Mel Hankinson
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 10, 1943 United States |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1965 | Indiana (PA) |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1973 | Slippery Rock |
| 1973–1977 | Roanoke |
| 1977–1983 | Delta State |
| 1985–1987 | Samford |
| 1987–1993 | Masters |
| 1993–1998 | West Virginia (asst.) |
| 1998–2002 | Liberty |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 463-431 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Trans American Semi Finals | |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 35 |
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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.
Hankinson began his collegiate 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. Then the following year, Hankinson led the Rockets to the NAIA National Semifinals where the school recorded a 4th-place finish. He holds a master's degree from Indiana State University
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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.
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