Rick Stansbury
Rick Stansbury
Richard Lee Stansbury, is the head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University...
fight fighting games home kids lives three trying
Our kids understand. They know where we're at. We've got three home games left, and two games on the road. We're just trying to fight to get better. They're fighting for their lives every game.
contagious four games gets kentucky kids shooting
I don't know why (Kentucky's) kids make shots. Shooting gets contagious, and Kentucky has started getting contagious four games ago.
beaten games guys help plays three winning
Those three guys have all made winning plays to help them win three games in a row. And those were games they could have all been beaten in.
bodies everywhere games georgia hard plays
Georgia plays hard and has a lot of perimeter depth. They have a lot of big bodies on the inside, and they've been in most games everywhere they've played.
approach broken consistent focus games season sounds
It sounds like an old, broken record, but it's a 16-game season and I know it's a little different being 1-7 at this point, but you can't approach games that way. The only way you can be consistent in the way you approach things is to keep the focus on working hard.
attitude basketball energy games kids losing makeup special start tells together
It was a special effort. For our kids to have the attitude and energy after losing some games when they're not used to it, it tells you a lot about the makeup of this basketball team. We put together 40 minutes, from start to finish.
close miss seems state won
When State and Ole Miss play, it's always a battle. It always seems to be a close game. They won the first game. We have to find a way to play better here at home.
ability notch second turned
We jumped out on a 16-0 run, but I thought it was our ability to defend, too. We turned it up a notch defensively in the second half.
basketball huge
That was very important. It was huge for our basketball team, being so young, to go in with the lead.
decide start wait
We wait to get down 20, get embarrassed, before we decide to start playing.
left possibly
We left everything we possibly could on the floor.
call compliance office received tickets
When we received the call that he wanted tickets to a game, we went right to the MSU compliance office. It was all approved. That's why we did it.
best courts easy front good team
We're going to play a very good team that has one of the best front courts in this league. It won't be very easy for us.
beat cut work
We're beat up and awfully sick. We've got our work cut out for us.