Stan Heath
Stan Heath
Stanley Heath, IIIwas the head men's basketball coach at the University of South Florida. Heath formerly served as basketball coach of the University of Arkansas and Kent State University, the latter of whom he led to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Basketball Tournament. He led all three programs to at least one NCAA Tournament...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 December 1964
degree finding good guy maybe terms time
I think it's a good time in terms of just finding ourselves. Maybe (getting) one more degree of each guy that can take us to another level.
defended deserved fans frustrated good half knew liked players second shots
Here is what I liked -- we rebounded and defended our butts off the whole game. We didn't make shots in the first half and that frustrated us. I wasn't concerned. I knew we'd come back in the second half. I just told our players that our (14,734) fans deserved a good performance.
closed proud
I was really proud of the way we closed out each half.
kid
I'm not going to crucify a kid for speeding.
felt home ncaa pressure wants
I know as much pressure as I've felt (to get to the NCAA tournament), they've felt the same amount. I know how important that is for Eric, but Jonathon, being from Arkansas, he wants to do it for his home state.
few fighting fights-and-fighting georgia record
Georgia was fighting for their lives. They wanted to get to the NIT. I think a .500 record is enough (for that), but they may feel they need a few more wins.
battle great key special sure tennessee turn
Tennessee is a great team. They are having a special season. The key is it will be a battle of possessions. We have to make sure we don't turn it over too much and that we rebound. We have to go there like we're on a mission.
gave
I said, 'I'm going to give you one more chance,' and I gave him one more chance. And he responded.
body elevate great helped year
His year off has helped him elevate his game. He has trimmed his body and is a little more chiseled. I think he has had a great year so far.
carolina clearly final last north seeds separation surprise top year
Last year I thought there was clearly separation after North Carolina and Illinois. It wouldn't surprise me (if all the top seeds exited before the Final Four).
area ball bit improve sean shot weak
I don?t think Sean shot the ball the way he can. He?s going to improve the 3-point area we were a little bit weak in this year.
building maybe ncaa next process stage
It's been a building process and that's been maybe the next stage we had to get to, to get to the NCAA tournament. To be able to do that, that's an accomplishment.
basket free pushed rebounds situations supposed throw tired underneath
I'm tired of free throw situations where we're supposed to be getting those rebounds and we're getting pushed underneath the basket and we're not getting them. And a lot of times he's the culprit. It just isn't acceptable.
clearly conference final four good instead league looks people team understand
I don't think people clearly understand how good our league is. We're the third-ranked conference in the country. We just aren't top-heavy. There's not someone that looks like a Final Four team right now, but someone could play their way into that. Instead of being top-heavy, we have a lot of good teams.