University of Tennessee Athletics
Hoopster Manning Graduates
December 09, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2011
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.University of Tennessee Lady Vol senior guard Alicia Manning had a busy Friday morning. In addition to packing for a trip to New York City and an early morning practice, Manning donned cap and gown to receive her diploma from UT.
The newly-minted graduate of the College of Education received her B.S. in Sport Management with a business minor. In January Manning will join fellow Lady Vols Vicki Baugh and Glory Johnson in graduate school. The Woodstock, Ga., native plans to pursue a master's in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Psychology.
Manning was joined at graduation by her parents, Jeff and Virginia Manning, as well as Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt. Following graduation in Thompson-Boling Arena, she dashed to the locker room where she signed the Lady Vol graduation pillar, adding her name near Candace Parker's and continuing the 100 percent graduation tradition among UT hoopsters.
Manning then joined her teammates in Pratt Pavilion for practice before heading to the Big Apple. Tennessee takes on DePaul in the Maggie Dixon Classic in Madison Square Garden on Dec. 11 at 1:30 p.m. ESPNU has the telecast.
