Trailing Virginia 58-55 with the final seconds ticking away, Michael O’Connell of Chaminade High School and Mineola, L.I., received the pass in the backcourt from Casey Morsell and took off the ...

O’Connell toed the Lenovo Center charity stripe, took a deep breath and converted on the pair of free throws with what looked to be ease. He didn’t seem like the player that entered the game ...

Michael O’Connell, standing at the 3-point line, threw a lob cross court to Paul McNeil. The freshman stood on the ACC logo ...

Michael O’Connell walked out of the N.C. State locker room Saturday night about 45 minutes after the Wolfpack’s 63-50 defeat against Purdue in an NCAA Tournament national semifinal ...

Michael O'Connell celebrated his birthday a little early by dishing out a career-high 13 dimes in NC State's win over Wake Forest. RALEIGH, N.C. -- With less than 40 seconds left and a likely shot ...

After getting off to a slow start, Michael O'Connell is thriving as his role continues to grow in NC State's system. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Over the last several games, Kevin Keatts has been making ...

And at the heart of the Wolpack’s success is their point guard, Michael O’Connell, who nearly played lacrosse at Maryland. O’Connell wasn’t yet in ninth grade when he made that decision ...

In the NCAA Tournament, prepare for war. Not in the literal sense, of course. There is dribbling, passing, shooting and rebounding. But the physicality of the games is ramped up, much like the NHL ...

“Someone mentioned in the course of normal conversation, ‘We’re going to the second weekend,’ and that wording just sparked in the back of my mind,” senior point guard Michael O ...