Sport(s) Basketball 1977–1983 Delta State Positions Basketball positions 1973–1977 Roanoke Role Basketball Coach | 1970–1973 Slippery Rock Name Mel Hankinson 1961–1965 Indiana (PA) | |
Born January 10, 1943 (age 81) United States ( 1943-01-10 ) Books The Numbered Motion Offense | ||
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.
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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
Playing 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.