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
Position	Head coach
League	ACC
Personal information
Born	(1984-07-13) 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: Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2006) As coach: Big East Coach of the Year (2020)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing USA World University Games 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. 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). She is one of two players from Notre Dame, along with Niele Ivey, to win the award.

Notre Dame statistics

Source

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.

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. 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. In the 2007–08 WNBA off-season she played for Ribera in Italy. She played for MBK Ružomberok in Slovakia from September through December 2008 during the WNBA off-season. In January 2009, Duffy signed with CSS LMK Sfântu Gheorghe in Romania.

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, 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.

Duffy was named the head coach at Marquette on April 10, 2019, the sixth head coach in the program's history. 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. In November 2021, Duffy was named as one of the 40 Under 40 rising stars in women's basketball by The Athletic.

On April 3, 2024, Duffy was named the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies, the 8th coach in program history.

Stats

Sources:

• 2017–18 Schedule
• MAC 2017–18 Women's Basketball Standings

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)

External links

• Marquette bio
• St. John's coaching bio
• WNBA stats
• Notre Dame Player Bio
• WNBA 2006 Draft prospect profile
• Liberty signed Duffy to training camp contract
• Eurobasket Player Profile