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Pat Patterson

1979-1979Louisiana Tech

One defining stop at Louisiana Tech.

Pat Patterson coached 1 seasons, won 100.0%, and posted an average SRS of -13.6. Best season: 1979 Louisiana Tech. The profile was defense-first with limited volatility context. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

1-0

Career Win %

100.0%

Seasons

1

Career Span

1 years

Average SRS

-13.6

Peak SRS

-13.6

Best Finish

Consistency

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Pat Patterson
EliteStrongAverageLean
1978Actual season year • SRS range -14.6 to -12.61980

Active comparison point

Pat Patterson1979

Selected

1979 Louisiana Tech

Best seasonWorst season

1-0 • SRS -13.6 • SP Overall -14.1

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

11.0 / 24.0

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

Louisiana Tech

1979-19791 seasons

Avg SRS -13.6 • Win % 100.0%

Longest Tenure

Louisiana Tech • 1 seasons

Best Tenure

Louisiana Tech • -13.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Louisiana Tech • 100.0%

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.

Pat Patterson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Pat Patterson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Pat Patterson

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -14.1

17th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Louisiana Tech

1979-19791-0

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (4 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -13.6Win % 100.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.0 during vs 7.3 baseline

-6.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-13.6 during vs 1.5 baseline

-15.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-14.1 during vs 12.7 baseline

-26.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Louisiana Tech 1979

1-0SRS -13.6

Biggest Improvement

Unavailable

Best Offensive Season

Louisiana Tech 1979

1-0SP Off 11.0

Best Defensive Season

Louisiana Tech 1979

1-0SP Def 24.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Louisiana Tech 1979

1-0SRS -13.6

Biggest Drop

Unavailable

Season-by-Season Results

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

Louisiana Tech19791100100.0%-13.6-14.111.024.0

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