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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Manek, Brady
Jersey Number 45
Brady Manek
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Harrah, Okla.
- High School:
- Harrah
Bio
Graduate student transfer • Four-year starter at forward at the University of Oklahoma, where he was the 14th-leading scorer in Sooner history • Graduated from OU with a degree in business administration/management in December 2020 • Graduated in seven semesters • Earned third-team Academic All-America honors in 2021 • Three-time member of the Academic All-Big 12 team, including 2020-21, when he was one of only two players in the league nominated with a 4.0 grade point average • Two-time CoSIDA Academic all-district honoree • Started 111 of 122 games, scoring 1,459 points with 681 rebounds, 101 blocks and 61 steals • Averaged 10.6 points and 5.6 rebounds and shot 45.4 percent from the floor, 37.4 percent from three and 74.6 percent from the free throw line • Made 235 three-pointers, fifth-most in OU history • Became the tallest player in Big 12 history to make 200 threes and the first with 200 threes and 100 blocks • Is the only Sooner to compile 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 three-pointers and 100 blocks • Scored in double figures 75 times, grabbed 10 or more rebounds 11 times and had eight double-doubles • Career highs include 31 points against TCU (1/18/20), eight three-pointers against UT San Antonio (12/3/20) and 15 rebounds against Iowa State (2/6/21) • Made multiple three-pointers 63 times with five or more nine times (eight once, seven twice, six twice and five four times) • Named to the preseason Karl Malone Award watch list as the top power forward in the country in each of the past two seasons.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Averaged 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds and shot 37.5 percent from three (48 of 128) in 25 games • Third-team Academic All-America • Helped lead OU to a 16-11 record and No. 8 seed in the NCAA West Region where the Sooners defeated No. 9 Missouri and lost to top-seed Gonzaga • Second on the Sooners in three-pointers, three-point percentage and blocks (19) and third in scoring and rebounding • Led OU in scoring four times and rebounding five times • Season-high 29 points on 8 of 11 shooting from three-point range in the season opener against UT San Antonio • The eight threes were a career high and matched the season high by any Sooner • Scored in double figures 14 times • Scored 20 at Oklahoma State, 19 against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament, 19 in the NCAA first round win over Missouri, 17 at Xavier and 17 against Oral Roberts • Made multiple three-pointers 11 times, including eight vs. UTSA, five against Missouri and four vs. Iowa State in the Big 12 Tourney • Did not play against Kansas (1/9/21) and TCU (1/12/21) due to Covid protocols • Played in 106 consecutive games before missing those two • Selected to Academic All-Big 12 team for the third year in a row and CoSIDA Academic all-district team for the second straight year.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Third-team All-Big 12 • Started all 31 games and averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 30.5 minutes • Made 71 of 187 (38 percent) from three-point range • Led OU in field goal percentage (.453), threes and three-point percentage, was second in rebounding and third in scoring • Ranked third in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, fourth in threes, eighth in scoring, ninth in blocks and 12th in rebounding • Only Big 12 player with multiple 30-point games (career-high 31 against TCU and 30 four games later against Oklahoma State) • Scored in double figures 25 times and had three double-doubles • Averaged 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 three-pointers in Big 12 play • His 41 threes were the second most in conference play • Made multiple three-pointers 19 times with seven twice and three or more 12 times • Helped lead the Sooners to back-to-back wins over Top 25 teams with 15 points and seven rebounds against both No. 22 Texas Tech and No. 20 West Virginia • Scored 22 first-half points and finished with a career-high 11 field goals in 18 attempts, seven threes and 30 points in Norman against Oklahoma State • Made seven of nine threes and reached the 1,000-point mark on 1/18/20 in his career-high 31-point performance against TCU • Had 21 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best four steals at Baylor.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
All-Big 12 honorable mention selection • Started all 34 games and averaged 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds • Shot 46.9 percent from the field and 35.8 from three • Second on the team in scoring and three-pointers and third in rebounding • Scored in double figures 24 times with highs of 22 against West Virginia in the Big 12 Tournament and 21 in a home win over Kansas • Averaged 17.7 points in three postseason games (22 vs. West Virginia, 18 in NCAA first round win over Ole Miss and 13 in the second round vs. eventual national champion Virginia) • Grabbed 10 or rebounds six times and had five double-doubles • Season-high 12 rebounds against UT Rio Grande Valley • Made multiple three-pointers 17 times with a high of five against Notre Dame • Made his first five threes against the Irish • Combined to make 8 of 13 3FGs in back-to-back games against West Virginia and Iowa State • Opened the season with double-doubles in each of the first three games, becoming the first Sooner to do that since Blake Griffin in 2008-09.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Started 26 of 32 games, averaging 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds • Shot 46.6 percent from the floor and 38.3 from three-point range • Made 59 threes, the fourth-most ever by an OU freshman • Teammate of Trae Young, who also was a freshman that season • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie team • Scored 312 points, the 12th most by a Sooner freshman • Scored in double figures 15 times, including four games with 20 or more (season-high 28 against Oklahoma State, 22 against Northwestern State and TCU and 21 in a win at third-ranked Wichita State) • Season-high 13 rebounds at TCU • Multiple three-pointers 16 times with a high of six against Oklahoma State and TCU and five at Wichita State • Made 6 of 8 threes against Oklahoma State and 6 of 9 against TCU • Earned Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Week honors for his 21-point performance at Wichita State • Started his first collegiate game, scoring 11 points with six rebounds against Omaha.
