Center, and the first by a Gaels team since 1995.

[1] After victories over Santa Clara and San Francisco, McConnell was named West Coast Conference Player of the Week for the fourth time on February 14.

McConnell affirmed that he was committed to basketball, in the NBA or overseas, but would not rule out becoming a professional baseball player in the future.

[45] On June 20, 2019, the club announced during a press conference that he would join the basketball staff of its university Saint Mary's College of California.

Team Gael Force made it to the Super 16 before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.