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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

0 Sam Maniscalco

  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 180
  • Position G
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School St. Patrick

Biography


Maniscalco's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

AT ILLINOIS

2011-12: Illinois's Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree ... Was fifth on team in scoring at 6.2 ppg and second in assists at 2.3 apg ... Scored in double figures seven times and twice was the Illini's leading scorer ... Played 19 minutes in his Illini debut, totaling five points and three assists in the opener vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 11) ... Scored 15 points vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 17) ... Named to all-tournament team at the Cancun Challenge ... Totaled 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting vs. Richmond (Nov. 22) in Cancun ... Scored 14 points, including five in the final minute, vs. Illinois State (Nov. 23) in Cancun ... Notched a career-high 24 points, including 5-of-8 from three and 7-of-7 from the free throw line, at Maryland (Nov. 29) ... Posted season highs with six assists and four steals to go along with 10 points vs. Gonzaga (Dec. 3) ... Matched season high with six assists vs. Cornell (Dec. 19) ... Played a season-high 36 minutes and scored 10 points vs. Minnesota (Dec. 27) ... Had five points, a season-high four rebounds and four assists vs. Iowa (Feb. 26).

AT BRADLEY

Played in 111 career games, posting totals of 1,210 points and 355 assists ... Three-year team co-captain ... Started the first six games as a senior before he was sidelined for the remainder of the season by an ankle injury and subsequent surgery ... Averaged 13.1 points and 3.4 assists as a junior, earning second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors and second-team NABC All-District 16 accolades ... 2010 MVC All-Tournament Team ... 2010 First-team MVC Scholar-Athlete and NABC Honors Court ... Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Creighton in the MVC Tournament quarterfinal (March 5, 2010) ... Averaged 12.6 points and 3.1 assists as a sophomore ... 2009 Second-team MVC Scholar Athelte ... Averaged 7.7 points and 3.0 assists as a freshman, earning a spot on the MVC All-Newcomer and All-Freshmen Teams.

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time member of the East Suburban Catholic Conference all-league team ... Led the conference in scoring each of his last two years, including an average of 20.3 points as a senior ... First-team All-State pick in 2007 by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... Played for the North squad in the 2007 IBCA Class AA All-Star Game.

PERSONAL

Born Nov. 26, 1988 ... Enrolled in the UI master's program in recreation, sport and tourism ... Earned a bachelor's degree in sports communication from Bradley in May 2011 ... Parents are Carl and Coyla Maniscalco ... Carl played college basketball at Bradley from 1978-80 ... Has two older brothers, Jack and Anthony ... Credits his father for most influencing his atheltic career because "He has always been my coach and pushed me to get better" ... Favorite athelte is Derek Jeter because "He's a proven winner, a class act, and a champion leader" ... Favorite Fighting Illini player growing was Dee Brown ... Hopes to continue with basketball by playing professionally, coaching at the Division I level, or becoming a TV analyst.

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