Conley Jr. was selected fourth overall. Cook was drafted 21st. Conley had a particularly long and prolific career and he was considered among the world's best for over a decade. "Track and Field News" ranked him among the top ten triple jumpers in the world 14 consecutive years (six times as world's best) and seven times in the long jump. Conley was ranked 8th in the U.S. in the 200 meter dash in 1985. Conley is married to René Corbin Conley and is the father of Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr., Jordan Conley, Sydney Conley (All-American long jumper at Kansas University), and Jon Conley. He is the elder brother of former American football linebacker Steve Conley.