Mike Hanks
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1952/1953 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2001 | Saint Leo |
| 1994–1996 | Manchester Giants |
| 1984–1987 | South Alabama |
| 1981–1984 | Samford |
Mike Hanks is an American college basketball coach. He was head coach for Saint Leo University, Manchester Giants, University of South Alabama and Samford University. He also served as an assistant under Bob Knight at Indiana University.
Hanks served as a Graduate Assistant Basketball Coach for Indiana University from 1975–1976. Indiana was coached by the Hall of Fame Coach, Bob Knight. Indiana won the NCAA tournament compiling an undefeated season.
Hanks served as an Assistant Basketball Coach for the Ole Miss Rebels and Head Coach Bob Weltlich from 1976 to 1981. During this time Ole Miss competed in the school's first ever post season NIT Tournament in school history (1980), first ever NCAA Tournament (1981) and won the school's first ever and only SEC Tournament Championship (1981).
Hanks was head coach at Samford from 1981 to 1984. During his tenure as Head Coach Samford won 20 games for the first time in school history (1984). Hanks was named as the Trans America Conference Coach of the Year and the Birmingham Tip-Off Club Coach of the Year (1984). He compiled a 46–38 (.548) record.
This was a Pre-Olympic (1984) team selected to compete in tournaments in Korea, South Pacific and versus the Pan American Basketball Team in Manhattan, Kansas. The USA Team won Championships in both tournaments.
Silver Medalist, Cali, Colombia, South America
From 1984 to 1987, Hanks prowled the sidelines as head coach at South Alabama and garnered a 45–43 (.511) record.
In March 1987, Mike Hanks refused to resign as South Alabama's basketball coach with two years remaining in his contract and refused other options offered by the school. He was dismissed by Joe Gottfried, the school's athletic director. Hanks was in the third year of a five-year contract. In Hanks's three seasons at South Alabama his teams finished 15–13, 16–16 and 14–14.
Hanks served as an Assistant Basketball Coach (1987–1988) under Hall of Fame Coach Gene Bartow
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