- Jackie Manuel
Infobox NBA Player
name = Jackie Manuel
nickname =
position =Shooting guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lbs = 190
league = NBDL
team =Iowa Energy
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|3|29
birth_place = West Palm Beach,Florida
highschool = Cardinal Newman HS
(West Palm Beach,Florida )
college = North Carolina
draft = Undrafted | draft_year = 2005
career_start = 2005
career_end =
former_teams =Los Angeles D-Fenders (2005–2007)Boston Celtics (2007)
awards =Jackie Kameron Manuel (born
March 29 ,1983 inWest Palm Beach, Florida ) is an American professionalbasketball player who currently plays for the NBDL'sIowa Energy . He is a former player for theBoston Celtics of the NBA.NCAA career
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.
NBDL
After not being selected in the
2005 NBA Draft , Manuel was selected by theLos Angeles D-Fenders of theNBA Development League expansion draft. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3378605] In 2005 he was injured most of the D-League season; he was signed by theFayetteville Patriots but did not play one game due to injury. In 2006 he was selected by theNBDL representative of theLos Angeles Lakers .NBA career
On
August 1 ,2007 , the Boston Celtics signed Jackie Manuel to a non-guaranteed one-year contract. [ [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2007/08/celtics_add_two.html Celtics add two - Celtics Blog - Boston.com ] ] OnOctober 25 ,2007 , however, Manuel was waived by the team. [ Gary Dzen, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2007/10/cs_waive_jones.html C's waive Jones, Manuel] , "The Boston Globe"]Death of Brother
On
November 28 ,2007 , Jackie's brother, Donta, a thirteen year veteran of the Palm Beach County Sherrif'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 Deputy Manuel and his partner, Deputy Jonathan Wallace, killing both. [ [http://www.policeone.com/news_internal.asp?view=1634732 Officer Down: Deputy Sheriff Donta Manuel - Law Enforcement News ] ]Facts
*Manuel was popular with many Tar Heel fans because of his excellent defense and hustle.
*"Jackie Manuel has a Posse" T-shirts achieved a cult status and are still proudly worn by his many fans.
*He was married in August 2005.
*Manuel won two state championships atCardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida.Awards
*All-ACC Defensive Team: 2003-2004, 2004-2005.
Notes
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/jackie_manuel.html NBDL Profile - Jackie Manuel]
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jackie_manuel/index.html?nav=page NBA.com profile]
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