Chris Mañon
American basketball player (born 2001)
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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 the Vanderbilt Commodores.
| 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 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| 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 | |
Early life and high school career
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 committed to playing college basketball for Cornell.[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 3.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2021–22 and then averaged 11 points and 3.6 rebounds per game 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 four rebounds per game 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 per game.[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 points with the Warriors.[9] Afterwards, Mañon signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 24, 2025.[10][11]
Career statistics
| 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 |
NBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | L.A. Lakers | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 1.1 | .3 | .6 | .2 | .8 |
| Career | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 1.1 | .3 | .6 | .2 | .8 | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Cornell | 26 | 22 | 18.0 | .478 | .311 | .648 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 9.9 |
| 2022–23 | Cornell | 28 | 8 | 20.0 | .559 | .297 | .753 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .5 | 11.0 |
| 2023–24 | Cornell | 29 | 28 | 22.2 | .564 | .338 | .713 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | .6 | 12.5 |
| 2024–25 | Vanderbilt | 33 | 26 | 18.2 | .533 | .235 | .783 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| Career | 116 | 84 | 19.6 | .535 | .304 | .728 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .6 | 9.9 | |
