Daniel Ricardo "Danny" Manning (born May 17, 1966 in
Hattiesburg, MississippiHattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census.Founded in 1882 by pioneer lumberman and civil engineer William H. Hardy, Hattiesburg was named in honor of Hardy's wife Hattie. The town was incorporated two years later with a...
) is a retired
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professional
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10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
player in the
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. He is an assistant basketball coach at his
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, the
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JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference...
. Manning won the National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player, and again on the coaching staff in 2008. He is the son of former NBA player
Ed ManningEdward R. Manning is a retired American professional basketball player and college and NBA assistant coach...
.
Considered one of the greatest players in
University of KansasThe University of Kansas , the State of Kansas Flagship university , is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Overland Park, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence...
and
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history, the
Lawrence, KansasLawrence is the 6th largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Area which encompasses all of Douglas County...
high school graduate left KU as its men's basketball program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder after leading the
JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference...
to the 1986
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and the
1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri...
(6seed) Championship.
Daniel Ricardo "Danny" Manning (born May 17, 1966 in
Hattiesburg, MississippiHattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census.Founded in 1882 by pioneer lumberman and civil engineer William H. Hardy, Hattiesburg was named in honor of Hardy's wife Hattie. The town was incorporated two years later with a...
) is a retired
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
player in the
National Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league, composed of thirty teams in North America . It is an active member of USA Basketball , which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation as the National Governing Body for basketball in the United States...
. He is an assistant basketball coach at his
alma materAlma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother". It was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. In modern times it is ordinarily used to refer to the university or college a person attended...
, the
University of KansasThe University of Kansas , the State of Kansas Flagship university , is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Overland Park, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence...
JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference...
. Manning won the National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player, and again on the coaching staff in 2008. He is the son of former NBA player
Ed ManningEdward R. Manning is a retired American professional basketball player and college and NBA assistant coach...
.
College career
Considered one of the greatest players in
University of KansasThe University of Kansas , the State of Kansas Flagship university , is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Overland Park, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence...
and
college basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III.-Division I:There are 347 schools in 32...
history, the
Lawrence, KansasLawrence is the 6th largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas Metropolitan Area which encompasses all of Douglas County...
high school graduate left KU as its men's basketball program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder after leading the
JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference...
to the 1986
Final FourFinal Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably the NCAA Division I college basketball tournament. Typically it refers to a tournament format where four teams play two rounds of single-elimination games, resulting in a...
and the
1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri...
(6seed) Championship. The 6-foot-10 forward was the all-time leading scorer in the
Big Eight ConferenceThe Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri,...
with 2,951 career points. He won the
WoodenThe John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The national award program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the legend of coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams...
,
NaismithThe Naismith College Player of the Year award, named for basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to college basketball's top male and female player. The first award was given to Lew Alcindor, now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in 1969. The first women's...
, and Eastman Awards as the college player of the year in 1988. In Kansas's 83-79 victory over the
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in the 1988 NCAA Final, Manning recorded 31 points, 18 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 blocked shots. For his seemingly single-handed performance in propelling the underdog Jayhawks to the title, as well as the Jayhawks' less-than-impressive record going into the NCAA tournament (21-11, most losses of any NCAA champion), the 1988 Kansas team was nicknamed "Danny and the Miracles" and Manning was honored as
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in the tournament. A two-time
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n while at KU, Manning was later named the Big Eight Player of the Decade.
Manning was selected to the last all-amateur USA national basketball team in 1988, which competed at the
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in Seoul, South Korea. The team won the bronze medal, but was viewed as a disappointment, as they had been heavy favorites to win the gold until their loss to the Soviet Union in a semi-final game. Manning failed to score even a single point in that game, and afterward called it "one of the biggest disappointments of my life."
Manning is a member of
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Fraternity.
Professional career
Manning was drafted with the first overall pick by the
Los Angeles ClippersThe Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National Basketball Association and are members of the NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. The club's home games are played at the Staples Center, which they share with the Los...
in the
1988 NBA DraftThe 1988 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 1988 in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds...
and spent more than a decade in the league. During his NBA Career, Manning scored 12,367 points and averaged 14.0 points per game. He played only 26 games as a rookie after a torn anterior cruciate ligament required him to undergo
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knee surgery, but returned for the 1989-1990 season. His most productive NBA season was
1992-1993The 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third-straight NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...
, when he averaged 22.8 points a game and was selected to play in the
All-Star GameThe National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the Eastern Conference with the best players in the Western Conference....
. He was also selected as an All-Star the following season.
Continuing knee problems forced Manning to become a part-time player in 1996 after he had undergone two more surgeries. He won the
1997-1998The 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the 1998 NBA Finals...
Sixth Man AwardThe National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout...
as the best reserve player in the NBA, averaging 13.5 points while playing about 26 minutes a game. At the time Manning held the distinction of being the first NBA player to have returned to play after reconstructive surgeries on both knees (a feat since duplicated by
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and Amar'e Stoudemire). Manning was traded to the
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in 1999, but played for different teams during each of his final four seasons in the league.
