Stanley Heath III was born on December 17,1964 and is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for Eastern Michigan.
17 Facts About Stan Heath
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Stan Heath led all three programs to at least one NCAA tournament.
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Stan Heath graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1983.
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Stan Heath was an all-state guard during his time there.
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Stan Heath went on to earn his bachelor's in social science from Eastern Michigan University in 1988 and his master's in sports administration from Wayne State University in 1993.
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Stan Heath redshirted during his first year at Eastern Michigan before lettering his final three years.
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Stan Heath is married to the former Ramona Webb and they have two sons, Jordan and Joshua.
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Stan Heath began his collegiate career at Hillsdale College in 1989 as an assistant.
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Stan Heath worked at Wayne State University in Detroit the following three years, including serving as associate head coach in 1994 when WSU set a school record for victories, helping the Tartars win two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles with a trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1993.
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Stan Heath got his first collegiate head coach job at Kent State in 2002.
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Stan Heath was hired on March 28,2002 to replace Nolan Richardson who had been fired that year after claiming he was being mistreated because he was African American and challenging athletic director Frank Broyles to buy out his contract.
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The 2003 season, Stan Heath's first as Razorback head coach, was a difficult one.
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The Razorbacks received an NCAA tournament bid for the first time under Stan Heath, but lost in the first round to Bucknell.
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On March 26,2007, Stan Heath's coaching career at Arkansas ended; he believed that lackluster ticket sales played a role.
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Shortly after being fired from Arkansas, Stan Heath agreed to a five-year contract with the South Florida Bulls on April 2,2007 replacing Robert McCullum.
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Stan Heath spent one season as a college basketball analyst for ESPN.
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Stan Heath was then named the league's Coach of the Year.