- Frank Haith
College coach infobox
Name = Frank Haith
| ImageWidth =
Caption =
DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1965|11|3
Birthplace =Queens, New York
DateOfDeath =
Deathplace =
Sport =Basketball
College = Miami (FL)
Title = Head coach
Awards =
Championships =
CurrentRecord = 69-60 (.535)
OverallRecord =
Player =
Years =
Team =
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1985–1989
1989–1990
1990–1992
1992–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–2001
2001–2004
2004–present
CoachTeams = Elon (asst.)
Wake Forest (asst.)
UNC-Wilmington (asst.)
Texas A&M (asst.)
Penn State (asst.)
Texas A&M (asst.)
Wake Forest (asst.)
Texas (asst.)
Miami (FL)
BBallHOF =Frank Haith (born
November 3 ,1965 inQueens ,New York ) is the 11th and current head men'sbasketball coach at theUniversity of Miami .Haith was hired on April 11, 2004 and tasked with leading the Hurricanes into the
Atlantic Coast Conference . In Haith's first season, he took a team that was coming off two straight losing seasons and picked to finish last in the ACC and guided it to the postseason for the first time since 2002. As a result, Haith was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award.Haith again took Miami to the NIT in 2005, and the Hurricanes won their first two games before bowing out in a heartbreaking loss to Michigan Wolverines. It was just the second time in Miami's basketball history that the Hurricanes had won back-to-back postseason games.
Haith has also led the Hurricanes to success off-the-court. Under Haith's tenure, all 8 Miami senior basketball players who have completed their eligibility have earned their degrees. Miami also placed three players on the ACC All-Academic basketball team for the 2004-2005 season, more than any school in the conference.
Prior to being named the head coach at Miami, Haith had been an assistant coach for 15 years at such programs as Texas,
UNC-Wilmington , Penn State, Wake Forest, andElon University .Haith is a 1988 graduate of
Elon College . He is married and has two children. Haith's nephew,Sean Bell , was slain byNew York City police in a controversialNovember 25 ,2006 shooting incident. [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/475270p-399755c.html]Head coaching record
CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Miami (FL)
startyear=2004
conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Miami (FL)
overall = 16-13
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-6th
postseason = NIT 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Miami (FL)
overall = 18-16
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-7th
postseason = NIT QuarterfinalsCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Miami (FL)
overall = 12-20
conference = 4-12
confstanding = 12th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007-2008
name = Miami (FL)
overall = 23-11
conference = 8-8
confstanding = 5th
postseason = NCAA Second RoundCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Miami (FL)
overall = 69-60
confrecord = 26-38CBB Yearly Record End
overall=69-60
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
