Gary Manchel (born November 29, 1962) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team.[1]
Playing caeer
Growing up in South Burlington, Vermont, Manchel played high school basketball at South Burlington High School. The son of a University of Vermont professor, Manchel enrolled at UVM, where he was a member of its men's basketball team from 1982 to 1985 under Bill Whitmore, appearing in 27 games.[2][3][4][5][6]
Coaching career
After graduation, Manchel served as an assistant coach at Slippery Rock for two seasons before joining the coaching staff at Yale under Dick Kuchen for five seasons.[7] In 1992, Manchel would become the head coach at then-Division II UMass Lowell, where he replaced Stan Van Gundy, who coached Manchel while he was an assistant at Vermont.[4] While coach of the River Hawks, Manchel compiled a 131–125 overall record, including a NCAA Division II tournament appearance in 2001, a season in which he was named NE-10 Coach of the Year.[8][9]
In 2001, Manchel would join Tim O'Shea's staff at Ohio for a pair of seasons before taking the head coaching position a Mercyhurst.[10][11] In 21 seasons at the helm, Manchel has guided the Lakers to seven NCAA Division II tournament appearances, reaching the Elite Eight in 2019.[12] On February 7, 2024, Manchel notched his 500th career win as a head coach.[13]
Head coaching record
NCAA
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell River Hawks (NECC/NE-10) (1992–2001) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | UMass Lowell | 13–15 | 8–7 | ||||||
| 1993–94 | UMass Lowell | 10–18 | 6–10 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | UMass Lowell | 16–11 | 9–7 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | UMass Lowell | 9–17 | 9–11 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | UMass Lowell | 20–10 | 14–4 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | UMass Lowell | 6–21 | 4–13 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | UMass Lowell | 12–16 | 9–9 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | UMass Lowell | 21–10 | 16–4 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | UMass Lowell | 24–7 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| UMass Lowell: | 131–125 (.512) | 101–40 (.716) | |||||||
| Mercyhurst Lakers (GLIAC/PSAC) (2003–2023) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Mercyhurst | 16–12 | 10–7 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 2004–05 | Mercyhurst | 8–19 | 2–15 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2005–06 | Mercyhurst | 19–9 | 9–8 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2006–07 | Mercyhurst | 18–11 | 9–8 | 2nd (South) | |||||
| 2007–08 | Mercyhurst | 15–13 | 9–8 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2008–09 | Mercyhurst | 16–11 | 4–10 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | Mercyhurst | 18–10 | 8–6 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Mercyhurst | 20–7 | 11–3 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | Mercyhurst | 18–10 | 15–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | Mercyhurst | 18–10 | 15–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2012–13 | Mercyhurst | 16–13 | 12–10 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Mercyhurst | 17–12 | 11–5 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Mercyhurst | 20–9 | 17–5 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Mercyhurst | 22–9 | 15–7 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Mercyhurst | 14–14 | 11–11 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2017–18 | Mercyhurst | 13–14 | 10–12 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2018–19 | Mercyhurst | 26–8 | 15–6 | 3rd (West) | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2019–20 | Mercyhurst | 20–8 | 17–5 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division II Canceled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Mercyhurst | 12–1 | 0–0 | N/A | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Mercyhurst | 25–7 | 17–5 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Mercyhurst | 25–6 | 18–4 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Mercyhurst | 15–16 | 11–11 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Mercyhurst: | 373–219 (.630) | 231–153 (.602) | |||||||
| Total: | 503–345 (.593) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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- ^ "Gary Manchel College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "UVM MEN's BASKETBALL TEAM 1982-83" (PDF). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "FINAL 1984 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "1984-85 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER" (PDF). 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "HUSKIES MAY PLAY FLORIDA STATE IN CBS GAME". June 8, 1992.
- ^ "2018-19 UMass Lowell Men's Basketball Media Guide by RiverHawkNation - Issuu". 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Northeast 10 Athletics". northeast10.org.
- ^ Bullock, Michael (July 15, 2015). "Former CD East basketball star Dwight Whitlock headed to Erie's Mercyhurst College". pennlive.
- ^ "Jamie Francis - Interim Head Coach - Men's Lightweight Rowing Coaches". Mercyhurst University Athletics.
- ^ "Gary Manchel".
- ^ "500 wins: Notable moments in career of Mercyhurst men's basketball coach Gary Manchel". Erie Times-News.