2008-09 Basketball - W Roster
Roster
Ellie Manou
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Hometown:
- Sydney, Australia
CAREER ACCOLADES
2007-08: Voted team's Most Improved Player.
FRESHMAN ? 2007-08
Began to make a consistent impact toward the end of the season, starting eight of the Ducks’ last 10 games...played in 29 games during the year, averaging 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 48.2 percent from the floor...battled an injury in her left foot the majority of the season that limited her practice time and conditioning...reached double figures in scoring on seven occasions, and reached double figures in rebounding three times...led the team in scoring on three occasions and led the team in rebounding seven times...in three of Oregon’s last four games reached double figures, including a career-high 18 vs. Oregon State (3/1)...started Oregon’s last five games of the season and was second on the squad averaging 10.2 points per game, to go along with 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting .583 (21-36) from the floor...season highlights included leading Oregon in points (17) and rebounds (8) in loss to South Dakota State (11/15)...knocked down her first three-pointer at New Mexico (11/24)...during a win against UC Santa Barbara, scored 14 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the free-throw line and added five rebounds (12/8)...in a return to the starting lineup, scored 11 points and added a team-leading seven rebounds during a one-point loss at Arizona State (2/2)...played 28 minutes and scored 12 points while grabbing eight rebounds in win vs. UCLA (2/23)...in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament, scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds during a 66-45 victory over Washington State (3/7)...it was her first double-double at Oregon.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played two years at the Australian Institute of Sport during high school...finished her high school education at Lake Ginniederaa College in 2006.
INTERNATIONAL
Helped guide Australia to a fifth place finish in the FIBA U19 World Championships, a 16-team tournament...the Australians finished the entire tournament with a 7-2 record, and Manou, averaged 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game...finished with a 5-1 record in the group stages advancing Australia to the quarterfinals...team battled down to the wire with Spain, but was bounced into the consolation round with a 72-69 loss...in the consolation round, Australia first displaced the Czech Republic 89-66, a game in which Manou contributed eight points and five rebounds ? three on the offensive end...on the final day of competition, Australia defeated the Slovak Republic, 64-54...Manou totaled six points and three rebounds in 14 minutes of action...Manou’s top performance came against Mali, where she posted a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in 22 minutes on the floor.
PERSONAL
Born May 3, 1989...parents are Gary and Janelle Manou...major is undeclared.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 18 vs. Oregon State (03.01.08)
Rebounds: 11 vs. #24 Arizona State (01.03.08)
Assists: 2, Five times, last vs. UCLA (02.23.08)
Blocks: 2 vs. South Dakota State (11.15.07)
Steals: 3 vs. South Dakota State (11.15.07)
FUN FACTS
Favorite sports figure...Tamika Catchings
Favorite sports team...Oregon Women’s Basketball
Favorite off-day activity...sleeping
Favorite spot on campus...Mac Court
If I didn’t play basketball, I’d...netball
TV show I would like to appear on...Ready Steady Cook
If I had a vanity license plate it would read...MANOU
Most people would be surprised to learn that...I am half Greek
Ten years from now I will be...29
What is the weirdest habit one of your teammates has...Tay picking her lips
My biggest achievement on the court was...playing at the world championships
Place I most want to visit...Greece
My fantasy career...Basketballer
Toughest team I have ever played...Schio
If I could have any superpower it would be...to be invisible
Pet peeves...bad manners
My ideal day is...good sleep, play some basketball and eat a nice steak
Reason I came to Oregon...the coaches
Best class I’ve taken in college...Comparative Literature
Best Oregon basketball memory...first game
Favorite coach saying...“No stance, no chance”
Teammate that belongs on American Idol...Definitely me
Teammate that belongs on So You Think You Can Dance...Tatianna
