Danny Manning

Danny Manning
Manning in 2015
Colorado Buffaloes
PositionAssistant coach
ConferenceBig 12
Personal information
Born (1966-05-17) May 17, 1966 (age 58)
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)
2024–presentColorado (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Career NBA statistics
Points12,367 (14.0 ppg)
Rebounds4,615 (5.2 rpg)
Assists2,063 (2.3 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis National team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul National team
Assistant coach for  United States
United States Under-18 National Team
FIBA U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Canada Team competition

Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Colorado. Manning played high-school basketball at Walter Hines Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Wanted: Coach and Son". The New York Times. September 30, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Agrees To Terms With Kansas' Danny Manning As New Head Basketball Coach". tulsahurrricane.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball – 1,000-Point Scorers". KUAthletics.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2016.