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Ray Callahan

1969-1972Cincinnati

One defining stop at Cincinnati.

Ray Callahan coached 4 seasons, won 46.5%, and posted an average SRS of -10.9. Best season: 1970 Cincinnati. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

20-23

Career Win %

46.5%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

-10.9

Peak SRS

-0.3

Best Finish

Consistency

10.7

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.

Ray Callahan
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -23.9 to -0.31972

Active comparison point

Ray Callahan1970

Selected

1970 Cincinnati

Best seasonBiggest improvement

7-4 • SRS -0.3 • SP Overall 6.2

Win %

63.6%

YoY SRS

+18.3

SP Off / Def

20.3 / 15.1

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

Cincinnati

1969-19724 seasons

Avg SRS -10.9 • Win % 46.5%

Longest Tenure

Cincinnati • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Cincinnati • -10.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Cincinnati • 46.5%

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.

Ray Callahan sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ray Callahan sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ray Callahan

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -5.0

42th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Cincinnati

1969-197220-23

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

Avg SRS -10.9Win % 46.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 4.8 baseline

+0.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-10.9 during vs -6.1 baseline

-4.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-5.0 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Cincinnati 1970

7-4SRS -0.3

Biggest Improvement

Cincinnati 1970

7-418.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Cincinnati 1971

7-4SP Off 23.8

Best Defensive Season

Cincinnati 1970

7-4SP Def 15.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

Cincinnati 1972

2-9SRS -23.9

Biggest Drop

Cincinnati 1972

2-9-22.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Cincinnati19721129018.2%-23.9-24.415.437.2-22.9-45.5%
Cincinnati19711174063.6%-1.03.223.821.3-0.70.0%
Cincinnati19701174063.6%-0.36.220.315.1+18.3+23.6%
Cincinnati19691046040.0%-18.6

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