# Anthony Stacey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anthony_Stacey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anthony_Stacey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Stacey > Source revision: 1341881057 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Anthony Allen Stacey** (born March 25, 1977) is an American former [basketball](/source/Basketball) player and current assistant coach for the [Bowling Green Falcons](/source/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men's_basketball) of the [Mid-American Conference](/source/Mid-American_Conference) (MAC).[1] Prior to that, he was the head coach for [Whitmer High School](/source/Whitmer_High_School) in Toledo. Stacy played college basketball for [Bowling Green University](/source/Bowling_Green_University), where he was an all-conference college player. He played professionally for several years in Spain's [Liga ACB](/source/Liga_ACB). Stacey, a 6'4" [small forward](/source/Small_forward) from [Elyria, Ohio](/source/Elyria,_Ohio), played college basketball at [Bowling Green](/source/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men's_basketball) from 1996 to 2000. Stacey averaged 16.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a freshman and was named [Mid-American Conference](/source/Mid-American_Conference) (MAC) Freshman of the Year. Following an injury-shortened sophomore campaign, Stacey was named first team All-MAC his last two seasons, as well as [MAC Player of the Year](/source/Mid-American_Conference_Men's_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year) in 2000. Stacey finished his college career with 1,938 points.[2] Following graduation from Bowling Green, Stacey headed to Spain where he enjoyed a nine-year professional career in Spain, including stints in Liga ACB for [CB Lucentum Alicante](/source/CB_Lucentum_Alicante), [CB Murcia](/source/CB_Murcia) and [Baloncesto León](/source/Baloncesto_Le%C3%B3n).[3] In 2011, Stacey began coaching the [Medina High School](/source/Medina_High_School_(Medina,_Ohio)) Varsity boys basketball team. This was his first head coaching job after spending two years as an assistant at [Lorain High School](/source/Lorain_High_School).[4] After three seasons in Medina, Stacey stepped down in April 2014 to pursue a full-time job in the [Sandusky City School District](/source/Sandusky_City_School_District). During his tenure, Medina went 41-33 including going 19-7 in his final season. He became one of three boys basketball coaches in [Medina County](/source/Medina_County,_Ohio) history to reach the regional finals.[5] In 2012, Stacey was named to Bowling Green's Hall of Honor.[2][6] In April 2014, he began his coaching job at [Sandusky High School](/source/Sandusky_High_School).[6] He resigned from this position just two months after accepting the job to take a position with the [University of Toledo](/source/University_of_Toledo),[7] where he stayed only six months before resigning for personal reasons.[8] In 2015, he was named an assistant to the [Bowling Green State University](/source/Bowling_Green_State_University) men's basketball team, a position he held for five seasons.[9] In 2020 he was named the head coach of Washington Local Schools [Whitmer High School](/source/Whitmer_High_School), where he had an 80-39 record and made a state final berth.[10]In 2025, he returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach. ## References 1. [https://www.wtol.com/video/sports/local-sports/report-anthony-stacey-set-to-rejoin-bgsu-mens-basketball-staff/512-fe265844-450c-4615-af78-b6b55cb9effe](https://www.wtol.com/video/sports/local-sports/report-anthony-stacey-set-to-rejoin-bgsu-mens-basketball-staff/512-fe265844-450c-4615-af78-b6b55cb9effe) 1. Knavel, Jason (October 16, 2012). ["Anthony Stacey Named To Cast Of Honor"](http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2012/10/16/MBB_1016122025.aspx). *Bowling Green Falcons*. Retrieved September 12, 2013. 1. ["Anthony Stacey profile"](http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Anthony_Stacey/Ule_Fundacion_CB_Leon/29732?AmNotSure=1). *Eurobasket.com*. Retrieved September 12, 2013. 1. Cassilo, David (April 24, 2014). ["Anthony Stacey resigns as Medina boys basketball coach after three seasons"](http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/5763349876258927145/anthony-stacey-resigns-as-medina-boys-basketball-coach-after-three-seasons/). [Cleveland.com](/source/Cleveland.com). Retrieved April 25, 2014. 1. Brad Bournival and Albert Grindle (April 25, 2014). ["Stacey steps down, next stop will be Sandusky"](http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2014/04/25/high-school-basketball-stacey-steps-next-stop-will-sandusky/). Medina Gazette. Retrieved April 25, 2014. 1. Hazelwood, Mark (April 25, 2014). ["Stacey to be introduced as SHS hoops coach today"](http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/sports/5561886). *[Sandusky Register](/source/Sandusky_Register)*. Retrieved April 25, 2014. 1. ["Stacey leaving Sandusky basketball for University of Toledo"](https://www.morningjournal.com/2014/06/18/stacey-leaving-sandusky-basketball-for-university-of-toledo/). 18 June 2014. 1. ["UT men's basketball assistant Stacey resigns"](https://www.toledoblade.com/UT/2014/11/16/UT-men-s-basketball-assistant-former-BGSU-star-Anthony-Stacey-resigns.html) 1. ["Anthony Stacey - Men's Basketball Coach"](https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/anthony-stacey/767) 1. [https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2025/09/11/anthony-stacey-returning-to-bgsu-as-assistant-coach-after-whitmer/stories/20250908075](https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/2025/09/11/anthony-stacey-returning-to-bgsu-as-assistant-coach-after-whitmer/stories/20250908075) ## External links - [Bowling Green Falcons bio](https://bgsufalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1351&path=mbball) - [Liga ACB profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20050214071238/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B4O) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Anthony Stacey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Stacey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Stacey?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.