Pace Mannion

Pace Mannion

Personal information
Born	(1960-09-22) September 22, 1960 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Chaparral (Paradise, Nevada)
College	Utah (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1983–2001
Position	Small forward
Number	20, 18, 3, 12, 5
Career history
1983–1984	Golden State Warriors
1984–1986	Utah Jazz
1986–1987	New Jersey Nets
1987	Rockford Lightning
1987–1988	Milwaukee Bucks
1988–1989	Rockford Lightning
1989	Detroit Pistons
1989	Atlanta Hawks
1989–1993	Cantù
1993–1994	Benetton Treviso
1994–1995	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1995–1996	Juve Caserta
1996–1997	Reggiana
1997–1998	NKK Sea Hawks
1998–2000	Fabriano
2000–2001	Roseto
2001	Virtus Siena
2002	Cefalù
Career highlights and awards
WAC Player of the Year (1983) First-team All-WAC (1983)
Career NBA statistics
Points	660 (3.1 ppg)
Assists	231 (1.1 apg)
Rebounds	259 (1.2 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Pace Shewan Mannion (born September 22, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in the Italian league with the team of Cantù (which won the FIBA Korać Cup in 1991 defeating Real Madrid in the final when he scored 35 points). He has worked as a studio analyst for the Utah Jazz television pre- and post-game shows.

A 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) small forward 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.

Career statistics

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1983–84	Golden State	57	0	8.2	.397	.231	.783	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.0	2.1
1984–85	Utah	34	0	5.6	.429	.000	.696	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.1	2.1
1985–86	Utah	57	0	11.8	.453	.190	.646	1.4	1.0	0.6	0.1	4.5
1986–87	New Jersey	23	3	12.3	.330	.333	.581	1.7	2.0	0.8	0.2	3.6
1987–88	Milwaukee	35	1	13.6	.407	.167	.676	1.5	1.6	0.4	0.2	3.5
1988–89	Detroit	5	0	2.8	1.000	.000	.000	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.8
1988–89	Atlanta	5	0	3.6	.333	.000	.000	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.8
Career		216	4	9.8	.413	.203	.663	1.2	1.1	0.5	0.1	3.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Utah	8	0	5.1	.333	.000	.833	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.3	2.3
Career		8	0	5.1	.333	.000	.833	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.3	2.3

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1979–80	Utah	28	-	16.3	.378	-	.867	1.9	-	0.8	0.1	3.1
1980–81	Utah	28	-	32.2	.448	-	.595	3.3	-	1.0	0.2	6.9
1981–82	Utah	28	-	37.9	.433	-	.660	4.4	-	1.7	0.5	10.4
1982–83	Utah	32	-	37.3	.483	-	.812	4.6	-	2.0	0.4	13.9
Career		116	-	31.2	.451	-	.724	3.6	-	1.4	0.3	8.8

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 basketball player Nico Mannion.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
• CBA stats @ justsportsstats.com
• Lega Basket stats @ legabasket.it