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Dick Scesniak

1983-1985Kent State

One defining stop at Kent State.

Dick Scesniak coached 3 seasons, won 24.2%, and posted an average SRS of -16.5. Best season: 1985 Kent State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

8-25

Career Win %

24.2%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-16.5

Peak SRS

-14.5

Best Finish

Consistency

97.5

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.

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Dick Scesniak
EliteStrongAverageLean
1983Actual season year • SRS range -18.5 to -14.51985

Active comparison point

Dick Scesniak1985

Selected

1985 Kent State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

3-8 • SRS -14.5 • SP Overall -9.0

Win %

27.3%

YoY SRS

+2.1

SP Off / Def

24.5 / 32.6

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

1983-19853 seasons

Avg SRS -16.5 • Win % 24.2%

Longest Tenure

Kent State • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Kent State • -16.5 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kent State • 24.2%

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.

Dick Scesniak sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dick Scesniak sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dick Scesniak

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -11.3

24th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Kent State

1983-19858-25

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

Avg SRS -16.5Win % 24.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.7 during vs 2.4 baseline

+0.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-16.5 during vs -20.6 baseline

+4.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-11.3 during vs -15.5 baseline

+4.2

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 1985

3-8SRS -14.5

Biggest Improvement

Kent State 1985

3-82.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kent State 1985

3-8SP Off 24.5

Best Defensive Season

Kent State 1984

4-7SP Def 21.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kent State 1983

1-10SRS -18.5

Biggest Drop

Kent State 1984

4-71.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Kent State19851138027.3%-14.5-9.024.532.6+2.1-9.1%
Kent State19841147036.4%-16.6-10.411.921.8+1.9+27.3%
Kent State19831111009.1%-18.5-14.517.530.7

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