Mel Hankinson (born January 10, 1943) is an American former basketball coach and author.
Hankinson has written a number of books and starred in videos on techniques for coaching basketball.
[1] Hankinson began his collegiate career as a head coach at Slippery Rock University, where he spent three seasons highlighted by capturing the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division title in 1972.
[2] Then the following year, Hankinson led the Rockets to the NAIA National Semifinals where the school recorded a fourth-place finish.
The 59 points he scored on February 26, 1965 against Parsons still stands as a school and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference record today.