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Name: Danny Manning  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 17th May 1966
   
Place of Birth: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is one of the greatest players in University of Kansas and college basketball history. The Lawrence, Kansas High School graduate left KU as the team's all-time leading scorer and rebounder after leading the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA championship. Manning set a Big Eight record with 2,951 career points. The 6-foot-10, 234-pound forward won the Wooden, Naismith, and Eastman Awards as the college player of the year in 1988. In Kansas's 83-79 victory over the University of Oklahoma for the NCAA championship, Manning had 31 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 steals to be named most valuable player in the tournament. Manning, a two-time All-American while at KU, also was named the Big Eight player of the decade.

He was a member of the 1988 Summer Olympics basketball team.

He was drafted No. 1 overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the summer of 1988 and spent more than a decade in the NBA. He played only 26 games as a rookie because of a knee injury required surgery, but he returned for 1989-1990 season. His best year as a pro was 1992-1993, when he averaged 22.8 points a game and played in the NBA All-Star game. He was also an all-star the following season.

But continuing knee problems forced Manning to become a part-time player in 1996, after he had undergone two more surgeries. He won the 1997-1998 Sixth Man Award as the best off the bench in the NBA, averaging 13.5 points, though he played only about 17 minutes a game.

Manning went to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1999 and played for different teams during his final four seasons in the league. He announced his retirement in the summer of 2003 and is currently at the University of Kansas as director of student-athlete development and team manager, under KU basketball Coach Bill Self.

Career Transactions

  • Drafted by Los Angeles Clippers in 1st round of 1988 NBA Draft (1st overall) on 28 June 1988
  • Traded by Clippers to Atlanta Hawks for Dominique Wilkins and 1994 or 1995 conditional 1st-round pick (1994 - #25 - Greg Minor) on 24 February 1994
  • Signed as free agent by Phoenix Suns to one-year, $1 million contract on 3 September 1994
  • Re-signed by Suns to six-year, $40 million contract with team-option for seventh year on 12 October 1995
  • Traded by Suns with Pat Garrity, New York Knicks' 2001 1st-round pick [[#18 - Jason Collins) and 2002 1st-round pick (#9 - Amare Stoudemire) to Orlando Magic for Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway on 5 August 1999
  • Traded by Magic with Dale Ellis to Milwaukee Bucks for Chris Gatling and Armon Gilliam on 19 August 1999
  • Waived by Bucks on 2 August 2000

External Links

  • University of Kansas Men's Basketball


Preceded by:
David Robinson
Naismith Award
(men)
Succeeded by:
Danny Ferry

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