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- Guard/Forward
- Sophomore
- 6' 7"
- 200 lbs.
- Tucker
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
| Field Goal | 3-Pt. Goal | Free Throw | Rebounds | Assists | Points | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | GP | GS | Made-Att | Pct. | Made-Att | Pct. | Made-Att | Pct. | Off | Def | Total | Avg. | Tot. | Avg. | TO | Blk | Stl | Tot. | Avg. | Min. |
| 2009-2010 | 23 | 1 | 19-43 | .442 | 6-17 | .353 | 6-13 | .462 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.6 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 2.2 | 198 |
| 2010-2011 | 33 | 0 | 55-124 | .444 | 21-60 | .350 | 30-33 | .909 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 2.0 | 7 | 0.2 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 161 | 4.9 | 440 |
| Career | 56 | 1 | 74-167 | .443 | 27-77 | .351 | 36-46 | .783 | 33 | 63 | 96 | 1.7 | 21 | 0.4 | 31 | 4 | 29 | 211 | 3.8 | 638 |
Wing player that provides great energy … A winning player and a winning person who came from a strong high school program … A fierce competitor and winning player who showed no fear on the court as a freshman … Has an ability to make shots … Needs to work on his perimeter offense … Saw limited action as a freshman, but provided several highlights.
2010-11: Appeared in all-but-one game (33) as a sophomore ... Scored 161 points (4.9 ppg) and 65 rebounds (2.0 rpg), with 15 steals, seven assists and a block on the season ... Led the team with a .909 (30-for-33) free-throw percentage and shot .444 (55-for-124) from the field ... Sunk 21-of-60 (.350) from beyond the arc ... Scored his first points of the season at UNC-Greensboro, netting seven, and added two rebounds and a steal ... Scored five points against Cal. State Northridge, adding two rebounds and his first assist of the season ... Was perfect in shooting against Penn State, sinking his only field goal along with both free throw attempts, tying his career high for free throws made ... Scored a career-high 10 points against Mississippi State, making a career-high four field goals in six attempts while going 2-for-2 at the line with two rebounds and an assist ... Went 2-for-2 in the field with a field goal and a three-pointer against St. Bonaventure, notching five points and an assist ... Recorded four points and a season-best three rebounds and one assist against USC Upstate ... Led both teams with a career-high five steals against Mount St. Mary’s, while going 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 at the line for a total of 12 points plus four rebounds ... Was perfect at the line against Florida State, making a career-high four free throws ... Hit a career-high three three-pointers at North Carolina, going 3-for-4 with nine points, two rebounds and a steal ... Led the team with a career-high 16 points against Wake Forest, going 5-for-7 in the field, 2-for-3 beyond the arc, and 4-for-4 at the line, while adding two rebounds ... Scored eight points against Longwood, including going 2-for-2 from the 3-point arc ... Notched a season-high-tying four rebounds, all offensive, at NC State ... Hit his 21st straight free throw against Boston College ... Scored nine points with four rebounds and an ACC career-high three steals at Clemson ... Scored 14 points with a career-high-tying three three-pointers against Florida State in the ACC Tournament ... Notched a season-best five rebounds against Duke in the ACC Tournament Semifinals ... Went 5-for-8 from the floor including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc for 12 points and three rebounds against Bethune-Cookman in the NIT ... Scored eight points and notched a season-high six rebounds against Wichita State in the NIT second round.
2009-10: Appeared in 23 games, starting once …Earned career-highs in many categories with a breakout game in an overtime win against Delaware, playing 19 minutes and finishing with two rebounds, two steals and five points, including his first field goal and three-point basket …Scored six points, tallied two assists and earned a career-high three steals against Charleston Southern …Played a season-high 19 minutes and scored seven points in the win over UMBC …Contributed a career-high eight points, including a big three-pointer in overtime, in a win against Seton Hall in Cancun, Mexico …Tallied one assist and one steal in his first-career ACC game at No. 9 North Carolina …Scored his first points in ACC play with a three-pointer against No. 25 Florida State …Tied a season-high with eight points, including two three-pointers, and added four rebounds and two steals against NCCU …Played six minutes against Boston College and collected a defensive rebound and a steal …Scored a basket to beat the buzzer and collect momentum to close out the first half against NC State and also added a steal …Earned his first career start and tallied career-highs with 38 minutes played, seven rebounds and five assists at Georgia Tech, where he also recorded five points and one block …Played seven minutes against Miami in the ACC Tournament …Added two points against Quinnipiac in the first round of the NIT …Played four minutes against UConn in the second round of the NIT.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Tucker High School for head coach James Hartry … Three-time All-State selection, including first team as a junior and senior … MVP of the 2009 GHSA North/South All-Star Game … Averaged 24.6 points and 11.5 rebounds per game as a senior, leading Tucker to the state championship … Averaged 20.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a junior … As a sophomore, Atkins helped Tucker to a state championship … Averaged 13.4 points per game that season … Was ranked as the No. 26 wing forward nationally by Scout.com and as the 89th ranked senior by Prepstars.com … Was a member of the National Honor Society and carried a 3.8 grade point average.
Personal: Manuel Atkins … Born Jan. 27, 1991, in New York, N.Y. … Son of Laura and Manuel Atkins … Has one older sister.
