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Mel Hankinson Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Former Head coach Team Liberty University Biographical details Born January 10, 1943 Place of birth 
Playing career 1961-1965 Indiana (PA) Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1970-1973
1973-1977
1977-1983
1985-1987
1987-1993
1993-1999
1999-2002Slippery Rock
Roanoke
Delta State
Samford
Masters
West Virginia (asst)
LibertyHead coaching record Overall 361-353 (.506) 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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Head coaching record
Season Team Overall 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 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionPlaying 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]
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
References
- ^ "2006-2007 Liberty Mens Basketball Media Guide, p. 109". http://libertyflames.com/media/1912/men_s_basketball/200708mediaguide/Record%20Section%201%20(Pages%20107-126).pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ "The Rocket, March 14, 1972, p. 5". http://klndigital.passhe.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/srurocket&CISOPTR=950&CISOMODE=print. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "PSAC Record Book". http://www.psacsports.org/men/records/m_basketballrecords.html. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
External links
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Liberty Flames basketball head coaches Dan Manley (1972–1977) • Skeeter Swift (1977–1978) • Dale Gibson (1978–1981) • Jeff Meyer (1981–1997) • Randy Dunton (1997–1998) • Mel Hankinson (1998–2002) • Randy Dunton (2002–2007) • Ritchie McKay (2007–2009) • Dale Layer (2009– )
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