2017 - 2018 ARIZONA
BOYS BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NICO
MANNION
GUARD
PINNACLE HS
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SOPHOMORE
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-3
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
23
POINTS PER GAME
4.5
REBOUNDS PER GAME
6.1
ASSISTS PER GAME
2
STEALS PER GAME
“(Nico) can obviously score the ball, but what separates him is his ability to share the ball, and make his teammates better. He’s also a very active defender and seems to value getting stops. When the best player on the team defends as well as he does, it makes the rest of the team want to defend, too.”
Jonathan Rother
Head Coach at Chandler High

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-3, 155-pound sophomore point guard led the Pioneers to the first state championship in program history, capping a 24-7 season with a win in the Class 6A title game. Mannion averaged 23 points, 6.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds and two steals per game. A MaxPreps Freshman All-American last year, he totaled 55 points in the final two games of the campaign.

Academic Achievement


Mannion has maintained a weighted 3.94 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school in the fall.

Exemplary Character


A volunteer coach at local youth basketball clinics, Mannion has donated his time to Out of the Darkness Walks for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.