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Brady Manek
	Manek with the Perth Wildcats in 2022
No. 45 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Power forward
League	Lithuanian Basketball League; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	September 4, 1998 (age 26); Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Harrah (Harrah, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma (2017–2021); North Carolina (2021–2022);
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2023	Perth Wildcats
2023	Tofaş
2023–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-Big 12 (2020); King Mindaugas Cup winner (2024);

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Brady Reece Manek (born September 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early life

Manek was born and raised in Edmond, Oklahoma and started playing basketball from a young age against older competition.^[1] He often played against future college teammate Trae Young while attending elementary school.^[2] His family moved to Harrah, Oklahoma, where he began playing varsity basketball for Harrah High School in his freshman season.^[1] Between his freshman and sophomore years, Manek greatly improved his dunking ability.^[3] He was named Little All-City Player of the Year by The Oklahoman in each of his final two seasons.^[4] As a senior, Manek averaged 24.3 points and 11.6 rebounds, leading Harrah to the state quarterfinals.^[5] Rated either a three-star and four-star recruit by several services, he committed to play college basketball for Oklahoma after his sophomore season of high school.^[1]

College career

Oklahoma

As a freshman at Oklahoma, Manek averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 32 appearances. He and Trae Young were the highest scoring freshman duo in the NCAA Division I.^[2] Manek recorded 59 three-pointers, the fourth-most by a freshman in school history. In his sophomore season, he made national headlines for his resemblance to Larry Bird.^[6]^[7] He averaged 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection.^[8] On January 18, 2020, Manek scored a career-high 31 points and seven three-pointers, while reaching 1,000 career points, in an 83–63 win over TCU.^[9] Manek scored 30 points on February 1, in an 82–69 victory over Oklahoma State.^[10] As a junior, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, earning Third Team All-Big 12 honors.^[11] In his senior season, Manek averaged 10.8 points and five rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to North Carolina.^[12]

North Carolina

After four years at Oklahoma, Manek transferred to North Carolina as a graduate student. He took advantage of the extra year of NCAA eligibility granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to play in Chapel Hill. After being used primarily as the sixth man for the first part of the season, Manek was inserted to the starting lineup following an injury to Dawson Garcia. Manek's elevation to the starting five coincided with a turnaround in the Tar Heels' fortunes, as the team was able to play their way to a tie for second place in the ACC regular season standings and the third seed in the conference's tournament. He scored 20 points in the Tar Heels' 94–81 victory in the regular-season finale against Duke. Following the regular season, Manek was named Honorable Mention All-ACC.^[13] In the first round of the NCAA tournament against Marquette, Manek scored a season-high 28 points, three shy of his career high.^[14] He scored 26 points in just 28 minutes of action against Baylor in the second round of the tournament. Manek was ejected from the game following a flagrant 2 foul on Baylor's Jeremy Sochan. At the time, the Tar Heels held a 25-point lead. Following the ejection, Baylor was able to come back and force overtime, but the Tar Heels held on and advanced to the Sweet 16, 93–86.

On April 1, 2022, Manek was named as the recipient of the Riley Wallace Player of the Year Award, given to the top transfer player in college basketball.^[15]

Professional career

Perth Wildcats (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Manek joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2022 NBA Summer League.^[16] On August 1, 2022, he signed with the Perth Wildcats in Australia for the 2022–23 NBL season.^[17]

Tofaş (2023)

On February 24, 2023, Manek signed with Tofaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[18]

Žalgiris (2023–present)

On July 21, 2023, Manek signed a two-year (1+1) deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.^[19]

In September 2024, Manek suffered an ankle injury during practice which would have him sidelined for a few weeks.^[20]

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24	Žalgiris	28	6	18.9	.425	.407	.789	3.4	.6	.6	.1	7.5	6.9
Career		28	6	18.9	.425	.407	.789	3.4	.6	.6	.1	7.5	6.9

