Danny Manning gets hero’s welcome at Wake Forest

By Matt Tait     Apr 10, 2014

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By now, you’ve all surely heard that former Kansas University assistant coach and one of the school’s all-time great players landed a head coaching job at Wake Forest after two successful seasons at Tulsa.

The stories we posted got a lot of hits and comments and, as has been the case since the late 80’s, everyone in Jayhawkland seemed to be pretty pumped for Manning, his family and the handful of KU alums on his coaching staff.

Now, take that excitement and happiness and multiply it by 100. That’s the kind of reaction that Manning received at Wake Forest, where students, players, administrators and fans of the program welcomed him with open arms and some serious celebrations.

Below are a few videos and links to some of Wake’s coverage of Manning’s arrival. It’s worth a look, just as Manning is worthy of that job.

Danny Manning’s introductory press conference:
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Manning’s first day on campus:
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Here are a couple of player reaction videos:
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The folks at Wake even threw together this “Manning 101” infographic:

And, finally, here’s a link to the photo gallery from Manning’s big day:

http://www.wakeforestsports.com/view.gal?id=158877

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.