The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 512-471-5816
Fifth Season at Texas
Frank Haith is in his second season in his second stint as Assistant Coach at the University of Texas and his fifth year overall on the UT staff. Haith has 35 years of coaching experience, including 18 as a Division I head coach at Miami (Fla.), Missouri and Tulsa.
In his 18 seasons as a Division I head coach, Haith posted a career record of 343-237 (.591). He served as head coach at Miami (Fla.) for seven seasons (2004-11), Missouri for three years (2011-14) and Tulsa for eight seasons (2014-22). Haith guided all three programs to the NCAA Tournament, and he earned either conference or district Coach of the Year honors at each of those three schools. He guided 10 of those teams to postseason play, including four NCAA Tournament appearances.
Haith was named the National Coach of the Year by The Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in 2012 while at Missouri. He also was a National Coach of the Year finalist in 2005 during his time at Miami.
During the 2023-24 season, Texas posted a 21-13 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. With its victory over Colorado State in the NCAA Round of 64, the Longhorns won their NCAA First Round game for the third consecutive season. This marked the first time Texas has accomplished the feat since UT won four-straight NCAA First-Round games from 2006-09.
UT finished at No. 25 in the final KenPom team rankings, recorded five Quad 1 wins and earned three victories against AP-ranked opponents, including a 75-73 home win over No. 9 Baylor, a 75-60 victory at No. 11 Oklahoma and a 77-66 win at No. 25 TCU. The Longhorns were one of 11 teams to rank in the top 31 in KenPom in both adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency.
Dylan Disu was named the Big 12’s Most Improved Player, becoming the first Texas player to claim the honor since it began during the 2019-20 season, and earned first-team All-Big 12 mention from the coaches. Max Abmas garnered a spot on the first-team All-Big 12 team from the media and the five-person Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. In addition, Abmas was named the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Division I Men’s Basketball Team Member of the Year, while Disu was named the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Prior to returning to Texas, Haith served as an assistant coach under Penny Hardaway at the University of Memphis during the 2022-23 season. The Tigers posted a 26-9 overall record (13-5 American) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament before dropping a 66-65 decision to eventual Final Four participant Florida Atlantic. The 26 victories marked the most by a Memphis team since the Tigers posted 31 wins in the 2012-13 season. Memphis won 14 of its last 18 games to end the year, including a 75-65 victory against No. 1 Houston in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament.
Haith compiled a 138-108 (.561) record in eight years as the head coach at Tulsa to place second on the school’s all-time coaching wins list. He guided his first team at Tulsa in 2014-15 to the Postseason NIT and led the Golden Hurricane to an appearance in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2015-16. Haith led Tulsa to three 20-win seasons and garnered AAC Coach of the Year and NABC District 24 Coach of the Year accolades in 2019-20, guiding the team to a 21-10 record and a share of the AAC’s regular-season title (first in program history) with a 13-5 league mark prior to the postseason being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference crown in 2019-20 came when the Golden Hurricane was picked to finish 10th in the preseason league poll, marking the sixth-straight year that Tulsa outpaced its preseason projections under Haith’s leadership.
During his three seasons as head coach at Missouri, Haith led the Tigers to an overall record of 76-28 (.731) and three postseason appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. In his first year in Columbia (2011-12), he guided a Missouri squad that was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 preseason poll to a 30-5 overall record (14-4 Big 12). The Tigers set a school single-season record for most wins in a year, claimed the Big 12 Tournament crown and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Haith was selected as the Henry Iba National Coach of the Year (USBWA) and The Associated Press National Coach of the Year in addition to being named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year and the USBWA District VI Coach of the Year. In year two (2012-13), Haith led Missouri to a 23-11 mark (11-7 SEC) and a second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and became the fastest head coach in program history to reach 50 wins. The 2013-14 Missouri squad posted a 23-12 record and reached the NIT Second Round.
