Men's Basketball
Heath, Stan
Stan Heath
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- heathst@bc.edu
- Phone:
- 552-3006
Stan Heath, who has 13 years of head coaching experience, is in his third season as an assistant coach at Boston College.
Heath spent time at Kent State, Arkansas and South Florida as the head coach with a career record of 209-207. Christian worked as an assistant coach with Heath at Kent State in 2001-02.
Heath was the head coach at USF from 2008-14, leading the Bulls to a pair of 20-win seasons and appearances in the NIT and NCAA Tournament. In the record-setting 2011-12 season, Heath led USF to its first NCAA Tournament in 20 years while setting program records for wins (22) and conference wins (12) in a season. The Bulls also set program records on defense, holding opponents to 56.6 points per game that season. USF advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament that year and he was named the Big East Coach of the Year.
In the 2009-10 campaign, USF achieved its third 20-win season ever with a 20-13 record and returned to the postseason for the first time since 2002 as the Bulls hosts NC State in the first round of the NIT. USF also recorded its first win in the Big East Championship and set a school record for conference wins in a season, more than doubling the previous high.
Prior to his time in Tampa, Heath spent five seasons as the head coach at Arkansas. He led the Razorbacks to consecutive NCAA Tournaments in 2006 and 2007 while going 82-71 in Fayetteville. Arkansas won 20 games in each of his last two seasons and advanced to the title game of the SEC Tournament in 2007.
Heath got his first head coaching job in 2001-02 at Kent State and led the Golden Flashes to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The team went 30-6, claimed the MAC regular season and tournament titles, set a league record for wins and defeated three nationally ranked opponents.
Heath was an assistant coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State from 1996-2001. He helped turn the Spartans into one of the elite college basketball teams in the country. While Heath was in East Lansing, Michigan State advanced to three consecutive Final Fours (1999-2001) and won the 2000 national championship. Michigan State had a record of 132-37 while he was there and played in the postseason every year – making the Sweet Sixteen in 1998 and participating in the NIT in 1997.
The Detroit, Mich., native also had coaching stops at Bowling Green, Wayne State, Albion College and Hillsdale College prior to his stint in East Lansing. Last year, Heath joined ESPN as a men’s college basketball analyst.
A three-year letterwinner at Eastern Michigan, Heath graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social science in 1988. He also has a master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State (1993).
Heath and his wife, Ramona, have two sons, Jordan and Joshua.
THE HEATH FILE
Education: Bachelor’s – Eastern Michigan (1988)
Master’s – Wayne State (1993)
Coaching Experience:
Boston College (Assistant coach, 2015-present)
USF (Head coach, 2007-14)
Arkansas (Head coach, 2002-07)
Kent State (Head coach, 2001-02)
Michigan State (Assistant coach, 1996-2001)
Bowling Green (Assistant coach, 1994-96)
Wayne State (Assistant/Associate head coach, 1991-94)
Albion College (Assistant/Head JV coach, 1989-91)
Hillsdale College (Assistant coach, 1988-89)
Lincoln High School (Assistant coach, 1987-88)
Heath spent time at Kent State, Arkansas and South Florida as the head coach with a career record of 209-207. Christian worked as an assistant coach with Heath at Kent State in 2001-02.
Heath was the head coach at USF from 2008-14, leading the Bulls to a pair of 20-win seasons and appearances in the NIT and NCAA Tournament. In the record-setting 2011-12 season, Heath led USF to its first NCAA Tournament in 20 years while setting program records for wins (22) and conference wins (12) in a season. The Bulls also set program records on defense, holding opponents to 56.6 points per game that season. USF advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament that year and he was named the Big East Coach of the Year.
In the 2009-10 campaign, USF achieved its third 20-win season ever with a 20-13 record and returned to the postseason for the first time since 2002 as the Bulls hosts NC State in the first round of the NIT. USF also recorded its first win in the Big East Championship and set a school record for conference wins in a season, more than doubling the previous high.
Prior to his time in Tampa, Heath spent five seasons as the head coach at Arkansas. He led the Razorbacks to consecutive NCAA Tournaments in 2006 and 2007 while going 82-71 in Fayetteville. Arkansas won 20 games in each of his last two seasons and advanced to the title game of the SEC Tournament in 2007.
Heath got his first head coaching job in 2001-02 at Kent State and led the Golden Flashes to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The team went 30-6, claimed the MAC regular season and tournament titles, set a league record for wins and defeated three nationally ranked opponents.
Heath was an assistant coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State from 1996-2001. He helped turn the Spartans into one of the elite college basketball teams in the country. While Heath was in East Lansing, Michigan State advanced to three consecutive Final Fours (1999-2001) and won the 2000 national championship. Michigan State had a record of 132-37 while he was there and played in the postseason every year – making the Sweet Sixteen in 1998 and participating in the NIT in 1997.
The Detroit, Mich., native also had coaching stops at Bowling Green, Wayne State, Albion College and Hillsdale College prior to his stint in East Lansing. Last year, Heath joined ESPN as a men’s college basketball analyst.
A three-year letterwinner at Eastern Michigan, Heath graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social science in 1988. He also has a master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State (1993).
Heath and his wife, Ramona, have two sons, Jordan and Joshua.
THE HEATH FILE
Education: Bachelor’s – Eastern Michigan (1988)
Master’s – Wayne State (1993)
Coaching Experience:
Boston College (Assistant coach, 2015-present)
USF (Head coach, 2007-14)
Arkansas (Head coach, 2002-07)
Kent State (Head coach, 2001-02)
Michigan State (Assistant coach, 1996-2001)
Bowling Green (Assistant coach, 1994-96)
Wayne State (Assistant/Associate head coach, 1991-94)
Albion College (Assistant/Head JV coach, 1989-91)
Hillsdale College (Assistant coach, 1988-89)
Lincoln High School (Assistant coach, 1987-88)
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