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 A&M, UNC-Wilmington, Penn State, Wake Forest, and South Carolina.
Haith is a 1988 graduate of Elon College. He is married and has two children.
