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)
C-USA regular season (2021)
5 SEC West Division (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (2004)

Richard Lee Stansbury (born December 23, 1959), is an American college basketball coach. Stansbury was the head basketball coach for Mississippi State from 1998 to 2012. He also was the head coach for Western Kentucky from 2016 to 2023. Stansbury is the all-time wins leader for Mississippi State and reached 9th all-time in SEC wins as head coach of the Bulldogs. He most recently served as an assistant coach for Memphis during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.