Mike Manley (lacrosse)

Mike Manley
Born	July 21, 1988 (age 35); Penn Yan, New York
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	204 pounds (93 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Defense
NCAA team	Duke Blue Devils (2012)
NLL draft	2012, 32nd overall; Philadelphia Wings
NLL team; Former teams	Georgia Swarm ; Philadelphia Wings ; New England Black Wolves ; Rochester Knighthawks ; New York Riptide
MLL draft	3rd overall, 2012; Rochester Rattlers
MLL teams	Rochester/Dallas Rattlers
PLL team	Denver Outlaws
Pro career	2012–
Career highlights
	ACC Freshman of the Year (2007); 2x MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2016); 3x MLL All-Star Selection (2013, 2014, 2018); 2x PLL All-Star Selection (2022,2023);

Last updated June 20, 2024

Mike Manley (born July 21, 1988 in Penn Yan, New York) is an American professional lacrosse player who plays as a defenseman for Denver Outlaws in the Premier Lacrosse League and the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League.

Professional MLL career

Manley was selected with the 3rd pick of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. In his rookie season Manley, appeared in 11 games and picked up 35 ground balls. In his second season of play Manley scored 3 goals while managing to get 20 ground balls. During the 2014 season Manley scored 8 goals while obtaining a single assist and 37 ground balls good enough to earn the 2014 Warrior Defensive Player of the Year award. Manley's 2015 season was cut off short due to a season-ending injury and only appeared in 5 games where he picked up 25 ground balls and obtained a single assist.^[1] In 2018 Manley went with the team in the move to Dallas. He appeared in 7 games and recorded 1 goal and 17 ground balls.^[2]

Professional NLL career

Manley was drafted with the 32nd pick of the fourth round in 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Wings.^[3] Manley played for the Wings for two seasons appearing in 31 games while managing to gather 10 points and 127 loose balls. He spent his 2015 season with the New England Black Wolves.^[4] Manley played for the expansion New York Riptide in the 2019-20 season,^[5] before being traded in the offseason to the Rochester Knighthawks.^[6]

Manley signed a two year contract with the Georgia Swarm on August 17, 2022.^[7]

Professional PLL career

On October 22, 2018 it was announced that Manley was joining the Premier Lacrosse League for the summer 2019 season. On March 4, 2019 it was announced that Manley was joining the Chrome Lacrosse Club.^[8]

Prep and college career

Manley was a five-year letterman at Penn Yan Academy, where he went on to play in the state finals as a freshman, and the semi-finals as a sophomore, junior and senior. At Duke, Manley started in 74 of his 75 career games.^[9]

Personal

Manley works full time as a New York State Trooper.^[10]

NCAA statistics

		Regular Season
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
2008	Duke	18	1	1	2
2009	Duke	18	1	0	1
2010	Duke	19	0	1	1
2012	Duke	20	2	2	4
College Totals		75	4	4	8

MLL statistics

Mike Manley		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2012	Rochester Rattlers	11	0	0	0	0	3	35	0	7	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Rochester Rattlers	13	3	0	0	3	11	30	0	9	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Rochester Rattlers	14	6	2	1	9	21	37	0	6.5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
2015	Rochester Rattlers	5	0	0	1	1	4	25	0	3.5	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Rochester Rattlers	11	5	0	0	5	14	30	0	5.5	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Rochester Rattlers	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Dallas Rattlers	7	1	0	0	1	10	17	0	4.5	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		63	15	2	2	19	64	183	0	37	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		65	15	2	2	19	64	186	0	37	0	0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL statistics

Michael Manley		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2019	Chrome	8	1	1	1	3	1	15	3	3	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	Chrome	5	1	0	0	1	5	13	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Chrome	9	2	1	1	4	8	14	3	3	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Chrome	10	1	0	2	3	6	20	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Chrome	10	2	0	0	2	12	25	3	3	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		42	7	2	4	13	32	87	14	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		43	7	2	4	13	34	88	14	14	0	0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL statistics

Mike Manley		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP

2013	Philadelphia Wings	15	2	4	6	67	26	0.40	4.47	1.73	1	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	5.00	0.00
2014	Philadelphia Wings	16	1	3	4	60	6	0.25	3.75	0.38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	New England Black Wolves	18	2	7	9	62	58	0.50	3.44	3.22	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Rochester Knighthawks	2	0	0	0	6	2	0.00	3.00	1.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	Rochester Knighthawks	7	0	1	1	31	4	0.14	4.43	0.57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020	New York Riptide	6	0	0	0	18	8	0.00	3.00	1.33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	Georgia Swarm	17	1	3	4	82	15	0.24	4.82	0.88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024	Georgia Swarm	18	1	4	5	69	38	0.28	3.83	2.11	1	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	5.00	0.00
		99	7	22	29	395	157	0.29	3.99	1.59	2	0	0	0	10	0	0.00	5.00	0.00
Career Total:		101	7	22	29	405	157	0.29	4.01	1.55

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

External links

Michael Manley Premier Lacrosse League bio

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[1] "Players. Mike Manley". rochesterrattlers.com.^{[ dead link ]}

[2] "Team player stats". mll.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[3] "Wings pick Manley, Costabile, Randall in NLL entry draft; full draft list released - PhillyLacrosse.com". phillylacrosse.com. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[4] "National Lacrosse League | Pointstreak Stats".

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[6] "Riptide Complete Trade With Rochester | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[7] "Swarm Kick Off Free Agency Signing Mike Manley". Georgia Swarm Pro Lacrosse Team. August 17, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[8] "PLL Announces Rosters for Six Inaugural Teams with Creative Release". USLacrosse. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[9] "Michael Manley - 2012 - Men's Lacrosse".

[10] "Mike Manley New York Riptide Hero On & Off Field | | New York Riptide". newyorkriptide.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

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Career highlights
Born	(1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 35) Penn Yan, New York
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	204 pounds (93 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Defense
NCAA team	Duke Blue Devils (2012)
NLL draft	2012, 32nd overall Philadelphia Wings
NLL team Former teams	Georgia Swarm Philadelphia Wings New England Black Wolves Rochester Knighthawks New York Riptide
MLL draft	3rd overall, 2012 Rochester Rattlers
MLL teams	Rochester/Dallas Rattlers
PLL team	Denver Outlaws
Pro career	2012–
ACC Freshman of the Year (2007) 2x MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2016) 3x MLL All-Star Selection (2013, 2014, 2018) 2x PLL All-Star Selection (2022,2023)