Rick Stansbury

College coach infobox


Name = Ricky Stansbury
Sport = Basketball
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College = Mississippi State
Title = Head coach
Awards = 2004 SEC Coach of the Year
Championships = SEC Tournament Championship (2002)
SEC Regular Season Championship (2004)
SEC Western Division Championship (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)
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Years = 1977–1981
Team = Campbellsville
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CoachYears = 1981–1982
1983–1984
1984–1990
1990–1998
1998–present
CoachTeams = Campbellsville (asst.)
Cumberland (asst.)
Austin Peay (asst.)
Mississippi State (asst.)
Mississippi State
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Rick Stansbury (born December 23, 1959 in Louisville, Kentucky) is the current head men's basketball coach at Mississippi State University (MSU).

On March 13, 1998, Stansbury became the Bulldogs' 18th head basketball coach, replacing his mentor, Richard Williams, who is Mississippi State's 2nd all-time winningest basketball coach. With his first win in the 2006-07 season, Stansbury moved into second place on that list. [http://www.mstateathletics.com/doc_lib/mbk_0607mg_history.pdf] [http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=8060&change_well_id=2] During the 2007-2008 season, Stansbury passed Williams as the all-time winningest basketball coach at Mississippi State.

Stansbury played high school basketball for Meade County HS in Brandenburg, Kentucky,graduating in 1977. From 1977-81, he played college ball at Campbellsville College (now Campbellsville University) in Campbellsville, Kentucky, leading the team to the NAIA Tournament in his senior season.

Stansbury began his coaching career at his alma mater as a student assistant (1982-83). Following his stint at Campbellsville, he served as a graduate assistant at Cumberland College (now University of the Cumberlands) in Williamsburg, Kentucky (1983-84), helping lead the team to a 31-5 mark and a second-round appearance in the NAIA Tournament.

In 1984, Stansbury moved to Austin Peay State University, where he served a six-year term as an assistant, helping guide them to three consecutive winning seasons, beginning with a conference tournament championship and a subsequent NCAA Tournament second-round berth during the 1986-87 season, while the APSU Governors posted a mark of 20-12. [http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=8060&change_well_id=2]

After APSU, Stansbury served as an assistant coach at MSU under Williams from 1990-94, becoming Williams' associate head coach and top recruiter in 1994 until 1998. During those eight seasons, the Bulldogs: won the overall Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship (1991); twice won the SEC West crown (1995 and 1996); won the SEC tournament championship (1996); and advanced to the "Sweet 16" and "Final Four" in back-to-back seasons (1995 and 1996). [http://www.mstateathletics.com/doc_lib/mbk_0607mg_history.pdf]

Taking-over the helm as the Bulldogs head coach in 1998, Stansbury led his team to post-season tournament play eight times in ten seasons (five NCAA and three NIT tournaments), with five consecutive post-season tournament appearances, the first MSU basketball coach in history to accomplish this feat. His 2001-02 MSU team compiled the most wins in a single season in school history (27), winning the SEC tournament championship. His teams won the SEC West crown in the 2002-03, 2003-04, 2006-07, and 2007-08 seasons, with the 2003-04 squad winning the overall SEC regular season championship outright. Stansbury also owns MSU's record for consecutive 20-win seasons with four from 2002-06. [http://www.mstateathletics.com/doc_lib/mbk_0607mg_history.pdf]

From his days as an MSU assistant until the current season, Stansbury has been a part of over 300 MSU victories and more than 10 postseason tournament appearances.

Head coaching record

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name=Mississippi State
startyear=1998
conference=Southeastern Conference
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championship =
season = 1998–1999
name = Mississippi State
overall = 20-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-3rd (West)
postseason = NIT 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1999–2000
name = Mississippi State
overall = 14-16
conference = 5-11
confstanding = T-5th (West)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000–2001
name = Mississippi State
overall = 18-13
conference = 7-9
confstanding = T-4th (West)
postseason = NIT Quarterfinals
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference tournament
season = 2001–2002
name = Mississippi State
overall = 27-8
conference = 10-6
confstanding = 2nd (West)
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = division
season = 2002–2003
name = Mississippi State
overall = 21-10
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2003–2004
name = Mississippi State
overall = 26-4
conference = 14-2
confstanding = 1st (SEC)
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Mississippi State
overall = 23-11
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 3rd (West)
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Mississippi State
overall = 15-15
conference = 5-11
confstanding = 5th (West)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = division
season = 2006–2007
name = Mississippi State
overall = 21-14
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-1st (West)
postseason = NIT Final Four
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = division
season = 2007–2008
name = Mississippi State
overall = 23-11
conference = 12-4
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = NCAA 2nd Round
ranking = 25
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Mississippi State
overall = 207-113
confrecord = 85-72CBB Yearly Record End
overall=207-113
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References

"2006-07 Mississippi State Men's Basketball Media Guide." (n.d.). Retrieved June 8, 2007, from http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=8098&change_well_id=2

"Rick Stansbury - Head Men's Basketball Coach." (n.d.). Retrieved June 8, 2007, from http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=8060&change_well_id=2

"2006-07 Mississippi State Men's Basketball Schedule." (n.d.). Retrieved June 8, 2007, from http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&change_well_id=9995

External links

* [http://www.mstateathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=16&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=8060&change_well_id=2 Mississippi State profile]
* [http://www.mstateathletics.com/ Mississippi State University Athletics]