Frank Haith

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Frank Haith (born November 3, 1965 in Queens, New York) is the 11th and current head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami.

Haith was hired on April 11, 2004 and tasked with leading the Hurricanes into the Atlantic Coast Conference. In Haith's first season, he took a team that was coming off two straight losing seasons and picked to finish last in the ACC and guided it to the postseason for the first time since 2002. As a result, Haith was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award.

Haith again took Miami to the NIT in 2005, and the Hurricanes won their first two games before bowing out in a heartbreaking loss to Michigan Wolverines. It was just the second time in Miami's basketball history that the Hurricanes had won back-to-back postseason games.

Haith has also led the Hurricanes to success off-the-court. Under Haith's tenure, all 8 Miami senior basketball players who have completed their eligibility have earned their degrees. Miami also placed three players on the ACC All-Academic basketball team for the 2004-2005 season, more than any school in the conference.

Prior to being named the head coach at Miami, Haith had been an assistant coach for 15 years at such programs as Texas, UNC-Wilmington, Penn State, Wake Forest, and Elon University.

Coaching Experience
2004-Present . . . . . . Head Coach, University of Miami
2003-04 . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Head Coach, University of Texas
2001-03 . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach, University of Texas
1997-01 . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach, Wake Forest
1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . Associate Head Coach, Texas A&M
1995-96 . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach, Penn State
1992-95 . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach, Texas A&M
1990-92 . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach, UNC-Wilmington
1989-90 . . . . . . . . . . . Grad. Assistant Coach, Wake Forest
1988-89 . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach, Elon College
1985-88 . . . . . . . . . . . Student Assistant, Elon College

Haith is a 1988 graduate of Elon College. He is married and has two children. Haith's nephew, Sean Bell, was slain by New York City police in a controversial November 25, 2006 shooting incident.[1]