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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Sterling Manley
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington Central
REDSHIRT SEASON (2019-20)
Had surgery on 12/12/19 to repair cartilage in his left knee • Did not play all season • No timetable for his return to basketball activities.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Played limited minutes in six of the last eight games after returning from a 16-game absence due to right knee soreness • Missed the last non-conference game and the first 15 ACC games • Averaged 3.5 points and 2.9 rebounds • Eight points and a season-high 10 rebounds against UNCW • Eight boards vs. Saint Francis • Season-high 13 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the floor against Tennessee Tech (his second-highest career scoring effort) • Had 11 points and eight rebounds at Elon.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game • Had 49 offensive rebounds, fourth most on the team • Shot 56.6 percent from the floor, highest percentage on the team among players averaging 10 minutes a game • Fourth on the team in free throw attempts (54 for 78) • Was 31 for 38 from the free throw line in ACC games (.816).
2017-18 Game Highlights: Had 10 rebounds against Lipscomb, his second game with double-digit rebounds (had 13 in the second game of the season against Bucknell) • Six points in seven minutes against Syracuse in the ACC second round and six points in nine minutes against Duke in the semifinals • Set his ACC scoring high with 12 points and added six boards (five offensive) and a season-best two assists and a block in the win at Syracuse • Was the only non-starter to play in the second half at Syracuse • Scored eight points in nine minutes at Louisville • Went 4 for 4 from the free throw line against Duke • Scored his ACC-best 10 points in just seven minutes against Pitt • Played a season-high 20 minutes at Clemson and had six points and six boards • Tied his ACC scoring high with nine points in 12 minutes against Georgia Tech – was 4 for 4 from the floor, all in the first half, against the Yellow Jackets • Tied for the team scoring lead in the opening half vs. Tech • Carolina’s leading scorer off the bench with seven points and had four rebounds in 10 minutes in the win at Notre Dame • Kept the ball alive on UNC’s last possession, which led to UNC’s game-winning free throws • Nine points and five rebounds against Boston College, his top scoring output since 12/17 at Tennessee • Had seven rebounds (four offensive) in 12 minutes at Virginia • Six points and four offensive rebounds at Florida State • Blocked three shots in eight minutes vs. Wake Forest • Scored in double figures for the second time with 10 points and added eight rebounds in win at Tennessee • Shared team-scoring honors in the first half with eight points, helping UNC overcome 12 turnovers to stay within six at the break • Key contributor in Carolina’s win at Davidson – scored six points in a stretch midway through the second half in which UNC extended its lead to double figures • Registered his first double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds in just 17 minutes against Bucknell • No other player in Roy Williams’ 15 years as UNC’s head coach ever finished a game with as many rebounds in 17 minutes • Was 6 for 10 from the floor and grabbed seven offensive rebounds • Those seven offensive boards led to eight Tar Heel points (five by Manley) • Scored 10 points in a 28-18 UNC run after Bucknell closed to within 59-58 • Scored nine points (3-4 FG, 3-5 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds (three offensive) in 14 minutes in his college debut vs. Northern Iowa.
PREP
Played for Coach Eric Kruger at Pickerington Central High School • Averaged 16.1 points and 8.5 rebounds as a senior and 12 points, 7.4 rebounds and three blocks as a junior • Helped lead Pickerington to a 26-3 record and a berth in the state semifinals in 2017 • Had 23 points, nine rebounds and four blocks in the regional final • Spent 10 days in Italy playing for an all-star team from Ohio after his sophomore year • Honor student.
PERSONAL
Born Sterling Montgomery Manley in Pickerington, Ohio • Son of Eric and Kim Manley • Birthday is December 18 • His great, great uncle Willie Thrower played football at Michigan State, where he won a national championship in 1952 and was the first black quarterback in the NFL (playing for the Chicago Bears in 1953) • Favorite former Tar Heel is John Henson • Majoring in communication studies.
