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On April 12, 2004 Athletic Director Paul Dee named Frank Haith as the University of Miami's 11th head men's basketball coach.

Haith was given the task of leading the Hurricanes into the Atlantic Coast Conference, and in just two seasons has guided Miami to a 34-29 record, back-to-back post season appearances, eight wins over ranked opponents, the school's first National Invitation Tournament win since 1963, and the first NIT road win in school history.

When Haith took over the program Miami was coming off two straight losing seasons including the 2003-04 campaign in which the Hurricanes failed to qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament.

Many thought UM would not win a game in its inaugural season in the ACC but Haith quickly turned the Hurricanes into one of the most dangerous teams in the league. In his first two seasons Haith has led Miami to 14 league wins including victories over nine of the 11 ACC teams. Last season Miami led the ACC in scoring defense holding opponents to 65.1 points per game.

In his first season Haith took a Miami program that was picked to finish last in the conference in the preseason ACC media poll and led it to the post season for the first time since 2002.

The remarkable turnaround included a 16-13 overall record, seven league wins, three wins over ranked opponents and a berth in the National Invitation Tournament.

Haith 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 led the Hurricanes to several firsts in the program's history. Miami won its first game against North Carolina at the Dean Smith Center, the Hurricanes recorded the school's first ACC Tournament win, hosted its first NIT game, and won its first NIT road game.

Miami finished with an 18-16 overall record last season including seven ACC wins, knocked off two ranked teams, and advanced to the post-season for the second straight season.

In the NIT Haith guided Miami to wins over Oklahoma State and Creighton marking just the second time in school-history that the Hurricanes won consecutive post-season games.

With the Hurricanes NIT appearance last season Haith became just the second coach in Miami history to take UM to the post season in his first two seasons.

Success, however, is something that has followed Haith wherever he has coached. In his 15 seasons as an assistant at the collegiate level, he was a part of programs that won one NIT Championship, advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen three times, reached one Elite Eight and one Final Four.

Haith has recruited six McDonald's All-American's including Rodney Rodgers (Wake Forest, 1990), Jerald Brown (Texas A&M, 1995), Brad Buckman (Texas, 2002), LaMarcus Alridge (Texas, 2004), Daniel Gibson (Texas, 2004) and Michael Williams (Texas, 2004), and coached eight players that are in the NBA (as of November 14, 2006) including: T.J. Ford (Toronto Raptors), Joshua Howard (Dallas Mavericks), Darius Songaila (Washington Wizards), Calvin Booth (Washington Wizards), Royal Ivey (Atlanta Hawks) P.J. Tucker (Toronto Raptors), Daniel Gibson (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Robert Hite (Miami Heat).

The Road to Coral Gables
Prior to taking over at Miami, Haith spent three seasons at the University of Texas under head coach Rick Barnes, where he was promoted to Associate Head Coach in April 2003. In his three seasons in Austin, Haith helped guide Texas to its winningest three-year period in school-history.

During his tenure with the Longhorns they recorded a 73-27 (.730) record while advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2002 and 2004, and the Final Four in 2003. The 2002-03 season marked UT's first appearance in the Final Four since 1947.

Texas was one of only five school's to reach the Sweet Sixteen from 2002-04 joining Connecticut, Duke, Kansas and Pittsburgh. Prior to Haith joining the Texas staff the Longhorns had never made consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances.

Haith, who was named Rivals.com Recruiter of the Year in 2004, was responsible for recruiting the No. 1 recruiting class in the country in 2004 including commitments from McDonald's All-Americans Alridge, Gibson and Williams.

Haith is no stranger to the ACC. Before he coached the Longhorns, Haith spent four seasons under Dave Odom at Wake Forest.

While at Wake Forest, Haith was instrumental in helping lead the Demon Deacons to four consecutive postseason tournament appearances, including an NCAA first round showing in 2000-01. He also helped Wake Forest secure one of the nation's Top 10 recruiting classes during the 1999-2000 campaign.

