Chris Mañon

About

Christopher J. Mañon (born December 9, 2001) is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Coachella Valley Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cornell Big Red and Vanderbilt Commodores.

Mañon was born on December 9, 2001, in New Milford, New Jersey, and is of Dominican descent. He attended Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, where he was named first-team all-league, all-county and all-region as a senior, when he averaged 12.4 points per game. He transferred to St. Thomas School for the 2019–20 season, where he was selected second-team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). After high school, he committed to playing college basketball for Cornell.

Mañon played three seasons at Cornell, missing the 2020–21 season, his freshman year, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2021–22 and then averaged 11 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a junior in 2022–23, also setting Cornell…