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Danny Manning - Men's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Danny Manning

Position Forward/Center
Height 6'10''
Class Senior
Hometown Lawrence, Kan.
High School Lawrence High
bio

1988 consensus college player of the year (Naismith, Wooden, Kodak) … 1987 and 1988 consensus first-team All-American … Three-time Big Eight Conference Player of the Year, all-defense and first team (1986, 1987, 1988) … Big Eight Tournament MVP (1986, 1988) … 1988 NCAA Final Four MVP and All-Tournament team … 1986 and 1987 NCAA Midwest Regional MVP … 1988 United States Olympic Team member … 1987 United States Pan American Team … Member of the Kansas all-time team … All-time Big Eight Conference leading scorer … Second-leading career rebounder in Big Eight history … Top pick in the 1988 NBA draft … Fifth in Kansas career blocked shots with 200 … Ranks third in NCAA history for career games played (147)… Started 146 games … Scored in double-figures 132 times … KU’s all-time leading rebounder (1,187) … Eighth all-time leading scorer in NCAA history … Has played professionally for Los Angeles (Clippers), Atlanta, Milwaukee, Utah, Dallas, Phoenix and Detroit …Jersey has been retired at KU … Is currently the Director of Student-Athlete Development for KU basketball.