Mel Hankinson
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| Mel Hankinson | ||
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| Title | Former Head coach | |
| College | Liberty University | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Born | January 10, 1943 | |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 361-353 (.506) | |
| Playing career | ||
| 1961-1965 | Indiana (PA) | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1970-1973 1973-1977 1977-1983 1985-1987 1987-1993 1993-1999 1999-2002 |
Slippery Rock Roanoke Delta State Samford Masters West Virginia (asst) Liberty |
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Mel Hankinson (born January 10, 1943) is a men's basketball coach and author. Hankinson has written a number of books and starred in videos on techniques for coaching basketball.
Hankinson spent over three decades coaching at the collegiate level. He came to his highest profile position as head coach on April 8, 1998 at Liberty University after three years as the top assistant at West Virginia University.[1]
Hankinson began his career as a head coach at Slippery Rock University where he spent three seasons highlighted by capturing the PSAC Western Division title in 1972. For that season he was named NAIA District 18 Coach of the Year.[2] Then the following year, Hankinson led the Rockets to the NAIA National Semifinals where the school recorded a 4th place finish.
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[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Slippery Rock Rockets (PSAC) (1970 — 1973) | |||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Slippery Rock | 10-15 | |||||||
| 1971–1972 | Slippery Rock | 17-7 | |||||||
| 1972–1973 | Slippery Rock | 23-7 | 4th at NAIA Nationals | ||||||
| Slippery Rock: | 50-29 | ||||||||
| Roanoke Maroons (Mason Dixon Conference) (1973 — 1977) | |||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Roanoke | 24-6 | NCAA Div II Regionals | ||||||
| 1974–1975 | Roanoke | 14-13 | |||||||
| 1975–1976 | Roanoke | 6-20 | |||||||
| 1976–1977 | Roanoke | 4-23 | |||||||
| Roanoke: | 48-62 | ||||||||
| Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference) (1977 — 1983) | |||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Delta State | 12-13 | 7-8 | 5th | |||||
| 1978-1979 | Delta State | 13-13 | 7-8 | T-5th | |||||
| 1979-1980 | Delta State | 19-7 | 7-5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1980-1981 | Delta State | 15-13 | 4-8 | T-5th | |||||
| 1981-1982 | Delta State | 18-9 | 8-4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1982-1983 | Delta State | 13-15 | 3-11 | 8th | |||||
| Delta State: | 90-70 | 36-44 | |||||||
| Samford Bulldogs (Trans America Athletic Conference) (1984 — 1987) | |||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Samford | 18-12 | 7-7 | T-5th | |||||
| 1985-1986 | Samford | 16-13 | 8-6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986-1987 | Samford | 4-22 | 1-17 | 10th | |||||
| Samford: | 38-47 | 16-30 | |||||||
| Masters Mustangs (NAIA) (1987 — 1993) | |||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Masters | ||||||||
| 1988-1989 | Masters | ||||||||
| 1989-1990 | Masters | ||||||||
| 1990-1991 | Masters | ||||||||
| 1991-1992 | Masters | ||||||||
| 1992-1993 | Masters | ||||||||
| Masters: | 99-68 | ||||||||
| Liberty Flames (Big South Conference) (1998 — 2002) | |||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Liberty | 4-23 | 0-10 | 6th | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Liberty | 14-14 | 4-10 | 7th | |||||
| 2000–2001 | Liberty | 13-15 | 5-9 | 6th | |||||
| 2001–2002 | Liberty | 5-25 | 2-12 | 8th | |||||
| Liberty: | 36-77 | 11-41 | |||||||
| Total: | 361-353 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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| Preceded by Randy Dunton |
Liberty Flames Head Mens Basketball Coach 1998—2002 |
Succeeded by Randy Dunton |
[edit] Playing history
Hankinson was a star player for Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The 59 points he scored on February 26, 1965 against Parsons still stands as a school and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference record today.[3]
[edit] Books by Hankinson
- Progressions for Teaching Basketball -- Mel Hankinson, Cleveland, MS (1979) ISBN 978-0-96064-920-4
- Basketball Basketball Basketball Co-Authored by Margaret Wade -- Delta State University, Cleveland, MS (1980) ISBN 978-9-99705-405-0
- Bench Coaching - Offensive Strategy -- Championship Books, Ames, IA (1983) 60 pgs. ISBN 978-0-89279-062-3
- How to Teach Match-Up Zone -- Educational Products Publishing Co. (1986) 68 pgs.
- Motivation -- S.N. (1987) 24 pgs.
- Bench Coaching - Defensive Strategy -- Championship Books, Ames, IA (1993) 131 pgs. ISBN 1-56404-053-4
- The Numbered Motion Offense -- Championship Books, Ames, IA (1993) 110 pgs. ISBN 978-1-56404-052-7
[edit] References
- ^ 2006-2007 Liberty Mens Basketball Media Guide, p. 109. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ The Rocket, March 14, 1972, p. 5. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ PSAC Record Book. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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