15  Alicia Manning Class: Sophomore Hometown: Woodstock, Ga. High School: Etowah Height: 6-1 Position: Forward

TENNESSEE 2008-09: In SEC play, averaged 3.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 1.1 apg...Scored in double figures twice this season...Came off the bench for 31 minutes to score nine points and grab two boards against Auburn...Scored eight points in 10 minutes against Alabama...Was back in the starting lineup against Duke, but scored only three points on 1-of-2 shooting from beyond the arc. Added three boards, two steals and one assist, but committed two turnovers...Came off the bench against Alabama and was 3-of-5 from the floor including a pair of threes. She finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists, but committed three turnovers...Was 2-of-4 from the floor against Oklahoma to finish with four points. She added two rebounds in 15 minutes in her fourth start of the season...Started her third career game against Ole Miss. In 16 minutes, she grabbed five boards, dished two assists, scored two points on two free throws, recorded one block and added a steal...Made her second career start at Auburn and was scored five points, including 3-of-3 from the free throw line, grabbed three boards and dished out one assist in 17 minutes...Played solid defense at Arkansas and hit the boards, pulling down eight rebounds, four at each end. She was 3-of-5 from the field in 22 minutes to finish with six points... Against South Carolina, she played 23 minutes, scored seven points on 3-of-6 shooting, grabbed six boards and added one steal...Played 10 minutes at Mississippi State, going 1-of-2 from the floor and finished with two points...Made her first career start at Vanderbilt, finishing with six points on a pair of three pointers. She also grabbed a pair of defensive rebounds in 18 minutes...Played her most complete game of the season in conference opener against Kentucky. Was 4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc to score a career-high 13 points. It was her first three since hitting the game-tying three at Chattanooga on Nov. 21. Grabbed six boards, four of which were offensive, and dished out two assists...In 18 minutes at Gonzaga, was 1-of-3 from the field for two points. Also grabbed two offensive boards, two steals and two assists...Made a key block of Stanford's Melanie Murphy with three seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Grabbed four rebounds and scored three points in 16 minutes against the Cardinal...Came off the bench to play 13 minutes at Old Dominion, going one-of-two from the field. She finished with two points and one assist...Scored two points on a pair of free throws, to go with two rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes against Middle Tennessee...Came off the bench to play 13 minutes against DePaul. Scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and dished five assists...Had a major impact against Louisiana Tech in 25 minutes off the bench. Scored seven points, grabbed seven boards, dished out five assists and grabbed two steals...Scored seven points on 3-of-7 shooting in 17 minutes at Chattanooga, but made a big three when it counted. Her only three of the game came with 1:21 to play and tied the game at 63-all. Added three rebounds and a steal against the Lady Mocs...Played eight minutes against Virginia, going 1-of-2 from the field. Finished with two points, two rebounds, one block and one steal...Played 20 minutes off the bench in the season-opener against San Francisco. She finished with seven points and six rebounds

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 U.S. Jr. Nationals in 2007...The team won the Nike National Championship and U.S. Jr. National Championship in 2006...A member of the runner-up team at the U.S. 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, N.C...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, 24 and David 20...Alicia Rene Manning was born on March 27, 1990, in Marietta, Ga. ...Her parents are Virginia and Jeff Manning.