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JD Brookhart

2004-2009Akron

One defining stop at Akron.

JD Brookhart coached 6 seasons, won 41.7%, and posted an average SRS of -11.9. Best season: 2005 Akron. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

30-42

Career Win %

41.7%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

-11.9

Peak SRS

-6.3

Best Finish

#0

Consistency

80.7

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.

JD Brookhart
EliteStrongAverageLean
2004Actual season year • SRS range -19.0 to -6.32009

Active comparison point

JD Brookhart2005

Selected

2005 Akron

Best seasonBiggest improvement

7-6 • SRS -6.3 • SP Overall -5.8

Win %

53.8%

YoY SRS

+7.6

SP Off / Def

19.9 / 25.7

Finish

#0

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

Akron

2004-20096 seasons

Avg SRS -11.9 • Win % 41.7%

Longest Tenure

Akron • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Akron • -11.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Akron • 41.7%

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.

JD Brookhart sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

JD Brookhart sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

JD Brookhart

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -10.8

26th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Akron

2004-200930-42

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

Avg SRS -11.9Win % 41.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 5.6 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-11.9 during vs -8.9 baseline

-3.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-10.8 during vs -10.9 baseline

+0.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 100.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Akron 2005

7-6SRS -6.3

Biggest Improvement

Akron 2005

7-67.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Akron 2004

6-5SP Off 29.9

Best Defensive Season

Akron 2006

5-7SP Def 22.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Akron 2009

3-9SRS -19.0

Biggest Drop

Akron 2009

3-9-12.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Akron20091239025.0%#0#0-19.0-17.816.331.9-12.0-16.7%
Akron20081257041.7%#0#0-7.0-6.729.034.7+7.4+8.3%
Akron20071248033.3%#0#0-14.4-17.616.334.1-3.8-8.3%
Akron20061257041.7%#0#0-10.6-6.118.022.3-4.3-12.2%
Akron20051376053.8%#0#0-6.3-5.819.925.7+7.6-0.7%
Akron20041165054.5%#0#0-13.9-11.129.938.2

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