Mike Manley (lacrosse)

Mike Manley (born July 21, 1988 in Penn Yan, New York) is an American professional lacrosse player who plays as a defenseman for Denver Outlaws in the Premier Lacrosse League and the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League.

Mike Manley
Born (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 36)
Penn Yan, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight204 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionDefense
NCAA teamDuke Blue Devils (2012)
NLL draft2012, 32nd overall
Philadelphia Wings
NLL team
Former teams
Georgia Swarm
Philadelphia Wings
New England Black Wolves
Rochester Knighthawks
New York Riptide
MLL draft3rd overall, 2012
Rochester Rattlers
MLL teamsRochester/Dallas Rattlers
PLL teamDenver Outlaws
Pro career2012–
Career highlights
  • ACC Freshman of the Year (2007)
  • 2x MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2016)
  • 3x MLL All-Star Selection (2013, 2014, 2018)
  • 2x PLL All-Star Selection (2022,2023)

Professional MLL career

edit

Manley was selected with the 3rd pick of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. In his rookie season Manley, appeared in 11 games and picked up 35 ground balls. In his second season of play Manley scored 3 goals while managing to get 20 ground balls. During the 2014 season Manley scored 8 goals while obtaining a single assist and 37 ground balls good enough to earn the 2014 Warrior Defensive Player of the Year award. Manley's 2015 season was cut off short due to a season-ending injury and only appeared in 5 games where he picked up 25 ground balls and obtained a single assist.[1] In 2018 Manley went with the team in the move to Dallas. He appeared in 7 games and recorded 1 goal and 17 ground balls.[2]

Professional NLL career

edit

Manley was drafted with the 32nd pick of the fourth round in 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Wings.[3] Manley played for the Wings for two seasons appearing in 31 games while managing to gather 10 points and 127 loose balls. He spent his 2015 season with the New England Black Wolves.[4] Manley played for the expansion New York Riptide in the 2019-20 season,[5] before being traded in the offseason to the Rochester Knighthawks.[6]

Manley signed a two-year contract with the Georgia Swarm on August 17, 2022.[7]

Professional PLL career

edit

On October 22, 2018 it was announced that Manley was joining the Premier Lacrosse League for the summer 2019 season. On March 4, 2019 it was announced that Manley was joining the Chrome Lacrosse Club.[8]

Prep and college career

edit

Manley was a five-year letterman at Penn Yan Academy, where he went on to play in the state finals as a freshman, and the semi-finals as a sophomore, junior and senior. At Duke, Manley started in 74 of his 75 career games.[9]

Personal

edit

Manley works full time as a New York State Trooper.[10]

NCAA statistics

edit
    Regular Season
Season Team GP G A Pts
2008 Duke 18 1 1 2
2009 Duke 18 1 0 1
2010 Duke 19 0 1 1
2012 Duke 20 2 2 4
College Totals 75 4 4 8

MLL statistics

edit
Mike Manley Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2012 Rochester Rattlers 11 0 0 0 0 3 35 0 7 0 0
2013 Rochester Rattlers 13 3 0 0 3 11 30 0 9 0 0
2014 Rochester Rattlers 14 6 2 1 9 21 37 0 6.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2015 Rochester Rattlers 5 0 0 1 1 4 25 0 3.5 0 0
2016 Rochester Rattlers 11 5 0 0 5 14 30 0 5.5 0 0
2017 Rochester Rattlers 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 0
2018 Dallas Rattlers 7 1 0 0 1 10 17 0 4.5 0 0
63 15 2 2 19 64 183 0 37 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 65 15 2 2 19 64 186 0 37 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL statistics

edit
Michael Manley Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2019 Chrome 8 1 1 1 3 1 15 3 3 0 0
2020 Chrome 5 1 0 0 1 5 13 1 1 0 0
2021 Chrome 9 2 1 1 4 8 14 3 3 0 0
2022 Chrome 10 1 0 2 3 6 20 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Chrome 10 2 0 0 2 12 25 3 3 0 0
42 7 2 4 13 32 87 14 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 43 7 2 4 13 34 88 14 14 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL statistics

edit
Mike Manley Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2013 Philadelphia Wings 15 2 4 6 67 26 0.40 4.47 1.73 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 5.00 0.00
2014 Philadelphia Wings 16 1 3 4 60 6 0.25 3.75 0.38
2015 New England Black Wolves 18 2 7 9 62 58 0.50 3.44 3.22
2016 Rochester Knighthawks 2 0 0 0 6 2 0.00 3.00 1.00
2019 Rochester Knighthawks 7 0 1 1 31 4 0.14 4.43 0.57
2020 New York Riptide 6 0 0 0 18 8 0.00 3.00 1.33
2023 Georgia Swarm 17 1 3 4 82 15 0.24 4.82 0.88
2024 Georgia Swarm 18 1 4 5 69 38 0.28 3.83 2.11 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 5.00 0.00
99 7 22 29 395 157 0.29 3.99 1.59 2 0 0 0 10 0 0.00 5.00 0.00
Career Total: 101 7 22 29 405 157 0.29 4.01 1.55

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

edit

Michael Manley Premier Lacrosse League bio

References

edit
  1. ^ "Players. Mike Manley". rochesterrattlers.com. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Team player stats". mll.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wings pick Manley, Costabile, Randall in NLL entry draft; full draft list released - PhillyLacrosse.com". phillylacrosse.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "National Lacrosse League | Pointstreak Stats".
  5. ^ "New York Riptide Announce 2019-20 Roster". insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Riptide Complete Trade With Rochester | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Swarm Kick Off Free Agency Signing Mike Manley". Georgia Swarm Pro Lacrosse Team. August 17, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "PLL Announces Rosters for Six Inaugural Teams with Creative Release". USLacrosse. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Michael Manley - 2012 - Men's Lacrosse".
  10. ^ "Mike Manley New York Riptide Hero On & Off Field | | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.