Danny Manning

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danny Manning
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 17, 1966(1966-05-17)
Age	58
Birthplace	Hattiesburg
Country	United States
Birth City	Mississippi
Horoscope	Taurus

Danny Manning Biography

Danny Manning is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 17, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. The former NBA power forward, best remembered for his stint as a player with his team the Los Angeles Clippers from 1988 until 1994. He was named the head coach of Tulsa’s basketball team in 2012.

He was awarded the highly coveted He earned the prestigious John Wooden Award in 1988. Award in 1988.

Manning was selected to the last all-amateur USA national basketball team in 1988, which competed at the Summer Olympics against all-professional Soviet and Yugoslavian teams 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 led the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA title as a senior, leaving KU as its all-time leading scorer and rebounder. He was also the all-time leading scorer in Big Eight Conference history with 2,951 career points. He won the Wooden, Naismith, and Eastman Awards as the college player of the year in 1988.

He had two children: Evan Taylor and Evan. Taylor.

Danny Manning Net Worth

Danny Manning is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny Manning 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded his Naismith College Player of the Year Award at the University of Kansas before being chosen second overall at the 1988 NBA Draft by the Clippers.

He was a two-time NBA All-Star and the 1998 Sixth Man of the Year in his 15-season professional playing career.

Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and retired National Basketball Association player. He most recently served as the men’s head coach at Wake Forest. Manning played high school basketball at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas, college basketball at the University of Kansas, and played in the 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Danny Manning height 6 ft 10 in Danny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Danny Manning Dating?

According to our records, Danny Manning married to Julie Manning. As of December 1, 2023, Danny Manning’s is not dating anyone.

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He announced his retirement from professional basketball in 2003 and served for four years at the University of Kansas as director of student-athlete development and team manager under KU basketball coach Bill Self. Manning was promoted to assistant coach at the end of the 2006–07 season as a replacement for Tim Jankovich who left the Kansas staff to take the position of head coach at Illinois State University. Manning became a key component of the Jayhawks coaching staff, filling vital roles in both recruiting and his work training the team’s big men. In his role as KU assistant coach, Manning worked with the Jayhawk big men and earned a reputation as one of the best coaches of big men in the country. He coached 12 NBA draft picks, including eight first round selections. Kansas bigs among those NBA draft picks during his tenure included Wayne Simien, Julian Wright, Darrell Arthur, Darnell Jackson, Sasha Kaun, Cole Aldrich, twins Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris, Thomas Robinson and Jeff Withey. Manning recruited two McDonald’s High School All-Americans, including 2010 NBA first-round draft pick and Oklahoman Xavier Henry. He also coached two Academic All-Americans – Cole Aldrich and Tyrel Reed. Aldrich was selected as the 2010 Academic All-America of the Year for men’s basketball. He spent a total of nine years on the staff at Kansas.

Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Danny Manning celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.

On April 4, 2012, Manning was officially announced as Tulsa’s head coach. In his first year, the Golden Hurricane posted a 17–16 overall record and an 8–8 mark in Conference USA play, finishing fifth in the league’s regular season. With the fifth-least-experienced team in the nation in 2012–13 and battling injuries all season, TU advanced to the semifinals of the Conference USA Championship and played in the CBI postseason tournament. Two Hurricane players, James Woodard and D’Andre Wright, were selected to the C-USA All- Freshman Team. Tulsa improved their record to 21–13 in Manning’s 2nd year, while going 13 – 3 in Conference play. Tulsa subsequently emerged as the C-USA regular season leader, and won the Conference tournament to advance onto a NCAA tournament berth for the first time since 2003. The Golden Hurricane lost in the second round to the UCLA Bruins 76–59.

What happened to Danny Manning?

After going 78–111 in six seasons — only 1 winning record and never finishing better than 10th in the ACC — Manning was dismissed on April 25, 2020 from Wake Forest.

What NBA team did Danny Manning play for?

The No. 1 overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers , Manning played 15 seasons in the league for seven different professional teams–the L.A. Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons.

What is Danny Manning salary?

Net Worth:$20 Million
Salary:| $2 Million
Date of Birth:| May 17, 1966 (56 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 6 ft 9 in (2.08 m)

What does Danny Manning do?

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Is Danny Manning married?

Julie Manning