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:

YearsAchievement
1955-57Assistant Coach at Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson
1957-92893 Wins vs. 331 Losses
1957-9273% Winning Percentage
1957Named Head Coach at Aldine High
1960Texas State Finalists/3rd
1962Named Head Coach at Memorial High
1964-7181 Straight 5A District Wins
1964-9026 Consecutive 20 Plus-Win Seasons
1966Texas State Championship
1966Texas High School All-Star Coach
1967Texas State Finalists
1969Texas State Finalists
1984Texas State Finalists
1985SBISD Coliseum named “Don Coleman Coliseum”
1987President/Texas Association of Basketball Coaches
1990Houston Chronicle “Coach of the Decade – 80’s”
1992UIL Denius Award Winner for Excellence
1992NABC Outstanding Coaching Achievements
1992Texas High School All-Star Coach
1992Retirement from Coaching
1995Named to TABC Hall of Fame
1996Named to Texas High School Coaches Hall of Fame
1999TABC Coach of Year Award re-named the “Don Coleman Award”
2000Named to Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson High School Hall of Honor
2001Named to the Lamar University Hall of Honor
2002Texas High School All-Star Coach
2009Memorial High School Gymnasium renamed “Don Coleman Gymnasium”
2019Coach Coleman Bronze Dedicated at Don Coleman Coliseum

Team Records by Year

RSWINSLOSSESNOTABLES
Aldine High School
19581318First year Head Coach
19591515
1960314Texas State Finalists/3rd
1961309Regional Finalists
1962922Final year at Aldine
Memorial High School
19631318First year school opened
1964335District Champions
1965333Regional Finalists
1966344Texas State Championship
1967356Texas State Finalists
1968276Regional Finalists
1969421Texas State Finalists
1970374Regional Finalists
19712410District/3rd
19722012District Runner-Up
1973257District Runner-Up
1974229District Runner-Up
1975269District/3rd
19762410District/3rd
19772016
19782212District Runner-Up
1979279
1980277District Runner-Up
1981316District Champions
1982365Regional Finalists
1983276District Champions
1984318Texas State Finalists
1985296Area Champion
1986239District/3rd
1987258District/3rd
1988334District Champions
19892112District/3rd
19901617
19911318
19921616Coached Last Game at MHS