Pat Connaughton

Pat Connaughton is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on January 6, 1993 in Arlington, Massachusetts and attended St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts before going on to attend the University of Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, he was a four-year starter for the basketball team from 2011–15 and also played college baseball as a relief pitcher. After graduating with a degree in finance in 2015, he decided to pursue his dream of playing professional basketball and declared for the NBA draft that same year.

The Portland Trail Blazers selected him with the 41st overall pick in 2015 NBA draft. In his rookie season he had limited action initially but as injuries mounted up among his teammates he began to see more court time late into December and January until eventually becoming one of their regular starters by February 2016. During his two seasons with Portland they made it to both postseasons but were eliminated early on each occasion before advancing further into playoffs. Pat then signed with Milwaukee Bucks prior to start of 2017–18 season where has been ever since and currently holds role of back-up guard/small forward alongside teammate Khris Middleton

On court Connaughton prides himself on being efficient shooter including shooting beyond arc consistently throughout career thus far; proven by him recording 36%+ three-point field goal percentage across all four seasons under belt so far which is above league average this past year at 34%. He averages just over 30 minutes per game while helping Bucks stay atop Eastern Conference standings deep into second half last season during 2018–19 campaign when finished second seed behind eventual champions Toronto Raptors . Although primarily used off bench comes playoff time often proving valuable as seen when scored 10+ points 9 out 11 postseasons games during 2019 run making big contributions defensively too when guarding some top tier opponents such Kyrie Irving or Kawhi Leonard .

Off Court Connaughton’s interests go beyond sports as well , most notably majoring Finance at Notre Dame then using those knowledge gain working inside banking industry mid way through first few years pro ball tenure . He has also been involved numerous charity initiatives showing commitment giving back community matters close heart , especially those involve children health education efforts across country .. Most recently opened up own scout camps open young athletes looking break into league someday soon like did not too long ago achieving lifetime dreams reality today living every day life modern day success story !