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Men's Basketball
Stacey, Anthony
Anthony Stacey
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
- Email:
- staceya@bgsu.edu
- Phone:
- 419-372-7073
BGSU men’s basketball all-time leading scorer Anthony Stacey returned to Bowling Green to join the men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in April of 2015.
Coach Stacey, who is in his fifth season on Michael Huger’s staff in 2019-20, works extensively with BGSU’s defense and post players, while also playing key roles in player development and off-campus recruiting.
Stacey was instrumental in the development of forward Demajeo Wiggins, who finished his career with back-to-back Second Team All-MAC selections. Wiggins finished his career with 1,316 points and 1,066 rebounds, becoming just the third player in school history – joining legends Nate Thurmond and Cornelius Cash – to register 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
Stacey continues to be a positive influence in Justin Turner’s progression. Stacey, who played a massive role in Turner’s recruitment, saw the current BGSU guard break his own freshman scoring record. In 2017-18, Turner scored 492 points to break the BGSU’s freshman scoring record. The record was previously held by Stacey, who scored 433 points in 1995-96 on his way to earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors.
In 2018-19, Turner earned First Team All-MAC honors and became the first player in program history to score 1,000 career points before reaching junior-year eligibility.
Bowling Green’s defense took significant steps forward across an extremely successful 2018-19 season. BGSU ranked first in the MAC in Kenpom’s steal percentage metric, and 132nd in the nation in defensive efficiency. Those numbers took a big-time leap, as in 2017-18, BGSU ranked 10th in the MAC in steal percentage and 233rd nationally in defensive efficiency.
Bowling Green went 22-12 in 2018-19, Stacey’s fourth year as part of Huger’s staff, and reached the MAC Championship Game for just the fourth time in BGSU men’s basketball history. BGSU posted a 12-6 record in Mid-American Conference play, as the Falcons won 12-plus MAC games for just the seventh time in program history.
The Falcons went 14-2 at The Stroh in 2018-19, including a win over No. 18 Buffalo in front of a record-breaking crowd of 5,000 fans. Bowling Green’s 14 home wins established a new arena record for the men’s basketball program.
A 2011 BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and an All-Anderson Team selection, Stacey returned to BGSU following three successful years as a head coach on the prep level in Ohio. Stacey (#34) is also one of only six men's basketball Cast of Honor selections, the most prestigious award that can be presented to a former BGSU student-athlete by the BGSU Athletics Department. Along with Stacey, Antonio Daniels (#33), Howard Komives (#30), James Darrow (#55), Wyndol Gray (#7) and Nate Thurmond (#42) are a part of the Cast of Honor.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Stacey played professionally in Spain for over nine seasons (2001-10). A native of Elyria, Ohio, Stacey scored 1,938 career points for the Falcons and also set the school record for career steals with 226. In addition to his point and steal totals, Stacey ended his career with a total of 760 rebounds, ranking seventh on the BGSU list at the time. Stacey scored in double digits in 105 of his 120 career games, with 16 double-doubles, and led the Falcons in scoring in 1999-2000, 1998-99 and in 1995-96. He also led the team in steals in both 1999-2000 and in 1998-99, while earning First-Team All-MAC honors in both of those seasons.
He began his career with a bang, scoring 433 points, which set the school record at the time before Justin Turner scored 492 points in 2017-18. Stacey, along with being named the MAC Freshman of the Year, earned All-MAC Honorable Mention accolades, as well. Stacey became the first freshman to lead the Falcons in scoring by ranking fifth in the MAC with 16.0 points per game and grabbing 7.6 rebounds per contest that year.
As a sophomore, Stacey earned honorable mention All-MAC honors once again to help BGSU capture the league’s regular-season title in 1996-97. He was second on the team in scoring that year with 14.3 points per game and had a total of 72 steals, the third most in program history at that time.
After sitting out the 1997-98 campaign due to injury, Stacey was named to the All-MAC First Team and also earned NABC Second Team honors as a junior, finishing fourth in the MAC in scoring at 18.5 points per game in 1998-99. He was in the league’s top-15 in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and in rebounding, and scored in double digits in 25 of the 27 games on the season.
As a senior in 1999-2000, Stacey earned MAC Player of the Year honors by averaging 16.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. He became the BGSU career scoring leader with a field goal early in the second half of a win over Kent State on Feb. 16, 2000. Stacey went on to be a repeat selection to the NABC Second Team that year.
As a player at Midview High School in Grafton, Ohio, Stacey scored 1,720 career points and pulled down 704 rebounds before graduating in 1995. He was a first-team Division I All-Ohio selection as a senior, when he averaged 30.1 points and 13.4 rebounds per game.
