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Red Sanders

1940-1957UCLA, Vanderbilt

2 schools coached, anchored by UCLA.

Red Sanders coached 15 seasons, won 70.9%, and posted an average SRS of 14.4. Best season: 1955 UCLA. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

102-41-3

Career Win %

70.9%

Seasons

15

Career Span

18 years

Average SRS

14.4

Peak SRS

24.7

Best Finish

#2

Consistency

50.8

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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Red Sanders
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Red Sanders: 1949 UCLA
1940Actual season year • SRS range -0.2 to 24.71957

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Red Sanders1955

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1955 UCLA

Best season

9-2 • SRS 24.7 • SP Overall

Win %

81.8%

YoY SRS

+3.8

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#4

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

UCLA

1949-19579 seasons

Avg SRS 17.0 • Win % 77.3%

Vanderbilt

1940-19486 seasons

Avg SRS 10.6 • Win % 61.7%

Longest Tenure

UCLA • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

UCLA • 17.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

UCLA • 77.3%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

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Overall Strength

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Raw avg SP Overall:

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Impact by School

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

UCLA

1949-195766-19-1

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

Avg SRS 17.0Win % 77.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.3 during vs 5.4 baseline

+1.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

17.0 during vs 5.3 baseline

+11.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

55.6% during vs 20.0% baseline

+35.6%

Vanderbilt

1940-194836-22-2

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

Avg SRS 10.6Win % 61.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 5.0 baseline

+1.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

10.6 during vs 7.0 baseline

+3.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+16.7%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

UCLA 1955

9-2SRS 24.7

Biggest Improvement

Vanderbilt 1948

8-2-112.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Vanderbilt 1940

3-6-1SRS -0.2

Biggest Drop

UCLA 1956

7-3-14.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

UCLA19571082080.0%11.9+1.3+10.0%
UCLA19561073070.0%#1710.6-14.1-11.8%
UCLA19551192081.8%#1#424.7+3.8-18.2%
UCLA19549900100.0%#8#220.9+4.0+20.0%
UCLA19531082080.0%#4#516.9-7.1-8.9%
UCLA1952981088.9%#18#624.0+8.5+27.8%
UCLA1951953161.1%#1715.5+2.9-5.6%
UCLA1950963066.7%12.6-3.70.0%
UCLA1949963066.7%16.3-7.2-10.6%
Vanderbilt19481182177.3%#1223.5+12.8+17.3%
Vanderbilt19471064060.0%10.7-1.9+4.4%
Vanderbilt1946954055.6%12.6+5.1-4.4%
Vanderbilt19421064060.0%7.5-1.7-20.0%
Vanderbilt19411082080.0%9.2+9.4+45.0%
Vanderbilt19401036135.0%-0.2

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