2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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UNCG
Nov 12 (Wed)
8 PM
Coach Wade Postgame Presser (UAB)
Saturday, November 08
MBB Postgame Presser: Players (UAB)
Saturday, November 08
MBB Postgame Presser: Players (NCCU)
Monday, November 03
Coach Wade Postgame Presser (NCCU)
Monday, November 03
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
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.