Jackie Manuel

Jackie Kameron Manuel (born March 29, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who was most recently an assistant coach for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.

Jackie Manuel
Personal information
Born (1983-03-29) March 29, 1983
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCardinal Newman
(West Palm Beach, Florida)
CollegeNorth Carolina (2001–2005)
NBA draft2005 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–2011
PositionShooting guard
Number5
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2007Los Angeles D-Fenders
2007–2008Iowa Energy
2008–2010Erie BayHawks
2010–2011Miyazaki Shining Suns
As coach:
2011–2012North Carolina (asst. strength)
2012–2016UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2016–2017Valparaiso (assistant)
2017–2020UNC Wilmington (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (2005)
  • 2× ACC All-Defensive Team (2004, 2005)

College career

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.

Professional career

NBDL

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.[1] 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.

NBA career

On August 1, 2007, the Boston Celtics signed Jackie Manuel to a non-guaranteed one-year contract.[2] On October 25, however, Manuel was waived by the team.[3]

Return to the NBA D-League

On Sept. 24, 2008, Manuel would be selected as the expansion Erie BayHawks' second overall pick in the 2008 NBA D-League Expansion Draft.[4]

Coaching career

North Carolina assistant (2011–2012)

In 2011, Manuel joined Roy Williams' staff at UNC as assistant strength and conditioning coordinator.[5]

UNC Greensboro assistant (2012–2016)

After a one-year stint at UNC, Manuel joined former North Carolina teammate Wes Miller's coaching staff at UNC-Greensboro for the 2012-2013 season.

Personal life

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.[6]

Manuel won two state championships at Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida.

On November 28, 2007, Manuel's brother, Donta, a thirteen-year veteran of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, was killed while he was removing stop sticks from a roadway during a police chase. A pursued stolen car had passed by and while Deputy Manuel was removing the stop sticks, a patrol car in pursuit of the stolen car hit him and his partner, Deputy Jonathan Wallace, killing both.[7]

Awards
  • All-ACC Defensive Team: 2003-2004, 2004-2005.

Notes
  1. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3378605
  2. Celtics add two - Celtics Blog - Boston.com
  3. Gary Dzen, C's waive Jones, Manuel, The Boston Globe
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Williams Adds Frasor, Manuel To Staff, accessed November 18, 2011
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Officer Down: Deputy Sheriff Donta Manuel - Law Enforcement News Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
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