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John Ray

1969-1972Kentucky

One defining stop at Kentucky.

John Ray coached 4 seasons, won 23.3%, and posted an average SRS of -0.6. Best season: 1972 Kentucky. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

10-33

Career Win %

23.3%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

-0.6

Peak SRS

2.0

Best Finish

Consistency

95.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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John Ray
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -3.5 to 2.01972

Active comparison point

John Ray1972

Selected

1972 Kentucky

Best season

3-8 • SRS 2.0 • SP Overall -0.3

Win %

27.3%

YoY SRS

+4.1

SP Off / Def

19.1 / 19.4

Finish

Unranked

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

Kentucky

1969-19724 seasons

Avg SRS -0.6 • Win % 23.3%

Longest Tenure

Kentucky • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Kentucky • -0.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kentucky • 23.3%

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.

John Ray sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

John Ray sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

John Ray

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -1.3

52th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Kentucky

1969-197210-33

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

Avg SRS -0.6Win % 23.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.5 during vs 3.8 baseline

-1.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.6 during vs 4.5 baseline

-5.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-1.3 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Kentucky 1972

3-8SRS 2.0

Biggest Improvement

Kentucky 1970

2-94.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kentucky 1971

3-8SP Off 21.6

Best Defensive Season

Kentucky 1970

2-9SP Def 19.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kentucky 1969

2-8SRS -3.5

Biggest Drop

Kentucky 1971

3-8-3.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Kentucky19721138027.3%2.0-0.319.119.4+4.10.0%
Kentucky19711138027.3%-2.1-4.021.625.7-3.5+9.1%
Kentucky19701129018.2%1.40.419.519.2+4.9-1.8%
Kentucky19691028020.0%-3.5

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