Janelle McManus 12 Class: Senior Hometown: Belle Harbor, N.Y. High School: Bishop Kearney Height: 5-6 Position: Guard

2000-2001 (Freshman):
Appeared in all 29 games, making five starts… was third on the team in scoring with 9.7 points per game…grabbed 2.7 rebounds per game … scored in double-figures in 15 games … in the opening game of the season against Tennessee Tech, recorded 12 points and had three assists in 24 minutes … scored 14 points, including four three-pointers against Michigan State … against Tennessee, lead all scorers with 18 points and six rebounds in 32 minutes ... scored 17 points against Holy Cross on 6-of-7 shooting (3-of-4 three pointers) in 20 minutes of play … netted 16 points against LaSalle, while adding four assists in a career-high 35 minutes ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 11 for her play against Tennessee and LaSalle ... had a career-high five assists in her return home against St. John's ... played 27 minutes against Georgetown, netting nine points and grabbing four rebounds ... scored a 23 points (17 in the second, five in overtime) in an overtime loss to Rutgers; hit the game-tying three pointer with :07 left to play and was also 11-for-12 from the free throw line ... netted nine points and had a career-high five steals against Virginia Tech ... scored 14 points (4-for-6 from the field; 3-for-3e from three-point land) and had two steals at Providence ... had 11 points, including three three-pointers, at Seton Hall coming off the bench ... had another double-figure game against top-ranked Notre Dame with 12 points in 27 minutes; also had three rebounds and two assists ... pumped in 20 points off the bench, including 16 in the second half, to lead all scorers against Connecticut; also had four assists and two steals ... scored 11 points and added three assists off the bench against Seton Hall at home ... scored a career-high 24 points on eight-for-10 shooting (4-for-5 three-pointers) in 31 minutes of play; also added two assists and one steal ... hit a game-tying pull-up jumper in overtime against Pittsburgh and then added the game-winning free throw to secure the win ... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Feb. 26 for her play against Georgetown and Pittsburgh … came off the bench to score 15 points (on 6-for-8 shooting) and added a career-high seven rebounds against West Virginia to close the regular season; also had three steals … netted 12 points in the BIG EAST tournament first round against Miami; had two steals and four rebounds … against Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST tournament, scored 10 points and pulled down five rebounds; also recorded her first career block and had four assists … had 65 assists and 26 steals on the season ... shot 81.6 percent from the free throw line (71-for-87) and was sixth in the conference in league games with her 81.5 mark… shot 38.1 percent from three point range and was ranked eighth in the nation earlier in the season.

High School
A four-year member of the basketball team at Bishop Kearney High School in Brooklyn, New York…averaged 29 points and six assists as senior…broke Chamique Holdsclaw's Catholic High School Athletic Association career scoring record, finishing with almost 2,300 points…a member of the team that won the State Championship three times…named MVP of the state championship tournament as a senior…earned Street & Smith All-American Honorable Mention honors…a two-time New York Post Player of the Year…named News Day City Player of the Year twice…earned Daily News All-City honors… averaged 26.0 points and 6.0 assists as point guard in 1998-99…as a sophomore, she averaged 20.0 points and 5.0 assists per game…averaged 15.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a freshman…named MVP of the San Diego Tournament after setting a record with 83 points in three games…McManus' Bishop Kearney team won the Class C New York State championship in 1997 and 1998 and were the Class B champions in 1999…broke the school scoring record (1,655 points ) as a junior…also set the school record for scoring in a single game (45 points)…a member of the Bishop Kearney High School soccer team in 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Personal:
Janelle McManus, born June 2, 1982 in New York City…Janelle is the daughter of Martin and Francine McManus…Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.