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Mike OCain

1993-1999NC State

One defining stop at NC State.

Mike OCain coached 7 seasons, won 50.6%, and posted an average SRS of 0.8. Best season: 1997 NC State. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

41-40

Career Win %

50.6%

Seasons

7

Career Span

7 years

Average SRS

0.8

Peak SRS

9.2

Best Finish

#17

Consistency

74.7

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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.

Mike OCain
EliteStrongAverageLean
1993Actual season year • SRS range -6.7 to 9.21999

Active comparison point

Mike OCain1997

Selected

1997 NC State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

6-5 • SRS 9.2 • SP Overall 10.8

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

+15.9

SP Off / Def

37.6 / 28.7

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

NC State

1993-19997 seasons

Avg SRS 0.8 • Win % 50.6%

Longest Tenure

NC State • 7 seasons

Best Tenure

NC State • 0.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

NC State • 50.6%

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.

Mike OCain sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Mike OCain sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Mike OCain

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 1.1

61th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

NC State

1993-199941-40

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

Avg SRS 0.8Win % 50.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.9 during vs 8.0 baseline

-2.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

0.8 during vs 8.4 baseline

-7.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

1.1 during vs 10.0 baseline

-8.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

14.3% during vs 40.0% baseline

-25.7%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

NC State 1997

6-5SRS 9.2

Biggest Improvement

NC State 1997

6-515.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

NC State 1998

7-5SP Off 39.4

Best Defensive Season

NC State 1994

9-3SP Def 27.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

NC State 1996

3-8SRS -6.7

Biggest Drop

NC State 1999

6-6-6.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

NC State19991266050.0%-0.4-3.226.229.4-6.2-8.3%
NC State19981275058.3%5.87.539.433.9-3.4+3.8%
NC State19971165054.5%9.210.837.628.7+15.9+27.3%
NC State19961138027.3%-6.7-9.033.539.7-2.90.0%
NC State19951138027.3%-3.8-6.232.036.7-5.5-47.7%
NC State19941293075.0%#171.76.932.127.0+1.6+16.7%
NC State19931275058.3%#250.11.031.931.6

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