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Bill Yeoman

1962-1986Houston

One defining stop at Houston.

Bill Yeoman coached 25 seasons, won 59.4%, and posted an average SRS of 9.6. Best season: 1969 Houston. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

160-108-8

Career Win %

59.4%

Seasons

25

Career Span

25 years

Average SRS

9.6

Peak SRS

24.1

Best Finish

#4

Consistency

9.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Bill Yeoman
EliteStrongAverageLean
1962Actual season year • SRS range -10.2 to 24.11986

Active comparison point

Bill Yeoman1969

Selected

1969 Houston

Best season

9-2 • SRS 24.1 • SP Overall

Win %

81.8%

YoY SRS

+2.2

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#12

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

1962-198625 seasons

Avg SRS 9.6 • Win % 59.4%

Longest Tenure

Houston • 25 seasons

Best Tenure

Houston • 9.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Houston • 59.4%

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.

Bill Yeoman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Yeoman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Yeoman

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 8.6

81th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Houston

1962-1986160-108-8

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

Avg SRS 9.6Win % 59.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.4 during vs 4.8 baseline

+1.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.6 during vs 3.6 baseline

+6.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

8.6 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

36.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+36.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Houston 1969

9-2SRS 24.1

Biggest Improvement

Houston 1976

10-223.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Houston 1978

9-3SP Off 40.1

Best Defensive Season

Houston 1979

11-1SP Def 11.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Houston 1986

1-10SRS -10.2

Biggest Drop

Houston 1982

5-5-1-18.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Houston19861111009.1%-10.2-12.815.127.3-3.1-27.3%
Houston19851147036.4%-7.1-11.128.636.9-8.8-22.0%
Houston19841275058.3%1.76.129.425.0+8.0+22.0%
Houston19831147036.4%-6.3-9.423.231.3-2.3-13.6%
Houston19821155150.0%-4.0-3.124.527.7-18.6-12.5%
Houston19811274162.5%14.616.128.012.5+2.1+4.2%
Houston19801275058.3%#812.513.827.414.0-7.5-33.3%
Houston197912111091.7%#16#520.021.231.411.0-2.1+16.7%
Houston19781293075.0%#1022.124.240.117.4+12.1+20.4%
Houston19771165054.5%#1410.06.932.727.7-7.6-28.8%
Houston197612102083.3%#417.620.736.217.0+23.8+63.3%
Houston19751028020.0%-6.2-13.020.332.1-17.3-50.8%
Houston19741283170.8%#11#1911.111.928.817.7-7.4-20.8%
Houston197312111091.7%#18#918.522.535.714.2+9.6+32.6%
Houston19721164159.1%8.910.033.525.4-11.0-15.9%
Houston19711293075.0%#1719.927.039.613.9+3.4+2.3%
Houston19701183072.7%#13#1916.514.532.318.8-7.6-9.1%
Houston19691192081.8%#7#1224.1+2.2+11.8%
Houston19681062270.0%#1821.9+1.60.0%
Houston19671073070.0%20.3-1.4-10.0%
Houston19661082080.0%21.7+18.1+35.0%
Houston19651045145.0%3.6+4.7+17.2%
Houston1964926127.8%-1.1-2.2+7.8%
Houston19631028020.0%1.1-8.7-43.6%
Houston19621174063.6%9.8

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