Pace Mannion
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Pace Mannion
| image =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|22}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| high_school = Chaparral (Paradise, Nevada)
| college = Utah (1979–1983)
| draft_year = 1983
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 43
| draft_team = Golden State Warriors
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 2001
| career_number = 20, 18, 3, 12, 5
| career_position = Small forward
| years1 = {{nbay|1983|full=y}}
| team1 = Golden State Warriors
| years2 = {{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1985|end}}
| team2 = Utah Jazz
| years3 = {{nbay|1986|full=y}}
| team3 = New Jersey Nets
| years4 = 1987
| team4 = Rockford Lightning
| years5 = {{nbay|1987|full=y}}
| team5 = Milwaukee Bucks
| years6 = 1988–1989
| team6 = Rockford Lightning
| years7 = {{nbay|1988|end}}
| team7 = Detroit Pistons
| years8 = {{nbay|1988|end}}
| team8 = Atlanta Hawks
| years9 = 1989–1993
| team9 = Cantù
| years10 = 1993–1994
| team10 = Benetton Treviso
| years11 = 1994–1995
| team11 = Sioux Falls Skyforce
| years12 = 1995–1996
| team12 = Juve Caserta
| years13 = 1996–1997
| team13 = Reggiana
| years14 = 1997–1998
| team14 = NKK Sea Hawks
| years15 = 1998–2000
| team15 = Fabriano
| years16 = 2000–2001
| team16 = Roseto
| years17 = 2001
| team17 = Virtus Siena
| years18 = 2002
| team18 = Cefalù
| highlights =
- All-CBA First Team (1989)
- WAC Player of the Year (1983)
- First-team All-WAC (1983)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 660 (3.1 ppg)
| stat2label = Assists
| stat2value = 231 (1.1 apg)
| stat3label = Rebounds
| stat3value = 259 (1.2 rpg)
}}
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 {{convert|6|ft|7|in|cm|sigfig=3|abbr=on}} 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.
Mannion played for the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1987 to 1989 and was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1989.{{cite web |title=Pace Mannion minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-mannipac001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 22, 2025}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1983–84
| align="left" | Golden State
| 57 || 0 || 8.2 || .397 || .231 || .783 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | 1984–85
| align="left" | Utah
| 34 || 0 || 5.6 || .429 || .000 || .696 || 0.7 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 2.1
|-
| align="left" | 1985–86
| align="left" | Utah
| 57 || 0 || 11.8 || .453 || .190 || .646 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 1986–87
| align="left" | New Jersey
| 23 || 3 || 12.3 || .330 || .333 || .581 || 1.7 || 2.0 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 1987–88
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 35 || 1 || 13.6 || .407 || .167 || .676 || 1.5 || 1.6 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 3.5
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Detroit
| 5 || 0 || 2.8 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.8
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 5 || 0 || 3.6 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 216 || 4 || 9.8 || .413 || .203 || .663 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 3.1
|}
==Playoffs==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1984–85
| align="left" | Utah
| 8 || 0 || 5.1 || .333 || .000 || .833 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 2.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 8 || 0 || 5.1 || .333 || .000 || .833 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 2.3
|}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | 1979–80
| align="left" | Utah
| 28 || - || 16.3 || .378 || - || .867 || 1.9 || - || 0.8 || 0.1 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 1980–81
| align="left" | Utah
| 28 || - || 32.2 || .448 || - || .595 || 3.3 || - || 1.0 || 0.2 || 6.9
|-
| align="left" | 1981–82
| align="left" | Utah
| 28 || - || 37.9 || .433 || - || .660 || 4.4 || - || 1.7 || 0.5 || 10.4
|-
| align="left" | 1982–83
| align="left" | Utah
| 32 || - || 37.3 || .483 || - || .812 || 4.6 || - || 2.0 || 0.4 || 13.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 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.{{Citation | last =Falkoff | first =Robert | title =Jazz halts Rocket streak at 20 | newspaper =The Houston Post | pages =1H | date =January 15, 1986}}{{Citation | last =Harasim | first =Paul | title =Mannion fan club prevents Rockets from keeping the pace | newspaper =The Houston Post | pages =3A | date =January 15, 1986}}
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
References
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External links
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mannipa01.html College & NBA stats] @ basketball-reference.com
- [https://www.justsportsstats.com/minbasketballstatsindex.php?player_id=mannipac001 CBA stats] @ justsportsstats.com
- [http://web.legabasket.it/player/MAN-PAC-60/ Lega Basket stats] @ legabasket.it
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