Building New Traditions GETTING NOTICED
After leading the Hurricanes to a 10-game turnaround in 2007-08 — among the best single-season turnarounds in the nation, Haith finished runner-up in ACC Coach of the Year voting. Miami won 23 games that season — posting its 10th 20-win season in program history.
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Head Coach Frank Haith is the first coach in Miami history to earn National Association of Basketball Coaches District 6 Coach of the Year honors in 2005, after leading the Hurricanes to the second-most wins (16) by a firstyear coach in program history. That year, Haith was also a Naismith National Coach of the Year Award Finalist.
POSTSEASON PROWESS In six years at the helm, Coach Haith has guided the Hurricanes to four postseason appearances — the first Miami coach to accomplish the feat. In 2007-08, Haith led Miami to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002. With their 78-64 first round win over St. Mary’s (Calif.), the Hurricanes advanced to the NCAA’s second round for the third time in program history and for the first time since 2000. In 2008-09, UM advanced past the first round of postseason play for the second-straight season and in their third-straight postseason appearance. Miami went on the road and knocked off Providence, 78-66, to move to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. In 2006, Haith guided UM to both its first NIT win since 1963 and to its first NIT road win in history. In 2009-10, Haith guided a resurgent Hurricanes squad to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time in program history. Haith’s Hurricanes earned their first ACC Tournament win in 2006, and have won at least one game in the ACC Tournament in four of the last five years.
BEATING THE BEST Haith has coached Miami to 14 wins over ranked opponents in six seasons — including four on the road, one on a neutral court and a school-record tying four wins over ranked opponents in 2006-07. On Feb. 4, 2009, Miami routed No. 6/7 Wake Forest, 79-52. The Hurricanes’ 27-point win was the largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in UM history and was also the largest margin of victory in ACC play. Almost one year prior on Feb. 20, 2008, the Hurricanes knocked off No. 4/5 Duke, 96-95. It marked the highest ranked opponent Miami defeated since Feb. 20, 1999, when UM beat No. 2/2 UConn, 73-71, on the road.
EXCELLENCE — ON AND OFF THE COURT Two-time All-ACC First Team pick Jack McClinton was the only First-Teamer to also earn All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team accolades in 2008, and in 2009 he was the only All-ACC selection on any team to also earn the academic honor. He was also the 2009 recipient of the Skip Prosser Award, given to the league’s top basketball scholar-athlete. With eight All-ACC Academic picks since 2006, Miami trails only Duke who has just one more over that span.
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