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Vic Manuel

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Aranas and the surname or paternal family name is Manuel.
Vic Manuel
Manuel with the Alaska Aces in 2015
Free agent
PositionPower forward / assistant coach
LeagueWMPBL
Personal information
Born (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37)
Licab, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
CollegePSBA
PBA draft2012: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the B-Meg Llamados
Playing career2012–present
Coaching career2025–present
Career history
As player:
2012–2013GlobalPort Batang Pier
2013Meralco Bolts
2013–2014Air21 Express
2014–2020Alaska Aces
2021Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
2021–2024San Miguel Beermen
2024–2025Terrafirma Dyip
2025–futurePangasinan Heatwaves
As coach:
2025–presentPSP Gymers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Team

Victorino Aranas Manuel (born June 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player and coach who is an assistant coach for the PSP Gymers of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL).[1] He last played for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Amateur career

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Manuel possessed tremendous athleticism and agility uncommon for athletes his size. He played college ball at Philippine School of Business Administration as a member of PSBA Jaguars varsity squad under Coach Joseph Ocampo where he was awarded UCAA Most Valuable Player. He first rose from obscurity two years ago when he stole the spotlight from older, more experienced players to capture the PBL MVP plum as a player of Pharex B-Complex.[citation needed]

He also suited up for the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems in the PBA D-League where he was awarded PBA D-League Aspirants Cup Best Player of the Conference honors,[2] after averaging 15.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

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Manuel was drafted ninth overall by GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2012 PBA draft. After spending one season at GlobalPort, he was acquired by Meralco in 2013.

On July 12, 2013, prior to the start of the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup he was traded, along with Carlo Sharma to Air21 for Nonoy Baclao and swingman John Wilson.[3]

On March 10, 2014, PBA Commissioner Chito Salud approved the trade that sent him to Alaska Aces in exchange for Aldrech Ramos.[4] With this trade, he reunited with his former coach at Cebuana, Luigi Trillo.[5]

On February 23, 2021, Alaska traded Manuel, along with two draft picks, to Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters for Brian Heruela and three draft picks.[6]

On November 5, 2021, Manuel, along with Michael Calisaan, was traded to NorthPort Batang Pier for Sean Anthony, Sean Manganti and a 2021 second round draft pick.[7] He never played for NorthPort as he was traded on November 8 to the San Miguel Beermen for Arwind Santos.[8]

On September 4, 2022, Manuel won his first ever PBA Championship.

On November 25, 2024, Manuel was traded to the Terrafirma Dyip along with Terrence Romeo for Andreas Cahilig and Juami Tiongson.[9]

On February 14, 2025, Manuel stated that he will not renew his contract with Terrafirma and intends to play for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League beginning with the 2025 MPBL season. He will formally join the team on March 1.[10] Before that, he will play for the Zamboanga Valientes during the Governor Hofer Invitational Basketball Championship in Zamboanga Sibugay.[11]

PBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

As of the end of 2022–23 season[12][13]

Season-by-season averages

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 GlobalPort 36 17.9 .477 .000 .606 4.1 .5 .6 .3 8.1
Meralco
Air21
2013–14 Air21 40 17.4 .541 — .698 4.5 .5 .2 .2 7.8
Alaska
2014–15 Alaska 57 18.0 .500 — .672 4.6 1.0 .5 .3 8.6
2015–16 Alaska 41 21.7 .535 .000 .718 6.2 1.0 .7 .6 13.7
2016–17 Alaska 26 20.2 .493 — .744 5.2 .7 .3 .6 12.9
2017–18 Alaska 50 21.5 .485 .400 .716 4.9 1.2 1.0 .4 16.0
2019 Alaska 22 23.8 .450 .000 .851 5.0 .8 .6 .3 13.2
2020 Alaska 12 27.1 .444 — .761 6.1 2.2 .6 .5 15.6
2021 Phoenix 23 21.5 .482 .333 .680 5.0 1.3 .3 .7 13.0
San Miguel
2022–23 San Miguel 46 16.3 .521 — .694 2.9 .8 .3 .3 9.8
2023–24 San Miguel 12 5.0 .500 — 1.000 .7 .3 — .1 2.3
Career 365 19.2 .496 .227 .708 4.5 .9 .5 .4 11.1

References

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  1. ^ Morales, Luisa (2025-01-20). "Terrence Romeo, PBA stars take part in growing women's hoops movement in WMPBL as coaches". onesports.ph. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  2. ^ "Draft Focus: Vic Manuel is a Man Amongst Boys". Nikko Ramos, SLAMonline Philippines. August 14, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Air 21 sends Noy Baclao, John Wilson to Meralco for Vic Manuel, Carlo Sharma". Rey Joble, InterAKTV. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Alaska Aces acquire Vic Manuel, send Aldrech Ramos to Air21". GMANetwork.com. March 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Badua, Snow (March 10, 2014). "Vic Manuel feels lucky to have landed at Alaska rather than at San Mig. Find out why". Spin.ph. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Alaska sends Vic Manuel to Phoenix for Brian Heruela". PBA.ph. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Phoenix trades Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony". PBA.ph. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Vic Manuel, Arwind Santos trade places". PBA.ph. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  9. ^ Badua, Snow (November 25, 2024). "SMB trades Terrence Romeo, Vic Manuel to Dyip for Juami Tiongson, Cahilig". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Pangasinan Heatwaves boost front court, ready for MPBL wars". Philstar.com. 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  11. ^ "Vic Manuel explains decision not to renew Terrafirma contract". Spin.ph. 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  12. ^ "Vic Manuel Player Profile, San Miguel Beermen - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09.
  13. ^ "Vic Manuel Player Profile, San Miguel Beermen - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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