J. J. Mann

John Stuart "J. J." Mann (born June 12, 1991) is an American basketball player for Bayer Giants Leverkusen of the German ProA. He played college basketball for Belmont University.

J. J. Mann
No. 20 – Bayer Giants Leverkusen
PositionSmall forward
LeagueProA
Personal information
Born (1991-06-12) June 12, 1991
East Point, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeBelmont (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Oberwart Gunners
2015–2016Phoenix Hagen
2016–2017Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2017–2018Sigal Prishtina
2018–2019Team FOG Næstved
2019–2020Okapi Aalstar
2020–presentBayer Giants Leverkusen
Career highlights and awards

College career

He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins. As a senior during the 2013–14 season, Mann was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year.[1] He was also a First Team Academic All-American in 2013–14.[2]

Professional career

Mann signed a pro deal to play with King Wilki Morskie Szczecin in Poland on July 24, 2014. However, on August 25 he moved to the Oberwart Gunners in Austria without playing a game in Poland.[3]

He joined Phoenix Hagen on August 13, 2015.[4]

On June 12, 2019, Mann signed with Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian Pro Basketball League.[5] and signed one year later with Bayer Giants Leverkusen [6]

In July 2020, Mann signed with Bayer Giants Leverkusen of the German ProA.[7]

The Basketball Tournament

J.J. Mann played for Team Showtime in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In two games, he averaged 4.5 points per game, 2.5 assists per game and 1.5 steals per game. Team Showtime reached the second round before falling to Louisiana United.

References
  1. "Robert Morris Senior Guard Karvel Anderson Selected NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Northeast Conference. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. "Ohio State's Aaron Craft, Chiney Ogwumike of Stanford Top Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. "JJ Mann signs in Austria with Oberwart Gunners". Sportando.net. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. "JJ Mann Inks With Phoenix Hagen". Sportando.net. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  5. "Okapi Aalstar adds JJ Mann". Sportando. June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. J.J. Mann bringt Erfahrung mit nach Leverkusen |website=www.leverkusen.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved Jule 27, 2020
  7. "Ex-Bruin signs pro hoops contract in Germany". Nashville Post. July 28, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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