Meo said she and Rick havent and probably wont talk about how long he will coach college basketball. He was hired as the WKU head coach on March 28, 2016. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community. 12 nationally by the outlet. I was getting money, Sidney said on the podcast. I took two years away from basketball, Stansbury says. Dont know for sure on the timing yet. He was the only coach in MSU history to average more than 10,000 fans per game in SEC play (2003-04/10,209), and his Bulldogs played in front of an average of over 7,000 fans per night in six of his 14 seasons as head coach. NBA scouts have always had their eyes on his programs. They define the Mississippi State family. Stansbury's honor. CW Trailer Short from Jonathan Moore on Vimeo. Skip to main content Skip to navigation < > Menu ESPN. The Hilltoppers have also won more C-USA games than any other team in the league in the last five years. Among them are Kathy Auriemma, wife of the iconic Connecticut womens hoops coach, Geno; Meo Stansbury, wife of the former Mississippi State and current With 415 career wins and 13 postseason trips as a head coach to his credit, Rick Stansbury is the 15th head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University. 2015-16:Texas A&M (associate head coach) In Stansbury's second season in 2017-18, the Hilltoppers finished 27-11 their most wins since the 2007-08 season and the most wins in the state of Kentucky that year and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT for the first time since 1954. For the majority of the afternoon, I forgot I was interviewing an SEC head basketball coach and his wife. His 2017-18 class was ranked in the top 10 nationally by every major recruiting outlet and was the program's first top-25 class in the modern recruiting era. In 2014, he went to Texas A&M as an assistant before he made the move in to Western Kentucky University in 2016, where he has remained since. Wife:Meo In his two seasons in College Station, working for head coach Billy Kennedy, Stansbury helped the Aggie coaching staff sign a consensus top-10 recruiting class, a class regarded as one of the best in school history, in 2015. With 415 career wins and 13 postseason trips as a head coach to his credit, Rick Stansbury is the 15th head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University. Official Online Store Powered By Alumni Hall. 2 seed in C-USA. Official Online Store Powered By Alumni Hall. In 1983-84, the team went 31-5 and earned a second-round appearance in the NAIA Tournament. Stansbury also owns MSU's record for consecutive 20-win seasons with four from 2001 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2010. The pictures serve as a reminder of the importance Stansbury places on a family that has traveled with him since he accepted the job as MSUs mens basketball coach in 1998. Among those 20 games, 16 of them have been away from Diddle Arena: four home games, eight true road games and eight-neutral site games. 1994-98:Mississippi State (associate head coach) After a couple of years of dating, who else were we going to date? The couple has three sons, Isaac, Noah and Luke. Often ignored and under-appreciated in American sports culture, the coachs wife is the unsung hero who must balance love, sometimes children, domestic responsibilities and other characteristics of being married to a man who has committed his life to coaching a team/sport at a competitive level. Awards:SEC Coach of the Year (2004), District 17 NABC Coach of the Year (2004). Stansbury has been a winner in every capacity. Rick and Meo are as down to earth as they come. I wont be like Joe Paterno. 8 nationally by Rivals.com. After 14 years at the helm of Mississippi State's basketball program, Rick Stansbury announced his retirement Thursday, saying it was time for him to spend more WebStansbury is married to the former Meo Mellen of Roanoke, Va. In the 2015-16 campaign, with Stansbury serving as associate head coach, the Aggies set a school record for wins with 28 after a 21-12 campaign and third-place SEC finish in his first season. Otherwise the kids wouldnt recognize him when he walked in the door and I wouldnt have a husband, Meo Stansbury said. Stansbury's connection to The Hill goes back well before his hiring as head coach to his great uncle, Edgar B. Stansbury, a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer as a three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), football assistant coach under W.L. To get this program where we wanted, both as an assistant and head coach, you have to be recruiting or thinking about recruiting all the time. Meo: "He was 99.9% basketball when we were dating. Following his stint at Campbellsville, he served as a graduate assistant at Cumberland College (now University of the Cumberlands) in Williamsburg, Kentucky (198384). What a treat. Other pros under Stansburys tutelage include Mario Austin, Derrick Zimmerman, Jarvis Varnado and Rodney Hood. Stansbury announced his retirement on March 15, 2012; he cited a desire to spend more time with his family. Before going to Starkville, Stansbury spent six seasons as an assistant at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. He is in excellent spirits and looks forward to returning to the team soon.. 1998-2012:Mississippi State (head coach) Of the Top 30 most attended games in MSU history, 26 came during Stansbury's run as head coach including all of the Top 10. 