Stacey received his bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communications from Bowling Green in 1999.
Coach Stacey, who is in his fifth season on Michael Huger’s staff in 2019-20, works extensively with BGSU’s defense and post players, while also playing key roles in player development and off-campus recruiting.
Stacey was instrumental in the development of forward Demajeo Wiggins, who finished his career with back-to-back Second Team All-MAC selections. Wiggins finished his career with 1,316 points and 1,066 rebounds, becoming just the third player in school history – joining legends Nate Thurmond and Cornelius Cash – to register 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
Stacey continues to be a positive influence in Justin Turner’s progression. Stacey, who played a massive role in Turner’s recruitment, saw the current BGSU guard break his own freshman scoring record. In 2017-18, Turner scored 492 points to break the BGSU’s freshman scoring record. The record was previously held by Stacey, who scored 433 points in 1995-96 on his way to earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors.
In 2018-19, Turner earned First Team All-MAC honors and became the first player in program history to score 1,000 career points before reaching junior-year eligibility.
Bowling Green’s defense took significant steps forward across an extremely successful 2018-19 season. BGSU ranked first in the MAC in Kenpom’s steal percentage metric, and 132nd in the nation in defensive efficiency. Those numbers took a big-time leap, as in 2017-18, BGSU ranked 10th in the MAC in steal percentage and 233rd nationally in defensive efficiency.
Bowling Green went 22-12 in 2018-19, Stacey’s fourth year as part of Huger’s staff, and reached the MAC Championship Game for just the fourth time in BGSU men’s basketball history. BGSU posted a 12-6 record in Mid-American Conference play, as the Falcons won 12-plus MAC games for just the seventh time in program history.
The Falcons went 14-2 at The Stroh in 2018-19, including a win over No. 18 Buffalo in front of a record-breaking crowd of 5,000 fans. Bowling Green’s 14 home wins established a new arena record for the men’s basketball program.
A 2011 BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and an All-Anderson Team selection, Stacey returned to BGSU following three successful years as a head coach on the prep level in Ohio. Stacey (#34) is also one of only six men's basketball Cast of Honor selections, the most prestigious award that can be presented to a former BGSU student-athlete by the BGSU Athletics Department. Along with Stacey, Antonio Daniels (#33), Howard Komives (#30), James Darrow (#55), Wyndol Gray (#7) and Nate Thurmond (#42) are a part of the Cast of Honor.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Stacey played professionally in Spain for over nine seasons (2001-10). A native of Elyria, Ohio, Stacey scored 1,938 career points for the Falcons and also set the school record for career steals with 226. In addition to his point and steal totals, Stacey ended his career with a total of 760 rebounds, ranking seventh on the BGSU list at the time. Stacey scored in double digits in 105 of his 120 career games, with 16 double-doubles, and led the Falcons in scoring in 1999-2000, 1998-99 and in 1995-96. He also led the team in steals in both 1999-2000 and in 1998-99, while earning First-Team All-MAC honors in both of those seasons.
He began his career with a bang, scoring 433 points, which set the school record at the time before Justin Turner scored 492 points in 2017-18. Stacey, along with being named the MAC Freshman of the Year, earned All-MAC Honorable Mention accolades, as well. Stacey became the first freshman to lead the Falcons in scoring by ranking fifth in the MAC with 16.0 points per game and grabbing 7.6 rebounds per contest that year.
As a sophomore, Stacey earned honorable mention All-MAC honors once again to help BGSU capture the league’s regular-season title in 1996-97. He was second on the team in scoring that year with 14.3 points per game and had a total of 72 steals, the third most in program history at that time.
After sitting out the 1997-98 campaign due to injury, Stacey was named to the All-MAC First Team and also earned NABC Second Team honors as a junior, finishing fourth in the MAC in scoring at 18.5 points per game in 1998-99. He was in the league’s top-15 in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and in rebounding, and scored in double digits in 25 of the 27 games on the season.
As a senior in 1999-2000, Stacey earned MAC Player of the Year honors by averaging 16.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. He became the BGSU career scoring leader with a field goal early in the second half of a win over Kent State on Feb. 16, 2000. Stacey went on to be a repeat selection to the NABC Second Team that year.
As a player at Midview High School in Grafton, Ohio, Stacey scored 1,720 career points and pulled down 704 rebounds before graduating in 1995. He was a first-team Division I All-Ohio selection as a senior, when he averaged 30.1 points and 13.4 rebounds per game.
Stacey received his bachelor’s degree in interpersonal communications from Bowling Green in 1999.
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