Haith was named head coach at the University of Miami (Fla.) on April 11, 2004. He posted a 129-101 (.561) mark in his seven seasons at Miami, leading the Hurricanes to three 20-win campaigns, one NCAA tourney and four NIT appearances. In year one (2004-05), Haith took a team that was coming off two-straight losing seasons and picked to finish last in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and guided the squad to a 16-13 mark and the NIT First Round, the school’s first postseason appearance since 2002. He was named a finalist for the 2005 Naismith National Coach of the Year award and claimed NABC District 6 Coach of the Year accolades. Haith led the Hurricanes to an 18-16 record and the NIT quarterfinals in his second season in 2005-06. During the 2007-08 season, Miami posted a 23-11 mark (one win shy at the time of tying the school record for victories in a year) and advanced to the NCAA Round of 32 before dropping a hard-fought 75-72 decision to No. 2 seed Texas. Haith led the Hurricanes to NIT appearances in 2009 and 2011 and averaged 21 wins per year over his last four seasons in Miami. During his time as head coach in Coral Gables, he saw 31-of-33 seniors earn their degrees. Haith also served as an assistant coach for USA Basketball at the 2009 World University Games and helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal in Belgrade, Serbia.
During his three previous seasons (2001-04) on the Forty Acres, Haith helped the Longhorns register an overall record of 73-27 (.730), including a 35-13 (.729) mark in Big 12 Conference play. Texas advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in both 2001-02 and 2003-04 and made a run to the NCAA Final Four in 2002-03, the school’s first trip to the Final Four since 1947. Haith helped recruit and/or develop six UT players who went on to play in the NBA, including Chris Owens, T.J. Ford, Royal Ivey, LaMarcus Aldridge, P.J. Tucker and Daniel Gibson.
In the 2001-02 season, the Longhorns overcame the mid-season loss of All-America candidate Chris Owens and used a primary rotation of four sophomores and freshman point guard T.J. Ford to post a 22-12 record (10-6 Big 12) and advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 1996-97. Ford became the first freshman in NCAA history to lead the nation in assists (8.27 avg.) and earned USBWA National Freshman of the Year honors. Texas finished the 2001-02 season tied at No. 18 in the final USA TODAY coaches poll. Despite his injury, Owens was selected as the No. 48 pick in the 2002 NBA Draft by Milwaukee (traded to Memphis).
During the 2002-03 campaign, UT tied the then-school record for most victories in a season with a 26-7 mark (13-3 Big 12). Texas was ranked in The AP Top 10 for all 19 weeks of the season, reaching No. 2 in both major national polls on Dec. 2, 2002, with 13 of those 19 weeks spent in the Top Five. The Longhorns used a formula of depth and exceptional team chemistry to earn their first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Texas posted wins over UNC Asheville and Purdue in the First and Second Rounds in Birmingham, prior to earning victories against UConn and Michigan State at the South Regional in San Antonio to advance to the school’s first Final Four since 1947, a span of 56 years. The Texas-Syracuse game in the NCAA Semifinals was played before 54,432 fans in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, the largest crowd to ever see a Texas Basketball game. Ford became the first player in school history to win the Naismith and Wooden Awards as college basketball’s National Player of the Year and was selected as the No. 8 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by Milwaukee. Haith was instrumental in the recruitment of P.J. Tucker, who went on to earn Big 12 Player of the Year honors during his junior season in 2005-06.
Haith was elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2003-04 season, and Texas posted a 25-8 mark (12-4 Big 12) and again advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the third-consecutive year. The Longhorns were one of just five schools nationally (joining UConn, Duke, Kansas and Pittsburgh) that reached at least the Sweet 16 in each of those three seasons. Texas tallied an 8-5 mark against AP Top 25 competition and ranked No. 12 in the final AP poll and No. 10 in the final USA TODAY coaches poll. Royal Ivey was selected as the No. 37 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by Atlanta, and Tucker proved to be one of the top freshmen in both the Big 12 and the nation. Prior to Haith’s departure to take the head coaching job at Miami (Fla.), he played an integral role in landing the nation’s top recruiting class that featured a trio of McDonald’s All-Americans in LaMarcus Aldridge, Daniel Gibson and Mike Williams.
Haith spent four years (1997-98 through 2000-01) as an assistant coach at Wake Forest under Dave Odom. He was instrumental in leading the Demon Deacons to four consecutive postseason tournament appearances, including a NCAA First Round showing in 2000-01. The Deacons posted a 74-53 (.583) mark during Haith’s four seasons in Winston-Salem, and he helped secure one of the nation’s top 10 recruiting classes in 1999-2000. Wake Forest advanced to the NIT Second Round in both 1997-98 and 1998-99, before its youthful 1999-2000 squad tallied a 22-14 mark and captured the NIT Championship.
