MANOR COLLEGE’S BRYCE NWOBU AND MANNY ROACH VOTED USCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICANS

MANOR COLLEGE’S BRYCE NWOBU AND MANNY ROACH VOTED USCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICANS
Posted: Mar 02, 2026

By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

March 2, 2026

 

PITTSBURGH, PA–Manor College (17-4 overall, 7-0 Eastern States Athletic Conference) junior guard Manny Roach (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy) (Second Team) and senior forward Bryce Nwobu (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) (Honorable Mention) were voted to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Men's Basketball All-American Team.

This is the third straight season that multiple Blue Jays have been voted All-Americans.  

Roach, who is a Sport Management major, was also one of three Blue Jays to start and play in all 21 games this season.  He set the following Manor school single-season USCAA records: Minutes (737) and per game (35.5), overall field goals made (152), overall field goal attempts (352) and per game (17.4), three-point field goals made (76) and per game (3.6), three-point field goal attempts (210) and per game (21.0), points (463) and per game (22.0).  Roach also scored in double-figures in every game this season, which is also a Manor school single-season record and tied another with three 30-point games.  He led the team in the following categories: overall field goals made per game (7.2), three-point percentage (36.2), free throw percentage (79.8), steals (43) and per game (2.0), and blocked shots (25) and per game (1.2).  Roach tied for the team lead with eight 20-point games.  He was second on the teams in free throws made (83) and per game (4.0), free throw attempts (104) and per game (5.0), defensive rebounds (110) and per game (5.2), and assists (93) and per game (4.4).  Roach was among team leaders in total rebounds (121) and per game (5.8).  He also led with 11 games leading or sharing the team in scoring and six games leading or sharing the team lead in steals.  Roach was second on the team with seven game leading or sharing the team lead in assists. 

Roach was also voted 2025-2026 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Men's Basketball Second-Team All-American.  He was named USCAA Division I Men's Basketball Player a school single-season record three times (February 17, 2026-February 23, 2026, December 16, 2025-January 5, 2026, and December 9-December 15, 2025).  Roach was named 2025 Roadrunner Classic All-Tournament Team for the second time.  He was also previously named to the 2024-2025 USCAA Division I Men's Basketball National All-Academic Team.

Roach was also previously voted 2024-2025 USCAA Division I Men's Basketball Second Team All-American and 2023-2024 USCAA Division I Men's Basketball First Team All-American.  He became the first Blue Jay Men's Basketball player to be voted All-American three times.

Nwobu played and started in 20 games.  He set the following Manor single-season school USCAA-records: free throws made (84), free throw attempts (137), defensive rebounds (148) and per game (7.4), total rebounds (206), and double-figured rebounding games (11).  Nwobu tied the Manor single-season school USCAA record with eight "double-doubles" (points and rebounds).  Nwobu led the Blue Jays in the following: free throws made per game (4.2), free throw attempts per game (6.8), offensive rebounds (58) and per game (2.9), and total rebounds per game (10.3).  He was second on the team in the following: minutes per game (34.3), overall field goal attempts per game (11.7), overall field goal percentage (51.1), points (323) and per game (16.1). Nwobu was among team leaders in the following: minutes (685), overall field goals made (119), overall field goal attempts (233), assists (78) and per game (3.9), and steals (31) and per game (1.6).  He was tied for the team lead with eight 20-point games. Nwobu was second on the team with six games leading or sharing the team lead in scoring,  He was among team leaders with five games leading or sharing the team lead in assists, five games leading or sharing the team lead in steals, and 15 double-figure scoring games.

Nwobu was also previously voted 2024-2025 USCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American.

Nwobu and Roach join the following Manor players who were previously voted USCAA Division I Men's Basketball All-American:

 

Altogether, since the 2008-2009 season, six Blue Jays have been voted All-American.  Thomas Farrior Jr was voted 2015-2016 NJCAA Division II Third Team All-American.

Nwobu and Roach fifth-year Head Coach Leo Mahon.



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