1977-2000 • Arizona State, Ohio State, Tulsa
3 schools coached, anchored by Ohio State.
John Cooper coached 24 seasons, won 69.2%, and posted an average SRS of 9.8. Best season: 1995 Ohio State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
192-84-6
Career Win %
69.2%
Seasons
24
Career Span
24 years
Average SRS
9.8
Peak SRS
28.2
Best Finish
#2
Consistency
8.6
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
11-2 • SRS 28.2 • SP Overall 28.4
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+11.7
SP Off / Def
44.8 / 18.7
Finish
#6
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.
Ohio State
1988-2000 • 13 seasons
Avg SRS 15.4 • Win % 71.5%
Arizona State
1985-1987 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 13.6 • Win % 72.2%
Tulsa
1977-1984 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -0.5 • Win % 63.6%
Longest Tenure
Ohio State • 13 seasons
Best Tenure
Ohio State • 15.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Arizona State • 72.2%
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 Cooper sets the reference point in overall strength.
John Cooper sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Cooper
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 13.0
91th pct
Elite
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1988-2000 • 111-43-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 8.6 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
15.4 during vs 13.9 baseline
+1.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
18.1 during vs 17.4 baseline
+0.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
61.5% during vs 80.0% baseline
-18.5%
1985-1987 • 25-9-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
8.3 during vs 7.4 baseline
+0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
13.6 during vs 14.5 baseline
-0.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
17.6 during vs 16.5 baseline
+1.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
66.7% during vs 40.0% baseline
+26.7%
1977-1984 • 56-32
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 6.0 baseline
+1.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.5 during vs 1.7 baseline
-2.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 3.6 baseline
-0.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Ohio State 1995
11-2 • SRS 28.2
Biggest Improvement
Tulsa 1978
9-2 • 22.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ohio State 1995
11-2 • SP Off 44.8
Best Defensive Season
Ohio State 1992
8-3-1 • SP Def 12.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Tulsa 1977
3-8 • SRS -20.0
Biggest Drop
Ohio State 1999
6-6 • -17.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Ohio State | 2000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #16 | — | 13.8 | 17.5 | 35.7 | 19.8 | +3.9 | +16.7% |
| Ohio State | 1999 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #9 | — | 9.9 | 15.2 | 35.7 | 22.1 | -17.5 | -41.7% |
| Ohio State | 1998 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #1 | #2 | 27.4 | 30.8 | 43.3 | 13.1 | +5.9 | +14.7% |
| Ohio State | 1997 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | #9 | #12 | 21.5 | 26.0 | 38.7 | 13.2 | -6.1 | -14.7% |
| Ohio State | 1996 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #9 | #2 | 27.6 | 31.1 | 43.9 | 13.5 | -0.6 | +7.0% |
| Ohio State | 1995 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #12 | #6 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 44.8 | 18.7 | +11.7 | +15.4% |
| Ohio State | 1994 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | #20 | #14 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 34.4 | 15.9 | -0.7 | -18.3% |
| Ohio State | 1993 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | #17 | #11 | 17.2 | 21.0 | 37.2 | 17.4 | +3.8 | +16.7% |
| Ohio State | 1992 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | #19 | #18 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 29.8 | 12.1 | +5.7 | +4.2% |
| Ohio State | 1991 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #23 | — | 7.7 | 7.6 | 26.6 | 19.8 | -3.9 | +4.2% |
| Ohio State | 1990 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #17 | — | 11.6 | 10.5 | 33.3 | 24.5 | +6.4 | -4.2% |
| Ohio State | 1989 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #25 | #24 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 35.3 | 30.0 | +5.5 | +25.8% |
| Ohio State | 1988 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -0.3 | 0.8 | 28.8 | 28.4 | -7.7 | -21.6% |
| Arizona State | 1987 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 62.5% | #14 | #20 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 35.6 | 25.4 | -13.5 | -25.0% |
| Arizona State | 1986 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | — | #4 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 38.1 | 17.0 | +8.4 | +20.8% |
| Arizona State | 1985 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 12.5 | 18.3 | 30.8 | 13.9 | +12.9 | +12.1% |
| Tulsa | 1984 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -0.4 | 7.8 | 29.2 | 22.5 | -4.6 | -18.2% |
| Tulsa | 1983 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 4.2 | 10.7 | 31.1 | 21.8 | +0.9 | -18.2% |
| Tulsa | 1982 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | — | — | 3.3 | 12.0 | 35.2 | 24.8 | -4.3 | +36.4% |
| Tulsa | 1981 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 7.6 | 12.4 | 33.2 | 22.1 | +5.6 | -18.2% |
| Tulsa | 1980 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 2.0 | 4.6 | 25.9 | 22.4 | +5.3 | +18.2% |
| Tulsa | 1979 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -3.3 | -9.7 | 18.3 | 27.4 | -5.8 | -27.3% |
| Tulsa | 1978 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 2.5 | 7.7 | 30.4 | 24.1 | +22.5 | +54.5% |
| Tulsa | 1977 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -20.0 | -21.7 | 23.3 | 40.8 | — | — |
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