Sean Paul Dabu Manganti (born April 18, 1994) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He plays at the small forward position.
| No. 2 – Phoenix Fuel Masters | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 18, 1994 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chaparral (Temecula, California) |
| College | UMPI (2013–2014) Adamson (2016–2018) |
| PBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 8th overall[a] |
| Selected by the NorthPort Batang Pier | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Bataan Risers |
| 2020 | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| 2021–present | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters / Phoenix Fuel Masters |
College career edit
Adamson Soaring Falcons edit
Manganti led Adamson to three straight Final Four appearances under coach Franz Pumaren from 2016 to 2018.[1][2]
Professional career edit
Manganti was picked eighth in the first round of the 2019 PBA Draft by NorthPort Batang Pier.[3]
On November 5, 2021, Manganti, along with Sean Anthony and a 2021 second round draft pick, was traded to Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters for Michael Calisaan and Vic Manuel.[4]
PBA career statistics edit
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
As of the end of 2022–23 season[5]
Season-by-season averages edit
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NorthPort | 11 | 18.5 | .268 | .226 | .619 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | Phoenix Super LPG | 13 | 19.4 | .346 | .300 | .643 | 2.8 | .7 | .5 | .3 | 6.0 |
| 2022–23 | Phoenix Super LPG | 25 | 14.9 | .460 | .339 | .826 | 2.2 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 5.7 |
| Career | 49 | 16.9 | .381 | .299 | .707 | 2.5 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 5.5 | |
Notes edit
- ^ The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of 5 players reserved for the Gilas Pilipinas program, and the regular draft. Manganti was selected as the eighth pick of the regular draft.
References edit
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (September 27, 2018). "Sean the man". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Gatpandan, Michael (December 5, 2018). "IN PHOTOS: Akhuetie tops UAAP Season 81 individual awards". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Reyes, Kate (January 21, 2020). "Sean Manganti vows to work twice as hard now that he's in the PBA". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix trades Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony". PBA.ph. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ [1] Real GM
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