PREP
Averaged 24.3 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior at Harrah High School • Selected by The Oklahoman as its Little All-City Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 • Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State First Team in 2017.
PERSONAL
Brady Reece Manek is the son of Cary and Tina Manek • Born Sept. 4, 1998, in Edmond, Okla. • Earned a 4.0 GPA at Harrah High School • His parents played basketball at Oklahoma Christian • His older brother, Kellen, played basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Averaged 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds and shot 37.5 percent from three (48 of 128) in 25 games • Third-team Academic All-America • Helped lead OU to a 16-11 record and No. 8 seed in the NCAA West Region where the Sooners defeated No. 9 Missouri and lost to top-seed Gonzaga • Second on the Sooners in three-pointers, three-point percentage and blocks (19) and third in scoring and rebounding • Led OU in scoring four times and rebounding five times • Season-high 29 points on 8 of 11 shooting from three-point range in the season opener against UT San Antonio • The eight threes were a career high and matched the season high by any Sooner • Scored in double figures 14 times • Scored 20 at Oklahoma State, 19 against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament, 19 in the NCAA first round win over Missouri, 17 at Xavier and 17 against Oral Roberts • Made multiple three-pointers 11 times, including eight vs. UTSA, five against Missouri and four vs. Iowa State in the Big 12 Tourney • Did not play against Kansas (1/9/21) and TCU (1/12/21) due to Covid protocols • Played in 106 consecutive games before missing those two • Selected to Academic All-Big 12 team for the third year in a row and CoSIDA Academic all-district team for the second straight year.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
Third-team All-Big 12 • Started all 31 games and averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 30.5 minutes • Made 71 of 187 (38 percent) from three-point range • Led OU in field goal percentage (.453), threes and three-point percentage, was second in rebounding and third in scoring • Ranked third in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, fourth in threes, eighth in scoring, ninth in blocks and 12th in rebounding • Only Big 12 player with multiple 30-point games (career-high 31 against TCU and 30 four games later against Oklahoma State) • Scored in double figures 25 times and had three double-doubles • Averaged 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 three-pointers in Big 12 play • His 41 threes were the second most in conference play • Made multiple three-pointers 19 times with seven twice and three or more 12 times • Helped lead the Sooners to back-to-back wins over Top 25 teams with 15 points and seven rebounds against both No. 22 Texas Tech and No. 20 West Virginia • Scored 22 first-half points and finished with a career-high 11 field goals in 18 attempts, seven threes and 30 points in Norman against Oklahoma State • Made seven of nine threes and reached the 1,000-point mark on 1/18/20 in his career-high 31-point performance against TCU • Had 21 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best four steals at Baylor.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
All-Big 12 honorable mention selection • Started all 34 games and averaged 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds • Shot 46.9 percent from the field and 35.8 from three • Second on the team in scoring and three-pointers and third in rebounding • Scored in double figures 24 times with highs of 22 against West Virginia in the Big 12 Tournament and 21 in a home win over Kansas • Averaged 17.7 points in three postseason games (22 vs. West Virginia, 18 in NCAA first round win over Ole Miss and 13 in the second round vs. eventual national champion Virginia) • Grabbed 10 or rebounds six times and had five double-doubles • Season-high 12 rebounds against UT Rio Grande Valley • Made multiple three-pointers 17 times with a high of five against Notre Dame • Made his first five threes against the Irish • Combined to make 8 of 13 3FGs in back-to-back games against West Virginia and Iowa State • Opened the season with double-doubles in each of the first three games, becoming the first Sooner to do that since Blake Griffin in 2008-09.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Started 26 of 32 games, averaging 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds • Shot 46.6 percent from the floor and 38.3 from three-point range • Made 59 threes, the fourth-most ever by an OU freshman • Teammate of Trae Young, who also was a freshman that season • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie team • Scored 312 points, the 12th most by a Sooner freshman • Scored in double figures 15 times, including four games with 20 or more (season-high 28 against Oklahoma State, 22 against Northwestern State and TCU and 21 in a win at third-ranked Wichita State) • Season-high 13 rebounds at TCU • Multiple three-pointers 16 times with a high of six against Oklahoma State and TCU and five at Wichita State • Made 6 of 8 threes against Oklahoma State and 6 of 9 against TCU • Earned Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Week honors for his 21-point performance at Wichita State • Started his first collegiate game, scoring 11 points with six rebounds against Omaha.
PREP
Averaged 24.3 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior at Harrah High School • Selected by The Oklahoman as its Little All-City Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 • Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State First Team in 2017.
PERSONAL
Brady Reece Manek is the son of Cary and Tina Manek • Born Sept. 4, 1998, in Edmond, Okla. • Earned a 4.0 GPA at Harrah High School • His parents played basketball at Oklahoma Christian • His older brother, Kellen, played basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State.
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