Tar Heels add 3-point shooting big man Manek from Sooners
April 22, 2021 GMT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has added Oklahoma transfer Brady Manek.
The school announced Thursday that the 6-foot-9 graduate is joining the Tar Heels after spending the past four seasons as a Sooners starter under now-retired coach Lon Kruger.
Manek provides the Tar Heels with an experienced big man who can step outside to stretch defenses. Manek averaged in double figures each year for Oklahoma, peaking at 14.4 points in 2020 before averaging 10.8 points last year.
Manek also shot better than 37% from behind the arc in his Oklahoma career, making 235 3s to rank fifth in Oklahoma history. His arrival should bolster the outside shooting of a team that didn’t shoot well from 3-point range last season, while also helping offset some of the losses from a once-deep frontcourt.
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By: Nate Kotisso
Another former Sooner made his future plans official on Friday.
Former OU forward Brady Manek announced his commitment to North Carolina and first-year head coach Hubert Davis via Twitter.
Manek is utilizing his extra year of eligibility to finish his college career in the Atlantic Coast Conference deep in the heart of Tobacco Road. After posting a career-best 14.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2019-20, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds during the 2020-21 season.
An hour before Manek s commitment to UNC, new head coach Porter Moser and the school announced his new coaching and support staff which includes former SMU and Texas assistant K.T. Turner. Moser is also reuniting with one of his former Loyola Chicago assistants: Emanuel Dildy.