- Rick Stansbury
College coach infobox
Name = Ricky Stansbury
Sport =Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1959|12|23
Birthplace = flagicon|United StatesLouisville, Kentucky
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College = Mississippi State
Title = Head coach
Awards = 2004SEC 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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Player = *
Years = 1977–1981
Team = Campbellsville
Position =
Coach = *
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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BBallHOF =Rick Stansbury (born
December 23 ,1959 inLouisville, Kentucky ) is the current head men'sbasketball coach atMississippi 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 (nowCampbellsville University ) inCampbellsville, 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 ) inWilliamsburg, 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 threeNIT 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
CBB Yearly Record Start
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conference=
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poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Mississippi State
startyear=1998
conference=Southeastern Conference
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
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
poll=no
polltype=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]
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