Suzie McConnell-Serio (born July 29, 1966)[1] is a former American women's basketball coach and player.

Born in Pittsburgh, McConnell-Serio attended Seton-La Salle Catholic High School, leading the Lady Rebels to the PIAA state championship in 1984.

In four seasons at Penn State (1984–85 through 1987–88), she helped the Lady Lions to a 95–33 record and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

[6] Before joining the Minnesota Lynx, McConnell-Serio served as head coach of the girls' basketball team at Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh for 13 years, from 1991 to 2003.

As a first-year player in 1998, she earned WNBA Newcomer of the Year and All-WNBA First Team honors after averaging 8.6 ppg and 6.4 apg (second in the league).

She was a two-time winner of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (1998 and 2000) and finished her professional career with averages of 6.4 ppg and 4.6 apg in 81 contests.

In January 2003, McConnell-Serio returned to the WNBA as head coach of the Minnesota Lynx and took a team that finished 10–22 in the previous season to an 18–16 record and first-ever playoff appearance.

[7] Source[8] McConnell-Serio is married to Pete Serio, and they have four children, Peter, Jordan, Mandi, and Madison, who all have played basketball.

Before becoming the current head coach of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women's team, he served as an assistant at Old Dominion.

[11] McConnell-Serio's sister, Kathy, who was her teammate on the 1984 PIAA championship team, served as her associate head coach at the University of Pittsburgh.

[12] McConnell-Serio's brother, Tim, played at Waynesburg University and has served as the boys' coach at Chartiers Valley from 1992 to 2018 and has won over 80 percent of his games while earning his 400th career win in 2010.