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HEAD COACH FRANK HAITH SEVENTH SEASON | FOUR POSTSEASON APPEARANCES Frank Haith enters his seventh year at the helm of the University of Miami men’s basketball program in 2010-11. Since taking over the program on April 12, 2004 — in what then-Athletic Director Paul Dee referred to as “an important event in the evolution and history of Hurricane basketball” — Haith has met the challenge and surpassed expectations, bringing Miami back into the national spotlight. In six seasons, Haith has led the Hurricanes to four postseason appearances and already has more postseason wins than any other coach in Miami men’s basketball history. With Haith’s guidance, the Hurricanes advanced past the first round of postseason play in backto-back seasons (2007-08, 2008-09) and in each of their last three trips to the postseason. In 2010-11, Haith will be one of 31 coaches from around the nation serving on the Regional Advisory Committee, per an invitation from the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. In 2009-10, Haith led the Hurricanes to a 15-1 start for
just the second time in program history and the first since 1959-60, while finishing the non-conference schedule with a perfect 14-0 record. He has led Miami to 21-straight non-conference wins, dating back to Dec. 6, 2008, when UM knocked off perennial power Kentucky in Lexington. The Hurricanes leapt back into the Top 25 for the third consecutive season, ranked No. 23 on Jan. 11, following a thrilling 67-66 victory over Wake Forest. Haith then guided Miami into the ACC Tournament semifinals for the first time in program history, giving the Hurricanes their second 20win season in the last three years. Haith now owns two of Miami’s five 20win seasons since the return of the program in 1985-86. Haith’s reputation as a top recruiter and developer of talent was evident with a recruiting class ranked among the nation’s Top 25 by both ESPN and Scout, as then-freshman Durand Scott became the first Hurricane to be selected to the ACC’s All-Rookie Team. A program-best four-time ACC Rookie of the Week honoree, Scott was just the second freshman in school history to register 100 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in a single season, while his 104 assists was the most by a UM freshman in 15 years. Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson (Second Team) joined Scott (First Team) on the ACC All-Tournament Team – becoming the first pair of Hurricanes to garner the accolades. In addition, Haith continues to produce some of the best perimeter shooters in the ACC, as Adrian Thomas finished the year leading the league in three-point percentage at 42.1 percent. Thomas’ achievement marked the second-straight season, and the third time in the last four years, that Miami has had the league’s most accurate three-point shooter. As a team, the 2009-10 squad finished the year shooting 46.3 percent from the field – best in the Haith era and second-best mark in the ACC last season.
IN SIX SEASONS AT MIAMI, FRANK HAITH HAS GUIDED MIAMI INTO THE POSTSEASON FOUR TIMES AND TO 14 WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS
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