Coaching
He announced his retirement from professional basketball in 2003 and served for four years at the
University of KansasThe University of Kansas , the State of Kansas Flagship university , is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Overland Park, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence...
as director of student-athlete development and team manager under KU basketball coach
Bill SelfBill Self is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks to the 2007-2008 NCAA national championship....
. Manning was promoted to Assistant Coach at the end of the 2006-07 season as a replacement for
Tim JankovichTim Jankovich is the head basketball coach at Illinois State University. During his first year at Illinois State Jankovich lead the Redbirds to a 13-5 second place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference--even though pre-season polls voted the team to be a fifth place finisher...
who left the Kansas staff to take the position of Head Coach at
Illinois State UniversityIllinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois, United States. Most commonly referred to as ISU, the school was founded in 1857 by Jesse W. Fell ; Abraham Lincoln drew up the legal documents to establish the university...
. Manning has become a key component on the Jayhawks coaching staff, filling vitals roles in both recruiting and his work training the teams big men.
Statistics
| SEASON |
TEAM |
GP |
MPG |
SPG |
BPG |
RPG |
APG |
PPG |
Hi |
40+ |
50+ |
TD |
DD |
| '88-89 |
LA Clippers |
26 |
36.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
3.1 |
16.7 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| '89-90 |
LA Clippers |
71 |
32.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
16.3 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| '90-91 |
LA Clippers |
73 |
30.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
15.9 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| '91-92 |
LA Clippers |
82 |
35.4 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
6.9 |
3.5 |
19.3 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| '92-93 |
LA Clippers |
79 |
34.9 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
22.8 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| '93-94 |
LA Clippers Atlanta |
42 26 |
38.0 35.6 |
1.3 1.8 |
1.4 1.0 |
7.0 6.5 |
4.2 3.3 |
23.7 15.7 |
43 24 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
9 5 |
| '94-95 |
Phoenix |
46 |
32.8 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
6.0 |
3.3 |
17.9 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| '95-96 |
Phoenix |
33 |
24.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
13.4 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| '96-97 |
Phoenix |
77 |
27.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
13.5 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| '97-98 |
Phoenix |
70 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
13.5 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| '98-99 |
Phoenix |
50 |
23.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
9.1 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| '99-00 |
Milwaukee |
72 |
16.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| '00-01 |
Utah |
82 |
15.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| '01-02 |
Dallas |
41 |
13.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| '02-03 |
Detroit |
13 |
6.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Career |
7 teams |
883 |
27.4 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
14.0 |
43 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
83 |
Career transactions
- Drafted by Los Angeles Clippers
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in 1st round of 1988 NBA DraftThe 1988 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 1988 in New York City, New York. The length was reduced from seven rounds in the previous year to three rounds...
(1st overall) on June 28, 1988
- Traded by Clippers to Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Hawks are coached by Mike Woodson, who is in his fifth season at the helm.-The first years:The...
for Dominique WilkinsJacques Dominique Wilkins is a retired American professional basketball player. He is best remembered for his stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. A nine time NBA All-Star, "'Nique" is one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history...
and 1994 or 1995 conditional 1st-round pick (1994 - #25 - Greg MinorGreg Magado Minor is an American former NBA basketball player.Having averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in three seasons at the University of Louisville, Minor was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 25th overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft...
) on February 24, 1994
- Signed as free agent by Phoenix Suns
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to one-year, $1 million contract on September 3, 1994
- Re-signed by Suns to six-year, USD
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$40 million contract with team-option for seventh year on October 12, 1995
- Traded by Suns with Pat Garrity
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, the New York KnicksThe New York Knickerbockers, known familiarly as the Knicks, are a professional National Basketball Association team based in New York City, and the most valuable franchise in the league, valued at $608 million...
' and 2001 1st-round pick (#18 - Jason CollinsJason Paul Collins is an American professional basketball player, who is currently a member of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and later attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American in 2000–01 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on...
) to Orlando MagicThe Orlando Magic are a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
for Anfernee "Penny" HardawayAnfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway is a former American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association , specializing as a small forward, shooting guard, and point guard. His most productive years came in his days as a member of the Orlando Magic as well as the early portion of...
on August 5, 1999
- Traded by Magic with Dale Ellis
Dale Ellis is a retired American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association....
to Milwaukee BucksThe Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National Basketball Association . The current franchise owner is Herb Kohl.- Early years :...
for Chris GatlingChris Raymond Gatling is a retired American professional basketball player, having played for numerous NBA teams from 1991 to 2002....
and Armon Gilliam on August 19, 1999
- Waived by Bucks on August 2, 2000
- Signed by Utah Jazz
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on August 11, 2000
- Signed by Dallas Mavericks
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on July 31, 2001
- Waived by Mavericks on June 24, 2002
- Signed by Detroit Pistons
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on February 5, 2003
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
External links