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Kim Helton

1993-1999Houston

One defining stop at Houston.

Kim Helton coached 7 seasons, won 31.4%, and posted an average SRS of -8.8. Best season: 1996 Houston. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

24-53-1

Career Win %

31.4%

Seasons

7

Career Span

7 years

Average SRS

-8.8

Peak SRS

4.1

Best Finish

Consistency

19.5

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Kim Helton
EliteStrongAverageLean
1993Actual season year • SRS range -23.6 to 4.11999

Active comparison point

Kim Helton1996

Selected

1996 Houston

Best seasonBiggest improvement

7-5 • SRS 4.1 • SP Overall 7.5

Win %

58.3%

YoY SRS

+14.7

SP Off / Def

38.5 / 32.8

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Houston

1993-19997 seasons

Avg SRS -8.8 • Win % 31.4%

Longest Tenure

Houston • 7 seasons

Best Tenure

Houston • -8.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Houston • 31.4%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Kim Helton sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Kim Helton sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Kim Helton

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -9.6

28th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Houston

1993-199924-53-1

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -8.8Win % 31.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.4 during vs 7.2 baseline

-3.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-8.8 during vs 11.8 baseline

-20.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.6 during vs 13.7 baseline

-23.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

-60.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Houston 1996

7-5SRS 4.1

Biggest Improvement

Houston 1996

7-514.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Houston 1996

7-5SP Off 38.5

Best Defensive Season

Houston 1999

7-4SP Def 25.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Houston 1994

1-10SRS -23.6

Biggest Drop

Houston 1997

3-8-19.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.

Houston19991174063.6%2.21.826.325.2+7.4+36.4%
Houston19981138027.3%-5.2-4.929.634.0+10.20.0%
Houston19971138027.3%-15.4-17.227.440.8-19.5-31.1%
Houston19961275058.3%4.17.538.532.8+14.7+40.2%
Houston19951129018.2%-10.6-8.627.034.1+13.0+9.1%
Houston19941111009.1%-23.6-27.015.739.5-10.2-4.5%
Houston19931119113.6%-13.4-18.522.938.7

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