I know they're with a great mom. Stansbury was hired to lead the WKU program on March 28, 2016. A former college basketball player and the son of a coach's wife, he is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and UCLA. We havent won them all, but we are competitive. In the last five years, Western Kentucky has won more Division I games than any other team in Conference USA. ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycm 8 nationally by Rivals.com. It was in that church, parents, and grandparents, and thats not the same as today. 19 in the country by Rivals and No. Diddle Arena is named in honor of him. dWNmcj0wIiAvPgo8L25vc2NyaXB0Pgo8IS0tIEVuZCBjb21TY29yZSBUYWcg There never was really any doubt that we would join Rick and the team on the road," said Meo. And what can I say about Marcus Grant? Stansbury's WKU recruiting class for 2018-19 was ranked No. I'm glad we're there to share it with him. Great player for us. In 1984, Stansbury moved to Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he served a six-year term as an assistant, helping guide that team to three consecutive winning seasons, beginning with a conference tournament championship and a subsequent NCAA Tournament Second Round berth during the 198687 season, while the Governors posted a mark of 2012. 27 by 247Sports. At the end of those two days theres a job offer in your lap and now after two days youre changing your life forever. I see coaches talk about family all the time, and I dont have to. Skip to main content Skip to navigation < > Menu ESPN. Stansbury helped the Aggie coaching staff sign a consensus top-10 recruiting class which was regarded as one of the most heralded groups in school history. As a recruiter, Stansbury is no stranger to sending players to the NBA ranks. One just happens to coach in the SEC. During the 2003-04 season, Stansbury's Bulldogs ranked as high as No. On March 28, 2016, Stansbury was hired as head coach at Western Kentucky University, replacing Ray Harper who resigned March 17, 2016. His teams were also postseason regulars, appearing in the NCAA Tournament or NIT in 11 of his 14 seasons as MSU's head coach, including trips to the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons (2002-2005) and consecutive appearances in 2008 and 2009 with NIT trips in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2010 and 2012. 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. The move to WKU was a special one for Stansbury. Im going to make the decisions, and when you start listening to everyone in the stands, eventually youll be sitting with them.. I was praying we wouldn't have a break down at that moment! ", Rick: "That's another example of how special it is when they're with me. 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. aHR0cHM6Ly9zYi5zY29yZWNhcmRyZXNlYXJjaC5jb20vcD9jMT0yJmMyPTcy Texas A&M's run to the Sweet 16 was the deepest the Aggies have advanced in the tournament in program history. -- An emotional Rick Stansbury said it was time to step down. 2023 Western Kentucky University. 4 in the AP poll and finished No. Noah and Isaac know when to play with me and when it's time for me to get focused on basketaball. And the Cats are rising on bracketology boards. During Stansbury's final 10 years leading Mississippi State, only Kentucky won more SEC championships than his eight, and over his entire 14-year run at the helm, only Kentucky and Florida won more games. On a less consequential plane, you also hear how various wives have solved the puzzle of where to sit during games so as not to hear ones husband berated as every variety of dumb by over-zealous fans/parents. ", I hope you enjoyed getting to know the first family of MSU basketball as, much as I did. Last month, it was picked up by a distribution company and is now available on 14 digital platforms, including Amazon Video and iTunes (for purchasing information, visit CoachesWivesDoc.com). Fans also came out in droves in Starkville to watch Stansbury's Bulldogs play. 1990-94:Mississippi State (assistant coach) Cunningham revealed that Stansbury has been sick for over a week since before the game at South Carolina. He was really sick at South Carolina last week almost to the point where maybe he shouldnt have even traveledhes been good, hes good., Cunningham said. When I walk away from this game, thats what Im most proud of, thats what makes me the happiest.. He is from KY. We have estimated CW Trailer Short from Jonathan Moore on Vimeo. All rights reserved. Rick Stansbury. Richard Lee Stansbury (born December 23, 1959), is an American college basketball and the current head coach of the Western Kentucky University basketball team. He was previously the head coach at Mississippi State. He was hired as the WKU head coach on March 28, 2016. 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. In the last five years, Western Kentucky has won more Division I games than any other team in Conference USA. The pace here is perfect for us. 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. Mississippi State men's basketball coach Rick Stansbury says he is retiring after 14 seasons. 