2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
O'Connell, Michael
Will Wade Summer Press Conference
Wednesday, July 09
Will Wade on ACC PM
Wednesday, May 14
Coach Will Wade Chats with Matt Chazanow and Jeff Gravley
Wednesday, March 26
Coach Wade Introductory Press Conference
Wednesday, March 26
Jersey Number 12
Michael O'Connell
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Mineola, N.Y.
- High School:
- Blair Academy
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Prev School:
- Stanford
Bio
2024-25 Fifth Season (at NC State): Member of All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team ... Started all 31 games … Averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game … Finished season with a 3.58 assist-to-turnover ratio … Ratio led the ACC and ranked fourth in NCAA DI … 3.58 is the best single-season ratio in program history … 3.6 assists per game average ranked 11th in the ACC … Scored in double figures in four games … Led team in assists in 15 games, in steals 12 times, in scoring twice and in rebounding once … Scored 11 points and had eight assists in the win over Presbyterian on Nov. 8 … Had season-high 16 points vs. BYU on Nov. 29 … Had season-high three steals at North Carolina on Feb. 19 … Had season-best 13 assists in win over Wake Forest on Feb. 22 … Scored 15 points, making season-high three three-pointers in win over Pitt on March 5.
2023-24 Senior Season (at NC State): ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 41 games, making 22 starts … Started the final 21 games of the season after only starting once (Jan. 13 at Louisville) in the first 20 games of the season … Averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game … Led team in assists … Ranked second on team with 37.5 percent three-point field goal percentage … Season assist/turnover ratio of 2.55 ranked third in the ACC and is the ninth-best single season mark in program history … ACC Tournament First-Team selection … Averaged 13.2 points per game in tournament … had more double-digit scoring games in ACC Tournament (5) than he did in all of regular season (3) … Made a buzzer-beating three-pointer to send the ACC Tournament semifinal game against Virginia on March 15 into overtime … Finished game against UVA with 12 points, three assists and one block … Tied season-high with 16 points in ACC Tournament win over Syracuse on March 13 … Scored a then season-high 16 points in ACC Tournament first round win over Louisville on March 12 … Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in NCAA Tournament Elite 8 win over Duke on March 31 … Passed out a season-high eight assists in NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Oakland on March 23 … Scored 14 points, making a season-high four three-pointers in NC State debut on Nov. 6 against The Citadel … Scored in double figures nine times … Led team in assists 17 times, in steals 10 times and in rebounds three times.
2022-23 – Junior Season (at Stanford): Appeared in 33 games, making 28 starts … Averaged 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game … Scored career-best 22 points in win over No. 4 Arizona on 2/11 … Passed out career-high 12 assists against Washington 2/26 … Tied for seventh-most in a single game in program history and was most by a Pac-12 player in the 2022-23 season … Ranked 11th in Pac-12 in assists and fifth in assist-turnover ratio … Finished second on the team in steals.
2021-22 – Sophomore Season (at Stanford): CoSIDA Academic All-District … Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 31, making 30 starts … Averaged 7.1 points, 3.6 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game … Led team in assists and steals … Ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in assists per game … Scored in double figures seven times … Scored a season-best 16 points twice, vs. Arizona State on 1/22 and at Arizona on 3/3 … Had season-high eight assists vs. Liberty on 12/23 … Led team in assists 18 times
2020-21 – Freshman Season (at Stanford): Appeared in 25 games, making 18 starts … Averaged 6.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game … Scored season-high 20 points against UCS on 2/2 … Had 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against Oregon State on 1/4 … Was first player in program since March 1997 to finish with at least 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in same game … Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on 2/1 … Set program record with 52 minutes played against Washington State on 2/20 … Co-led team with 32 steals … 32 steals are seventh-most in program history by a freshman … Free throw percentage (.787) was seventh-best by a freshman in program history.
