Each Thursday the Register will take a look at a former state standout, who is now playing in college.

Player: Greg Mangano

College: Yale

Year: Junior

Height: 6-10

Position: Forward

High school: Notre Dame-West Haven (Register All-Area MVP 2007-08)

Current stats: 16.0 ppg, 48.7 shooting percentage from floor, 36.4 from 3-point range, 9.7 rpg, 2.9 blocks.
Of Note: Mangano, who scored a career-high 30 points in Yale’s 69-60 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday, has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week four times. Mangano currently leads the league in rebounding and blocks and shares the lead in scoring. His 64 blocks on the season are three shy of Chris Dudley’s school record set in 1986-87.

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