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. Your account has an invalid email address. Yet the film also has wives of high school and small-college coaches, including several - Angela Wilks, Andrea Smith, Denise Fudge - from Kentucky. Stansbury has never registered less than 10 home wins in a season as a head coach. WKU hosted the first two preseason Pro Days in program history in 2018 and 2019, with more than 20 NBA scouts in attendance and double-digit scouts at most games. Again, it's all about people first. It was WKUs first regular season title since 2009. Meo is a graduate of Mississippi State, and she loves it here, too. 1983-84:Cumberland (graduate assistant) She called down to the basement, and (Geno) came up. ", Carolyn Allen - Wife of Randy Allen, Highland Park HS (TX) Football, Kathy Auriemma - wife of Geno Auriemma, UConn Womens Basketball, Beth Barbone - Wife of Tony Bones Barbone, AD Pasadena City College/Former Baseball Coach, Bridgett Barnes - Wife of Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield Mens Basketball, Jeanie Buss - Fiance of Phil Jackson, NY Knicks/LA Lakers, Denise Fudge - Wife of Mark Fudge, Adair County HS (KY) Boys Basketball, Jeanne Janzen - Wife of Dennis Janzen, Fresno Pacific University, Womens Volleyball, Neezer McNab - Wife of Joe McNab, Notre Dame High School (CA) Football, Daniela Olsen - Wife of Cassidy Olsen, Mira Costa HS (CA) Baseball, Mindy Rice - Wife of Dave Rice, UNLV Mens Basketball, Andrea Smith - Wife of Kirby Smith, Campbellsville HS (KY) Baseball, Meo Stansbury - Wife of Rick Stansbury, Texas A&M Mens Basketball/Former Mississippi State Mens Basketball, Angie Wilks - Wife of Dean Wilks, Lincoln County HS (KY) Football. She keeps it going because I'm constantly tending to the program. MSU also made five consecutive postseason tournament appearances (2001-05) for the first time in school history, including a streak of four straight NCAA tournament berths from 2002-05. Taking over the helm as the Bulldogs head coach in 1998, Stansbury led his team to postseason tournament play 11 times in 14 seasons (six NCAA and five NIT tournaments), with five consecutive post-season tournament appearances, the first MSU basketball coach in history to accomplish this feat. Coach, Wooden is a legend. Mississippi St. Bulldogs. 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. ", At this point Meo joins us again after taking Luke, the youngest of their. dCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5q 1994-98:Mississippi State (associate head coach) The couple has three sons, Isaac, Noah and Luke. Hometown:Battletown, Ky. The documentary investigates the death of Rey Rivera, a Baltimore writer whose partially-decomposed body was found at the Belvedere Hotel in 2006. He then moved on to work for Randy Vernon at Cumberland in Williamsburg, where he earned his master's in Business Education. Currently, he is on sabbatical from his day job as associate professor of Cinema Arts at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif. So there were always ties to WKU for my family and it is an honor to have the opportunity to coach here., Now, as Stansbury looks towards the 2022-2023 season that kicks off this month, hes confident about the team, which is stacked with talent and determination. You start entertaining an offer and you get caught up in it, but what happens is you dont sit back and collect yourself, so it becomes a two-day tidal wave, Meo said. Official Online Store Powered By Alumni Hall. Stansbury took what Richard Williams started and built it up. At the Stansbury home in October, Rick and Meo Stansbury welcomed me into their home to talk family and MSU basketball. 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. 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) We covered several different topics on that beautiful Bulldog day overlooking Browning Creek. WebRick Stansbury Title: Head Coach Bio With 415 career wins and 13 postseason trips as a head coach to his credit, Rick Stansburyis the 15th head men's basketball coach at From 1977 to 1981, he played college basketball at Campbellsville College (now Campbellsville University) in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He's still that hard-working country boy from Kentucky. WKU was one of nine programs with back-to-back top-20 recruiting classes as ranked by Rivals in 2017 and 2018, along with Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Oregon, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan State. VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8L3NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhl bjsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFy My grandfathers brother, Edgar Stansbury, played football, basketball and baseball at WKU and later coached football and basketball here. Before going to Starkville, Stansbury spent six seasons as an assistant at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. The one request she has is he remains as healthy as possible after coaching through two ruptured discs in his back and a knee surgery. The concourse inside E.A. Including his time as an assistant, Mississippi State went to the postseason 15 times in 22 seasons. We never did the whole wining and dining thing. decision. Among them are Kathy Auriemma, wife of the iconic Connecticut womens hoops coach, Geno; Meo Stansbury, wife of the former Mississippi State and current Western Kentucky head man Rick; and Jeanie Buss, who until their recent break up, had been engaged to 11-time NBA-championship-winning coach Phil Jackson. As Mississippi State's most successful coach during the last seven years, with Coach Stansbury we have Leadership Kentucky Recognizes Lindsey Sanson with Lisa Murrell Award, SKYCTC to Offer Medical Laboratory Technician Program in 2023. Discover Rick Stansbury's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. There, he helped to lead the team to a 315 mark and a second round appearance in the NAIA Tournament. Rick: "Bo, my life was so out of balance. In October 1999, Stansbury was honored by the Campbellsville Alumni Association as a proud recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award. He still holds the title of all-time winningest basketball coach at the school. Former Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury is the new coach at Western Kentucky, with athletic director Todd Stewart announcing the hiring Monday. Diddle Arena is named in E.B. Off the court, Stansbury's program graduated players at a rate never before seen at Mississippi State. Mom was the classic coach's wife, supporting my dad as he was the head boy's basketball coach, boy's and girl's tennis coach and cross country coach. Rick Stansburys income source is mostly from being a successful . 