High School: Ranked as four-star prospect by 247Sports in Class of 2020 … First prospect since recruiting databases began to be rated a top-100 recruit in both basketball and lacrosse … Had committed to play lacrosse for Maryland before deciding to play basketball in college … Averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals per game as a senior for Blair Academy (N.J.) … Helped lead Blair Academy to MAPL Championship … First-Team All-State New Jersey Prep A and First-Team All-MAPL … Finished high school with 1,700 career points … Played first three years of high school for Chaminade … First team All-New York State A as a junior … Three-time NSCHSAAA All-League selection … 2018-19 Long Island Catholic League Player of the Year …Newsday All-Long Island First team selection in 2018-19 and second team selection in 2017-18 … Three-time Under Armour Underclass Lacrosse All-American in 2016, 2017 and 2018 … Led Chaminade Lacrosse to 2018 Long Island Catholic League Championship and New York State AAA Championship.
2023-24 Senior Season (at NC State): ACC All-Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 41 games, making 22 starts … Started the final 21 games of the season after only starting once (Jan. 13 at Louisville) in the first 20 games of the season … Averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game … Led team in assists … Ranked second on team with 37.5 percent three-point field goal percentage … Season assist/turnover ratio of 2.55 ranked third in the ACC and is the ninth-best single season mark in program history … ACC Tournament First-Team selection … Averaged 13.2 points per game in tournament … had more double-digit scoring games in ACC Tournament (5) than he did in all of regular season (3) … Made a buzzer-beating three-pointer to send the ACC Tournament semifinal game against Virginia on March 15 into overtime … Finished game against UVA with 12 points, three assists and one block … Tied season-high with 16 points in ACC Tournament win over Syracuse on March 13 … Scored a then season-high 16 points in ACC Tournament first round win over Louisville on March 12 … Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in NCAA Tournament Elite 8 win over Duke on March 31 … Passed out a season-high eight assists in NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Oakland on March 23 … Scored 14 points, making a season-high four three-pointers in NC State debut on Nov. 6 against The Citadel … Scored in double figures nine times … Led team in assists 17 times, in steals 10 times and in rebounds three times.
2022-23 – Junior Season (at Stanford): Appeared in 33 games, making 28 starts … Averaged 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game … Scored career-best 22 points in win over No. 4 Arizona on 2/11 … Passed out career-high 12 assists against Washington 2/26 … Tied for seventh-most in a single game in program history and was most by a Pac-12 player in the 2022-23 season … Ranked 11th in Pac-12 in assists and fifth in assist-turnover ratio … Finished second on the team in steals.
2021-22 – Sophomore Season (at Stanford): CoSIDA Academic All-District … Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 31, making 30 starts … Averaged 7.1 points, 3.6 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game … Led team in assists and steals … Ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in assists per game … Scored in double figures seven times … Scored a season-best 16 points twice, vs. Arizona State on 1/22 and at Arizona on 3/3 … Had season-high eight assists vs. Liberty on 12/23 … Led team in assists 18 times
2020-21 – Freshman Season (at Stanford): Appeared in 25 games, making 18 starts … Averaged 6.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game … Scored season-high 20 points against UCS on 2/2 … Had 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against Oregon State on 1/4 … Was first player in program since March 1997 to finish with at least 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in same game … Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on 2/1 … Set program record with 52 minutes played against Washington State on 2/20 … Co-led team with 32 steals … 32 steals are seventh-most in program history by a freshman … Free throw percentage (.787) was seventh-best by a freshman in program history.
High School: Ranked as four-star prospect by 247Sports in Class of 2020 … First prospect since recruiting databases began to be rated a top-100 recruit in both basketball and lacrosse … Had committed to play lacrosse for Maryland before deciding to play basketball in college … Averaged 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals per game as a senior for Blair Academy (N.J.) … Helped lead Blair Academy to MAPL Championship … First-Team All-State New Jersey Prep A and First-Team All-MAPL … Finished high school with 1,700 career points … Played first three years of high school for Chaminade … First team All-New York State A as a junior … Three-time NSCHSAAA All-League selection … 2018-19 Long Island Catholic League Player of the Year …Newsday All-Long Island First team selection in 2018-19 and second team selection in 2017-18 … Three-time Under Armour Underclass Lacrosse All-American in 2016, 2017 and 2018 … Led Chaminade Lacrosse to 2018 Long Island Catholic League Championship and New York State AAA Championship.