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Danny Hope

2009-2012Purdue

One defining stop at Purdue.

Danny Hope coached 4 seasons, won 38.8%, and posted an average SRS of -4.3. Best season: 2009 Purdue. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

19-24

Career Win %

38.8%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

-4.3

Peak SRS

-0.9

Best Finish

Consistency

93.4

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Danny Hope
EliteStrongAverageLean
2009Actual season year • SRS range -8.5 to -0.92012

Active comparison point

Danny Hope2009

Selected

2009 Purdue

Best season

5-7 • SRS -0.9 • SP Overall 5.1

Win %

41.7%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

29.3 / 23.8

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

Purdue

2009-20124 seasons

Avg SRS -4.3 • Win % 38.8%

Longest Tenure

Purdue • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Purdue • -4.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Purdue • 38.8%

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.

Danny Hope sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Danny Hope sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Danny Hope

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2

57th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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Purdue

2009-201219-24

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

Avg SRS -4.3Win % 38.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 6.4 baseline

-1.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-4.3 during vs 6.1 baseline

-10.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

0.2 during vs 9.9 baseline

-9.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Purdue 2009

5-7SRS -0.9

Biggest Improvement

Purdue 2011

7-65.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Purdue 2009

5-7SP Off 29.3

Best Defensive Season

Purdue 2009

5-7SP Def 23.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Purdue 2010

4-8SRS -8.5

Biggest Drop

Purdue 2010

4-8-7.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Purdue20121233025.0%-4.2-1.027.627.0-0.8-28.8%
Purdue20111376053.8%-3.43.126.524.8+5.1+20.5%
Purdue20101248033.3%-8.5-6.518.826.3-7.6-8.3%
Purdue20091257041.7%-0.95.129.323.8

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