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Peak DominatorDefense-First

Fran Curci

1971-1981Kentucky, Miami

2 schools coached, anchored by Kentucky.

Fran Curci coached 11 seasons, won 45.9%, and posted an average SRS of 8.2. Best season: 1977 Kentucky. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

55-65-2

Career Win %

45.9%

Seasons

11

Career Span

11 years

Average SRS

8.2

Peak SRS

21.8

Best Finish

#6

Consistency

49.8

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.

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

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Fran Curci: 1973 Kentucky
1971Actual season year • SRS range -1.1 to 21.81981

Active comparison point

Fran Curci1977

Selected

1977 Kentucky

Best season

10-1 • SRS 21.8 • SP Overall 23.6

Win %

90.9%

YoY SRS

+8.1

SP Off / Def

30.7 / 7.7

Finish

#6

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

Kentucky

1973-19819 seasons

Avg SRS 8.7 • Win % 47.0%

Miami

1971-19722 seasons

Avg SRS 5.8 • Win % 40.9%

Longest Tenure

Kentucky • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

Kentucky • 8.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kentucky • 47.0%

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.

Fran Curci sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Fran Curci sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Fran Curci

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Raw avg SP Overall: 8.4

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Impact by School

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

Kentucky

1973-198146-52-2

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

Avg SRS 8.7Win % 47.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.1 during vs 2.6 baseline

+2.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

8.7 during vs 1.0 baseline

+7.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

8.9 during vs -1.3 baseline

+10.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

22.2% during vs 0.0% baseline

+22.2%

Miami

1971-19729-13

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

Avg SRS 5.8Win % 40.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.5 during vs 5.1 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.8 during vs 7.0 baseline

-1.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

6.4 during vs -11.1 baseline

+17.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Kentucky 1977

10-1SRS 21.8

Biggest Improvement

Miami 1972

5-611.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kentucky 1974

6-5SP Off 32.3

Best Defensive Season

Kentucky 1977

10-1SP Def 7.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kentucky 1980

3-8SRS -1.1

Biggest Drop

Kentucky 1978

4-6-1-15.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Kentucky19811138027.3%0.6-2.717.720.0+1.70.0%
Kentucky19801138027.3%-1.1-3.523.226.6-8.5-18.2%
Kentucky19791156045.5%7.45.619.114.4+1.0+4.5%
Kentucky19781146140.9%#156.46.023.318.3-15.4-50.0%
Kentucky197711101090.9%#621.823.630.77.7+8.1+24.2%
Kentucky19761284066.7%#1813.716.225.210.0+9.4+43.9%
Kentucky19751128122.7%4.36.519.013.9-9.9-31.8%
Kentucky19741165054.5%14.217.932.315.6+3.5+9.1%
Kentucky19731156045.5%10.710.527.818.3-0.70.0%
Miami19721156045.5%11.415.726.611.4+11.2+9.1%
Miami19711147036.4%0.2-2.919.923.0

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