Pace Shewan Mannion (born September 22, 1960) is an American retired professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA) and in the Italian league with the team of Cantù (which won the

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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

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born in

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and from the

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, 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

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and 1.1 assists per game.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , 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 Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

, 34 , , 0 , , 5.6 , , .429 , , .000 , , .696 , , 0.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 2.1 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 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 New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, 23 , , 3 , , 12.3 , , .330 , , .333 , , .581 , , 1.7 , , 2.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.2 , , 3.6 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, 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 Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

, 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 Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, 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

, - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 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

, - , align="left" , 1979–80 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 16.3 , , .378 , , - , , .867 , , 1.9 , , - , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 3.1 , - , align="left" , 1980–81 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 32.2 , , .448 , , - , , .595 , , 3.3 , , - , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 6.9 , - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 37.9 , , .433 , , - , , .660 , , 4.4 , , - , , 1.7 , , 0.5 , , 10.4 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

, 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

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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. On January 14, 1986, Mannion and the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

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 Francis Layden (born January 5, 1932) is an American former basketball coach and executive of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz as well as former head coach of the Women's National Basketball Association's Utah Starzz. Coaching car ...

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

He is the father of basketball player Nico Mannion.

References

External links

College & NBA stats
@ basketball-reference.com
CBA stats
@ justsportsstats.com
Lega Basket stats
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