Men's Basketball
Manuel, Danny
Danny Manuel
- Title:
- Director/Men's Basketball Operations
- Phone:
- 662-325-3800
Danny Manuel was elevated to Mississippi State’s Director of Operations in July 2025 and moves into his third season on Chris Jans’ staff in 2025-26.
The Bulldogs have secured 21 victories apiece and a pair of NCAA Tournament berths during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons when Manuel was a graduate assistant. State captured eight wins over Associated Press Top 25 teams which was the second-highest mark over a two-season span in program history.
Manuel spent the previous four seasons at NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) in the Atlantic Sun and the America East Conferences working for Brian Kennedy. He was promoted to assistant coach for the 2022-23 season after he served as the program’s director of operations from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
Prior to jumping to the NCAA Division I level, Manuel was the head boys basketball coach at his high school alma mater: the Miller School of Albemarle located in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Manuel transformed the school into one of the top prep programs nationally that sent several players to play college basketball. The Miller School amassed 83 victories from 2014-18 after only winning eight games during the season before his arrival.
Manuel guided The Miller School to three state championship game appearances and won the 2017-18 state title. He was named the Virginia State Coach of the Year in 2017-18 for his efforts.
Manuel played college basketball at Davis & Elkins College, a NCAA Division II school, located in Elkins, West Virginia from 2006-10 where he finished among the school’s top five in three-pointers made and assists. He graduated in 2010 with a degree in history.
Manuel began his coaching career at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Maryland and at Wheeling Jesuit University, a NCAA Division II school, located in Wheeling, West Virginia. He earned a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership from Wheeling Jesuit in 2013.
Manuel earned his Master of Science in workforce educational leadership from Mississippi State in May 2025.
Manuel and his wife, Ellyson, have a daughter Carmella who was born in 2024.
The Danny Manuel File
Seasons • School • Years at School • Position
2026-Present • Mississippi State • 1 Season • Director of Operations
2024-25 • Mississippi State • 2 Seasons • Graduate Assistant
2023 • New Jersey Institute of Technology • 1 Season • Assistant Coach
2020-21-22 • New Jersey Institute of Technology • 3 Seasons • Director of Operations
Note: Seasons are represented by hyphen and begin with the year’s last date. For example, the 2023-24 season is listed as 2024 which was Manuel’s first season at Mississippi State.
The Bulldogs have secured 21 victories apiece and a pair of NCAA Tournament berths during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons when Manuel was a graduate assistant. State captured eight wins over Associated Press Top 25 teams which was the second-highest mark over a two-season span in program history.
Manuel spent the previous four seasons at NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) in the Atlantic Sun and the America East Conferences working for Brian Kennedy. He was promoted to assistant coach for the 2022-23 season after he served as the program’s director of operations from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
Prior to jumping to the NCAA Division I level, Manuel was the head boys basketball coach at his high school alma mater: the Miller School of Albemarle located in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Manuel transformed the school into one of the top prep programs nationally that sent several players to play college basketball. The Miller School amassed 83 victories from 2014-18 after only winning eight games during the season before his arrival.
Manuel guided The Miller School to three state championship game appearances and won the 2017-18 state title. He was named the Virginia State Coach of the Year in 2017-18 for his efforts.
Manuel played college basketball at Davis & Elkins College, a NCAA Division II school, located in Elkins, West Virginia from 2006-10 where he finished among the school’s top five in three-pointers made and assists. He graduated in 2010 with a degree in history.
Manuel began his coaching career at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Maryland and at Wheeling Jesuit University, a NCAA Division II school, located in Wheeling, West Virginia. He earned a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership from Wheeling Jesuit in 2013.
Manuel earned his Master of Science in workforce educational leadership from Mississippi State in May 2025.
Manuel and his wife, Ellyson, have a daughter Carmella who was born in 2024.
The Danny Manuel File
Seasons • School • Years at School • Position
2026-Present • Mississippi State • 1 Season • Director of Operations
2024-25 • Mississippi State • 2 Seasons • Graduate Assistant
2023 • New Jersey Institute of Technology • 1 Season • Assistant Coach
2020-21-22 • New Jersey Institute of Technology • 3 Seasons • Director of Operations
Note: Seasons are represented by hyphen and begin with the year’s last date. For example, the 2023-24 season is listed as 2024 which was Manuel’s first season at Mississippi State.
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Transfer Players Media Session - 7/17/25
Thursday, July 17
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Chris Jans Media Session - 6/5/25
Thursday, June 05
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Josh Hubbard & Shawn Jones Jr. Media Session - 6/5/25
Thursday, June 05
MEN'S BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT | First Round Postgame Press Conference vs. Baylor 03/21/25
Friday, March 21
