Jackie Manuel
| UNC Wilmington Seahawks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 29, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Florida) |
| College | North Carolina (2001–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2011 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2006–2007 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2007–2008 | Iowa Energy |
| 2008–2010 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2010–2011 | Miyazaki Shining Suns |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2012 | North Carolina (asst. strength) |
| 2012–2016 | UNC Greensboro (asst.) |
| 2016–2017 | Valparaiso (asst.) |
| 2017–present | UNC Wilmington (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jackie Kameron Manuel (born March 29, 1983) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach at UNC Wilmington.
Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, He gained notoriety as a defensive specialist for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2001-2005. He started 85 out of 126 games for the Tar Heels. Manuel was also a tri-captain of UNC's 2005 National Championship team.
After not being selected in the 2005 NBA Draft, Manuel was selected by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League expansion draft. In 2005, he was injured most of the D-League season; he was signed by the Fayetteville Patriots but did not play one game due to injury. In 2006, he was selected by the NBDL representative of the Los Angeles Lakers.
On August 1, 2007, the Boston Celtics signed Jackie Manuel to a non-guaranteed one-year contract. On October 25, however, Manuel was waived by the team.
On Sept. 24, 2008, Manuel would be selected as the expansion Erie BayHawks' second overall pick in the 2008 NBA D-League Expansion Draft.
He was married in August 2005 to Ronda Jae Manuel.
Manuel earned a B.A. in African-American studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2005. In February 2010, Manuel earned a certificate in coaching from Michigan State University.
Manuel won two state championships at Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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