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FINAL FOUR
Tulsa introduces Manning as head coach
Assistant Coach Danny Manning yells out to one of the players during a timeout.
LANDREW JOSEPH
ajoseph@kansan.com
The University of Tulsa introduced former Kansas assistant coach Danny Manning as the program's 29th head coach on April 4.
Manning first served as an assistant coach under Bill Self in 2007, and he will return to the school that Self took to the Elite Eight in 2000. Self's opinion of the Tulsa basketball program was a key factor in Manning's decision to leave Lawrence.
sight to leave himself.
"The more I spoke with coach Self about the opportunity of coming to TU and being a part of this rich tradition, it became a no-brainer," Manning said. "To get a job of this magnitude — as my first job — is unbelievable."
When it came time for Tulsa athletic director Ross Parmley and the search committee to find a replacement for newly hired College of Charleston head coach Doug Wojcik, Manning's resume jumped out immediately.
Manning's history and pedigree as a player made him a popular target for coaching jobs around the country, but Tulsa was ultimately the right fit. Since taking over a coaching role in 2007, Manning has coached five eventual NBA forwards at Kansas with Thomas Robinson likely being his sixth.
"His 15 years in the NBA combined with the last nine years under one of the best coaches in the country have helped mold him into a great teacher and coach of basketball" Parmley said. He most definitely brings the excitement, the style of basketball and character that we were looking for in our head coach."
Wojcik left Tulsa as the program's winningest coach with a 140-92 record, but he
never took the Golden Hurricane to the NCAA Tournament in seven seasons at the helm. Manning would like to see that streak end right away.
"It's a process, and we understand that," Manning said. "But we're going to put our best foot forward, build and work every day, like I said. Hopefully when you count them up at the end, we have the right number to be there."
Tulsa finished the 2011-12 season with a 17-14 record, and the Golden Hurricane did not make any postseason appearance. Manning is immediately faced with the task of bringing high-level talent to Tulsa. Manning said that he doesn't think name recognition would play any role in immediately attracting recruits, but it might be a way to start conversations.
In his time at Kansas, Manning worked almost exclusively as a mentor to the big
men, but he said that the Golden Hurricane will look to play an up-tempo, transition style of play.
"We're going to be respectful young men and humble, but hungry." Manning said "Hungry to get better as young men and as individuals on the team committed to one goal, which is going out and representing TU to the highest honor that we can."
Manning's departure from the Kansas coaching staff leaves Self with the task of finding a replacement, but the Kansas head coach couldn't be happier for his long-time protégé.
"He'll represent the school in a first-class way," Self said. "He'll recruit good kids that can play and he'll coach their tails off. He'll have Tulsa competing for championships in a very short time. I personally think it will be a great marriage for both parties."
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munications and marketing for KU Endowment. "It presents a cohesive case in front of our donors."
alumni around a central cause," said Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, senior vice president for com-
The press release said that students are already benefiting from the donations. According to the release, 246 new scholarships have been created along with 14 professorships, which retain
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of The University of Kansas Hospital, said the funds would benefit expansion efforts for the KU Medical
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"The hospital serves patients from every county in Kansas, so supporting our needs impacts Kansans everywhere," Page said.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little praised the initiative and said it would push the University as well as the entire state in the right direction.
"The success of this campaign for Kansas' flagship university will benefit people in every corner of our state and region," Gray-Little said.
KU Medical Center.
$400 million for students (scholarships, fellowships and opportunities outside the classroom)
$325 million for programs (academic, research, clinical and community engagement initiatives)
$175 million for facilities (construction and renovation of facilities for learning and patient care).
$300 million for faculty (professorships, recruitment of exemplary faculty and staff)
f April 2012, they have raised $612 million.
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These numbers total to the $1.2 billion goal.
Fundraising began in July 2008.
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