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Frank Kush

1958-1979Arizona State

One defining stop at Arizona State.

Frank Kush coached 22 seasons, won 76.4%, and posted an average SRS of 9.7. Best season: 1973 Arizona State. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

176-54-1

Career Win %

76.4%

Seasons

22

Career Span

22 years

Average SRS

9.7

Peak SRS

24.9

Best Finish

#2

Consistency

23.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Frank Kush
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1958Actual season year • SRS range -5.4 to 24.91979

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Frank Kush1973

Selected

1973 Arizona State

Best season

11-1 • SRS 24.9 • SP Overall 24.6

Win %

91.7%

YoY SRS

+10.1

SP Off / Def

45.1 / 23.7

Finish

#9

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

Arizona State

1958-197922 seasons

Avg SRS 9.7 • Win % 76.4%

Longest Tenure

Arizona State • 22 seasons

Best Tenure

Arizona State • 9.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Arizona State • 76.4%

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.

Frank Kush sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Frank Kush sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Frank Kush

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Raw avg SP Overall: 13.8

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Impact by School

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

Arizona State

1958-1979176-54-1

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

Avg SRS 9.7Win % 76.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.0 during vs 7.2 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

9.7 during vs 2.1 baseline

+7.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

13.8 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

27.3% during vs 20.0% baseline

+7.3%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Arizona State 1973

11-1SRS 24.9

Biggest Improvement

Arizona State 1977

9-318.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Arizona State 1972

10-2SP Off 49.1

Best Defensive Season

Arizona State 1975

12-0SP Def 15.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

Arizona State 1965

6-4SRS -5.4

Biggest Drop

Arizona State 1976

4-7-22.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Arizona State1979532060.0%#1811.510.530.521.3-1.1-15.0%
Arizona State19781293075.0%12.612.235.024.3-1.70.0%
Arizona State19771293075.0%#17#1814.39.634.426.6+18.2+38.6%
Arizona State19761147036.4%#3-3.9-4.223.728.0-22.1-63.6%
Arizona State1975121200100.0%#218.218.132.315.6+11.8+41.7%
Arizona State19741275058.3%#156.46.224.018.8-18.5-33.3%
Arizona State197312111091.7%#14#924.924.645.123.7+10.1+8.3%
Arizona State197212102083.3%#12#1314.814.749.136.9-7.1-8.3%
Arizona State197112111091.7%#14#821.924.244.122.4+0.9-8.3%
Arizona State1970111100100.0%#19#621.021.840.120.2+2.4+20.0%
Arizona State19691082080.0%18.6+0.70.0%
Arizona State19681082080.0%#1717.9+4.20.0%
Arizona State19671082080.0%13.7+12.8+30.0%
Arizona State19661055050.0%0.9+6.3-10.0%
Arizona State19651064060.0%-5.4-12.6-20.0%
Arizona State19641082080.0%7.2+1.6-8.9%
Arizona State1963981088.9%5.6-5.2+13.9%
Arizona State19621072175.0%10.8+7.0+5.0%
Arizona State19611073070.0%3.8+3.40.0%
Arizona State19601073070.0%0.40.0-20.9%
Arizona State195911101090.9%0.4+2.4+20.9%
Arizona State19581073070.0%-2.0

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