Current time in Baltimore 12:17 a.m. Sunday, July 20, 2008
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GREG MANNING provides a three-point shooting threat off the Greyhounds bench ... adds a high basketball IQ to that long-range touch, increasing his value as a practice player ... has an ability to play both guard positions and typically serves as the opponent's top shooter on the scout team during game preparation ... will be looking to fill a more significant role in his final year of eligibility ... has finished with exactly 15 field goals made in each of his first three seasons.
2006-07
Made appearances in the highest number of games (26) of any of his three seasons ... played a career-high 24 minutes in the season opener against Navy (Nov. 10), adding four rebounds ... later played 22 minutes at Michigan State (Dec. 30), making his only shot from the field with three rebounds and two steals ... scored seven points a week later in the home win over Iona (Jan. 6) ... scored 10 points over a three-game stretch in mid-January as the Greyhounds won two of those ... equaled his season-high with seven points in the home victory over Rider (Feb. 14) ... also added four assists and two steals while playing 21 minutes against the Broncs ... that contest started a string of four straight games with points to close the regular season ... made both of his three-point attempts in regular-season finale at Canisius (Feb. 25) ... ended season with five points in final contest against Niagara (Mar. 4).
2005-06
Appeared in 20 games, all of them off the bench ... saw the majority of his minutes in the second half of the season and responded with some quality shooting efforts in MAAC play ... career-high in points came with 10 at Saint Peter's (Jan. 28) ... played 13 minutes in that game, with a pair of three-pointers and two two-pointers ... followed that two days later with nine points on 3-3 shooting from three-point range in 18 minutes at Marist (Jan. 30) ... played 12 minutes with a season-high three assists while making his only two attempts from the floor - both three-pointers - for six points against Niagara (Jan. 6) ... season-best in minutes came at Siena (Feb. 14) when he made both his three-point attempts for six points ... added a career-high five rebounds in that contest.
2004-05
Tabbed for his first career start at Canisius (Feb. 20), he responded by making both his shots from three-point range and his only free throw for seven points in 15 minutes ... saw action in a total of 21 games during his freshman campaign ... played 18 minutes in his first collegiate game, adding two rebounds at Virginia Tech (Nov. 19) ... scored his first points as a collegian in a home loss to Marist (Jan. 12), finishing with eight points in 15 minutes ... followed that two days later with a season-high 22 minutes against Canisius (Jan. 14) ... scored seven points and handed out three assists in that contest ... scored eight points in 19 minutes at Manhattan (Feb. 16) ... missed his first free-throw attempt, but made his next five to finish the season.
Before Loyola
Earned four varsity letters in basketball at Chattahoochee HS ... served as team captain as both a junior and senior ... named to the all-county team following his sophomore, junior and senior years ... also named to Deep South Classic All-Tournament team as a senior.
Personal
The son of Gregory Manning and Cathy Thomas, Gregory Lynn Manning, Jr., was born September 30, 1985, in Pennsylvania ... has one sibling, Courtney ... majoring in Communication-Public Relations at Loyola.
