Hawk Item — Men's basketball representative on ISAAC (Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) in 2025-26 academic year.
At Drake (2024-25) -- Averaged 7.1 points and a team-high 5.3 rebounds as a sophomore... started all 35 games and led the team with a 57.8 field goal percentage... had a team-high 24 blocks and finished with 45 steals... helped team to a 31-4 record, a MVC regular season and tournament title and to the second round of the NCAA Tournament... finished in double figures in nine games and had five double figure rebounding games… posted two double-doubles... finished with a season-high 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in championship game of Charleston Classic against Vanderbilt... tallied a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at UIC... MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team.
At Wyoming (2023-24) -- Spent freshman season at Wyoming, playing in 31 games where he averaged 7.3 points and 6.6 rebounds... collected seven double-doubles, including a 20-point, 11-rebound game against South Dakota Mines.
High School -- First-team all-state honoree at Staley High School… led prep team to 2023 Missouri Class 6 state title en route to a 30-2 record… played in the Kansas City Metro All-Star game.
Personal -- Born Sept. 16, 2005... son of Cynthia Muparaganda and Fred Manyawu... has three siblings, Destiny, Noah and Freddie... mother played basketball at Hannibal LaGrange and father played basketball at Park University... majoring in interdepartmental studies.
CAREER BESTS
Points: 20 vs. South Dakota Mines, 12/5/23
Rebounds: 14 vs. Air Force, 3/5/24
FGM: 8 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/24/24
FGA: 14 at Texas, 11/26/23
3-pt FG: --
3-pt FGA: 1, 4X, last vs. St. Ambrose, 12/12/24
FTM: 7 at Colorado State, 3/2/24
FTA: 10 at Colorado State, 3/2/24
Assists: 5 vs. Northern New Mexico, 11/7/23
Steals: 4, 2X, last at Illinois State, 2/12/25
Blocks: 3 at Missouri State, 1/25/25
Minutes: 38 at Texas, 11/26/23
