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John Thompson

2003-2004East Carolina

One defining stop at East Carolina.

John Thompson coached 2 seasons, won 13.0%, and posted an average SRS of -18.4. Best season: 2004 East Carolina. The profile was offense-first with limited volatility context. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

3-20

Career Win %

13.0%

Seasons

2

Career Span

2 years

Average SRS

-18.4

Peak SRS

-17.8

Best Finish

Consistency

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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John Thompson
EliteStrongAverageLean
2003Actual season year • SRS range -18.9 to -17.82004

Active comparison point

John Thompson2004

Selected

2004 East Carolina

Best seasonBiggest improvementBiggest drop

2-9 • SRS -17.8 • SP Overall -18.9

Win %

18.2%

YoY SRS

+1.1

SP Off / Def

29.0 / 42.8

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

East Carolina

2003-20042 seasons

Avg SRS -18.4 • Win % 13.0%

Longest Tenure

East Carolina • 2 seasons

Best Tenure

East Carolina • -18.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

East Carolina • 13.0%

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.

John Thompson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

John Thompson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

John Thompson

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -20.4

7th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

East Carolina

2003-20043-20

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

Avg SRS -18.4Win % 13.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.5 during vs 6.6 baseline

-5.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-18.4 during vs 1.3 baseline

-19.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-20.4 during vs 3.3 baseline

-23.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

East Carolina 2004

2-9SRS -17.8

Biggest Improvement

East Carolina 2004

2-91.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

East Carolina 2004

2-9SP Off 29.0

Best Defensive Season

East Carolina 2003

1-11SP Def 40.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

East Carolina 2003

1-11SRS -18.9

Biggest Drop

East Carolina 2004

2-91.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

East Carolina20041129018.2%-17.8-18.929.042.8+1.1+9.8%
East Carolina20031211108.3%-18.9-22.022.940.9

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