Five Decades of Achievement
Coach Colemans’ head coaching tenure spanned five decades, starting at Aldine High School in 1957, then moving to Memorial High School when it opened in 1962 and concluding with his last game in 1992. Below are the records from each of those teams and the overall achievements set during Coach’s career:
| Years | Achievement |
| 1955-57 | Assistant Coach at Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson |
| 1957-92 | 893 Wins vs. 331 Losses |
| 1957-92 | 73% Winning Percentage |
| 1957 | Named Head Coach at Aldine High |
| 1960 | Texas State Finalists/3rd |
| 1962 | Named Head Coach at Memorial High |
| 1964-71 | 81 Straight 5A District Wins |
| 1964-90 | 26 Consecutive 20 Plus-Win Seasons |
| 1966 | Texas State Championship |
| 1966 | Texas High School All-Star Coach |
| 1967 | Texas State Finalists |
| 1969 | Texas State Finalists |
| 1984 | Texas State Finalists |
| 1985 | SBISD Coliseum named “Don Coleman Coliseum” |
| 1987 | President/Texas Association of Basketball Coaches |
| 1990 | Houston Chronicle “Coach of the Decade – 80’s” |
| 1992 | UIL Denius Award Winner for Excellence |
| 1992 | NABC Outstanding Coaching Achievements |
| 1992 | Texas High School All-Star Coach |
| 1992 | Retirement from Coaching |
| 1995 | Named to TABC Hall of Fame |
| 1996 | Named to Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame |
| 1999 | TABC Coach of Year Award re-named the “Don Coleman Award” |
| 2000 | Named to Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson High School Hall of Honor |
| 2001 | Named to the Lamar University Hall of Honor |
| 2002 | Texas High School All-Star Coach |
| 2009 | Memorial High School Gymnasium renamed “Don Coleman Gymnasium” |
| 2019 | Coach Coleman Bronze Dedicated at Don Coleman Coliseum |
Team Records by Year
| RS | WINS | LOSSES | NOTABLES |
| Aldine High School | | | |
| 1958 | 13 | 18 | First year Head Coach |
| 1959 | 15 | 15 | |
| 1960 | 31 | 4 | Texas State Finalists/3rd |
| 1961 | 30 | 9 | Regional Finalists |
| 1962 | 9 | 22 | Final year at Aldine |
| Memorial High School | | | |
| 1963 | 13 | 18 | First year school opened |
| 1964 | 33 | 5 | District Champions |
| 1965 | 33 | 3 | Regional Finalists |
| 1966 | 34 | 4 | Texas State Championship |
| 1967 | 35 | 6 | Texas State Finalists |
| 1968 | 27 | 6 | Regional Finalists |
| 1969 | 42 | 1 | Texas State Finalists |
| 1970 | 37 | 4 | Regional Finalists |
| 1971 | 24 | 10 | District/3rd |
| 1972 | 20 | 12 | District Runner-Up |
| 1973 | 25 | 7 | District Runner-Up |
| 1974 | 22 | 9 | District Runner-Up |
| 1975 | 26 | 9 | District/3rd |
| 1976 | 24 | 10 | District/3rd |
| 1977 | 20 | 16 | |
| 1978 | 22 | 12 | District Runner-Up |
| 1979 | 27 | 9 | |
| 1980 | 27 | 7 | District Runner-Up |
| 1981 | 31 | 6 | District Champions |
| 1982 | 36 | 5 | Regional Finalists |
| 1983 | 27 | 6 | District Champions |
| 1984 | 31 | 8 | Texas State Finalists |
| 1985 | 29 | 6 | Area Champion |
| 1986 | 23 | 9 | District/3rd |
| 1987 | 25 | 8 | District/3rd |
| 1988 | 33 | 4 | District Champions |
| 1989 | 21 | 12 | District/3rd |
| 1990 | 16 | 17 | |
| 1991 | 13 | 18 | |
| 1992 | 16 | 16 | Coached Last Game at MHS |
