Kenny Manigault
is the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Year, becoming
the first player in University of Pikeville history to earn the honor,
officials from the national office announced on Tuesday evening.
Manigault is just the second
player from the Mid-South Conference to be named the nation's top
player, joining Georgetown's Vic Moses who took home the honor in 2013.
The NAIA has been naming a national player of the year since 1994.
UPIKE advanced to the
quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championship where it lost to
Talladega (Ala.). Manigault keyed the Bears' postseason run, averaging
18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals through three games in Kansas
City, Mo.
After transferring to UPIKE
from Wichita State, Manigault appeared in just 23 games as a junior
before playing and starting in 33 games this past season. Through his
56-game UPIKE career, Manigault tallied 883 points, 346 rebounds and 119
steals.
Kenny Manigault played for Pinewood Prep in SCISA.
Kenny Manigault NAIA POY
is the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Year, becoming
the first player in University of Pikeville history to earn the honor,
officials from the national office announced on Tuesday evening.
Manigault is just the second
player from the Mid-South Conference to be named the nation's top
player, joining Georgetown's Vic Moses who took home the honor in 2013.
The NAIA has been naming a national player of the year since 1994.
UPIKE advanced to the
quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championship where it lost to
Talladega (Ala.). Manigault keyed the Bears' postseason run, averaging
18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals through three games in Kansas
City, Mo.
After transferring to UPIKE
from Wichita State, Manigault appeared in just 23 games as a junior
before playing and starting in 33 games this past season. Through his
56-game UPIKE career, Manigault tallied 883 points, 346 rebounds and 119
steals.
Kenny Manigault played for Pinewood Prep in SCISA.
Kenny Manigault NAIA POY
