1971-1992 • Kent State, Washington
2 schools coached, anchored by Washington.
Don James coached 22 seasons, won 68.7%, and posted an average SRS of 12.3. Best season: 1991 Washington. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
175-79-3
Career Win %
68.7%
Seasons
22
Career Span
22 years
Average SRS
12.3
Peak SRS
33.4
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
10.5
Higher = steadier
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.
Active comparison point
12-0 • SRS 33.4 • SP Overall 36.2
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+7.0
SP Off / Def
46.7 / 12.1
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Washington
1975-1992 • 18 seasons
Avg SRS 15.6 • Win % 71.2%
Kent State
1971-1974 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -2.4 • Win % 56.7%
Longest Tenure
Washington • 18 seasons
Best Tenure
Washington • 15.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Washington • 71.2%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Don James sets the reference point in overall strength.
Don James sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Don James
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 15.2
94th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1975-1992 • 150-60-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.3 during vs 5.8 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.6 during vs 9.0 baseline
+6.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.2 during vs 4.8 baseline
+12.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
61.1% during vs 20.0% baseline
+41.1%
1971-1974 • 25-19-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 3.6 baseline
+2.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-2.4 during vs -11.1 baseline
+8.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.2 during vs -9.6 baseline
+15.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Washington 1991
12-0 • SRS 33.4
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1973
9-2 • 19.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Washington 1991
12-0 • SP Off 46.7
Best Defensive Season
Kent State 1973
9-2 • SP Def 11.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Kent State 1971
3-8 • SRS -13.2
Biggest Drop
Washington 1987
7-4-1 • -17.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Washington | 1992 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #2 | #11 | 20.9 | 25.3 | 38.5 | 13.9 | -12.5 | -25.0% |
| Washington | 1991 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | #4 | #2 | 33.4 | 36.2 | 46.7 | 12.1 | +7.0 | +16.7% |
| Washington | 1990 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #20 | #5 | 26.4 | 28.7 | 44.4 | 17.5 | +9.4 | +16.7% |
| Washington | 1989 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #23 | 17.0 | 20.5 | 37.8 | 18.3 | +7.8 | +12.1% |
| Washington | 1988 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 9.2 | 12.0 | 31.9 | 20.5 | +4.6 | -8.0% |
| Washington | 1987 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #13 | — | 4.6 | 8.8 | 31.5 | 24.3 | -17.0 | -8.3% |
| Washington | 1986 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | #16 | #18 | 21.6 | 23.5 | 39.7 | 17.8 | +16.3 | +12.5% |
| Washington | 1985 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | #12 | — | 5.3 | 7.6 | 26.6 | 19.8 | -11.3 | -33.3% |
| Washington | 1984 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #18 | #2 | 16.6 | 23.0 | 35.7 | 13.5 | +8.1 | +25.0% |
| Washington | 1983 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #18 | — | 8.5 | 6.6 | 25.9 | 20.2 | -8.2 | -16.7% |
| Washington | 1982 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #7 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 35.6 | 19.4 | +3.6 | 0.0% |
| Washington | 1981 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #15 | #10 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 28.8 | 16.5 | -2.2 | +8.3% |
| Washington | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #20 | #16 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 32.9 | 20.5 | -4.4 | 0.0% |
| Washington | 1979 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #15 | #11 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 33.2 | 14.0 | -0.8 | +11.4% |
| Washington | 1978 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | #11 | — | 20.5 | 20.4 | 32.7 | 13.1 | +1.7 | -3.0% |
| Washington | 1977 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #10 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 36.7 | 17.4 | +11.9 | +21.2% |
| Washington | 1976 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 6.9 | 1.4 | 25.1 | 24.0 | -0.1 | -9.1% |
| Washington | 1975 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 7.0 | 11.0 | 29.4 | 19.5 | +6.0 | -9.1% |
| Kent State | 1974 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 1.0 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 19.2 | -9.9 | -18.2% |
| Kent State | 1973 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 10.9 | 23.6 | 34.0 | 11.0 | +19.3 | +27.7% |
| Kent State | 1972 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | -8.4 | 4.6 | 21.0 | 17.5 | +4.8 | +26.9% |
| Kent State | 1971 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -13.2 | -11.1 | 21.1 | 31.4 | — | — |
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