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LSU Mens Basketball Coach Will Wade Hires Coaching Legend Rick Stansbury as Associate Head Coach

LSU mens basketball coach Will Wade has made a significant hire, bringing on Rick Stansbury as his associate head coach. Stansbury, a coaching legend, has an impressive resume, including a stint at Mississippi State where he amassed 293 wins, the most in school history. He also led Western Kentucky from 2016 to 2023.

Stansburys accolades are numerous, including two SEC Coach of the Year awards, five SEC West Division titles, two SEC Tournament wins, and a Conference USA regular season title in 2021. He has taken teams to thirteen postseason runs over twenty-one years as a head coach.

Wade is excited about the hire, citing Stansburys recruiting prowess and court smarts. Fans are thrilled, seeing this as a power move to elevate LSUs program. Stansburys experience is vast, from assisting at Memphis the last two seasons to his time at Texas A&M and Austin Peay, always stacking twenty-win seasons and deep tournament runs.

With standard background checks and board approval pending, Stansbury is set to join the Tigers. This duo could quickly shake up the SEC, so keep an eye on Baton Rouge hoops.

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