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
care charles expected friday game guys hill last practices ready respond saturday
Charles doesn't care if the game is physical. But some guys respond differently. I thought after our practices last Friday and Saturday that Hill and Townes were ready to play like All-Americans. That's what I expected to see Sunday, but it didn't happen.
defense hard minutes urgency
If he responds, great. If he doesn't, those minutes are going to be hard to get. We can't play defense without urgency and tough-mindedness.
cases gary guard influence point positive
Gary has been a positive influence. He always simulates the other team's point guard in practice, and in many cases he's a better player.
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.
conference game georgia good leading rebound running stops team
Georgia is the leading team in the SEC, in conference play, in steals. We have to be smart. We need to rebound the ball, get a good running game going and get stops on defense.
aggressive careful created defense encouraged georgia guys halftime offense patience picked second transition
Georgia is a very aggressive team, and we had to be careful not to get out of our rhythm. At halftime I encouraged our guys to have more patience if the transition (opportunity) wasn't there. But our defense really picked up in the second half and created some offense for us.
against good paying safety system understand win
I'm not paying the money. I understand the safety factor. We try, we have a good system in place, but there is only so much you can do. A win against a top-ranked team, at home, I probably would have jogged out there too.
available brings chemistry ending four guys hard positive
I'm going to look hard at the chemistry someone brings from the other four guys on the court. I still see a positive ending available to this team, but we have to do our part.
home tape time tonight watch win
I'm going to go home tonight and watch that tape one more time just to see that we did win that.
kid
I'm not going to crucify a kid for speeding.
care senior
I'm disappointed because he's a senior and you've got to take care of business.
hunt miss played team
I'm disappointed in the loss, but I'm more disappointed in the way we played. Give Ole Miss credit. They played like a team in the hunt for it all.
capable defending disrupt energy good guards moving stepping sure
I know their guards are good players. They are very capable of stepping up and making things happen. If we're focused, really defending and moving our feet, we can disrupt them. But we have to make sure we play at that energy level.
games guys hard knew lost played
I knew we had lost two games by not very much, but played hard doing it. I told the guys I wanted them to play hard, but I also told them to have fun.