The Deacons registered a 74-53 (.583) mark during Haith's four seasons in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest advanced to the Postseason NIT second round in both 1997-98 and 1998-99, before its youthful squad in 1999-00 posted a 22-14 mark en route to capturing the Postseason NIT championship.

Prior to joining the staff at Wake Forest, Haith served one year as the associate head coach at Texas A&M (1996-97). He spent one season (1995-96) as an assistant coach at Penn State, helping the Nittany Lions to a 21-7 record. Penn State was ranked as high as No. 9 in the national polls before placing second in the Big Ten Conference regular-season standings and earning the school's first NCAA Tournament bid in 31 years.

Haith worked three years (1992-93 to 1994-95) as an assistant coach at Texas A&M and helped the Aggies secure back-to-back recruiting classes that were ranked in the Top 30 in the country during his final two seasons in College Station. In 1993-94, Texas A&M posted a 19-11 mark, finished second in the Southwest Conference regular-season standings and reached postseason play (NIT first round) for the first time in seven years.

He started his full-time coaching career by serving two years as an assistant at UNC-Wilmington (1990-91 to 1991-92). Before coaching full-time, he worked as a graduate assistant coach at Wake Forest for one season (1989-90) during Odom's first year in Winston-Salem.

'Canes Classroom Success
Haith's success in coaching goes beyond the results on the court. Since he took over at Miami all eight seniors that completed their eligibility at UM have earned their degrees.

Last season Miami placed three players on the ACC All-Academic Basketball Team, more than any other school in the league, and boasted a 3.03 team GPA during the spring semester.

Alma Mater: Elon College
Haith graduated from Elon College in North Carolina in 1988 with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education. A Dean's List student, he served as a student assistant coach for three years. Following graduation, Haith worked as a part-time member of the Elon coaching staff while teaching in the public schools at nearby Western Middle School. During his three-year association with the Elon coaching staff, the Fighting Christians (now called the Phoenix) enjoyed two 20-win seasons.

Personal Information
Born on November 3, 1965, Haith is a native of Queens, N.Y. but grew up and went to high school (Western Alamance) in Burlington, N.C. He and his wife, Pam, have one son, Corey, and a one-year-old daughter Brianna.
 

YEAR	SCHOOL	W-L	PCT.	POSTSEASON
2004-05	Miami	16-13	.552	NIT
2005-06	Miami	18-16	.529	NIT-Quarterfinals
Overall	Two Seasons	34-29	.540

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 University
1996-97 Associate Head Coach, Texas A&M University
1995-96 Assistant Coach, Penn State University
1992-95 Assistant Coach, Texas A&M University
1990-92 Assistant Coach, UNC-Wilmington
1989-90 Graduate Assistant Coach, Wake Forest University

Coaching Accolades:

• 2005 National Association of Basketball Coaches District 6 Coach of the Year
• First Coach in Miami history to be honored as the District Coachof the Year
• 2005 Naismith National Coach of the Year Award Finalist
• Second most wins by a first year coach in UM history (16)
• Second head coach in UM history to take his team to the post season in his first two years
• Coached Miami to five wins over ranked opponents
• Guided Miami to a 16-13 overall record his first season, the school's first winning season since 2001-02
• His 34 wins ranks second all-time among UM coaches in their first two seasons as head coach
• Guided Miami to back-to-back post season appearances for the first time since 2001-02
• Guided Miami to its first National Invitation Tournament win since 1963
• Guided Miami to the first NIT road win in school history
• Guided Miami to its first ACC Tournament win in 2006
• All eight seniors have earned their degrees (100% graduation rate)
• Led Miami to its first win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2006

Education:

1988 Bachelors' Degree in Physical Education, Elon College


Personal:

Full name: Frank James Haith, Jr.
Date of birth: November 3, 1965
Hometown: Queens, N.Y.
College: Elon, 1988