1989-1993 • South Carolina
One defining stop at South Carolina.
Sparky Woods coached 5 seasons, won 46.4%, and posted an average SRS of 3.0. Best season: 1990 South Carolina. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
24-28-3
Career Win %
46.4%
Seasons
5
Career Span
5 years
Average SRS
3.0
Peak SRS
11.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
77.4
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 11.7 • SP Overall 16.8
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+8.1
SP Off / Def
34.0 / 18.8
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.
South Carolina
1989-1993 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 3.0 • Win % 46.4%
Longest Tenure
South Carolina • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
South Carolina • 3.0 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
South Carolina • 46.4%
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.
Sparky Woods sets the reference point in overall strength.
Sparky Woods sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Sparky Woods
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.1
76th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1989-1993 • 24-28-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.8 during vs 6.8 baseline
-2.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 8.9 baseline
-5.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.1 during vs 9.9 baseline
-3.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
High Points
Best Season
South Carolina 1990
6-5 • SRS 11.7
Biggest Improvement
South Carolina 1990
6-5 • 8.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
South Carolina 1990
6-5 • SP Off 34.0
Best Defensive Season
South Carolina 1990
6-5 • SP Def 18.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
South Carolina 1992
5-6 • SRS -1.8
Biggest Drop
South Carolina 1991
3-6-2 • -11.8 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| South Carolina | 1993 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 1.7 | 1.8 | 22.5 | 21.0 | +3.5 | -9.1% |
| South Carolina | 1992 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -1.8 | 2.5 | 22.7 | 20.5 | -1.7 | +9.1% |
| South Carolina | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36.4% | — | — | -0.1 | 3.2 | 29.0 | 27.0 | -11.8 | -18.2% |
| South Carolina | 1990 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 11.7 | 16.8 | 34.0 | 18.8 | +8.1 | -4.5% |
| South Carolina | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 3.6 | 6.0 | 29.8 | 25.4 | — | — |
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