15  Alicia Manning Class: Freshman Hometown: Woodstock, Ga. Last College: ETOWAH H.S. Height: 6-1 Position: Forward

HIGH SCHOOL: Joins the Lady Vol basketball team as the reigning MVP of her high school team that was tabbed as the Atlanta Tip-Off Club Metro Atlanta Girls High School Team of the Year...Going into her senior season, the Woodstock, Ga., native was ranked first by the Atlanta Journal Constitution out of the top-10 seniors in Georgia...Earned four varsity letters in basketball and spent two seasons as captain of her squad at Etowah High School...Compiled 1,423 points, 1,129 rebounds, 361 assists and 317 steals in her high school career...Set several records at her high school, including most rebounds for a season (368), most steals in a season (108) and most steals in a game (11) ...Named a 2008 McDonald's All-American...2008 Gatorade State Player of the Year...2008 Parade Magazine All-America Second Team...2008 Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America honorable mention...During her junior season, averaged 15.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest...Received the 2007 Bobbie Bailey Award for Athletic Excellence for Girls and Women in Sports...Named 2007 Athlete of the Year for Cherokee County...2007 Cherokee Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution and Cherokee Ledger News Player of the Year...Awarded the Chairman of the Boards rebounding award (2005-06)...Named First Team All-County by the Cherokee Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution and Cherokee Ledger News in 2006 and honorable mention by all three in 2005...Made it to the Elite Eight of the 4A State Championship in 2006 and won the 4A State Championship in 2005...Finished her high school career with a 70-20 record.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Participated in the 2008 USA Women's U18 National Team Trials...Her Metros AAU team finished second at the US Jr. Nationals in 2007...The team won the Nike National Championship and US Jr. National Championship in 2006...A member of the runner-up team at the US Olympic Festival in 2007...Listed as one of the top-21 seniors in the nation according to the All-American List and was invited to the Nike Skills Academy in 2007 as one of the top-22 players in the U.S...Named to the All-Tournament Team at Boo Williams and the National Round Ball Classic in Raleigh, North Carolina...Helped the USA Blue Team to a silver medal at the 2007 USA Basketball Women's Youth Development Festival and ranked second in scoring among all participants with 63 points in three games.

PERSONAL: Alicia is currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences, but wants to study sports medicine and psychology...Was a student ambassador in high school and enjoyed community service...Lists Michael Jordan as the player after whom she has modeled herself...Hopes to be a college basketball coach someday or go into the sports medicine field...Lists Lisa Leslie and Pat Summitt as celebrities she admires...Has two brothers: Michael, 22 and David 19...Alicia Rene Manning was born on March 27, 1990, in Marietta, Ga. ...Her parents are Virginia and Jeff Manning.

High School Career Stats

Games: 113
Points: 1,423
Game High Points: 29
Scoring Average: 18.5
Rebounds: 1,129
Game High Rebounds: 22
Rebound Average: 11.4
Game High Steals: 11
Game High Blocks: 7
Game-High Assists: 11