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Gary Barnett

1992-2005Colorado, Northwestern

2 schools coached, anchored by Colorado.

Gary Barnett coached 14 seasons, won 50.3%, and posted an average SRS of 4.2. Best season: 1995 Northwestern. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

84-83-1

Career Win %

50.3%

Seasons

14

Career Span

14 years

Average SRS

4.2

Peak SRS

20.7

Best Finish

#8

Consistency

32.4

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.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Gary Barnett
EliteStrongAverageLean
Gary Barnett: 1999 Colorado
1992Actual season year • SRS range -8.2 to 20.72005

Active comparison point

Gary Barnett1995

Selected

1995 Northwestern

Best seasonBiggest improvement

10-2 • SRS 20.7 • SP Overall 24.7

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+21.8

SP Off / Def

36.2 / 12.0

Finish

#8

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Colorado

1999-20057 seasons

Avg SRS 7.1 • Win % 56.3%

Northwestern

1992-19987 seasons

Avg SRS 1.3 • Win % 43.8%

Longest Tenure

Colorado • 7 seasons

Best Tenure

Colorado • 7.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Colorado • 56.3%

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.

Gary Barnett sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Gary Barnett sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Gary Barnett

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 6.9

77th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Colorado

1999-200549-38

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

Avg SRS 7.1Win % 56.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 8.8 baseline

-1.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.1 during vs 15.6 baseline

-8.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

11.9 during vs 20.2 baseline

-8.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

28.6% during vs 60.0% baseline

-31.4%

Northwestern

1992-199835-45-1

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

Avg SRS 1.3Win % 43.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 1.8 baseline

+3.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

1.3 during vs -11.8 baseline

+13.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.8 during vs -16.3 baseline

+18.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

28.6% during vs 0.0% baseline

+28.6%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Northwestern 1995

10-2SRS 20.7

Biggest Improvement

Northwestern 1995

10-221.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Colorado 2001

10-3SP Off 42.6

Best Defensive Season

Northwestern 1995

10-2SP Def 12.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Northwestern 1992

3-8SRS -8.2

Biggest Drop

Colorado 2003

5-7-12.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Colorado20051275058.3%5.811.727.816.1+1.9-3.2%
Colorado20041385061.5%3.97.832.927.0+4.0+19.9%
Colorado20031257041.7%-0.12.637.735.3-12.8-22.6%
Colorado20021495064.3%#7#2012.719.840.022.5-0.5-12.6%
Colorado200113103076.9%#913.220.242.625.4+7.8+49.6%
Colorado20001138027.3%#245.410.134.025.6-3.2-31.1%
Colorado19991275058.3%#158.611.340.732.4+15.4+33.3%
Northwestern19981239025.0%-6.8-9.024.232.3-8.3-16.7%
Northwestern19971257041.7%1.53.128.126.1-6.4-33.3%
Northwestern19961293075.0%#18#157.98.234.628.2-12.8-8.3%
Northwestern199512102083.3%#820.724.736.212.0+21.8+51.5%
Northwestern19941137131.8%-1.1-1.430.532.3+3.8+13.6%
Northwestern19931129018.2%-4.9-6.725.932.3+3.3-9.1%
Northwestern19921138027.3%-8.2-6.327.633.4

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