Mel Hankinson is a men's basketball coach and author. Hankinson has written a number of books and starred in videos on techniques for coaching basketball.

Hankinson spent over three decades coaching at the collegiate level. He came to his highest profile position as head coach on April 8, 1998 at Liberty University

Liberty University

Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...

 after three years as the top assistant at West Virginia University

West Virginia University

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

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Hankinson began his career as a head coach at Slippery Rock University where he spent three seasons highlighted by capturing the PSAC

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. The conference is composed of 16 full-time members within Pennsylvania and one associate member in New York...

 Western Division title in 1972. For that season he was named NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 District 18 Coach of the Year. Then the following year, Hankinson led the Rockets to the NAIA National Semifinals where the school recorded a 4th place finish.

Head coaching record

Playing history

Hankinson was a star player for Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...

. The 59 points he scored on February 26, 1965 against Parsons still stands as a school and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. The conference is composed of 16 full-time members within Pennsylvania and one associate member in New York...

record today.

Books by Hankinson

• Progressions for Teaching Basketball -- Mel Hankinson, Cleveland, MS (1979) ISBN 978-0-96064-920-4
• Basketball Basketball Basketball Co-Authored by Margaret Wade—Delta State University, Cleveland, MS (1980) ISBN 978-9-99705-405-0
• Bench Coaching - Offensive Strategy -- Championship Books, Ames, IA (1983) 60 pgs. ISBN 978-0-89279-062-3
• How to Teach Match-Up Zone -- Educational Products Publishing Co. (1986) 68 pgs.
• Motivation -- S.N. (1987) 24 pgs.
• Bench Coaching - Defensive Strategy -- Championship Books, Ames, IA (1993) 131 pgs. ISBN 1-56404-053-4
• The Numbered Motion Offense -- Championship Books, Ames, IA (1993) 110 pgs. ISBN 978-1-56404-052-7

External links

• Career Coaching Record at Statsheet.com