Nationality American Name Pace Mannion Date drafted 1983 Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Role Basketball Player | Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Height 2.01 m Position Shooting guard Weight 86 kg | |
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Born September 20, 1960 (age 64) Salt Lake City, Utah ( 1960-09-20 ) NBA draft 1983 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall | ||
1983 NCAA Tournament: Utah defeats UCLA
Pace Shewan Mannion (born September 22, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and in the Italian league, especially with the team of Cantù (which won the Korac European Cup in 1991 defeating Real Madrid in the final when he scored 35 points). He is currently a studio analyst for the Utah Jazz television pre- and post-game shows.
Contents
- 1983 NCAA Tournament Utah defeats UCLA
- Nico Mannion is the FULL PACKAGE 2017 18 High School Mixtape
- Pace Mannion Fan Club
- Personal life
- References
A 6' 7" (2.00 m) shooting guard born in Salt Lake City, Utah and from the University of Utah, he was selected 43rd overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1983 NBA Draft. Over six NBA seasons with as many teams, he averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Nico Mannion is the FULL PACKAGE!! || 2017-18 High School Mixtape
Pace Mannion Fan Club
In 1983, a group of Rice University students at Wiess College started the Pace Mannion Fan Club after watching him trip over his own feet while taking a breakaway layup during the NCAA playoffs. The fan club would attend Mannion's NBA games in Houston and occasionally San Antonio, and would scream for Mannion to play, normally only to see him get a few minutes of floor time.
On January 14, 1986, Mannion and the Utah Jazz came to play the Houston Rockets, who had a 20-game home unbeaten streak. About 125 members of the Pace Mannion Fan Club attended the game.
The fan club cheered "Pace, Pace, he's our Mannion" all night. Utah coach Frank Layden sent Mannion into the game early in the fourth quarter. By the time the game ended, Mannion had 13 points. The Jazz won the game 105-102.
Personal life
He is the father of top-ranked high school basketball player Niccolo Mannion.
