Danny Manning

Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who was most recently the associate head men's basketball coach at the University of Louisville. Manning played high-school basketball at Walter Hines Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, as well as Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, and played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years. After retiring from professional basketball Manning became an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Kansas. He won the national championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player, and again as an assistant in 2008. He is the all-time leading scorer in Kansas basketball history with 2,951 points. The next closest player to his point total is Nick Collison, who is 854 points behind Manning.

Danny Manning
Manning in 2015
Personal information
Born (1966-05-17) May 17, 1966
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeKansas (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1988–2003
PositionPower forward
Number25, 5, 15, 6
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As player:
19881994Los Angeles Clippers
1994Atlanta Hawks
19941999Phoenix Suns
1999–2000Milwaukee Bucks
2000–2001Utah Jazz
2001–2002Dallas Mavericks
2003Detroit Pistons
As coach:
2006–2012Kansas (assistant)
2012–2014Tulsa
2014–2020Wake Forest
2021Maryland (assistant)
2021–2022Maryland (interim HC)
2022–2024Louisville (associate HC)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • 2× NBA All-Star (1993, 1994)
  • NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1998)
  • NCAA champion (1988)
  • NCAA final Four Most Outstanding Player (1988)
  • National college player of the year (1988)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1987, 1988)
  • Consensus second-team All-American (1986)
  • Big Eight Player of the Year (1986–1988)
  • No. 25 jersey retired by Kansas Jayhawks
  • USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1987)
  • First-team Parade All-American (1984)
  • McDonalds All American (1984)
  • Mr. Kansas Basketball (1984)

As head coach:

  • C-USA regular season champion (2014)
  • C-USA tournament champion (2014)
  • C-USA Coach of the Year (2014)
  • Skip Prosser Award (2017)

As assistant coach:

  • NCAA champion (2008)
Career NBA statistics
Points12,367 (14.0 ppg)
Rebounds4,615 (5.2 rpg)
Assists2,063 (2.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2008
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis National team
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul National team
Assistant coach for  United States
United States Under-18 National Team
FIBA U18 Championship
2018 Canada Team competition
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