T.J. McConnell
Guard · Indiana Pacers · #9
T.J. McConnell: season analysis
T.J. McConnell is a 34-year-old guard for the Indiana Pacers, wearing number 9. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, McConnell has 12 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Arizona.
In 2026-27, McConnell is averaging 5.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 10.3 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 3 games. The shooting line reads 53.8% from the field and 100.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (9.4 points in 17.2 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.4 points per game and playing time down by 6.9 minutes.
Before this season, McConnell played 11 NBA seasons and 762 games, averaging 7.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 10.2 points per game.
Background
McConnell has been with the Philadelphia 76ers since 2015. Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · T.J. McConnell on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Age | 34 |
| Born | March 25, 1992 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lbs (86 kg) |
| College | Arizona |
| NBA experience | 12 years |
| Salary | $11,000,000 (2026-27) |
Pacers teammates
Kobe BrownG · #24
Johnny FurphyG · #12
Tyrese HaliburtonG · #0
Jay HuffC · #32
Quenton JacksonG · #29
Larry Nance Jr.F · #22
Andrew NembhardG · #2
Aaron NesmithG · #23
Kelly Oubre Jr.G · #10
Ben SheppardG · #26
Pascal SiakamF · #43
Jalen SlawsonF · #18
Braden SmithG · #3
Obi ToppinF · #1
Jarace WalkerF · #5
Ivica ZubacC · #40
Last 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs WAS | W 114-101 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -4 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ DAL | L 122-125 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs DEN | L 102-114 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | indiana pacers | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3-4.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.3-0.3 |
| 2025-26 | indiana pacers | 56 | 4 | 17.2 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 53.8 | 32.0 | 86.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.3-8.0 | 0.3-0.9 | 0.4-0.5 |
| 2024-25 | indiana pacers | 79 | 1 | 17.9 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 51.9 | 30.6 | 74.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.1-7.9 | 0.2-0.6 | 0.7-1.0 |
| 2023-24 | indiana pacers | 71 | 4 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 40.9 | 79.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.6-8.4 | 0.3-0.6 | 0.7-0.9 |
| 2022-23 | indiana pacers | 75 | 6 | 20.3 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 54.3 | 44.1 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.8-6.9 | 0.3-0.8 | 0.8-0.9 |
| 2021-22 | indiana pacers | 27 | 8 | 24.1 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 48.1 | 30.3 | 82.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.7-7.7 | 0.4-1.2 | 0.7-0.9 |
| 2020-21 | indiana pacers | 69 | 3 | 26.0 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 55.9 | 31.3 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.0-7.1 | 0.2-0.7 | 0.5-0.7 |
| 2019-20 | indiana pacers | 71 | 3 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 51.6 | 29.4 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.0-5.8 | 0.1-0.2 | 0.5-0.6 |
| 2018-19 | philadelphia 76ers | 76 | 3 | 19.3 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 52.5 | 33.3 | 78.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.9-5.5 | 0.2-0.6 | 0.4-0.5 |
| 2017-18 | philadelphia 76ers | 76 | 1 | 22.4 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 49.9 | 43.5 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.8-5.5 | 0.4-0.8 | 0.4-0.5 |
| 2016-17 | philadelphia 76ers | 81 | 51 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 46.1 | 20.0 | 81.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.9-6.3 | 0.1-0.7 | 0.9-1.1 |
| 2015-16 | philadelphia 76ers | 81 | 17 | 19.8 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 47.0 | 34.8 | 63.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.7-5.7 | 0.4-1.1 | 0.3-0.5 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.