Mike Manley (lacrosse)

Mike Manley
 Lacrosse player 
Born (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988
Penn Yan, New York
Position Defense
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 204 pounds (93 kg)
NCAA team Duke Blue Devils
NLL team
F. Teams
Rochester Knighthawks
Philadelphia Wings
New England Black Wolves
MLL Team Rochester Rattlers
Nationality American
NLL Draft 2012, 32nd overall
Philadelphia Wings
Pro career 2012present
Shoots Right
Career highlights
  • ACC Freshman of the Year (2007)
  • MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
  • MLL All-Star Selection (2014)

Mike Manley (born July 21, 1988 in Penn Yan, New York) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse and the.

Professional MLL career

Manley was selected with the 3rd pick of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. In his rookie season Manley, appeared in 11 games and picked up 35 ground balls. In his second season of play Manley scored 3 goals while managing to get 20 ground balls. During the 2014 season Manley scored 8 goals while obtaining a single assist and 37 ground balls good enough to earn the 2014 Warrior Defensive Player of the Year award. Manley's 2015 season was cut off short due to a season ending injury and only appeared in 5 games where he picked up 25 ground balls and obtained a single assist.[1]

Professional NLL career

Manley was drafted with the 32nd pick of the fourth round in 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Wings.[2] Manley played for the Wings for two seasons appearing in 31 games while managing to gather 10 points and 127 loose balls. He spent his 2015 season with the New England Black Wolves.[3]

Prep and college career

Manley was a five-year letterman at Penn Yan Academy where he went on to play in the state finals as a freshman and the semi-finals as a sophomore, junior and senior. At Duke Manley started in 74 of his 75 career games.[4]

NCAA Statistics

    Regular Season
Season Team GP G A Pts
2008 Duke 18 1 1 2
2009 Duke 18 1 0 1
2010 Duke 19 0 1 1
2012 Duke 20 2 2 4
College Totals 75 4 4 8

Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2013 Philadelphia 15 2 4 6 67 31 1 0 0 0 5 0
2014 Philadelphia 16 1 3 4 60 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
2015 New England 18 2 7 9 62 58 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 51 5 14 19 97 195 1 0 0 0 5 0

References

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