#34 Rich Manning
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6'11" 253 lbs Center
HS: Center High North Highlands , CA
Born: 6/23/1970 Tacoma, WA
Season Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3Pt 3PA % Asst Reb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
1988-89 Fr C 36 1 352 47 92 51.1% 29 38 76.3% 0 0
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 6 63 61 1 25 5 10 123 3.4 0.2 1.8
1989-90 So C 31 2 387 40 93 43.0% 17 23 73.9% 0 0
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 9 67 54 2 27 8 15 97 3.1 0.3 2.2
Career    
77
3
739
87
185
47.1%
46
61
75.4%
0
0
---
15
130
115
3
52
13
25
220
2.9
0.2
1.7

Richie Manning was a reserve center for Syracuse basketball for two seasons. Manning was a fundamentally sound player with good shooting skills, and was a solid free throw shooter.

Rich Manning Syracuse Orangemen BasketballManning was a valuable reserve his two seasons, backing up Derrick Coleman at center his freshman year, and then Coleman and LeRon Ellis his sophomore year. Unhappy with his playing time, and the perception that he was going to have a tough time being a starter his junior year, along with being homesick for the West coast, Manning transferred to the University of Washington after his sophomore year.

Manning would become a star player for the Huskies in the 1991-92, and 1992-93 seasons, scoring 16.8 points and 17.9 points respectively. Manning would score 933 points in his two years as a Huskie. He would be named to the First Team All PAC-10 in 1993.

Washington Huskies Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3Pt 3PA % Asst Reb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
1991-92 Jr C 29 - 915 209 368 56.8% 68 101 67.3% 0 0
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 22 176 76 - 63 19 15 486 16.8 0.8 6.1
1992-93 Sr C 25 - 776 187 325 57.5% 72 90 80.0% 1 4
25.0%
34 209 57 - 59 15 29 447 17.9 1.0 8.4
Career    
54
-
1691
396
693
57.1%
140
191
73.3%
1
4
25.0%
56
385
133
-
122
34
44
933
17.3
1.0
7.2

Manning would be drafted in the 2nd round of the 1993 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, with the 43rd overall pick. The Hawks would waive him before the season began, but would play part of two seasons for the Vancouver Grizzlies (1996 and 1997), and part of the 1997 season with the Los Angeles Clippers.

NBA Career Statistics
Season Tean Pos G Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3FGA 3FGM % Asst Reb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
1995-96
Vancouver
 C
29
311
49
113
43.4%
9
14
64.3%
0
1
0.0%
7
55
37
17
3
6
107
3.7
0.2
1.9
1996-97
Van/LA Clippers
C
26
201
32
82
39.0%
9
14
64.3%
2
4
50.0%
3
39
29
7
4
2
75
2.9
0.1
1.5
Total
   C
55
512
81
195
41.5%
18
28
64.3%
2
5
 40.0%
10
94
66
-
24
7
8
182
3.3
0.2
1.7

Manning would play in overseas in the Turkish Basketball league 1998-2000 and Lebanon in 2000-2001.

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