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
dynamite fun
When we can get in transition, we're a dynamite team. We're fun to watch.
basketball challenge front good starting
We know we've got a big challenge in front of us. But we're starting to play very good basketball as well.
four good row three win
With this one, I think we can win three or four in a row and get on a good roll.
prayers
I don't know if this was a must win. But I know my prayers were answered.
higher level players prepared sure understand
They play at a much higher level at home. I have to make sure our players understand that and that we're prepared for that.
pressure
They're good. We need a win. There's more pressure on us to get it.
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He wants to play in the NBA. He knows that's a big part of his future. In order to do that the rule was specifically made for guys like him, guys who aren't really considered in that realm of a first-round draft pick. Ronnie is going to make sure he doesn't do anything to jeopardize his ability.
bent breaking florida held proud team
I'm just really proud of our team for not breaking under the Florida pressure. We may have bent a little bit, but we held strong.
basketball confidence definitely kentucky known level playing starting sync teammates
Kentucky is definitely starting to play at the level we all expected. A lot of it has to do with Randolph being more in sync with his teammates and them with him. You can see they playing with more confidence and playing the kind of basketball Kentucky is known for.
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.
cbs excited game great kids opportunity playing televised
Going to Rupp and playing in a nationally televised game on CBS is a great opportunity for us. I know our kids are real excited about it.
defense free good hard job road three win
Hard to win on the road when it's 33-to-9 at the line. Hard to win when you think you do a good job on defense and they end up with three free throws.
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That kid, if his team is in first place or on national TV all the time -- or if he's playing with a Duke uniform on -- they're talking about this kid being a lottery pick. That kid does it all. He plays for 40 minutes every single game and doesn't take possessions off. That's special.