Manny Suárez Explained

Manny Suárez
Number:44
Position:Forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:224
League:IBL
Team:Prawira Harum Bandung
Birth Date:12 November 1993
Birth Place:Cliffside Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:Chilean / Spanish
High School:
College:
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018-2019
Team1:CD Las Ánimas
Years2:2018-2019
Team2:CD Castro
Years3:2019-2020
Team3:CEB Puerto Montt
Years4:2020–2021
Team4:Iraurgi SB
Team5:Hübner Nyíregyháza BS
Years5:2021–2022
Team6:BC Balkan Botevgrad
Years6:2022–2023
Years7:2023–2024
Team7:BC Kalev
Years8:2024–present
Team8:Prawira Bandung
Highlights:

Manuel "Manny" Alejandro Suárez Montero (born November 12, 1993) is a Chilean-Spanish basketball player who currently plays for Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). Manny also competes internationally for the Chilean national team.

Raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey,[1] Suárez attended Cliffside Park High School before transferring to Marist High School.[2]

College career

Fordham Rams (2014-15)

In the 2014-15 season, Suárez played for the Fordham Rams.[3] Averaging 7.5 minutes in 19 games played, Manny averaged 1.8 points and 2.1 rebounds.[4]

The Rams finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 tournament, where they lost to the Dayton Flyers,[5] a game in which Manny played 4 minutes and scored 3 points.[6]

Adelphi Panthers (2015-2017)

In the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, Suárez played for the Adelphi Panthers. In the two seasons combined, Manny averaged 15.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.[7] Adelphi finished the respective seasons 20-8 and 18-12.[8]

In 2015-16, Adelphi reached the quarter finals of the NE-10 championship.[9] In the quarterfinals, Manny had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.[10] Adelphi also reached the quarterfinals in the 2016-17 season,[11] in which game Manny had 21 points,11 rebounds and 2 blocks.[12]

Creighton Bluejays (2017-2018)

For the 2017-18 season, Manny was recruited to join the Creighton Bluejays by Greg McDermott. About thirty college basketball teams had expressed interest in signing Suárez.[13] Manny averaged 3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 7 minutes per game in 24 games played.[14]

Seeded 8th in the NCAA tournament, Creighton lost in the first round to 9th seed Kansas State, a game in which Manny played 1 minute and had 1 offensive rebound.[15]

Suárez later graduated from Creighton.

Professional career

CD Las Ánimas, CD Castro (2018-19)

In the 2018-19 season, Suárez played for Chilean club CD Las Ánimas in the Basketball Champions League Americas, the highest tier basketball league in the continent. With Las Animas, Manny averaged 4 points, 2.3 assists and 2 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game over 3 games played.[16]

Las Animas finished the Champions League with 2 wins and 4 losses, placing 8th.[17]

In the same season, Suárez also played for CD Castro in the LNB Chile, the highest division of basketball in Chile. With CD Castro, Manny averaged 13.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.7 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game over 23 games played.[18]

CD Castro finished the season with 14 wins and 15 losses.

CEB Puerto Montt (2019-20)

In the 2019-20 season, Suárez continued in the LNB Chile, playing for CEB Puerto Montt. With Puerto Montt, Manny averaged 15.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.9 blocks in 30.1 minutes per game over 17 games played.[19]

Puerto Montt finished the season with 16 wins and 18 losses.

Iraurgi SB (2020-21)

In the 2020-21 season, Suárez played for Spanish club Iraurgi SB in the LEB Plata, the third highest division of basketball in Spain. With Iraurgi, Manny averaged 12.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in 20.6 minutes per game over 14 games played.[20]

Iraurgi finished first in the league, winning 23 of 28 games and earning a promotion to LEB Oro of the second division.

Hübner Nyíregyháza BS (2021-22)

In the 2021-22 season, Suárez played for Hungarian club Hübner Nyíregyháza BS in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest division of basketball in Hungary.[21] With Nyíregyháza, Manny averaged 13.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in 26.9 minutes per game in 25 games played.[22]

With a record of 13 wins and 19 losses, Nyíregyháza finished the season in 11th place.[23]

BC Balkan Botevgrad (2022-23)

In the 2022-23 season, Suárez played for 7-time Bulgarian champions BC Balkan Botevgrad in the Bulgarian NBL, the highest division of basketball in Bulgaria.[24] With Balkan, Manny averaged 16.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks in 25.2 minutes per game over 39 games played.[25] In the FIBA Europe Cup, he averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in 22.7 minutes per game over 6 games played.[26]

Balkan finished the Bulgarian NBL regular season in 2nd place with a record of 23 wins and 7 losses, but were crowned the champions after beating BC Chernomorets in the finals. Manny was crowned the MVP of the finals.[27] In the FIBA Europe Cup, Balkan failed to qualify from Group K in the second round of the tournament.

BC Kalev (2023-24)

For the 2023-24 season, Suárez has signed with 13-time Estonian champions, 1-time Estonian-Latvian champions and 2022-23 FIBA Europe Cup semi-finalists BC Kalev of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League (LEBL) the highest division of basketball in both Estonia and Latvia.[28] Kalev will also play in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Estonian domestic basketball league running parallel with the LEBL, the Estonian Cup, and the 2023-24 FIBA Europe Cup.