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) He would go on to receive a basketball scholarship to Campbellsville College, now Campbellsville University, where he led the team to the NAIA tournament his senior year. 1983-84:Cumberland (graduate assistant) Y29tc2NvcmUgPSBfY29tc2NvcmUgfHwgW107CiAgX2NvbXNjb3JlLnB1c2go His 293 career victories were the 10th-most in SEC history. His 293 career victories were the 10th-most in SEC history. Stansbury's WKU recruiting class for 2018-19 was ranked No. NBA scouts have always had their eyes on his programs. Off the court, Stansbury's program graduated players at a rate never before seen at Mississippi State. 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. He was previously the head coach at Mississippi State. The Class of 2015 at Texas A&M was rated No. An emotional Rick Stansbury said it was time to step down. 2 seed in the 2020 Conference USA Tournament before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". WebStansbury is married to the former Meo Mellen of Roanoke, Va. Stansbury has led the Hilltoppers to four 20-win seasons and three Conference USA Tournament title game appearances during his tenure. Wife:Meo (They both laugh), Meo: "When we went out to the Wooden Classic last year, Coach Wooden commented, on how good the kids were at the press conference. There's no question getting married and having kids has brought more balance to my life. During those eight seasons, the Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship (1991), twice won the SEC West crown (1995 and 1996), won the SEC Tournament championship (1996); advanced to the Sweet 16 in back to back years (1995 and 1996) and reached the Final Four in 1996. Since 1996, Stansbury has helped guide nine players to the NBA, including Erick Dampier, the 10th overall pick in the 1996 Draft. Western Kentucky men's basketball coach Rick Stansbury said he hasn't been surprised by the ongoing FBI college basketball scandal, and he didn't think that reaction was unique in the coaching industry. I dont think its surprising to most coaches who understand the AAUs, the shoe companies and all that," Stansbury said. In April 2010, Stansbury received an offer to become the next mens basketball coach at Clemson University. As a recruiter, Stansbury is no stranger to sending players to the NBA ranks. Knights to be joined in 11th Region Tournament semifinals by Frederick Douglass, Franklin County and Madison Central after all won quarterfinal games Monday night. Richard Lee Stansbury (born December 23, 1959), is an American college basketball and the current head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team. WebRichard Barnes (born July 17, 1954) is a men's college basketball head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In Stansburys sixth season at the helm, WKU posted a 19-13 record, winning nine of its last 10 regular season conference games to earn a bye in the C-USA Tournament. The USA Today database displays the salaries of college basketball coaches whose programs are either in a Power 5 conference or have been to at least three WKUHerald.com Home News You can contact Bo @: bobounds@jam.rr.com. As Mississippi State's most successful coach during the last seven years, with Coach Stansbury we have become accustomed to winning at a high level. Children:Isaac, Noah, Luke, COACHING CAREER He became Williams' associate head coach and top recruiter in 1994 and remained in that position until 1998. 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. 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. Stansbury has led the Hilltoppers to four 20-win seasons and three Conference USA Tournament title game appearances during his tenure. Stansbury said he learned his core values from his parents, who never missed one of his elementary school, high school, or college games. Working alongside the late Lake Kelly, APSU recorded three consecutive winning seasons including an Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship and NCAA Tournament second-round berth in 1986-87. Rick Stansbury had been at Mississippi State for 22 years -- eight as an assistant, 14 as the head coach. Ah, the life of a bachelor who happens to be an SEC assistant coach. WKU sold out of general season tickets for the first time since E.A. 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. He altered his habits when he married Meo early in his career as an assistant coach at MSU. He is a member of the Campbellsville University Athletics Hall of Fame. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0 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. Before going to Starkville, Stansbury spent six seasons as an assistant at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. I never have to worry about it. And I needed it. We worked on the farm growing up and we fished, hunted and played basketball, Stansbury says. Were just getting informed on it day-to-day from a medical standpoint.. I went to games for them, we fished and hunted and we traveled. It just worked out. Seven Bulldogs earned All-America honors, 23 were named All-SEC (11 first teamers), and he posted 20 or more wins in 10 seasons during his 14-year run as head coach. 