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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers hire Rick Stansbury as head coach, sources say

Former Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury will become the next coach at Western Kentucky, sources told ESPN.

The school is expected to announce the hiring of Stansbury at a news conference Monday, according to sources.

Stansbury, 56, was at the Mississippi State helm from 1998 to 2012, and went to the NCAA tournament six times. He has been an assistant on Billy Kennedy's staff at Texas A&M for the past three seasons.

Stansbury would replace Ray Harper, who resigned last week after five seasons with the Hilltoppers.