Brandy Manning - Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball Coaches

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Brandy Manning

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
brandy.manning@csun.edu
Phone:
4949

Brandy Manning joined the Matadors as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2016-17 season and will begin his fourth season on the CSUN staff in the Fall of 2019.

A former associate head coach at USC and Arizona, Manning works with the Matador post players in addition to other administrative responsibilities. During Manning's time with the Matadors, CSUN won the 2018 Big West Conference Tournament title as the No. 5 seed, marking the first time a five-seed has won the Big West Tournament title under its present format. As a result, CSUN advanced to the NCAA Tournament where the Matadors scored the most points by a No. 16 seed (81) since the 64-team tournament began in 1985 in the loss to Notre Dame.

Manning worked with Channon Fluker, a two-time Big West MVP, a two-time Big West Defensive Player of the Year, and four-time first team All-Conference selection. Fluker is CSUN's all-time leading scorer, all-time leading rebounder, and the school's leader in career blocks. He also coached Tessa Boagni, the 2018 Big West Conference Tournament MVP and one of 13 Matadors who have scored at least 1,000 career points. Manning has also worked with Eliza Matthews, a forward, who was named 2016 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year and was named to the 2019 Big West All-Defensive team.

Manning came to CSUN after spending a season at Texas State as an assistant coach. With the Bobcats, Manning helped lead the squad to a 17-15 overall record and an 11-9 mark in Sun Belt Conference play. The team would advance to participate in the WBI Postseason Tournament.

At USC, he helped sign a recruiting class that was ranked No. 15 in the nation and helped the Women of Troy reach the 2014 NCAA Tournament after claiming the Pac-12 Tournament Championship.

Manning joined the Arizona staff in 2008-09 and helped lead the Wildcats to their first postseason appearance since the 2004-05 season when Arizona earned a spot in the 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The following year, the Wildcats' 11-1 start to the 2011-12 season was the best in program history since 1999-2000. The Wildcats beat UCLA twice in 2012, marking Arizona's first wins over the Bruins since 2006-07.

While Manning was at Arizona, the Wildcats improved from 12 wins in 2008-09, to 14 wins in 2009-10, to 21 wins in 2010-11. In Pac-10 play, Arizona improved from four wins in 2008-09, to six wins in 2009-10, to 10 wins in 2010-11. The Wildcats' 10-8 conference record for the 2010-11 season was their best since the 2004-05 campaign and their 21 wins overall was the most since the 2003-04 season. The 2010-11 season also marked the highest finish in the Pac-10 for Arizona (fourth), since tying for the Pac-10 regular-season crown in 2004.

On the recruiting side, Manning has been responsible for adding many stellar student-athletes to his programs. While at Central Florida, he assembled a class of eight recruits who would be largely responsible for driving the Knights to the 2009 and 2011 Conference USA championships as well as their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years. At Arizona, Manning was instrumental in bringing in another talented crop of players, including 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and the 16th pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, Davellyn Whyte.

Manning joined UCF from Murray State, where he helped the Racers to a 21-10 record and a bid in the 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament, marking just the second-ever postseason appearance for the program. Manning spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at the Louisville from 2003-05. During that time, the Cardinals posted a record of 42-19 and advanced to the 2005 Conference USA Championship game. Louisville earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 after participating in the WNIT the season prior.

Manning, a native of Stockton, Calif., graduated from Clark Atlanta in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. He also holds a master's degree in education from Louisville. He and his wife, Nakaya, have sons Brandyn and Quintyn, and a daughter, Devyn.