1985-90:Austin Peay (assistant coach) Some seven-and-a-half years in the making, Moore debuted the film last year. Hes day to day.. From his days as an MSU assistant until 2012, Stansbury was part of over 15 postseason tournament appearances. The reason was pretty simple. The Hilltoppers have 11 wins over Power Five teams since the start of the 2017-18 season, including a 3-4 record against ranked Power Five teams. Id say I probably am, Moore says. Stansbury entered his 14th season at MSU as the schools all-time winningest coach with 272 victories. Im confident knowing that what Im doing is something I can believe in. His teams were also postseason regulars, appearing in the NCAA Tournament or NIT in 11 of his 14 seasons as MSU's head coach, including trips to the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons (2002-2005) and consecutive appearances in 2008 and 2009 with NIT trips in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2010 and 2012. She lights up talking about Rick and the boys. Other pros under Stansburys tutelage include Mario Austin, Derrick Zimmerman, Jarvis Varnado and Rodney Hood. Kirby has been outstanding for this program. PERSONAL We werent gonna ask, but we said sure. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The Stansburys have three sons: Isaac, Noah and Luke and all three love the game of basketball. He's been a great asset for us. I would bring him dinner. 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. High School:Meade County, `77 I dont know how much. Im a pretty steady guy, Stansbury says. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. 1981-82:Campbellsville (student assistant) That was it. 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. In this league over that time only Kentucky and Florida have won more games than us. The concourse inside E.A. He has a 79.8% winning percentage overall in home games at the helm, including an 86.1% clip in nonconference contests. According to a source close to the negotiations, Stansbury was offered $2 million per year, but he decided to stay at MSU after taking two days to weigh the options. He did his job that way because he wasnt married for many of those years. The couple has three sons, Isaac, Noah and Luke. WKU is just one of 17 teams in the country less than 5% of all Division I teams to win at least 19 games in each of the last five seasons, averaging 21+ wins per season in that same time frame. All Rights Reserved. Certain Data by Sportradar and Stats Perform, PCEtLSBCZWdpbiBjb21TY29yZSBUYWcgLS0+Cgo8c2NyaXB0PgogIHZhciBf They are down to earth, loving parents. PERSONAL Born: December 23, In 1997, at age 27, Moore was accepted into the graduate film program at UCLA. Bassey was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 53rd overall pick. bD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov 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. Phil was a ball boy. The Hilltoppers have also won more C-USA games than any other team in the league in the last five years. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 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 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. LS0+CgoK, Enjoying BulldogBlitz? IGRvY3VtZW50LmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKCJzY3JpcHQiKVswXTsg 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. 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 the 2018-19 season, the Hilltoppers finished 20-14 and earned the No. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 23 December. Fans also came out in droves in Starkville to watch Stansbury's Bulldogs play. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. WKU was one of nine programs with back-to-back top-20 recruiting classes as ranked by Rivals in 2017 and 2018, along with Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Oregon, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan State. eTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo=, PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh 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. 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. He is a member of the Campbellsville University Athletics Hall of Fame. College:Campbellsville, `81 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. WKU went 20-10 under Stansbury's guidance in 2019-20 and was set to be the No. 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. How could you not? I know a lot of people will ask what in the world does Kathy Auriemma have in common with an Angie Wilks in Lincoln County? Moore said. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. 2 seed in C-USA. Meo and the boys have made me a better coach. 1985-90:Austin Peay (assistant coach) As a recruiter, Stansbury is no stranger to sending players to the NBA ranks. Awards:SEC Coach of the Year (2004), District 17 NABC Coach of the Year (2004). He still holds the title of all-time winningest basketball coach at the school. 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. In the two years since deciding to stay at MSU, Stansbury has received heavy criticism following a 17-win season that saw multiple off-the-court incidents, including a fight in Hawaii between Renardo Sidney and former MSU player Elgin Bailey. Off the court, Stansbury's program graduated players at a rate never before seen at Mississippi State. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. I still can't believe I was at a press conference with John Wooden, the legend of college basketball coaching, and my family was there to share in it. Over a nine-year period in Starkville (2003-11), Stansbury signed five different top-20 recruiting classes. 8 that year, their third consecutive Top 25 finish in the final AP poll. His 16-year career as an assistant prior to the MSU head coaching post began at his alma mater, Campbellsville, during the 1981-82 season as he worked toward earning a double major in business and physical education. Now streaming on Netflix, Unsolved Mysteries "Mystery on the Rooftop" references a businessman named Frank Porter Stansberry, but leaves out relevant information. My first game as a head coach my mom passed away. He was always recruiting or coaching. She is the associate director and online editor for "Last Call with Carson Daly" on NBC.The Moores are married and live in Los Angeles with their son. 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