2 seed in the 2020 Conference USA Tournament before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Miss. 2023 Western Kentucky University. Theres simply not another option for him and everything around him to function. His next stop was Starkville, Mississippi, to serve as associate head coach, and ultimately as head coach at Mississippi State University. Stansbury is married to the former Meo Mellen of Roanoke, Va. Your account has an invalid email address. She called down to the basement, and (Geno) came up. We werent gonna ask, but we said sure. Off the court, Stansbury's program graduated players at a rate never before seen at Mississippi State. He then moved on to work for Randy Vernon at Cumberland in Williamsburg, where he earned his master's in Business Education. Stansbury also brings to The Hill a national reputation of success as evidenced by his 2004 SEC Associated Press Coach of the Year, finalist for National Coach of the Year, and District 17 NABC Coach of the Year awards. The Hilltoppers have also won more C-USA games than any other team in the league in the last five years. Championships:Conference USA East Division Championship (2021); SEC Western Conference Championships (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010); SEC Tournament Champions (2002, 2009); Overall SEC Champion (2004) Postseason Experience As a head coach:NCAA (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009), NIT (1999, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2021);As an assistant:NCAA (1987, 1991, 1995 - Sweet 16, 1996 - Final Four, 2016 - Sweet 16), NIT (1990, 1994) Hometown:Battletown, Ky. Stansbury is married to the former Meo Mellen of Roanoke, Va. Stansbury said he learned his core values from his parents, who never missed one of his elementary school, high school, or college games. 2014-15:Texas A&M (assistant coach) His 2017-18 class was ranked in the top 10 nationally by every major recruiting outlet and was the program's first top-25 class in the modern recruiting era. You dont see a lot of 7-foot directors.. In October 1999, Stansbury was honored by the Campbellsville Alumni Association as a proud recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award. He loves doing this, and we love seeing him be as happy as he can.. Now streaming on Netflix, Unsolved Mysteries "Mystery on the Rooftop" references a businessman named Frank Porter Stansberry, but leaves out relevant information. NDE0NjkmYzc9aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZtaXNzaXNzaXBwaXN0YXRlLnJpdmFs We have a really good team, Stansbury says. PERSONAL cdispatch.com 2023 The Commerical Dispatch. In the film, you spend a day with Meo Stansbury as she tries to coordinate complicated schedules to allow her three sons to all get to their after-school activities. 2014-15:Texas A&M (assistant coach) Prior to Stansbury taking over as head coach, MSU had just seven postseason tournament appearances and won at least 20 games just seven times in the school's previous 86 years of basketball competition. Bo Bounds hosts a show from 7am-9am in Jackson, MS called Out of Bounds on Supersport 930AM. 1983-84:Cumberland (graduate assistant) It was WKUs first regular season title since 2009. Phil was a ball boy. Theres no question about it.. PERSONAL Born: December 23, 19 in the country by Rivals and No. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj In Stansbury's six seasons at the helm, the Hilltoppers are a combined 71-18 inside E.A. At the time Its not a burden if you love being a part of something, and we all love being a part of this program at this university. The Hilltoppers battled through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21 to finish 21-8 and win the Conference USA East Division championship while also boasting the top winning percentage in the league. 19 in the country by Rivals and No. Home Sports College Sports Stansburys family tour hits New Orleans. Richard Lee Stansbury (born December 23, 1959), is an American college basketball and the current head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team. He was previously the head coach at Mississippi State. He was hired as the WKU head coach on March 28, 2016. [2] [3] He is a member of the Campbellsville University Athletics Hall of Fame. This isnt the first time Cunningham has had to step in for Stansbury. Bassey was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 53rd overall pick. PERSONAL A former college basketball player and the son of a coach's wife, he is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and UCLA. He altered his habits when he married Meo early in his career as an assistant coach at MSU. cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg I dont get too overly excited. Instead, Stansburys sanctum inside the Mississippi State University basketball programs new practice facility is filled with pictures of what he says is important. Meo is a big part of the success Ive had, Stansbury says. