Daniel Ricardo "Danny" Manning (born May 17, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and retired National Basketball Association player. He is the current men's head coach at Wake Forest. After retiring from professional basketball Manning became an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Kansas. He won the national championship with the Jayhawks in 1988 as a player, and again on the coaching staff in 2008. He is the all-time leading scorer in Kansas basketball history with 2,951 points, the closest player to his point total is 854 points behind Manning.

Manning is the son of the late Ed Manning, who was a longtime NBA and ABA player and professional and college coach.

As a junior at Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, Danny averaged 18.8 points and nine rebounds per game, leading the Pirates to a 26-0 record and the state title.

When Ed Manning became an assistant coach at the University of Kansas prior to Danny's senior year, the family moved to Lawrence, Kansas and Danny attended Lawrence High School, where as a senior he was named Kansas Player of the Year. While in Lawrence High, Manning played alongside future United States federal judge Sri Srinivasan.

Manning led the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA title as a senior, leaving KU as its all-time leading scorer and rebounder. He was also the all-time leading scorer in Big Eight Conference history with 2,951 career points. He won the Wooden, Naismith, and Eastman Awards as the college player of the year in 1988.

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