1997-2001 • SMU
One defining stop at SMU.
Mike Cavan coached 5 seasons, won 39.3%, and posted an average SRS of -9.8. Best season: 1997 SMU. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
22-34
Career Win %
39.3%
Seasons
5
Career Span
5 years
Average SRS
-9.8
Peak SRS
-2.1
Best Finish
—
Consistency
58.8
Higher = steadier
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.
Active comparison point
6-5 • SRS -2.1 • SP Overall 1.2
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
27.2 / 26.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
SMU
1997-2001 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -9.8 • Win % 39.3%
Longest Tenure
SMU • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
SMU • -9.8 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
SMU • 39.3%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Mike Cavan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mike Cavan sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Cavan
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.9
28th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1997-2001 • 22-34
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.4 during vs 2.8 baseline
+1.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-9.8 during vs -9.0 baseline
-0.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-9.9 during vs -11.2 baseline
+1.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
SMU 1997
6-5 • SRS -2.1
Biggest Improvement
SMU 2001
4-7 • 4.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
SMU 1997
6-5 • SP Off 27.2
Best Defensive Season
SMU 1998
5-7 • SP Def 25.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
SMU 2000
3-9 • SRS -17.0
Biggest Drop
SMU 1999
4-6 • -11.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| SMU | 2001 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -12.8 | -14.5 | 22.7 | 34.8 | +4.2 | +11.4% |
| SMU | 2000 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -17.0 | -19.0 | 17.8 | 35.3 | -2.9 | -15.0% |
| SMU | 1999 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -14.1 | -15.0 | 16.5 | 30.7 | -11.2 | -1.7% |
| SMU | 1998 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -2.9 | -2.2 | 22.6 | 25.0 | -0.8 | -12.9% |
| SMU | 1997 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -2.1 | 1.2 | 27.2 | 26.7 | — | — |
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