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Oklahoma	32	26	23.7	.466	.383	.600	5.2	.5	.3	.7	10.2
2018–19	Oklahoma	34	34	27.8	.469	.358	.764	5.9	.8	.7	.7	12.2
2019–20	Oklahoma	31	31	30.5	.453	.380	.779	6.2	.9	.5	1.2	14.4
2020–21	Oklahoma	25	20	25.1	.422	.375	.767	5.0	.8	.5	.8	10.8
2021–22	North Carolina	39	27	30.4	.493	.403	.697	6.1	1.8	.6	.7	15.1
Career		161	138	27.7	.465	.382	.733	5.7	1.0	.5	.8	12.7

Personal life

Manek's older brother, Kellen, was his basketball teammate at Harrah High School for three years and played for Oral Roberts and Southeastern Oklahoma State.^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Engelbrecht, Chandler (February 10, 2020). "Brady Manek's family, high school coach reflect on his journey from Harrah to Norman". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Rohde, John (January 26, 2018). "Brady Manek: The Sooners' other prize freshman". Rohde on Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ Stavenhagen, Cody (November 7, 2017). "Harrah's Brady Manek is another OU freshman earning a big role". Tulsa World. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ Wright, Scott (April 15, 2017). "Little All-City Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Harrah's Brady Manek pushing himself as college nears". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ Coldagelli, Ben (July 30, 2017). "Introducing: Brady Manek". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ Carroll, Charlotte (October 3, 2018). "Seeing Double? Larry Bird Has an Identical Twin in Oklahoma's Brady Manek". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Hunsinger Benbow, Dana (October 2, 2018). "Larry Bird has an identical twin (Brady Manek) playing college basketball at Oklahoma". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Coldagelli, Ben (October 17, 2019). "Manek Named to Malone Award Watch List". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Bitterman, Abby (January 18, 2020). "Brady Manek joins Sooners' 1,000-point club in 83-63 win against TCU". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ "Manek scores 30, leads Oklahoma past Oklahoma State 82–69". ESPN. Associated Press. February 1, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ Parker, Derek (March 8, 2020). "Austin Reaves, Brady Manek named to All-Big 12 teams". Sooners Wire. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Kosko, Nick (April 16, 2021). "Brady Manek announces transfer to North Carolina". 247Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Brady Manek". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ "North Carolina's Brady Manek is the recipient of the 2022 Riley Wallace award, presented annually to the top impact transfer". CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "Charlotte Hornets 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Perth Wildcats sign Brady Manek as third import". Wildcats.com.au. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "BRADY MANEK TOFAŞ'TA". tofasspor.com (in Turkish). February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ "Zalgiris complete roster with Brady Manek". basketnews.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
^ "Zalgiris rules out Brady Manek for three weeks, defeats Nevezis". Eurohoops. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
^ McCoury, Caleb (October 29, 2019). "Brady Manek plays older brother Kellen Manek in front of family, hometown crowd". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

External links

[engelbrecht-1] Engelbrecht, Chandler (February 10, 2020). "Brady Manek's family, high school coach reflect on his journey from Harrah to Norman". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[rohde-2] Rohde, John (January 26, 2018). "Brady Manek: The Sooners' other prize freshman". Rohde on Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[3] Stavenhagen, Cody (November 7, 2017). "Harrah's Brady Manek is another OU freshman earning a big role". Tulsa World. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[wright-4] Wright, Scott (April 15, 2017). "Little All-City Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Harrah's Brady Manek pushing himself as college nears". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[5] Coldagelli, Ben (July 30, 2017). "Introducing: Brady Manek". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[6] Carroll, Charlotte (October 3, 2018). "Seeing Double? Larry Bird Has an Identical Twin in Oklahoma's Brady Manek". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[7] Hunsinger Benbow, Dana (October 2, 2018). "Larry Bird has an identical twin (Brady Manek) playing college basketball at Oklahoma". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[8] Coldagelli, Ben (October 17, 2019). "Manek Named to Malone Award Watch List". University of Oklahoma. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[9] Bitterman, Abby (January 18, 2020). "Brady Manek joins Sooners' 1,000-point club in 83-63 win against TCU". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[10] "Manek scores 30, leads Oklahoma past Oklahoma State 82–69". ESPN. Associated Press. February 1, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[11] Parker, Derek (March 8, 2020). "Austin Reaves, Brady Manek named to All-Big 12 teams". Sooners Wire. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[12] Kosko, Nick (April 16, 2021). "Brady Manek announces transfer to North Carolina". 247Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[ACCAwards-13] "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[14] "Brady Manek". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[15] "North Carolina's Brady Manek is the recipient of the 2022 Riley Wallace award, presented annually to the top impact transfer". CollegeInsider.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