National team career

Upon graduation from Creighton, Suárez joined the Chilean national team.[3] He later played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[21]

Player profile

He is ambidextrous and can play as small forward, power forward or center.[13]

Personal

He is a Chilean citizen through his mother Mapi[3] who moved to the United States. His father is a Spaniard. Suárez has a sister named María Teresa.[13]

He recalls that playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) has been his dream since he was eight years old.[3]

Career statistics

College

SeasonTeam
2014-15Fordham197.5.231.250.6672.10.20.20.91.8
2015-16Adelphi2825.8.467.335.7467.70.80.82.513.2
2016-17Adelphi3024.6.552.319.7959.41.20.41.916.9
2017-18Creighton247.5.446.250.6672.60.40.00.53.0

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeague
2018-19CD Las ÁnimasBCLA311.6.455.250.0002.02.30.70.04.0
CD CastroLNB2329.6.506.309.6008.72.01.11.713.2
2019-20CEB Puerto MonttLNB1730.1.500.377.68110.12.61.41.915.8
2020-21Iraurgi SBLEB Plata1420.6.533.429.5886.71.00.60.312.2
2021-22Nyíregyháza BSNB I/A2526.9.490.367.6856.21.50.60.813.5
2022-23BC BalkanBNBL3925.2.686.455.7858.71.41.41.516.8
FEC622.7.609.111.71470.81112
2023-24BC KalevLEBL3518.0.597.388.7475.510.80.911.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/manny-suarez-1.html Manny Suarez College Stats
  2. Villanova, Patrick. "Marist High School's Manny Suarez verbally commits to Fordham University", The Jersey Journal, October 24, 2012, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed December 26, 2021. "Suarez, who played in 14 games last season after transferring to the Bayonne Catholic school from Cliffside Park, averaged 16 points and 12.7 rebounds per game."
  3. https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/mas-deportes/manny-suarez-apunta-su-regreso-al-basquetbol-estadounidense Manny Súarez [sic] apunta a su regreso al basquetbol estadounidense
  4. Web site: Manuel Suarez NCAA Stats, Creighton - RealGM . 2023-08-17 . basketball.realgm.com.
  5. Web site: 2015-02-01 . Men’s Basketball Falls at Dayton . 2023-08-17 . Fordham University Athletics . en.
  6. Web site: Men's Basketball vs University of Dayton on 2/1/2015 - Box Score . 2023-08-17 . Fordham University Athletics . en.
  7. Web site: Manny Suarez - Men's Basketball . 2023-08-17 . Adelphi University Athletics . en.
  8. Web site: 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule . 2023-08-17 . Adelphi University Athletics . en.
  9. Web site: 2016-02-28 . Stonehill Gets Past Men's Basketball 103-101 In Overtime Of NE-10 Championship Quarterfinal . 2023-08-17 . Adelphi University Athletics . en.
  10. Web site: Men's Basketball vs Stonehill College on 2/28/2016 - Box Score . 2023-08-17 . Adelphi University Athletics . en.
  11. Web site: 2017-02-26 . No. 4 SW Men's Hoops Dropped by No. 1 NE SNHU, 97-95, in NE10 Quarterfinals . 2023-08-17 . Adelphi University Athletics . en.
  12. Web site: Men's Basketball vs Southern New Hampshire University on 2/26/2017 - Box Score . 2023-08-17 . Adelphi University Athletics . en.
  13. https://www.latercera.com/noticia/corazon-puesto-la-nba-chile/ Con el corazón puesto en la NBA y en Chile
  14. Web site: 2017-18 Creighton Bluejays Men 's Roster and Stats . 2023-08-17 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  15. Web site: Kansas State 69-59 Creighton (Mar 16, 2018) Box Score . 2023-08-17 . ESPN . en.
  16. Web site: CD Las Animas Stats - RealGM . 2023-08-17 . basketball.realgm.com.
  17. Web site: CD Las Animas News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM . 2023-08-17 . basketball.realgm.com.
  18. Web site: Latinbasket . Deportes Castro basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-latinbasket . 2023-08-17 . Latinbasket.
  19. Web site: Latinbasket . CEB Puerto Montt basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-latinbasket . 2023-08-17 . Latinbasket.
  20. Web site: Proballers . Manny Suarez, Basketball Player . 2023-08-17 . Proballers . en.
  21. https://www.szon.hu/helyi-sport/2021/12/meg-erosebben-terhetnek-vissza# Még erősebben térhetnek vissza a Cápák
  22. Web site: Hubner Nyiregyhaza Stats - RealGM . 2023-08-17 . basketball.realgm.com.
  23. Web site: Hubner Nyiregyhaza News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM . 2023-08-17 . basketball.realgm.com.
  24. Web site: Балкан Ботевград привлече чилийския център Мануел "Мени" Суарес. September 7, 2022. Trud.bg. En. December 13, 2022.
  25. Web site: Eurobasket . Manny Suarez, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket . 2023-08-17 . Eurobasket LLC.
  26. Web site: Manuel SUAREZ at the FIBA Europe Cup 2022-23 . 2023-08-17 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  27. Web site: ERR . 2023-08-16 . Kalev/Cramo tõi korvialust täiendama Tšiili koondislase . 2023-08-17 . ERR . et.
  28. Web site: ERR . 2023-08-16 . Kalev/Cramo tõi korvialust täiendama Tšiili koondislase . 2023-08-17 . ERR . et.