Danny
Manning

Danny Manning
College basketball's 1988 consensus player of the year, Danny Manning ended his brilliant career by leading the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA title. He was named the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year and was second-team All-Big Eight in 1985. Manning was a three-time Big Eight Player of the Year, two-time All-American and a winner of the Naismith and Wooden Awards. Manning re-wrote the KU record books, becoming the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Kansas history. He also owns the record for most points scored in a single season with 942 points his senior year. He became the fourth Jayhawk to earn the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player award. His KU jersey was retired during the 1992 season and he was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 23, 2008.

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Basketball (Men's) 1985
Basketball (Men's) 1986
Basketball (Men's) 1987
Basketball (Men's) 1988

All-American
1985 - Basketball (Men's)

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1985 - Basketball (Men's)

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1985 - Basketball (Men's)

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1986 - Basketball (Men's)
1987 - Basketball (Men's)
1988 - Basketball (Men's)

Olympian
1988 - Basketball (Men's)

National Champion
1988 - Basketball (Men's)

Conference Champion
1986 - Basketball (Men's)

All-Conference
1986 - Basketball (Men's)
1987 - Basketball (Men's)
1988 - Basketball (Men's)

Captain
1988 - Basketball (Men's)

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