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. In Stansbury's second season in 2017-18, the Hilltoppers finished 27-11 their most wins since the 2007-08 season and the most wins in the state of Kentucky that year and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT for the first time since 1954. Jonathan Moore was once a 7-foot center at Lincoln County High School, then at Loyola (Chicago) and Kentucky Wesleyan. On Coaches Wives, Jonathan and Karen share producer credits with Kyo Edmoundson, and Karen edited the movie. dy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg 2 seed in C-USA. The assistant coaches and players are our family, too," said Meo. 2 seed in C-USA. In Stansbury's six seasons at the helm, the Hilltoppers are a combined 71-18 inside E.A. Over his time as head coach, only Vanderbilt had a higher graduation rate in the SEC, and the Bulldogs were third in the SEC with 41 academic honorees in 14 years. 2014-15:Texas A&M (assistant coach) He was the only coach in MSU history to average more than 10,000 fans per game in SEC play (2003-04/10,209), and his Bulldogs played in front of an average of over 7,000 fans per night in six of his 14 seasons as head coach. In the film, you hear how both the wives of rich and famous coaches and those who are married to the local high school head man grapple with some big questions. Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. NBA scouts have always had their eyes on his programs. Diddle Arena. Then in 1984, he moved to Austin Peay State University for his first full time job as an assistant coach, working there for the next six years. c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j WKU finished the season 4-2 against Power 5 conference teams and was one of four teams in the nation including the only non-Power 5 to register wins over opponents from each of the ACC, SEC, Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences. Stansbury, a Battletown, Ky., native and Campbellsville University Class of 2003 Hall of Famer, came to The Hill following two years at 2015-16 Southeastern Conference regular season champion Texas A&M, which included a run to the 2016 NCAA Sweet 16. Fans also came out in droves in Starkville to watch Stansbury's Bulldogs play. I left the hotel thinking she had passed away but they didn't take her off the respirator until after we started my first game as a head coach. Stansbury's connection to The Hill goes back well before his hiring as head coach to his great uncle, Edgar B. Stansbury, a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer as a three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), football assistant coach under W.L. The core value of kids starts in the home, but Im not going to change my core values.. He was a natural fit. ", State in the early 1990s. As a young guy, you read the paper a little bit, but Ive never been a guy that has influenced my decisions and my emotions on other peoples thoughts, Rick Stansbury said. Fans also came out in droves in Starkville to watch Stansbury's Bulldogs play. The season was the 10th in WKU history with at least 27 wins, and the 27 victories tied for the most in a season for Stansbury, who also won 27 games in 2001-02 at Mississippi State. All of those things are good. Moore says the seeds of his going to California and making movies were planted as a youth in Kentucky when he first saw Back To The Future., I know people will laugh at that, he says, but I remember the feeling of being totally removed from my own life during that movie. THE RICK STANSBURY FILE PERSONAL Born: December 23, bS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVD His 293 career victories were the 10th-most in SEC history. Stansbury said he plans to keep his family in Starkville and work in some capacity for Mississippi State, where he's been for 22 years, counting time as an assistant coach. It was in that church, parents, and grandparents, and thats not the same as today. ", I hope you enjoyed getting to know the first family of MSU basketball as, much as I did. The team went to the Sweet 16 and Final 4, played in the post-season 11 out of the 14 years while he served as head coach and won an SEC championship. The couple has three sons, Isaac, Noah and Luke. 4 in the AP poll and finished No. WKU went 20-10 under Stansbury's guidance in 2019-20 and was set to be the No. The concourse inside E.A. He's in a place where we can do it. Finally, Rick spoke up and said, No we cant leave (because) our family is now here, our sons teachers that they adore are here. After leaving Austin Peay, Stansbury served as an assistant coach at Mississippi State under Richard Williams from 1990 to 1994. cG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt PERSONAL Born: December 23, I graduated from here. Yet the film also has wives of high school and small-college coaches, including several - Angela Wilks, Andrea Smith, Denise Fudge - from Kentucky. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Even though basketball is very much the center of the family, back in 2012, Coach Stansbury made the decision to walk away from the game for a time. 27 by 247Sports. 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