1995-2012 • Arkansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Utah State
4 schools coached, anchored by Louisville.
John Smith coached 13 seasons, won 53.2%, and posted an average SRS of 1.9. Best season: 2005 Michigan State. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
83-73
Career Win %
53.2%
Seasons
13
Career Span
18 years
Average SRS
1.9
Peak SRS
11.1
Best Finish
#17
Consistency
53.6
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
5-6 • SRS 11.1 • SP Overall 12.9
Win %
45.5%
YoY SRS
+6.9
SP Off / Def
40.1 / 27.2
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.
Arkansas
2012-2012 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS 2.6 • Win % 33.3%
Michigan State
2003-2006 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 5.3 • Win % 45.8%
Louisville
1998-2002 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 4.3 • Win % 66.1%
Utah State
1995-1997 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -6.8 • Win % 47.1%
Longest Tenure
Louisville • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 5.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Louisville • 66.1%
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.
John Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
John Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Smith
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.2
73th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2012-2012 • 4-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.0 during vs 8.4 baseline
-4.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
2.6 during vs 12.5 baseline
-9.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
11.6 during vs 17.5 baseline
-5.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-40.0%
2003-2006 • 22-26
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.5 during vs 5.8 baseline
-0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 6.6 baseline
-1.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.9 during vs 9.4 baseline
-2.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
1998-2002 • 41-21
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.2 during vs 5.6 baseline
+2.6
Avg SRS
Higher is better
4.3 during vs -1.0 baseline
+5.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.0 during vs -1.7 baseline
+9.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+0.0%
1995-1997 • 16-18
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.3 during vs 5.0 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.8 during vs -9.0 baseline
+2.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.0 during vs -6.9 baseline
+2.9
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 2005
5-6 • SRS 11.1
Biggest Improvement
Louisville 1999
7-5 • 9.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Louisville 1998
7-5 • SP Off 44.5
Best Defensive Season
Louisville 2001
11-2 • SP Def 23.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Utah State 1995
4-7 • SRS -10.5
Biggest Drop
Michigan State 2006
4-8 • -13.6 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Arkansas | 2012 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | #10 | — | 2.6 | 11.6 | 36.5 | 24.8 | +5.1 | 0.0% |
| Michigan State | 2006 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | — | — | -2.5 | -1.3 | 25.0 | 26.7 | -13.6 | -12.1% |
| Michigan State | 2005 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 11.1 | 12.9 | 40.1 | 27.2 | +6.9 | +3.8% |
| Michigan State | 2004 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | 4.2 | 4.9 | 36.8 | 33.6 | -4.0 | -19.9% |
| Michigan State | 2003 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 8.2 | 11.1 | 35.4 | 26.4 | +7.0 | +7.7% |
| Louisville | 2002 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | #17 | — | 1.2 | 3.1 | 33.6 | 32.0 | -8.6 | -30.8% |
| Louisville | 2001 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | — | #17 | 9.8 | 14.0 | 35.6 | 23.1 | +4.5 | +9.6% |
| Louisville | 2000 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 5.3 | 10.8 | 39.2 | 30.4 | -2.0 | +16.7% |
| Louisville | 1999 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 7.3 | 11.4 | 44.1 | 35.1 | +9.4 | 0.0% |
| Louisville | 1998 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -2.1 | 0.8 | 44.5 | 42.5 | -0.8 | +8.3% |
| Utah State | 1997 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -1.3 | 2.1 | 36.1 | 34.7 | +7.3 | -4.5% |
| Utah State | 1996 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -8.6 | -7.0 | 32.9 | 38.0 | +1.9 | +18.2% |
| Utah State | 1995 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -10.5 | -7.1 | 29.3 | 35.1 | — | — |
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