[16] "Charlotte Hornets 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

[17] "Perth Wildcats sign Brady Manek as third import". Wildcats.com.au. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[18] "BRADY MANEK TOFAŞ'TA". tofasspor.com (in Turkish). February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[19] "Zalgiris complete roster with Brady Manek". basketnews.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

[20] "Zalgiris rules out Brady Manek for three weeks, defeats Nevezis". Eurohoops. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[21] McCoury, Caleb (October 29, 2019). "Brady Manek plays older brother Kellen Manek in front of family, hometown crowd". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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-{{short description|American basketball player}}
+{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1998)}}
 {{Infobox basketball biography
 | name = Brady Manek
 | image = Brady Manek Perth Wildcats 03.jpg
 | caption = Manek with the [[Perth Wildcats]] in 2022
+| position = [[Power forward]]
-| number = 45
-| position = [[Small forward]] / [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
 | height_ft = 6
 | height_in = 9
-| weight_lb = 230
+| weight_lb = 231
-| league = [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|BSL]]
+| league = [[Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga|Lithuanian Basketball League]]<br>[[EuroLeague]]
-| team = Tofaş
+| team = Žalgiris Kaunas
+| number = 45
 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|4}}
 | birth_place = [[Edmond, Oklahoma]], U.S.
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 | years1 = 2022–2023
 | team1 = [[Perth Wildcats]]
-| years2 = 2023–present
+| years2 = 2023
 | team2 = [[Tofaş S.K.|Tofaş]]
+| years3 = 2023–present
+| team3 = [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]]
 | highlights =
 * Third-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2020)
+* [[Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė|King Mindaugas Cup]] winner (2024)
 }}
-'''Brady Reece Manek''' (born September 4, 1998) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[Tofaş S.K.|Tofaş]] of the [[Basketbol Süper Ligi]] (BSL). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma Sooners]] and the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina Tar Heels]].
+'''Brady Reece Manek''' (born September 4, 1998) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] of the [[Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga|Lithuanian Basketball League]] (LKL) and the [[EuroLeague]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma Sooners]] and the [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina Tar Heels]].
-==Early life and high school career==
+==Early life==
 Manek was born and raised in [[Edmond, Oklahoma]] and started playing basketball from a young age against older competition.<ref name="engelbrecht">{{cite web |last1=Engelbrecht |first1=Chandler |title=Brady Manek’s family, high school coach reflect on his journey from Harrah to Norman |url=http://www.oudaily.com/sports/ou-mens-basketball-brady-manek-s-family-high-school-coach-reflect-on-his-journey-from/article_bf8b692e-4bcc-11ea-a5fd-e330274d5217.html |website=[[The Oklahoma Daily]] |accessdate=August 7, 2020 |date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> He often played against future college teammate [[Trae Young]] while attending elementary school.<ref name=rohde>{{cite web |last1=Rohde |first1=John |title=Brady Manek: The Sooners’ other prize freshman |url=https://rohdeonsports.com/say-hello-sooners-prize-freshman/ |website=Rohde on Sports |accessdate=August 7, 2020 |date=January 26, 2018}}</ref> His family moved to [[Harrah, Oklahoma]], where he began playing [[varsity team|varsity]] basketball for Harrah High School in his freshman season.<ref name=engelbrecht/> Between his freshman and sophomore years, Manek greatly improved his [[slam dunk|dunking]] ability.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stavenhagen |first1=Cody |title=Harrah’s Brady Manek is another OU freshman earning a big role |url=https://tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ousportsextra/ou-basketball-harrah-s-brady-manek-is-another-ou-freshman-earning-a-big-role/article_2eae3120-dcf0-5cfe-a599-2d755fd9409e.html |website=[[Tulsa World]] |accessdate=August 7, 2020 |date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> He was named Little All-City Player of the Year by ''[[The Oklahoman]]'' in each of his final two seasons.<ref name="wright">{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Scott |title=Little All-City Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Harrah's Brady Manek pushing himself as college nears |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5545593/little-all-city-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year-harrahs-brady-manek-pushing-himself-as-college-nears |website=[[The Oklahoman]] |accessdate=August 7, 2020 |date=April 15, 2017}}</ref> As a senior, Manek averaged 24.3 points and 11.6 rebounds, leading Harrah to the state quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coldagelli |first1=Ben |title=Introducing: Brady Manek |url=https://soonersports.com/news/2017/7/30/211658336.aspx |publisher=University of Oklahoma |accessdate=August 7, 2020 |date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> Rated either a three-star and four-star [[college recruiting|recruit]] by several services, he committed to play [[college basketball]] for [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]] after his sophomore season of high school.<ref name=engelbrecht/>
