Rick Stansbury

Rick Stansbury
Stansbury in 2012
Biographical details
Born (1959-12-23) December 23, 1959
Battletown, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1977–1981Campbellsville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982Campbellsville (assistant)
1983–1984Cumberland (KY) (assistant)
1984–1990Austin Peay (assistant)
1990–1998Mississippi State (assistant)
1998–2012Mississippi State
2014–2016Texas A&M (assistant)
2016–2023Western Kentucky
2023–2025Memphis (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall441–255 (.634)
Tournaments4–6 (NCAA Division I)
10–7 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SEC tournament (2002, 2009)
SEC Regular Season (2004)
5 SEC West Division (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
C-USA East Division (2021)
C-USA Regular Season (2021)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (2004)

Richard Lee Stansbury (born December 23, 1959), is an American college basketball coach who most recently was an assistant coach at the University of Memphis. He was the head coach at Western Kentucky from 2016 to 2023 and at Mississippi State from 1998 to 2012. Stansbury completed his tenure at Mississippi State ranked 9th all-time in Southeastern Conference (SEC) wins. He is a member of the Campbellsville University Athletics Hall of Fame.