Ezra Manjon - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#5 Ezra Manjon Season 2022-23

Guard

Class Senior
Height 6'0"
Weight 170
Hometown Antioch, Calif.
High School Heritage High School
Major Architecture and the Built Environment

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As a Fifth-Year (2023-24)

  • Played in and started 30 games while leading the team with 31.8 minutes per game
  • Averaged 14.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.2 rebounds on the year
  • Scored a career-high 29 points in his final collegiate game in the SEC Tournament vs. Arkansas (3/13/24)
  • Finished the season with 24 games in double figures, including 15 games of 15 or more points
  • Ends career with 101 games scoring in double figures
  • Hit game-winning shot at buzzer against Texas A&M as part of a 19-point, 4-assist performance (2/13/24)
  • Matched a career best with nine assists against Kentucky (2/6/24)
  • 23 points while adding five assists with no turnovers in win over Dartmouth (12/30/23)
  • Hit a career-best three three-pointers against Dartmouth
  • Back-to-back 20-point games vs. Memphis (22 – 12/23/23) and Dartmouth
  • Eight games with 15 or more points and 10-of-11 in double figures
  • Produced seven assists against USC Upstate (11/10/23) and Alabama A&M (12/2/23)

As a Senior (2022-23)

  • SEC All-Tournament Team 
  • Played in 37 games with 25 starts
  • Averaged 10.5 points, 3.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game in 28.5 minutes per game
  • In SEC play, had 80 assists to just 16 turnovers (5.0 assist/turnover ratio was best in SEC)
  • Scored in double figures 20 times including each of the last seven games of the season 
  • Had four or more assists 15 times 
  • Hit game-winning jumper to beat Temple as part of an 11-point, nine-assist performance (11/15/22)
  • In SEC debut, went for 24 points, three assists and four rebounds against South Carolina (1/3/23)
  • 19 points in a road win at Georgia (1/21/23)
  • 11 points, eight assists and zero turnovers in win at Florida (2/11/23)
  • Scored game-winning layup with 0.8 seconds left to defeat Auburn (2/18/23)
  • 15 points, seven assists and zero turnovers in win in regular season finale vs. Mississippi State (3/4/23)
  • Averaged 19.3 points, 4.3 assists per game in the SEC Tournament
  • 17 points in win over LSU in SEC Second Round (3/9/23)
  • Season-high 25 points in win over Kentucky in SEC Quarterfinals (3/10/23)
  • Went for 16.7 points per game in the NIT
  • 18 points in win over Yale in NIT First Round (3/14/23)
  • 17 points in win over Michigan in NIT Second Round (3/18/23)

As a Freshman, Sophomore and Junior at UC Davis (2019-22)

  • Played three seasons at Big West school UC Davis
  • 1,028 career points in 74 career starts
  • 13.9 points, 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds/game in UC Davis career
  • Three-time All-Big West selection 
    • 2022 first team
    • 2020, 2021 second team
  • 2021 Big West all-academic team
  • 2020 Big West freshman of the year
  • 15.0 points, 3.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds/game as a junior
  • Career-high 27 points in win at Oregon State (12/14/21)
  • Led UC Davis in points (15.6) and assists (3.3) as sophomore
  • 12.1 points, 4.1 assists/game as freshman

The Manjon File 

  • Son of Dr. Sonia Manjon and Winston Vanewyk 
  • Has two brothers (Zyan and Judah) and one sister (Armani) 
  • Uncles Humberto Gray and Julio Rymer were student-athletes at Whittier College and the University of Alaska, respectively
  • Played AAU for the Oakland Soldiers
    • Reached semifinals of 2018 Nike Peach Jam
  • Lettered at Heritage High School in California
  • All-Bay Area, All-Metro and All-Bay Valley Athletic League first team honors as a junior by averaging 15.8 points, five assists and two steals/game
  • Won two league championships at Heritage HS
  • Averaged 28 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals/game as a high school senior
  • Two-time Honor Roll and Merit Roll selection