Danny Manning

Danny Manning is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Player and is the current associate head coach for the University of Louisville Men’s Basketball team. As a player, he is a two-time NBA All-Star. As a head coach, he was a Conference USA Champion. He has played with a lot of teams in the NBA but his stay with the Los Angeles Clippers is the longest and most significant.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Daniel Ricardo Manning was born on May 17, 1966, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in the United States. He stands 208 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 125 kg. His father is Ed Manning, who played in the NBA and the ABA. His son and daughter are also college athletes.

High School and College Career

He attended Page High School in North Carolina. Later, when his father became an assistant coach for the University of Kansas, the family moved to Lawrence. Manning attended the university from 1984 to 1988.

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Position	Power Forward
Height / weight	2.08 m / 125 kg
Born	17 May 1966
Nationality	United States
Playing Style	Right Handed

Team History
Detroit	2003
Dallas	2001 - 2002
Utah	2000 - 2001
Phoenix	1994 - 2000
Milwaukee	1999 - 2000
Los Angeles	1988 - 1994
Atlanta	1994

While in college, he helped lead his team to win the 1988 NCAA Championship. He was also named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player of the Year in the same year. Manning was also named the 1988 National College Player of the Year.

Professional Career

Manning joined the NBA during the 1988 Draft. He was the first pick in the first round, chosen by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played with the Clippers from 1988 to 1994. While he was with the team, he was named an NBA All-Star twice.

He later moved to play for the Atlanta Hawk. In 1994, he played in the Phoenix Suns. While with the Suns, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 1998. He later played in short periods for the Milwaukee Bucks, Utah Jazz, and Dallas Mavericks. He also signed for a short while with the Detroit Pistons.

From 2003-2006, he became the team manager for the University of Kansas. In 2006, he became an assistant coach. From 2012 to 2014, he coached for the University of Tulsa. From 2014 to 2020, he became the coach of Wake Forest.

In 2021, he was an assistant coach for Maryland, and then from 2021 to 2022, he was the interim Head Coach. In 2022, he was named the associate head coach for Louisville.