Chris Mañon
| No. 30 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 9, 2001 New Milford, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Joseph Regional (Montvale, New Jersey) St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Connecticut) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2025–present | →South Bay Lakers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Christopher J. Mañon (born December 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cornell Big Red and Vanderbilt Commodores.
Early life
Mañon was born on December 9, 2001, in New Milford, New Jersey, and is of Dominican descent.[1][2] He attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, where he was named first-team all-league, all-county and all-region as a senior, when he averaged 12.4 points per game.[3] He transferred to St. Thomas School for the 2019–20 season, where he was selected second-team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC).[4] After high school, he decided to play college basketball for the Cornell Big Red.[3]
College career
Mañon played three seasons at Cornell, missing the 2020–21 season, his freshman year, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He averaged 9.9 points and 3.8 rebounds as a sophomore in 2021–22 and then averaged 11.0 points and 3.6 rebounds as a junior in 2022–23, also setting Cornell's record for single-season steals (63) in the latter season.[3] In his senior year at Cornell, 2023–24, he was unanimously selected first-team All-Ivy League after averaging 12.5 points and 4.0 rebounds while being the conference leader in steals and steal percentage.[6] Mañon transferred to the Vanderbilt Commodores for a final season in 2024–25.[5] At Vanderbilt, he averaged 6.6 points and 3.7 rebounds.[2] His role was primarily defensive, which he described as "guard the best players on the other team and make life hell for them."[2]
Professional career
Mañon played with the Golden State Warriors during the 2025 NBA Summer League.[7][8] He was the team's leading scorer with 55 points and was also their leader in rebounds per game (5.2) and blocked shots (8).[9] He scored 17 points in his last game and averaged 11.0 points with the Warriors.[9] Afterwards, signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 24, 2025.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Chris Manon". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c Gordon, Sam (July 15, 2025). "Warriors get past Grizzlies, buoyed by undrafted wing Chris Manon's steady two-way play". San Francisco Chronicle – via archive.today.
- ^ a b c "Chris Manon". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Chris Manon commits to Vanderbilt". USBasket.com. April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Gerson, Aria (April 25, 2024). "Chris Manon commits to transfer to Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taylor, Cody (July 21, 2025). "Report: Vanderbilt forward Chris Mañon to sign two-way contract with Lakers". USA Today.
- ^ Dwyer, Joey (July 6, 2025). ""Doing all the little things" Chris Mañon is standing out for Golden State Warriors without heavy scoring load". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Dwyer, Joey (July 5, 2025). "Chris Mañon has loud impact in first NBA Summer League game". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ a b Johnson, Dalton (July 21, 2025). "Warriors reportedly lose NBA Summer League standout Chris Mañon to Lakers". NBC Sports Bay Area.
- ^ Morris, Alaina (July 21, 2025). "Vanderbilt basketball's Chris Mañon to join Los Angeles Lakers on two-way contact". The Tennessean.
- ^ "Lakers Sign Guard Chris Mañon to Two-Way Contract". National Basketball Association. July 24, 2025.