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Meet the Coaching Staff HAITH HAS PRODUCED A FIRST-, SECOND-,THIRD- OR ROOKIE TEAM ALL-ACC PLAYER IN EACH OF HIS SIX SEASONS IN THE LEAGUE The Hurricanes posted an ACC first in 2007-08 with their remarkable turnaround from a 12-20 mark in 2006-07 to their 23-11 finish in 2007-08 — becoming the first ACC team in its 55 seasons to put together a 20-win campaign immediately following a 20-loss season. The Hurricanes finished a program-best fifth in the ACC after winning a school-record eight ACC games, and produced Miami’s first First Team All-ACC selection in McClinton. During 2008, Haith was recognized by CollegeInsider.com and the Prosser family as a finalist for the inaugural Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the Division I head coach who best represents the high standards of the coaching profession and wins with integrity.
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Coached Miami to 14 wins over ranked opponents in six seasons More postseason wins than any other coach in Miami history 2008 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Finalist 2008 ACC Coach of the Year Runner-Up 2008 Alamance County (N.C.) Distinguished Service in Sports Award 2008 UM Alumni Association Inside Out Award recipient 2005 National Association of Basketball Coaches District 6 Coach of the Year — First in Miami history 2005 Naismith National Coach of the Year Award Finalist The first coach in Miami history to take four of his first five teams into the postseason Opened the 2008-09 season ranked among nation’s Top 25 in both polls for just the second time Second-most wins in a season by a Miami head coach (23) in 2008 UM-record 14 home wins (2008) Led Miami to its first win at Kentucky in 2008 Led Miami to a 72-65 win over Florida in 2004 — UM’s first win in Gainesville in 41 years Led Miami to its first win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2006 In 2008, led the Hurricanes to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002 and into the second round for the first time since 2000 In 2008, led Miami back into the Top 25 for the first time since 2002 Guided Miami to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time since 2002 Graduated all 10 of his seniors in his first three years and 21 players in six years In 2006, led UM to both its first NIT win since 1963 and the program’s first NIT road win ever
"People ask me what I'll remember most about this season," said Haith. "Of course the Duke win was special, but I know that I will always remember that first NCAA Tournament win, and having the opportunity to get all of the guys on the floor. No one can ever take that away from them." After leading the Hurricanes to one of the most successful campaigns in Miami’s 59 years fielding a men’s basketball program, Haith signed a new contract in April 2008, keeping him in Coral Gables through at least 2012-13.
INTO THE ACC Haith’s numerous accomplishments at the helm of the Hurricane program include ushering Miami into the tradition-rich Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004, back-to-back postseason appearances in 2005 and 2006, an NCAA Tournament berth in 2008, 14 wins over nationally-ranked opponents, recording the school’s first National Invitation Tournament win since 1963, earning the first NIT road win in school history and advancing past the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in 2008 for the first time since 2000.
HURRICANE HEAD COACHES PAST AND PRESENT: JIM MORRIS (BASEBALL), FORMER FOOTBALL COACH JIMMY JOHNSON AND FRANK HAITH (MEN’S BASKETBALL).
2010-11 | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL | HURRICANESPORTS.COM
Quickly establishing himself as one of the league’s top coaches, Haith is also one of only four current ACC coaches to record 88 or more victories in their first five seasons at their respective ACC school. Haith faced the daunting task of leading Miami into the ACC during his inaugural 2004-05 season, after taking over a UM program coming off back-to-back losing seasons, including the 2003-04 campaign in which Miami failed to qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament. Picked to finish last in the conference in the preseason ACC media poll, Haith shocked critics while leading the Hurricanes to a 16-13 overall record, seven league victories, three wins over ranked opponents and a berth in the National Invitation Tournament. Among those three wins over ranked opponents was a thrilling 72-65 win over Florida on its homecourt — the first win for the Hurricanes in Gainesville in 41 years. That year, he was honored as the National Association of Basketball Coaches District Coach of the Year, the first coach in UM history to win the award, and was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award. In 2005-06, Haith built on the success of his first season as Miami posted an overall record of 18-16, marking the most victories for a UM team since the 200102 season, while also winning seven ACC games. Miami also saw several program firsts under Haith during the 2005-06 campaign. In one of the more thrilling games of the year, Haith and the Hurricanes, coming off an upset over 12th-ranked Maryland, knocked off 20th-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill for the first time in school history. Miami would later earn the program’s first ACC Tournament victory with a win over Clemson before advancing to the postseason for the second-straight year with a berth into the 2006 NIT.