No. 10–Adamson Soaring Falcons | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | UAAP |
Personal information | |
Born | Cajidiocan, Romblon |
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Hua Siong College of Iloilo |
College | Adamson University (2022–present) |
Cedrick R. Manzano, nicknamed "Ced" or "Baby Boy", is a Filipino college basketball player for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
Initially a Palarong Pambansa volleyball [1] player during elementary school days, Manzano shifted to basketball and played for the Hua Siong College of Iloilo Red Phoenix. [2] [3] [4]
Manzano and the Adamson Soaring Falcons figured in three straight UAAP Final Four playoffs, winning over the De La Salle Green Archers and the UE Red Warriors under head coach Nash Racela and assistant coach Gilbert Lao from 2022 to 2024. [5] [6] [7]
Three days before facing the defending champs in the semis, Manzano was the Soaring Falcons' best player, with an efficient, double-double performance of 17 points and 10 rebounds in the fourth-seed tiebreaker. [8] [9] [10]
Manzano averaged 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block in UAAP Season 87. [11] [12]
On November 21, 2023, Manzano's father died a day before the Ateneo-Adamson playoff which he played nonetheless. [13] [14]