WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Danny Manning is being retained as Wake Forest's head basketball coach, Athletics Director Ron Wellman announced Friday.
"Daniel is a man of great character and integrity who makes every decision for the long-term benefit of the program and the University," said Wellman. "At this time, Daniel and I felt that new leadership would not help the program and allow the student-athletes to reach their full potential.
"Daniel's five years with us have produced many positive results. He has recruited very good people, both players and staff, to Wake Forest. He has had high expectations, both on and off the court, of everyone associated with our program. Over the last five years the team has shown improvement on the court and superb improvement off the court."
"During my year-end review with Ron, we discussed the overall status of the program which I believe is very positive," said Manning. "The right players are in place who have the values that are important at Wake Forest. At the end of the discussion, I told Ron that I should be retained because there needs to be a positive environment for the players to realize their potential. I appreciate the opportunity given to me at Wake Forest. I look forward to decades of future success at the helm of this program."
Manning has posted a record of 65-93 overall and 24-66 in Atlantic Coast Conference games during his five years.
