Mel Hankinson
Biographical details | |
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Born | January 10, 1943 |
Playing career | |
1961–1965 | Indiana State (PA) |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
1970–1973 | Slippery Rock |
1973–1977 | Roanoke |
1977–1983 | Delta State |
1985–1987 | Samford |
1988–1993 | The Master's |
1993–1998 | West Virginia(assistant) |
1998–2002 | Liberty |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 361–353 |
Tournaments | 3–2 (NAIA) 1–1 (NCAA Division II) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Mason–Dixon(1974) PSACWestern Division (1972) | |
Mel Hankinson(born January 10, 1943) is an American formerbasketballcoach and author. He served as the head men's basketball coach atSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania(1970–1973),Roanoke College(1973–1977),Delta State University(1977–1983),Samford University(1985–1987), The Master's College—now known asThe Master's University(1988–1993), andLiberty University(1998–2002). 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 atLiberty Universityafter three years as the top assistant atWest Virginia University.[1]
Hankinson began his collegiate career as a head coach at Slippery Rock University, where he spent three seasons highlighted by capturing thePennsylvania State Athletic Conference(PSAC) Western Division title in 1972. For that season he was namedNAIADistrict 18 Coach of the Year.[2]Then the following year, Hankinson led the Rockets to the NAIA National Semifinals where the school recorded a fourth-place finish. He holds a master's degree fromIndiana State University[3]
Playing career
[edit]Hankinson was a star player at Indiana State College—now known asIndiana University of Pennsylvania.The 59 points he scored on February 26, 1965 against Parsons still stands as a school andPennsylvania State Athletic Conferencerecord today.[4]
Books by Hankinson
[edit]- Progressions for Teaching Basketball—Mel Hankinson, Cleveland, MS (1979)ISBN978-0-9606492-0-4
- Basketball Basketball BasketballCo-Authored by Margaret Wade—Delta State University, Cleveland, MS (1980)ISBN978-9-99705-405-0
- Bench Coaching - Offensive Strategy—Championship Books, Ames, IA (1983) 60 pgs.ISBN978-0-89279-062-3
- 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.ISBN1-56404-053-4
- The Numbered Motion Offense—Championship Books, Ames, IA (1993) 110 pgs.ISBN978-1-56404-052-7
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Slippery Rock(Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference)(1970–1973) | |||||||||
1970–71 | Slippery Rock | 10–15 | 2–6 | 5th(Western) | |||||
1971–72 | Slippery Rock | 17–7 | 6–2 | T–1st(Western) | |||||
1972–73 | Slippery Rock | 23–7 | 6–4 | T–2nd(Western) | NAIA Division Fourth Place | ||||
Slippery Rock: | 50–29 | 14–12 | |||||||
Roanoke Maroons(Mason–Dixon Conference)(1973–1977) | |||||||||
1973–74 | Roanoke | 24–6 | 10–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Regional Third Place | ||||
1974–75 | Roanoke | 14–13 | |||||||
1975–76 | Roanoke | 6–20 | |||||||
1976–77 | Roanoke | 4–23 | |||||||
Roanoke: | 48–62 | ||||||||
Delta State Statesmen(Gulf South Conference)(1977–1983) | |||||||||
1977–78 | Delta State | 12–13 | 7–8 | 5th | |||||
1978–79 | Delta State | 13–13 | 7–8 | T–5th | |||||
1979–80 | Delta State | 19–7 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
1980–81 | Delta State | 15–13 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
1981–82 | Delta State | 18–9 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
1982–83 | Delta State | 13–15 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
Delta State: | 90–70 | 36–44 | |||||||
Samford Bulldogs(Trans America Athletic Conference)(1984–1987) | |||||||||
1984–85 | Samford | 18–12 | 7–7 | T–5th | |||||
1985–86 | Samford | 16–13 | 8–6 | 2nd | |||||
1986–87 | Samford | 4–22 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
Samford: | 38–47 | 16–30 | |||||||
The Master's Mustangs()(1988–1993) | |||||||||
1988–89 | The Master's | 20–13 | |||||||
1989–90 | The Master's | 20–13 | |||||||
1990–91 | The Master's | 20–14 | |||||||
1991–92 | The Master's | 20–14 | |||||||
1992–93 | The Master's | 19–14 | |||||||
Masters: | 99–68 | ||||||||
Liberty Flames(Big South Conference)(1998–2002) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Liberty | 4–23 | 0–10 | 6th | |||||
1999–00 | Liberty | 14–14 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
2000–01 | Liberty | 13–15 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2001–02 | Liberty | 5–25 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
Liberty: | 36–77 | 11–41 | |||||||
Total: | 361–353 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^"2006-2007 Liberty Mens Basketball Media Guide, p. 109"(PDF).RetrievedMarch 9,2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^"The Rocket, March 14, 1972, p. 5".RetrievedMarch 10,2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Somerset Daily American from Somerset, Pennsylvania on April 3, 1973 · Page 8".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-06-12.Retrieved2016-08-23.
- ^"PSAC Record Book".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-14.RetrievedMarch 9,2008.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
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- American non-fiction writers
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Delta State Statesmen basketball coaches
- IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball players
- Liberty Flames basketball coaches
- Roanoke Maroons men's basketball coaches
- Samford Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
- Slippery Rock men's basketball coaches
- The Master's Mustangs men's basketball coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball coaches
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