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Don Haskins was an American basketball coach. He was best known for his tenure as the head coach of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Miners men's basketball team from 1961 to 1999. During his 38-year career, he won 719 games, 14 Western Athletic Conference championships, and one NCAA championship in 1966. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. Haskins was born in Enid, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University). He played basketball for the Aggies from 1950 to 1952, and was a member of the 1952 team that won the NCAA championship. After graduating, he served in the United States Air Force for two years before returning to Oklahoma A&M as an assistant coach. In 1961, Haskins was hired as the head coach of the UTEP Miners. He quickly turned the program around, leading the Miners to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1965. The following year, the Miners won the NCAA championship, becoming the first team from a predominantly African-American conference to do so. Haskins continued to lead the Miners to success throughout his tenure, winning 14 Western Athletic Conference championships and making 14 NCAA tournament appearances. He retired in 1999 with 719 career wins, the sixth-most in NCAA history at the time. Haskins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. He was also inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. He died in 2008 at the age of 78.

Popular As Donald Lee Haskins
Occupation actor
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 14 March, 1930
Birthday 14 March
Birthplace Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Date of death 7 September, 2008
Died Place El Paso, Texas, USA
Nationality United States

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His wife is Mary (? - 7 September 2008) ( his death) ( 3 children)

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2006

He was an actor, known for Glory Road (2006), ESPN 25: Who's #1? (2004) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He was married to Mary.

1972

Assistant coach of the 1972 USA Olympic basketball team.

1966

Head coach of the 1966 Texas Western College basketball team that won the college national championship over the University of Kentucky. The 1966 Texas Western team was the first basketball team ever to start 5 African-American players.

1930

Don Haskins was born on March 14, 1930 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA as Donald Lee Haskins.