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Paul Haynes

2013-2017Kent State

One defining stop at Kent State.

Paul Haynes coached 5 seasons, won 23.7%, and posted an average SRS of -16.0. Best season: 2016 Kent State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

14-45

Career Win %

23.7%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

-16.0

Peak SRS

-10.5

Best Finish

Consistency

78.9

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.

Paul Haynes
EliteStrongAverageLean
2013Actual season year • SRS range -22.7 to -10.52017

Active comparison point

Paul Haynes2016

Selected

2016 Kent State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

3-9 • SRS -10.5 • SP Overall -12.0

Win %

25.0%

YoY SRS

+7.4

SP Off / Def

16.6 / 27.4

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

Kent State

2013-20175 seasons

Avg SRS -16.0 • Win % 23.7%

Longest Tenure

Kent State • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Kent State • -16.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kent State • 23.7%

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.

Paul Haynes sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Paul Haynes sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Paul Haynes

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -14.3

17th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Kent State

2013-201714-45

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

Avg SRS -16.0Win % 23.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.8 during vs 6.0 baseline

-3.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-16.0 during vs -10.6 baseline

-5.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-14.3 during vs -7.7 baseline

-6.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Kent State 2016

3-9SRS -10.5

Biggest Improvement

Kent State 2016

3-97.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kent State 2013

4-8SP Off 21.2

Best Defensive Season

Kent State 2015

3-9SP Def 21.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kent State 2017

2-10SRS -22.7

Biggest Drop

Kent State 2017

2-10-12.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Kent State201712210016.7%-22.7-20.214.332.4-12.2-8.3%
Kent State20161239025.0%-10.5-12.016.627.4+7.40.0%
Kent State20151239025.0%-17.9-11.910.621.3-0.2+6.8%
Kent State20141129018.2%-17.7-13.716.729.5-6.6-15.2%
Kent State20131248033.3%-11.1-13.821.234.0

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