Haith began his full-time coaching career by working as a graduate assistant coach at Wake Forest for one season (1989-90) during Dave Odom’s first year in Winston-Salem. He served two years as an assistant coach at UNC Wilmington (1990-91 to 1991-92), three seasons as an assistant coach at Texas A&M (1992-93 to 1994-95), and one year as an assistant coach at Penn State (1995-96). During his stint at Texas A&M, he helped the Aggies secure back-to-back recruiting classes that were ranked in the top 30 nationally and was a part of the staff in 1993-94 when Texas A&M registered a 19-11 mark, finished second in the Southwest Conference and advanced to the NIT First Round, the first postseason appearance for the Aggies in seven years. Haith helped Penn State post a 21-7 record in 1995-96, climb to as high as No. 9 in the national polls, finish second in the Big Ten Conference and earn the school’s first NCAA Tournament bid in 31 years. He then returned to Texas A&M and served for one season as associate head coach in 1996-97.
Haith graduated in 1988 from Elon College (now Elon University) in North Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. A Dean’s List student, he served as a student assistant coach during his final two years of school. 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 years of association with the Elon coaching staff, the Fighting Christians (now called the Phoenix) enjoyed a pair of 20-win seasons.
Born in Queens, N.Y., Haith grew up in Burlington, N.C. He and his wife, Pam, have a son, Corey, and a daughter, Brianna.
The Frank Haith File
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Hometown |
Queens, N.Y. |
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Education |
Elon University, bachelor’s degree, physical education, 1988 |
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Wife |
Pam |
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Children |
Corey (son) and Brianna (daughter) |
Haith’s Coaching Experience
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Years |
School |
Position/Title |
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2023- |
Texas |
Assistant Coach |
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2022-23 |
Memphis |
Assistant Coach |
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2014-22 |
Tulsa |
Head Coach |
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2011-14 |
Missouri |
Head Coach |
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2004-11 |
Miami (Fla.) |
Head Coach |
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2003-04 |
Texas |
Associate Head Coach |
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2001-03 |
Texas |
Assistant Coach |
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1997-2001 |
Wake Forest |
Assistant Coach |
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1996-97 |
Texas A&M |
Associate Head Coach |
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1995-96 |
Penn State |
Assistant Coach |
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1992-95 |
Texas A&M |
Assistant Coach |
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1990-92 |
UNC Wilmington |
Assistant Coach |
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1989-90 |
Wake Forest |
Graduate Assistant Coach |
Haith’s Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record
As a Collegiate Head Coach
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Year |
School |
Overall W-L |
Conf W-L |
Postseason |
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2004-05 |
Miami (Fla.) |
16-13 |
7-9 |
NIT First Round |
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2005-06 |
Miami (Fla.) |
18-16 |
7-9 |
NIT Quarterfinals |
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2006-07 |
Miami (Fla.) |
12-20 |
4-12 |
- |
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2007-08 |
Miami (Fla.) |
23-11 |
8-8 |
NCAA Round of 32 |
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2008-09 |
Miami (Fla.) |
19-13 |
7-9 |
NIT Second Round |
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2009-10 |
Miami (Fla.) |
20-13 |
4-12 |
- |
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2010-11 |
Miami (Fla.) |
21-15 |
6-10 |
NIT Quarterfinals |
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2011-12 |
Missouri |
30-5 |
14-4 |
NCAA Round of 64 |
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2012-13 |
Missouri |
23-11 |
11-7 |
NCAA Round of 64 |
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2013-14 |
Missouri |
23-12 |
9-9 |
NIT Second Round |
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2014-15 |
Tulsa |
23-11 |
14-4 |
NIT Second Round |
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2015-16 |
Tulsa |
20-12 |
12-6 |
NCAA First Four |
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2016-17 |
Tulsa |
15-17 |
8-10 |
- |
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2017-18 |
Tulsa |
19-12 |
12-6 |
- |
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2018-19 |
Tulsa |
18-14 |
8-10 |
- |
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2019-20 |
Tulsa |
21-10 |
13-5 |
- |
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2020-21 |
Tulsa |
11-12 |
7-9 |
- |
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2021-22 |
Tulsa |
11-20 |
4-14 |
- |
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Totals |
18 seasons |
343-237 (.591) |
155-153 (.503) |
4 NCAAs, 6 NITs |
