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Northeastern Huskies

2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster

32 Manny Adako

  • Position F
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 254
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Decatur, Ga.
  • Highschool Towers/Winchendon School

Biography

2009-10: Appeared in all 33 games, starting all but one...averaged 11.2 points and 4.3 rebounds...shot 53.2 percent from the field...ended his career with 1,209 points, good for 12th all-time at NU...also finished as the program's fourth-most accurate shooter at 54.1 percent...named third-team All-CAA...candidate for the CAA's Dean Ehlers Leadership Award...posted six points and five boards in the season opener against Siena (Nov. 17)...had nine points in a win over Utah State (Nov. 21)...tallied 11 points in a win over Wright State (Nov. 28)...had 14 points against Providence (Dec. 1)...scored eight points and had six rebounds against Drexel (Dec. 5)...posted 14 points and seven rebounds against Rhode Island (Dec. 10)...scored 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting in a loss to St. Mary's (Dec. 22)...shot 11-for-14 from the field to score 23 points and added seven boards in a win at VCU (Jan. 4)...shot 6-for-6 from the field for 15 points in a win over Towson (Jan. 20)...logged 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds in a win over Old Dominion (Jan. 30)...poured in 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting and yanked down eight boards in a win over UNC Wilmington (Feb. 16)...had 14 points against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 20)...produced 13 points and two blocks in a career-high 45 minutes in a 74-71 double overtime win over Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA Championship (March 6)...scored a game-high 14 points in a semifinals loss to William & Mary (March 7)...scored 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting in an NIT loss to Connecticut (March 16).

2008-09: Appeared in 30 games, making 27 starts...averaged 11.3 points a game and was a 56.7 percent shooter...finished second in the CAA in field goal percentage, first in CAA games only...named third-team All-CAA...scored a team-high 16 points at Michigan (Nov. 12)...led the Huskies with 10 points at South Florida (Nov. 29)...scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting and made a critical three-point play late in a 60-55 win over James Madison (Dec. 6)...had 12 points and three steals in double overtime win at Harvard (Dec. 10)...scored 16 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting at Memphis (Dec. 31)...had 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks in win over William & Mary (Jan. 3)...was 7-for-12 from the field with 16 points in 73-50 win vs. Hofstra (Jan. 5)...scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Georgia State (Jan. 7)...scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for his second career double-double in a 68-53 win vs. Towson (Jan. 10)...was 12-for-15 from the field...named CAA Player of the Week on Jan. 12 after averaging 17.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 71.5 percent from the floor...dropped in 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting in 68-63 win at VCU (Jan. 27)...scored 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 7-of-8 from the free throw line in win against Delaware (Jan. 31)...scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Towson in the CAA Tournament quarterfinals (March 7)...missed NU’s College Basketball Invitational games with an injury.

2007-08: Started all 31 games for the Huskies...averaged 10.6 points and 4.5 rebounds...doubled his average in scoring from the previous season...led the team in field goal percentage at 56.8 percent...finished fourth in the CAA in field goal percentage...was a candidate for the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award, which honors a CAA student-athlete for leadership qualities...hit the game-tying three with eight seconds left in regulation to send the Huskies to overtime at Maryland...it was his first career three-pointer...scored a then career-high 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in win at Boston University...bested his career-high in points again with 19 vs. Harvard...went 8-for-9 from the field, scoring 16 points at Boston College...scored a career-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting at Towson...scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to lead Huskies to comeback victory over Georgia State...scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in blowout win over Drexel...earned his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 53-49 win at Delaware...posted 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line in 58-42 win over Old Dominion...scored 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting in 70-59 win over George Mason...scored 12 and 10 points against James Madison and George Mason, respectively, in the CAA Tournament.

2006-07: Scored six points, blocked two shots and made two steals in his collegiate debut at Syracuse...had 12 points, his first career double-digit scoring game, at Rider...tallied 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with four boards at George Mason...scored in double-figures for the second-straight game with 13 points in win over James Madison...scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots at Georgia State...had a career-high 10 rebounds against both Maine and Delaware...scored 11 points with eight boards vs. Drexel.

High School: Spent one season at The Winchendon School, leading his squad to a conference runner-up finish...also played at Towers High School...an All-City and All-County player...selected to play in the Atlanta All-Star game...named to the Atlanta Tip-Off Club and the Dekalb Tip-Off Club in 2005...also lettered in football and track & field.

Personal: Born April 21, 1987...majoring in Human Services...was a member of the Youth Leadership Dekalb program that prepares youth for government and policy-setting leadership roles through training and shadowing of public officials...a coordinator and server for Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food ministry...also involved in Hands on Atlanta, a non-profit organization that helps individuals and groups find volunteer opportunities...Class of 2011.

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2006-07   32-26  737  23.0  71  150  .473  .000  29  44  .659  41  87  128  4.0  93  34  41  14  12  171  5.3 
2007-08   31-31  889  28.7  138  243  .568  1.000  51  67  .761  41  99  140  4.5  63  23  47  20  13  328  10.6 
2008-09   30-27  808  26.9  142  251  .566  .500  55  66  .833  46  80  126  4.2  77  19  52  19  17  340  11.3 
2009-10   33-32  976  29.6  168  316  .532  .000  34  50  .680  36  107  143  4.3  79  21  47  12  24  370  11.2 
TOTAL  126-116  3410  27.1  519  960  .541  .286  169  227  .744  164  373  537  4.3  312  12  97  187  65  66  1209  9.6 

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