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For the American actress and producer, see Megan M. Duffy.
Megan Duffy WNBA's New York Liberty – No. 13 Point guard Born July 13, 1984
Dayton, OhioNationality American Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Weight 135 lb (61 kg) College Notre Dame Draft 31st overall, 2006
Minnesota LynxAwards and Honors 2006 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Megan Duffy (born July 13, 1984) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty.
Duffy was born in Dayton, Ohio. After graduating from Chaminade-Julienne, 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).[1] She is one of two players from Notre Dame, along with Niele Ivey, to win the award.[2]
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 average 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 pre-season 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.[3] 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.[4] In the 2007–08 WNBA off-season she played for Ribera in Italy.[5] She played for MBK Ružomberok in Slovakia from September through December 2008 during the WNBA offseason.[6] In January 2009, Duffy signed with CSS LMK Sfântu Gheorghe in Romania.[7]
Notes
- ^ "The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/awards/wbca-awards/frances-pomeroy-award/. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Women's Hoops Blog
- ^ Lynx Sign Megan Duffy
- ^ Offseason 2006–07: Overseas Roster
- ^ Offseason 2007–08: Overseas Roster
- ^ Offseason 2008–09: Overseas Roster
- ^ Eurobasket:CSS LMK SF. GHEORGHE
External links
- WNBA player profile
- Notre Dame Player Bio
- WNBA 2006 Draft prospect profile
- Liberty signed Duffy to training camp contract
- Eurobasket Player Profile
2006 WNBA Draft First Round Second Round Ann Strother • Shanna Crossley • Ambrosia Anderson • Liz Moeggenberg • Nikki Blue • Jennifer Harris • Mistie Williams • Willnett Crockett • Brooke Queenan • Renae Camino • Dalila Esche • Kasha Terry • LaToya Bond • Debbie MerrillThird Round Tiffany Stansbury • Khara Smith • Megan Duffy • Crystal Smith • Miriam Sy • Kerri Gardin • Zane Teilane • Tiffany Porter-Talbert • Christelle N'Garsanet • Jessica Foley • Erin Grant • Marina Kuzina • Lamisha Augustine • Marita PayneFrances Pomeroy Naismith Award winners Male winners 1969: Keller | 1970: Rinka | 1971: C. Johnson | 1972: Martin | 1973: Sherwin | 1974: M. Robinson | 1975: Towe | 1976: Alagia | 1977: Jonas | 1978: Schieb | 1979: Byrd | 1980: Sweeney | 1981: Adolph | 1982: Moore | 1983: McCallum | 1984: Stokes | 1985: B. Jennings | 1986: Les | 1987: Bogues | 1988: J. Johnson | 1989: Hardaway | 1990: Harvey | 1991: K. Jennings | 1992: Bennett | 1993: Crawford | 1994: G. Brown | 1995: Edney | 1996: Benton | 1997: Knight | 1998: Boykins | 1999: Rogers | 2000: Penn | 2001: Phillips | 2002: Logan | 2003: Gardner | 2004: Nelson | 2005: N. Robinson | 2006: D. Brown | 2007: Kelley | 2008: Green | 2009: Collison | 2010: Collins | 2011: Pullen
Female winners 1984: Mulkey | 1985: Stack | 1986: Ethridge | 1987: Windham | 1988: McConnell | 1989: Backstrom | 1990: Dabrowski | 1991: S. Evans | 1992: Kosiorek | 1993: D. Evans | 1994: Levesque | 1995: Dodrill | 1996: Rizzotti | 1997: Howard | 1998: Arnold | 1999: Hammon | 2000: Darling | 2001: Ivey | 2002: Lambert | 2003: Lawson | 2004: Valek | 2005: White | 2006: Duffy | 2007: Harding | 2008: Anderson | 2009: Montgomery | 2010: Gray-Lawson | 2011: Vandersloot
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- Expatriate sportspeople in Wales
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- Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball players
- People from Dayton, Ohio
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