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 ===Oklahoma===
 [[File:Brady Manek.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Manek with [[Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball|Oklahoma]] in 2018]]
-As a freshman at Oklahoma, Manek averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 32 appearances. He and Trae Young were the highest scoring freshman duo in the [[NCAA Division I]].<ref name=rohde/> Manek recorded 59 three-pointers, the fourth-most by a freshman in school history. In his sophomore season, he made national headlines for his resemblance to [[Larry Bird]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=Charlotte |title=Seeing Double? Larry Bird Has an Identical Twin in Oklahoma's Brady Manek |url=https://www.si.com/college/2018/10/03/larry-bird-brady-manek-identical-twin-indiana-state-oklahoma |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=October 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunsinger Benbow |first1=Dana |title=Larry Bird has an identical twin (Brady Manek) playing college basketball at Oklahoma |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2018/10/02/larry-bird-has-identical-twin-playing-college-basketball/1501765002/ |website=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> He averaged 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was an All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Honorable Mention selection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coldagelli |first1=Ben |title=Manek Named to Malone Award Watch List |url=https://soonersports.com/news/2019/10/17/mens-basketball-manek-named-to-karl-malone-award-watch-list.aspx |publisher=University of Oklahoma |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> On January 18, 2020, Manek scored a career-high 31 points and seven three-pointers, while reaching 1,000 career points, in an 83–63 win over [[TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball|TCU]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bitterman |first1=Abby |title=Brady Manek joins Sooners' 1,000-point club in 83-63 win against TCU |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5652696/ou-mens-basketball-sooners-beat-tcu-led-by-career-performance-of-brady-manek |website=[[The Oklahoman]] |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> Manek scored 30 points on February 1, in an 82–69 victory over [[Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball|Oklahoma State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manek scores 30, leads Oklahoma past Oklahoma State 82–69 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401169724 |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=February 1, 2020}}</ref> As a junior, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, earning Third Team All-Big 12 honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Derek |title=Austin Reaves, Brady Manek named to All-Big 12 teams |url=https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/08/austin-reaves-brady-manek-named-to-all-big-12-teams/ |publisher=Sooners Wire |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> In his senior season, Manek averaged 10.8 points and five rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kosko |first1=Nick |title=Brady Manek announces transfer to North Carolina |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Brady-Manek-transfer-UNC-basketball-Oklahoma-forward-North-Carolina-Tar-Heels-164261950/ |website=[[247Sports.com|247Sports]] |access-date=April 16, 2021 |date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
+As a freshman at Oklahoma, Manek averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 32 appearances. He and [[Trae Young]] were the highest scoring freshman duo in the [[NCAA Division I]].<ref name=rohde/> Manek recorded 59 three-pointers, the fourth-most by a freshman in school history. In his sophomore season, he made national headlines for his resemblance to [[Larry Bird]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=Charlotte |title=Seeing Double? Larry Bird Has an Identical Twin in Oklahoma's Brady Manek |url=https://www.si.com/college/2018/10/03/larry-bird-brady-manek-identical-twin-indiana-state-oklahoma |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=October 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunsinger Benbow |first1=Dana |title=Larry Bird has an identical twin (Brady Manek) playing college basketball at Oklahoma |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2018/10/02/larry-bird-has-identical-twin-playing-college-basketball/1501765002/ |website=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> He averaged 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was an All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Honorable Mention selection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coldagelli |first1=Ben |title=Manek