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Bill Blankenship

2011-2014Tulsa

One defining stop at Tulsa.

Bill Blankenship coached 4 seasons, won 47.1%, and posted an average SRS of -5.9. Best season: 2011 Tulsa. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

24-27

Career Win %

47.1%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

-5.9

Peak SRS

5.5

Best Finish

Consistency

7.9

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Bill Blankenship
EliteStrongAverageLean
2011Actual season year • SRS range -18.3 to 5.52014

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Bill Blankenship2011

Selected

2011 Tulsa

Best season

8-5 • SRS 5.5 • SP Overall 2.5

Win %

61.5%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

29.8 / 27.3

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

Tulsa

2011-20144 seasons

Avg SRS -5.9 • Win % 47.1%

Longest Tenure

Tulsa • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Tulsa • -5.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Tulsa • 47.1%

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.

Bill Blankenship sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Blankenship sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Blankenship

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -7.3

35th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Tulsa

2011-201424-27

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

Avg SRS -5.9Win % 47.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 8.8 baseline

-2.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-5.9 during vs 1.6 baseline

-7.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-7.3 during vs 1.6 baseline

-8.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Tulsa 2011

8-5SRS 5.5

Biggest Improvement

Tulsa 2012

11-3-0.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Tulsa 2011

8-5SP Off 29.8

Best Defensive Season

Tulsa 2012

11-3SP Def 22.4

Setbacks

Worst Season

Tulsa 2014

2-10SRS -18.3

Biggest Drop

Tulsa 2013

3-9-20.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Tulsa201412210016.7%-18.3-15.823.637.7-2.9-8.3%
Tulsa20131239025.0%-15.4-18.712.931.6-20.0-53.6%
Tulsa201214113078.6%4.62.625.722.4-0.9+17.0%
Tulsa20111385061.5%5.52.529.827.3

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