2017-2022 • Colorado, Western Kentucky
2 schools coached, anchored by Western Kentucky.
Mike Sanford Jr coached 3 seasons, won 31.3%, and posted an average SRS of -15.0. Best season: 2022 Colorado. The profile was offense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
10-22
Career Win %
31.3%
Seasons
3
Career Span
6 years
Average SRS
-15.0
Peak SRS
-14.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
99.8
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
1-6 • SRS -14.7 • SP Overall -20.4
Win %
14.3%
YoY SRS
+0.5
SP Off / Def
24.0 / 45.0
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.
Colorado
2022-2022 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -14.7 • Win % 14.3%
Western Kentucky
2017-2018 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -15.1 • Win % 36.0%
Longest Tenure
Western Kentucky • 2 seasons
Best Tenure
Colorado • -14.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Western Kentucky • 36.0%
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 Sanford Jr sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mike Sanford Jr sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Sanford Jr
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -13.8
18th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2022-2022 • 1-6
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
1.0 during vs 4.1 baseline
-3.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-14.7 during vs -3.3 baseline
-11.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-20.4 during vs -3.2 baseline
-17.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2017-2018 • 9-16
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.5 during vs 9.0 baseline
-4.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-15.1 during vs 2.1 baseline
-17.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-10.5 during vs 3.2 baseline
-13.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Colorado 2022
1-6 • SRS -14.7
Biggest Improvement
Colorado 2022
1-6 • 0.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Western Kentucky 2017
6-7 • SP Off 25.5
Best Defensive Season
Western Kentucky 2017
6-7 • SP Def 30.0
Setbacks
Worst Season
Western Kentucky 2018
3-9 • SRS -15.2
Biggest Drop
Western Kentucky 2018
3-9 • -0.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Colorado | 2022 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.3% | — | — | -14.7 | -20.4 | 24.0 | 45.0 | +0.5 | -10.7% |
| Western Kentucky | 2018 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -15.2 | -16.1 | 17.9 | 31.8 | -0.2 | -21.1% |
| Western Kentucky | 2017 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | -15.0 | -4.9 | 25.5 | 30.0 | — | — |
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