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Tom Alley

1973-1974Louisville

One defining stop at Louisville.

Tom Alley coached 2 seasons, won 40.9%, and posted an average SRS of -8.2. Best season: 1973 Louisville. The profile was defense-first with limited volatility context. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

9-13

Career Win %

40.9%

Seasons

2

Career Span

2 years

Average SRS

-8.2

Peak SRS

-7.3

Best Finish

Consistency

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Tom Alley
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1973Actual season year • SRS range -9.1 to -7.31974

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Tom Alley1973

Selected

1973 Louisville

Best season

5-6 • SRS -7.3 • SP Overall 0.0

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

16.6 / 17.0

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

Louisville

1973-19742 seasons

Avg SRS -8.2 • Win % 40.9%

Longest Tenure

Louisville • 2 seasons

Best Tenure

Louisville • -8.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Louisville • 40.9%

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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Tom Alley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tom Alley sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tom Alley

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -5.4

40th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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Louisville

1973-19749-13

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

Avg SRS -8.2Win % 40.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.5 during vs 6.6 baseline

-2.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-8.2 during vs -6.2 baseline

-2.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-5.4 during vs 8.3 baseline

-13.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Louisville 1973

5-6SRS -7.3

Biggest Improvement

Louisville 1974

4-7-1.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Louisville 1973

5-6SP Off 16.6

Best Defensive Season

Louisville 1973

5-6SP Def 17.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Louisville 1974

4-7SRS -9.1

Biggest Drop

Louisville 1974

4-7-1.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Louisville19741147036.4%-9.1-10.816.226.3-1.8-9.1%
Louisville19731156045.5%-7.30.016.617.0

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