Named to Malone Award Watch List |url=https://soonersports.com/news/2019/10/17/mens-basketball-manek-named-to-karl-malone-award-watch-list.aspx |publisher=University of Oklahoma |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=October 17, 2019}}</ref> On January 18, 2020, Manek scored a career-high 31 points and seven three-pointers, while reaching 1,000 career points, in an 83–63 win over [[TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball|TCU]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bitterman |first1=Abby |title=Brady Manek joins Sooners' 1,000-point club in 83-63 win against TCU |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5652696/ou-mens-basketball-sooners-beat-tcu-led-by-career-performance-of-brady-manek |website=[[The Oklahoman]] |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> Manek scored 30 points on February 1, in an 82–69 victory over [[Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball|Oklahoma State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manek scores 30, leads Oklahoma past Oklahoma State 82–69 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401169724 |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=February 1, 2020}}</ref> As a junior, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, earning Third Team All-Big 12 honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Derek |title=Austin Reaves, Brady Manek named to All-Big 12 teams |url=https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/08/austin-reaves-brady-manek-named-to-all-big-12-teams/ |publisher=Sooners Wire |accessdate=August 8, 2020 |date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> In his senior season, Manek averaged 10.8 points and five rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kosko |first1=Nick |title=Brady Manek announces transfer to North Carolina |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Brady-Manek-transfer-UNC-basketball-Oklahoma-forward-North-Carolina-Tar-Heels-164261950/ |website=[[247Sports.com|247Sports]] |access-date=April 16, 2021 |date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
 ===North Carolina===
 [[File:Brady Manek North Carolina.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Manek with [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] in 2021]]
-After four years at Oklahoma, Manek transferred to North Carolina as a graduate student. He took advantage of the extra year of NCAA eligibility granted in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to play in Chapel Hill. After being used primarily as the sixth man for the first part of the season, Manek was inserted to the starting lineup following an injury to [[Dawson Garcia]]. Manek's elevation to the starting five coincided with a turnaround in the Tar Heels' fortunes, as the team was able to play their way to a tie for second place in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] regular season standings and the third seed in the conference's [[2022 ACC men's basketball tournament|tournament]]. He scored 20 points in the Tar Heels' 94–81 victory in the regular-season finale against [[2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]. Following the regular season, Manek was named Honorable Mention All-ACC.<ref name=ACCAwards>{{cite press release|url=https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/6/athlete-awards-acc-unveils-2021-22-mens-basketball-awards.aspx|title=ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Awards |publisher=[[Atlantic Coast Conference]] |date=March 7, 2022 |accessdate=March 7, 2022}}</ref> In the first round of the [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] against [[2021–22 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team|Marquette]], Manek scored a season-high 28 points, three shy of his career high.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277902/brady-manek|title=Brady Manek|website=ESPN.com|access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref> He scored 26 points in just 28 minutes of action against [[2021–22 Baylor Bears men's basketball team|Baylor]] in the second round of the tournament. Manek was ejected from the game following a [[Flagrant foul|flagrant 2]] foul on Baylor's [[Jeremy Sochan]]. At the time, the Tar Heels held a 25-point lead. Following the ejection, Baylor was able to come back and force overtime, but the Tar Heels held on and advanced to the Sweet 16, 93–86.
+After four years at Oklahoma, Manek transferred to North Carolina as a graduate student. He took advantage of the extra year of NCAA eligibility granted in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to play in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]. After being used primarily as the sixth man for the first part of the season, Manek was inserted to the starting lineup following an injury to [[Dawson Garcia]]. Manek's elevation to the starting five coincided with a turnaround in the Tar Heels' fortunes, as the team was able to play their way to a tie for second place in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] regular season standings and the third seed in the conference's [[2022 ACC men's basketball tournament|tournament]]. He scored 20 points in the Tar Heels' 94–81 victory in the regular-season finale against [[2021–22 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]. Following the regular season, Manek was named Honorable Mention All-ACC.