2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Manuel, Kendal
Jersey Number 12
Kendal Manuel
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 177
- Hometown:
- Billings, Mont.
- High School:
- Skyview H.S.
- Previous School:
- Oregon State
Bio
Played in 66 games for the Griz, earning 32 starts… Set a school record by shooting .883 from the free-throw line (136-of-154)… Finished two-year Griz career with 770 points scored (11.7 per game)… Also added 182 rebounds, 103 assists, 44 steals and six blocked shots… Made 601 shots, including 116 3-pointers… Over his four-year career, scored 1,093 points.
2019-20 (Senior): All-Big Sky Conference second team… Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Jan. 7... Ranked first in Big Sky play for free-throw percentage (.906), third for minutes (37.5 per game), fifth for 3-pointers made (2.1 per game), sixth for field-goal percentage (.472) and ninth for scoring (16.4 per game)… Led Montana for minutes played 13 times, scoring nine times and steals on five occasions… Scored in double figures in 19 of 20 Big Sky games, reaching 20 four times, including a career-high 30 points at Northern Colorado (Jan. 4)… Played at least 35 minutes in all but two league games, including 40-plus in the final four… Ranked sixth in NCAA for free-throw shooting (.905)… Made at least 20 consecutive free throws two separate times, led by a 10-for-10 performance vs. North Dakota (Dec. 6)… Ranekd fifth in Big Sky play with 42 made 3-pointers... Shot .433 from deep overall... Made at least one 3-pointer in all but four games, and two or more 20 times… Made multiple 3-pointers in seven of final 10 games, including four vs. Montana State (Feb. 1) and at Northern Arizona (Feb. 27)… Had seven multi-steal games... Led Montana with 21 points at Idaho State (Jan. 23) and 19 at Portland State (Jan. 30)… Led the Griz with 27 points vs. Portland State (Jan. 13), making five 3-pointers... Had a career night at Northern Colorado, scoring 30 points... Also tied or established a career high for shots made (13), rebounds (six) and steals (three) vs. the Bears... With the game tied at 50-50, knocked down two free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining to seal a win over Sacramento State (Dec. 30)… Led Montana with 15 points at Oregon (Dec. 18)... Had two or more steals in three consecutive games (Dec. 6-21)… Had 10:2 assist-to-turnover ratio over two games (Nov. 25-29), including six vs. Coppin State (Nov. 29)… Connected on three 3-pointers vs. the Eagles, leading to 11 points… Scored 15 points at No. 25 Washington (Nov. 22) and 25 vs. Montana Tech (Nov. 18), making 10 shots.
2018-19 (Junior): Big Sky Conference Top Reserve… Big Sky Conference Co-Newcomer of the Year… Ranked second on the team with 57 three-pointers, shooting at a .431 clip (sixth in the Big Sky)… Made at least two three-pointers in 18 games… Led the Big Sky with an .896 free-throw percentage during league play… Made at least 10 consecutive free throws twice… Ranked fifth in Big Sky play with a .438 three-point percentage… During a two-game stretch from Feb. 16-23, was 11-of-13 from deep… Scored 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc at Idaho State (Feb. 16), including 12 of 19 UM points at one point in the second half… His six made three-pointers were a Griz season high, and the .857 shooting percentage was the best among Big Sky athletes in 2019… Making his first UM start, scored 16 points (four treys) vs. Idaho State (Jan. 24), including 11 during a 16-1 Griz run to begin the second half… Led all Grizzlies with a career-high 22 points vs. Portland State (Jan. 5), including a perfect 10-for-10 mark from the free-throw line… Stuffed the stats sheet at Southern Utah (Dec. 31), scoring 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, in addition to a career-high five assists… Recorded 16 points vs. Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17)… Had a team-high 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting vs. Montana Tech (Nov. 12)… Made his Griz debut vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9), just two days after receiving a waiver from the NCAA to play in 2018-19.
2015-18 (Oregon State): Spent his first two seasons of eligibility at Oregon State, earning 25 starts and totaling 323 points, 112 rebounds, 60 assists and 39 steals… As a redshirt freshman in 2016-17, averaged 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… His 52 made three-pointers were the second-most by a freshman in Oregon State history… Scored in double figures in 10 games, including a career-high 20 vs. Washington State… Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds vs. Oregon… Overall, ranked second on the team for steals, third for assists and fourth for scoring… Played a reserve role in 2017-18, averaging 1.07 minutes per contest… Redshirted during his first season (2015-16) after breaking the fibula in his right leg during a preseason practice.
High School: Is a 2015 graduate of Skyview High School in Billings, Mont. … Named the Eastern Conference Most Valuable Player in 2014 and 2015… Was a two-time first-team all-state selection (2014 and 2015)… Twice was named a Gatorade Montana Boys Basketball Player of the Year nominee… Led Skyview to a Class AA state championship as a senior… Voted Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Class AA state tournament… Averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior… Averaged 21.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior… Also lettered four years in track & field and two years in football… Earned first-team all-state honors twice in football… Was selected team captain in basketball, football and track & field… Played AAU for Idaho Select… Was a Mozambique National Team representative… Member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born in Billings, Mont. … Moved to Mozambique from ages 4 to 7… Also lived in Maine and Louisiana… Parents are Paulo Manuel and Kody Hert… Father played at Miles Community College and Rocky Mountain College in Montana… Has five siblings: Kaylee, TyLee, TyRaa, Robby and EJ… Represented the Mozambique National Team at the FIBA World Cup qualifier in June 2018 in Dekar, Senegal… Graduated in May 2020 with a degree in anthropology.
