Education
Chaparral High School.
Chaparral High School.
He is currently a studio analyst for the Utah Jazz television preand post-game shows. A 6" 7" (200 m) shooting guard born in Salt Lake City, Utah and from the University of Utah, he was selected 43rd overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1983 National Basketball Association Draft. Over six National Basketball Association seasons with as many teams, he averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
In 1983, a group of Rice University students at Wiess College started the after watching him trip over his own feet while taking a breakaway layup during the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs.
The fan club would attend Mannion"s National Basketball Association 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 came to play the Houston Rockets, who had a 20-game home unbeaten streak.
The fan club cheered "Pace, Pace, he"s our Mannion" all night. Utah coach Frank Layden sent Mannion into the game early in the fourth quarter.
By the time the game ended, Mannion had 13 points.
About 125 members of the attended the game.