Manabenda is still a very raw prospect, but he showed some nice flashes against South St. Paul. The 6’7 forward scored a team high 14 points while also being active on the glass. Throughout the game he racked up a handful of put-back buckets, scored off a drive from the perimeter, and displayed some impressive vision out of the block. A number of times he would catch in the post and was able to find teammates cutting to the basket for two points. Against a team playing without any bigs, James showed he can move his feet with smaller players and use his length to disrupt things around the basket.

Manabenda is still a very raw prospect, but he showed some nice flashes against South St. Paul. The 6’7 forward scored a team high 14 points while also being active on the glass. Throughout the game he racked up a handful of put-back buckets, scored off a drive from the perimeter, and displayed some impressive vision out of the block. A number of times he would catch in the post and was able to find teammates cutting to the basket for two points. Against a team playing without any bigs, James showed he can move his feet with smaller players and use his length to disrupt things around the basket.