Sean Manganti

{{Short description|Filipino-American basketball player}}

{{Philippine name|Dabu|Manganti}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| image =

| number = 2

| position = Small forward

| league = PBA

| team = Phoenix Fuel Masters

| nationality = Filipino / American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|18}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs =

| high school = Chaparral
(Temecula, California)

| college = UMPI (2013–2014)
Adamson (2016–2018)

| draft_year_pba = 2019

| draft_round_pba = 1

| draft_pick_pba = 8th overall{{efn|group=n|The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of 5 players reserved for the Gilas Pilipinas program, and the regular draft. Manganti was selected as the eighth pick of the regular draft.}}

| draft_team_pba = NorthPort Batang Pier

| career_start = 2019

| years1 = 2019

| team1 = Bataan Risers

| years2 = 2020

| team2 = NorthPort Batang Pier

| years3 = 2021–present

| team3 = Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters / Phoenix Fuel Masters

| highlights =

}}

Sean Paul Dabu Manganti (born April 18, 1994) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He plays at the small forward position.

College career

=Adamson Soaring Falcons=

Manganti led Adamson to three straight Final Four appearances under coach Franz Pumaren from 2016 to 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/321010/sean-the-man|title=Sean the man|last=Tupas|first=Cedelf|date=September 27, 2018|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/season-81-individual-awards-mvp-mythical-5-rookie-of-the-year|title=IN PHOTOS: Akhuetie tops UAAP Season 81 individual awards|last=Gatpandan|first=Michael|date=December 5, 2018|website=Rappler|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-15}}

Professional career

Manganti was picked eighth in the first round of the 2019 PBA Draft by NorthPort Batang Pier.{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Kate|title=Sean Manganti vows to work twice as hard now that he's in the PBA|url=https://www.spin.ph/life/people/sean-manganti-vows-to-work-twice-as-hard-as-his-adu-days-to-deliver-in-the-pba-a2442-20200121|accessdate=December 15, 2020|publisher=Spin.ph|date=January 21, 2020}}

On November 5, 2021, Manganti, along with Sean Anthony and a 2021 second round draft pick, was traded to Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters for Michael Calisaan and Vic Manuel.{{cite news |title=Phoenix trades Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony |url=https://pba.ph/news/phoenix-trades-vic-manuel-to-northport-for-sean-anthony |work=PBA.ph |date=November 5, 2021 |access-date=November 5, 2021}}

PBA career statistics

{{PBA player statistics legend}}

As of the end of 2023–24 season{{Cite web |title=Sean Manganti Player Profile, Phoenix Fuel Masters - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Sean-Manganti/Summary/63435 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}

=Season-by-season averages=

{{PBA player statistics start}}

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}

| align=left | NorthPort

| 11 || 18.5 || .268 || .226 || .619 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .4 || .4 || 4.5

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2021}}

| align=left | Phoenix Super LPG

| 13 || 19.4 || .346 || .300 || .643 || 2.8 || .7 || .5 || .3 || 6.0

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2022}}

| align=left | Phoenix Super LPG

| 25 || 14.9 || .460 || .339 || .826 || 2.2 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 5.7

|-

| align=left | {{pbay|2023}}

| align=left | Phoenix Super LPG / Phoenix

| 23 || 13.3 || .387 || .339 || .679 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || 4.8

|-class=sortbottom

| align="center" colspan=2 | Career

| 72 || 15.8 || .382 || .311 || .698 || 2.2 || .9 || .3 || .3 || 5.3

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