Drafted as the overall number one selection by the L.A. Clippers in the 1988 NBA Draft after winning a NCAA national championship at Kansas. However, a series of knee injuries has kept Danny Manning from reaching his true NBA potential. Despite his 6-10 size, Manning is a natural small forward, possessing a wide array of skills.
2001-02:
Appeared in 41 games (10 starts), averaging 4.0 points (.477 FG, .667 FT) and 2.6 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game with the Dallas Mavericks...Dallas went 8-2 in his 10 starts...Averaged 5.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.00 steals and 1.10 blocks in 21.2 minutes as a starter...In 31 games off the bench, averaged 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11.0 minutes...Recorded season-highs in points (13), blocks (4) and minutes (34) vs. Denver (11/8/01)...Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in a season-high 34 minutes at Memphis (11/4/01)...Led Mavs in blocks seven times and steals four times...Dallas went 17-2 when he shot .500 or better from the field...Missed 23 games due to a lower back strain (3/5/02-4/17/02).
2000-01:
One of only three Jazz players to see action in all 82 games, marking just the third time in his 13-year career that he has played in every game....Coming off the bench every game, he averaged 15.9 mpg, averaging 7.4 ppg and 2.6 rpg....Connected on .494 of his shots from the field while shooting .729 from the line....Scored a season high 25 points vs. Portland on 3/22/01, posted 20 points at Sacramento on 3/11/01 and for the year, registered 21 games of double figure scoring....Finished the year on a strong note, averaging 13.2 ppg while shooting .574 from the field over the last five games....Scored the 12,000th point of his career in the 3/22/01 game vs. Portland and finished the season with 12,168 career points....Grabbed a season high eight rebounds at Seattle on 1/30/01, served up a season-high five assists twice (vs. Orlando on 11/16/00 and at Washington on 3/4/01)and saw a season-high 25 minutes vs. Sacramento on 2/13/01....Handed out the 2,000th assist of his career at Washington on 3/4/01 and blocked the 700th shot of his career vs. Minnesota on 11/16/00....Played in his 800th career game at Seattle on 2/23/01 and has now played in 829 professional games.
1999-2000:
Played 72 games for the Milwaukee Bucks....Averaged 4.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game....Recorded a season-high 19 points against Indiana on 12/18/99....Scored in double figures nine time.
1998-99:
Played all 50 games for the Phoenix Suns....Averaged 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in 23.7 minutes per game....Scored a season-high 19 points against Seattle on 4/14/99....Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds and handed 6 assists against San Antonio on 4/10/99.
1997-98:
Named the winner of the 1997-98 NBA Sixth Man Award as a member of the Suns....Played 70 games and averaged 13.5 points, 5.6 rebounds in 25.6 minutes....Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on 4/9/98 and missed the last part of the season on the injured list....Sidelined from 12/28/97 to 1/9/98, missing 6 consecutive games, due to a right abdominal strain....Grabbed 12 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers on 12/7/97....Scored his 10,000th career point, recording 14 points vs. New Jersey on 11/26/97....Registered a season-high 35 points against Portland on 11/14/97.
1996-97:
Played in 77 games and started 17 with Phoenix....averaged 13.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.05 steals and 0.96 blocks in 27.7 minutes per game....Ranked ninth in the NBA in field goal percentage at .536....Scored a season-high 26 points against San Antonio 3/20/97....Scored 20 points or more 11 times and reached double figures in rebounds 12 times, twice hauling down a season-high 15 boards.
1995-96:
Spent the first half of the season on the injured list, missing 42 games while recovering from his second torn anterior cruciate ligament with Phoenix...Returned on 2/2/96 against Cleveland and had 10 points in 26 minutes....Played 33 games and started 4....Averaged 13.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.0 apg and 1.15 spg in 24.7 mpg....Scored in double figures in 27 of the 33 games he played....Scored a season-high 32 points at Orlando on 3/10/96.
1994-95:
Played 46 games and started 19 with Phoenix....Averaged 17.9 points and 6.0 rebounds in 32.8 minutes per game....Tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on 2/6/95 and was lost for the season.
1993-94:
Played 42 games with the L.A. Clippers and averaged 23.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists....Named to the NBA All Star team....Recorded a career-high 43 points against Chicago on 12/7/93....Registered his first career triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists on 12/22/93 against Washington....Traded to Atlanta on 2/24/94 for Dominique Wilkens and a 1994 or 1995 conditional first-round draft choice....Left Los Angeles as the Clippers' all-time leading scorer with 7,120 career points...Played 26 games with the Hawks and averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.77 steals.
1992-93:
Selected to play in his first NBA All-Star Game with the L.A. Clippers....Became the first Clippers All-Star since Marques Johnson (1986)....Led the Clippers in scoring (22.8 ppg), setting a club record for total points, with 1,800....Also averaged 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.28 blocks per game while shooting .509 from the floor....Led team in scoring 45 times and in rebounding 23 times....Tallied a season-high 36 points vs. Portland on 3/26/93.
1991-92:
Started all 82 games for the L.A. Clippers....Averaged 19.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.65 steals, and 1.49 blocks per game...Also shot .542 from the field, which was the eighth best in the NBA....Had season-highs of 34 points three times during the season and grabbed 16 rebounds against Miami on 2/28/92.
1990-91:
Started 47 of his 73 appearances....Averaged 15.9 points....Led team in steals (117) and ranked 24th in the NBA in field-goal percentage (.519)....Missed nine games in November because of tendinitis in his right knee....Scored a season-high 31 points against Detroit on 3/3/91.
1989-90:
Spent the first 11 games on the injured list with a serious knee injury before returning on 11/29/89....Played 71 games with the L.A. Clippers....Finished third on the team in scoring (16.3 ppg) while adding 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game....Shot .533 from the field, which was 13th in the NBA...Scored a season-high 39 points vs. Portland (1/27/90).
1988-89:
Averaged 16.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists through the first 26 games with the Clippers....Tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on 1/4/89 in a game vs. Milwaukee....Underwent reconstructive surgery on 1/14/89.
COLLEGE:
Averaged 23.9 points as a junior and 24.8 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior at Kansas....Named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament, as Kansas won the 1988 national title....Also earned national Player of the Year designations in at least five polls and was named a first-team All-American and the Big Eight Conference Player of the Year that year....Set more than three dozen school, conference and NCAA records and finished as the NCAA's sixth all-time leading scorer....Member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic basketball team.
