Billy Kennedy's successor

I still can't believe we hired a coach who had one good season at fricking Murray State. And his coaching tenure at Murray State is now sandwiched between two years that were better than any of his.

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Even worse than Fran.

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You're hyperventilating.

And it looks like more of the same over the next couple of seasons.

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I still can't believe we hired a coach who had one good season at fricking Murray State.

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Unfortunately, Hyman followed a similar formula at SC when he hired Horn. Horn had some good overall records at WKU, but only made it to the NCAA tournament once. They made it to the Sweet 16 that year and we hired him.

Also, WKU had won their conference and made it to the NCAAs 3 straight years before Horn. Horn's one appearance wouldn't come until his 5th season.

I don't think people were scratching their head at the time. Most were pretty excited

The track record since his hire is definitely up for question, on the surface it looked like a good hire at the time though I think. Just goes to show how tough it can be to get those hires right

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Maybe we already have him. Assistant Coach, Rick Stansbury.

"Taking over the helm as the Bulldogs head coach in 1998, Stansbury led his team to post-season tournament play eleven times in fourteen seasons (six NCAA and five NIT tournaments), with five consecutive post-season tournament appearances, the first MSU basketball coach in history to accomplish this feat. His 2001-02 MSU team compiled the most wins in a single season in school history (27). Also achieved the highest National Ranking in school history 2003-04, #2 in the country (finished 26-4). Stansbury also owns MSU's record for consecutive 20-win seasons with four from 2001–05 and again from 2006-10.[2]

Stansbury won more SEC Championships in the last 10 years than any other SEC program except Kentucky 12. Mississippi State 8. (Florida 6) Western Conference Champion: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010. SEC Tournament Champion: 2002, 2009. Overall SEC Champion: 2004. Under the leadership of Stansbury, MSU's teams were always a threat in the SEC Tournament, reaching the finals of the tournament four times, winning twice. His SEC Tournament record is 16-12.[2]

From his days as an MSU assistant until 2012, Stansbury has been a part of over 15 postseason tournament appearances. Prior to his arrival at Mississippi State, MSU had two post-seasons in 27 years (both NIT). He is also 21-8 vs conference in-state rival, the Mississippi Rebels.

Stansbury announced his retirement on March 15, 2012; he cited a desire to spend more time with his family. But in May 2014, he was back into coaching with a new assignment at Texas A&M. He is a member of the Campbellsville University Athletics Hall of Fame."

Source = Wikipedia