Vic Manuel

Vic Manuel

Manuel, holding the ball, being defended by Rico Maierhofer.
No. 4 Alaska Aces
Position Power forward
League PBA
Personal information
Born (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987
Licab, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College Philippine School of Business Administration
PBA draft 2012 Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2013 Meralco Bolts
2013–2014 Air21 Express
2014–present Alaska Aces

Victorino Aranas "Vic" Manuel (born June 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for the Alaska Aces in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]

Amateur career

Manuel possessesed tremendous athleticism and agility uncommon for athletes his size. He played college ball at Philippine School of Business Administration as a member of PSBA Jaguars varsity squad under Coach Joseph Ocampo where he was awarded UCAA Most Valuable Player. He first rose from obscurity two years ago when he stole the spotlight from older, more experienced players to capture the PBL MVP plum as a player of Pharex B-Complex.[2]

He also suited up for the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems in the PBA D-League where he was awarded PBA D-League Aspirants Cup Best Player of the Conference honors,[3] after averaging 15.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Manuel was drafted ninth overall by GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2012 PBA draft. After spending one season at GlobalPort, he was acquired by Meralco in 2013.

On July 12, 2013, prior to the start of the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup he was traded, along with Carlo Sharma to Air21 for Nonoy Baclao and swingman John Wilson.[4]

On March 10, 2014, PBA Commissioner Chito Salud approved the trade that sent him to Alaska in exchange for Aldrech Ramos.[5] With this trade, he reunited with his former coach at Cebuana, Luigi Trillo.

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Correct as of September 23, 2016[6]

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 GlobalPort / Meralco / Air21 36 17.9 .477 .000 .606 4.1 .5 .6 .3 8.1
2013–14 Air21 / Alaska 40 17.4 .541 .000 .698 4.5 .5 .2 .2 7.8
2014–15 Alaska 57 18.0 .500 .000 .672 4.6 1.0 .5 .3 8.6
2015–16 Alaska 41 21.7 .535 .000 .718 6.2 1.0 .7 .6 13.7
Career 174 18.7 .514 .000 .682 4.8 .8 .5 .3 9.5

References

  1. "Vic Manuel feels lucky to have landed at Alaska rather than at San Mig. Find out why". Snow Badua, Spin.ph. March 10, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. "Cebuana's Gem Shines Brightest in the Aspirants' Cup". CebuanaLhuillier.com. February 7, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. "Draft Focus: Vic Manuel is a Man Amongst Boys". Nikko Ramos, SLAMonline Philippines. August 14, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  4. "Air 21 sends Noy Baclao, John Wilson to Meralco for Vic Manuel, Carlo Sharma". Rey Joble, InterAKTV. July 12, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  5. "Alaska Aces acquire Vic Manuel, send Aldrech Ramos to Air21". GMANetwork.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  6. Player Profile at PBA-Online!


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