<ref name=ACCAwards>{{cite press release|url=https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/6/athlete-awards-acc-unveils-2021-22-mens-basketball-awards.aspx|title=ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Awards |publisher=[[Atlantic Coast Conference]] |date=March 7, 2022 |accessdate=March 7, 2022}}</ref> In the first round of the [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] against [[2021–22 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team|Marquette]], Manek scored a season-high 28 points, three shy of his career high.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4277902/brady-manek|title=Brady Manek|website=ESPN.com|access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref> He scored 26 points in just 28 minutes of action against [[2021–22 Baylor Bears men's basketball team|Baylor]] in the second round of the tournament. Manek was ejected from the game following a [[Flagrant foul|flagrant 2]] foul on Baylor's [[Jeremy Sochan]]. At the time, the Tar Heels held a 25-point lead. Following the ejection, Baylor was able to come back and force overtime, but the Tar Heels held on and advanced to the Sweet 16, 93–86.
 On April 1, 2022, Manek was named as the recipient of the Riley Wallace Player of the Year Award, given to the top transfer player in college basketball.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wallaceallamerica.com/|title=North Carolina's Brady Manek is the recipient of the 2022 Riley Wallace award, presented annually to the top impact transfer.|website=CollegeInsider.com|access-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref>
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 After going undrafted in the [[2022 NBA draft]], Manek joined the [[Charlotte Hornets]] for the [[2022 NBA Summer League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlotte Hornets 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster |url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2022/vegas/team/1610612766/hornets |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=NBA.com}}</ref> On August 1, 2022, he signed with the [[Perth Wildcats]] in Australia for the [[2022–23 NBL season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perth Wildcats sign Brady Manek as third import |url=https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/perth-wildcats-sign-brady-manek-as-third-import |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=Wildcats.com.au |date=August 1, 2022}}</ref>
-===Tofaş (2023–present)===
+===Tofaş (2023)===
 On February 24, 2023, Manek signed with [[Tofaş S.K.|Tofaş]] of the [[Basketbol Süper Ligi]] (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tofasspor.com/haber-2749-brady_manek_tofasta|title=BRADY MANEK TOFAŞ'TA|last=|first=|date=February 24, 2023|website=tofasspor.com|publisher=|language=Turkish|access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
+===Žalgiris (2023–present)===
+On July 21, 2023, Manek signed a two-year (1+1) deal with [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] of the [[Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga|Lithuanian Basketball League]] (LKL) and the [[EuroLeague]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketnews.com/news-192388-zalgiris-complete-roster-with-brady-manek.html|title=Zalgiris complete roster with Brady Manek|last=|first=|date=July 21, 2023|website=basketnews.com|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>
+In September 2024, Manek suffered an ankle injury during practice which would have him sidelined for a few weeks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zalgiris rules out Brady Manek for three weeks, defeats Nevezis |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/others/1720483/an-injury-setback-for-brady-manek-disrupts-zalgiris-early-in-the-2024-25-campaign/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=15 October 2024 |language=en |date=29 September 2024}}</ref>
 ==Career statistics==
-{{NBA player statistics legend}}
+{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
+===EuroLeague===
+{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;"| [[2023–24 EuroLeague|2023–24]]
+| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
+| 28 || 6 || 18.9 || .425 || .407 || .789 || 3.4 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 7.5 || 6.9
+|- class="sortbottom"
+| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career
+| 28 || 6 || 18.9 || .425 || .407 || .789 || 3.4 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 7.5 || 6.9
+{{S-end}}
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 || 25 || 20 || 25.1 || .422 || .375 || .767 || 5.0 || .8 || .5 || .8 || 10.8
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 | style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
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v t e Žalgiris current roster
0 Juzėnas 1 Walker 3 Francisco 4 Lekavičius 8 Brazdeikis 9 Giedraitis 15 Birutis 18 Smailagić 21 Mitchell 23 Bieliauskas 33 Dimša 42 Dunston 45 Manek 51 Butkevičius 91 Sirvydis 92 Ulanovas (C)
Head coach: Trinchieri Assistant coaches: Menetti Sabonis Krapikas Pliauga Seibutis