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Louisville hiring Danny Manning as assistant; picks up DJ Wagner prediction

Kenny Payne is adding another big name to his staff at Louisville. There are multiple reports this morning that former Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning will join Payne’s staff. A press conference is scheduled for noon.

Manning is the second member of Payne’s staff, joining former Duke assistant Nolan Smith, who was introduced on Monday. As a player, Manning is Kansas’ all-time leading scorer and was the consensus national player of the year in 1988. He got his coaching start as an assistant at Kansas (2006-12) before landing his first head coaching job at Tulsa.