Jackie Manuel

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
183
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, FL
High School:
Cardinal Newman

AT CAROLINA
Has played in 89 career games and made 48 starts, most at the off-guard position • Has scored 581 points, an average of 6.5 per game • Has developed into one of the finest defensive players in the country • Took 1,000 shots a day in the offseason • Emerged as a fan favorite at the Smith Center because of his great attitude, hustle and defensive presence • Became the second Tar Heel to earn All-ACC Defensive Team honors.

JUNIOR SEASON (2003-04)
Played in 28 games and made two starts, both of which came in the NCAA Tournament in Denver • Did not play at NC State or at home versus Clemson due to a sprained ankle he suffered in practice • Earned All-ACC Defensive Team honors with Duke's Shelden Williams and Chris Duhon, FSU's Tim Pickett and Wake Forest's Chris Paul • Was Carolina's defensive player of the game 16 times • Earned that award twice against Duke when he helped limit J.J. Redick to a combined 6 of 21 from the floor and 3 of 13 from three-point range • Averaged 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds and shot 55.9 percent from the floor • Improved his field goal percentage by 17.6 percent from his first two years • Shot 57.9 percent from the floor in Carolina wins • Cut his three-point attempts from 142 his first two years to 10 • Made at least half his field goal attempts in 18 games • Scored in double figures seven times with a high of 15 against Miami (Fla.) • Committed only 25 turnovers, fewest among the primary seven-man rotation • Committed a turnover every 24 minutes of action • As a sophomore, he committed one every 10.1 minutes • Had 49 assists and an assist-error ratio of 2.0-to-1 (up from 0.8 to 1 as a sophomore) • Had a season-high five assists against Illinois and seven rebounds in wins over Virginia and Air Force.

Scored 12 points on 6 for 7 shooting from the floor against Old Dominion • Sprained his left knee in the first half at Cleveland State and was unable to return to the game, but did not miss any further action • Scored 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting and had four rebounds, three assists and one steal in triple overtime against Wake Forest • Posted a season-high 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting against Miami • Scored all 12 of his points in a six-minute span of the first half as Carolina built a 53-39 lead against Georgia Tech on Jan. 11 • Helped hold UConn All-America guard Ben Gordon to 3 of 14 shooting in the win over the Huskies • Had 12 points and seven rebounds at home against Virginia • Scored 12 points and had five boards in win over Maryland • Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Air Force in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2002-03)
Scored in double figures 10 times with a high of 16 against Penn State and at Clemson • Scored in double figures one time in the last 11 games (12 at Wake Forest) • Was 19 for 72 (.264) from three-point range • Second on the team with 28 blocked shots • Matched his career scoring high with 16 points against Penn State • Had an assist on the game-winning basket against Rutgers • Played sensational defense in Carolina's 67-56 win over No. 2 Kansas • Limited player of the year candidate Kirk Hinrich to 1 of 4 three-point shooting and forced Hinrich into several of his five turnovers • Named to the Preseason NIT All-Tournament Team • Scored 14 points and had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in the championship game against Stanford...Limited Cardinal guard Matt Lottich to 1 of 8 shooting and three points • Played one his finest all-around games against Vermont with 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, one spectacular block and a career-high five steals • Hit a career-high four three-pointers • Played solid defense against Tim Pickett, Marcus Hatten and Edward Scott in wins over FSU, St. Johns' and Clemson, respectively • Helped limit Gordon to 5 of 19 from the field (0 for 8 from three-point range) in UNC's win over UConn • Scored 14 points and had three rebounds and two steals in the loss at NC State • Made a career-best 9 of 10 free throws • Picked up his fourth foul with 15:20 left in the second half and the score tied 45-45 • State went on a 13-5 run in the next three minutes with him on the bench • Scored 12 points and had four assists and a career-high four blocked shots in the 61-60 win over Florida State • Had a huge second-half block with Carolina leading by a single basket with less than two minutes to play • Defensive standout in win over Virginia • Had a career-high nine rebounds, eight on the defensive glass • Added 12 points and two steals • Matched his career high with 16 points at Clemson as he went 5 for 11 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the free throw line • Blocked B.J. Elder's shot with 1.2 seconds to play to preserve a one-point win over Georgia Tech • Scored nine points on 4 of 5 shooting from the floor in the win over Duke • Scored on a fastbreak drive with 48.9 seconds to play to give Carolina a 77-72 advantage • Limited to only 20 minutes in two ACC Tournament games due to a strained right arch, an injury he sustained in the first half of the win over Maryland.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2001-02)
Played in 26 of the 28 games • Averaged 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game • Started 14 straight games at shooting guard before missing two games in January (NC State and Clemson) due to a stress reaction in his left foot • Hit 29 of his 85 field goal attempts in his last 16 games of the season, including 13 of 40 three-pointers • Had a season-high 16 points in the Feb. 27 win over Clemson and 11 points in the win over Saint Joseph's • Had eight points, a blocked shot and a steal in his first college game, against Hampton • Scored eight points, with six rebounds (four offensive) and three assists against Indiana • Hit three free throws late in the game in the win over Georgia Tech • Hit 4 of 5 shots (including 2 of 3 three-pointers) in the win over No. 15 Saint Joseph's • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds at home against Virginia • Made 5 of 7 shots from the floor and had five rebounds and three steals in the home win over Clemson.

PREP/PERSONAL
Led Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., to two state championships • Was named Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Florida • Named all-state for Class 3-A, as chosen by Florida sportswriters • MVP of Class 3-A state tournament as a sophomore and junior • Was the Palm Beach Post Player of the Year as a junior and senior • Played shooting guard at Cardinal Newman • Averaged 20.8 points, 11 rebounds, 4.5 assists and three steals per game as a senior • Born Jackie Kameron Manuel on March 29, 1983.