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
damage last obviously team veterans
A lot of veterans back from an experienced team last year. Obviously I know when you have an experienced team like that what kind of damage they can do in the tournament.
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.
second
They get it to each other very well. Second in assists in the country.
They don't do a lot of different things, but the things they do, they do very well.
bit
They really honed in on him. When he got a little bit open, they would rotate on him pretty good.
pressure
They're good. We need a win. There's more pressure on us to get it.
basketball confidence known playing
They're playing with more confidence and playing the kind of basketball Kentucky's been known to play.
basket kept remember threw underneath wish
That was a big play. I remember it because it was right underneath our basket and he threw it out of there. I wish he could have kept it in play, but we'll take the block.
guy plays steps typical unexpected
That's kind of typical (for UK), that unexpected guy who steps up and plays well.
athletes dangerous great quick rebound
They are small, quick and dangerous in transition, and they can rebound well because they have great athletes and speed.
bad finds game gas himself picture point pure rest time turn turns ways
As for a pure point guard, there is a picture of Ronald Steele in the dictionary. He can turn it on and turn it off, and he never turns it off at a bad time. He finds ways during the game to rest himself and when it's time at the end of the game to take it over, he's still got the gas in his tank.
best fans games gave looking somebody
Awesome! Somebody is looking over us. We never gave up. One of the best games I've ever been a part of. The fans were incredible.
difficult energy high second sure team
Auburn is a difficult team to play because they have so many different defenses. We wanted to make sure we had a high energy level. I thought we responded pretty well in the second half.
balance complement difficult easy floor guys offensive players running step themselves
On different nights, different guys step up for them. Their players complement each other very well. They get themselves easy baskets by running the floor and off offensive rebounds. They don't take a lot of difficult shots, and when they do, they balance it with easy shots.