2019-20 (Senior): All-Big Sky Conference second team… Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Jan. 7... Ranked first in Big Sky play for free-throw percentage (.906), third for minutes (37.5 per game), fifth for 3-pointers made (2.1 per game), sixth for field-goal percentage (.472) and ninth for scoring (16.4 per game)… Led Montana for minutes played 13 times, scoring nine times and steals on five occasions… Scored in double figures in 19 of 20 Big Sky games, reaching 20 four times, including a career-high 30 points at Northern Colorado (Jan. 4)… Played at least 35 minutes in all but two league games, including 40-plus in the final four… Ranked sixth in NCAA for free-throw shooting (.905)… Made at least 20 consecutive free throws two separate times, led by a 10-for-10 performance vs. North Dakota (Dec. 6)… Ranekd fifth in Big Sky play with 42 made 3-pointers... Shot .433 from deep overall... Made at least one 3-pointer in all but four games, and two or more 20 times… Made multiple 3-pointers in seven of final 10 games, including four vs. Montana State (Feb. 1) and at Northern Arizona (Feb. 27)… Had seven multi-steal games... Led Montana with 21 points at Idaho State (Jan. 23) and 19 at Portland State (Jan. 30)… Led the Griz with 27 points vs. Portland State (Jan. 13), making five 3-pointers... Had a career night at Northern Colorado, scoring 30 points... Also tied or established a career high for shots made (13), rebounds (six) and steals (three) vs. the Bears... With the game tied at 50-50, knocked down two free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining to seal a win over Sacramento State (Dec. 30)… Led Montana with 15 points at Oregon (Dec. 18)... Had two or more steals in three consecutive games (Dec. 6-21)… Had 10:2 assist-to-turnover ratio over two games (Nov. 25-29), including six vs. Coppin State (Nov. 29)… Connected on three 3-pointers vs. the Eagles, leading to 11 points… Scored 15 points at No. 25 Washington (Nov. 22) and 25 vs. Montana Tech (Nov. 18), making 10 shots.
2018-19 (Junior): Big Sky Conference Top Reserve… Big Sky Conference Co-Newcomer of the Year… Ranked second on the team with 57 three-pointers, shooting at a .431 clip (sixth in the Big Sky)… Made at least two three-pointers in 18 games… Led the Big Sky with an .896 free-throw percentage during league play… Made at least 10 consecutive free throws twice… Ranked fifth in Big Sky play with a .438 three-point percentage… During a two-game stretch from Feb. 16-23, was 11-of-13 from deep… Scored 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc at Idaho State (Feb. 16), including 12 of 19 UM points at one point in the second half… His six made three-pointers were a Griz season high, and the .857 shooting percentage was the best among Big Sky athletes in 2019… Making his first UM start, scored 16 points (four treys) vs. Idaho State (Jan. 24), including 11 during a 16-1 Griz run to begin the second half… Led all Grizzlies with a career-high 22 points vs. Portland State (Jan. 5), including a perfect 10-for-10 mark from the free-throw line… Stuffed the stats sheet at Southern Utah (Dec. 31), scoring 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting, in addition to a career-high five assists… Recorded 16 points vs. Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17)… Had a team-high 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting vs. Montana Tech (Nov. 12)… Made his Griz debut vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9), just two days after receiving a waiver from the NCAA to play in 2018-19.
2015-18 (Oregon State): Spent his first two seasons of eligibility at Oregon State, earning 25 starts and totaling 323 points, 112 rebounds, 60 assists and 39 steals… As a redshirt freshman in 2016-17, averaged 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… His 52 made three-pointers were the second-most by a freshman in Oregon State history… Scored in double figures in 10 games, including a career-high 20 vs. Washington State… Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds vs. Oregon… Overall, ranked second on the team for steals, third for assists and fourth for scoring… Played a reserve role in 2017-18, averaging 1.07 minutes per contest… Redshirted during his first season (2015-16) after breaking the fibula in his right leg during a preseason practice.
High School: Is a 2015 graduate of Skyview High School in Billings, Mont. … Named the Eastern Conference Most Valuable Player in 2014 and 2015… Was a two-time first-team all-state selection (2014 and 2015)… Twice was named a Gatorade Montana Boys Basketball Player of the Year nominee… Led Skyview to a Class AA state championship as a senior… Voted Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Class AA state tournament… Averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior… Averaged 21.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior… Also lettered four years in track & field and two years in football… Earned first-team all-state honors twice in football… Was selected team captain in basketball, football and track & field… Played AAU for Idaho Select… Was a Mozambique National Team representative… Member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born in Billings, Mont. … Moved to Mozambique from ages 4 to 7… Also lived in Maine and Louisiana… Parents are Paulo Manuel and Kody Hert… Father played at Miles Community College and Rocky Mountain College in Montana… Has five siblings: Kaylee, TyLee, TyRaa, Robby and EJ… Represented the Mozambique National Team at the FIBA World Cup qualifier in June 2018 in Dekar, Senegal… Graduated in May 2020 with a degree in anthropology.
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