 Stansbury, a graduate of Newark High School, played college basketball at Temple University.Stansbury played three seasons (1984–1987) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the Indiana Pacers and Seattle SuperSonics.He finished with 1,200 points in his career, and was a three-time participant in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, where he won three straight third-place positions in a row, from 1985 to 1987, before leaving the NBA.