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Don Morton

1985-1989Tulsa, Wisconsin

2 schools coached, anchored by Wisconsin.

Don Morton coached 5 seasons, won 34.5%, and posted an average SRS of -7.5. Best season: 1986 Tulsa. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

19-36

Career Win %

34.5%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

-7.5

Peak SRS

3.3

Best Finish

Consistency

51.1

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.

Don Morton
EliteStrongAverageLean
Don Morton: 1987 Wisconsin
1985Actual season year • SRS range -16.4 to 3.31989

Active comparison point

Don Morton1986

Selected

1986 Tulsa

Best seasonBiggest improvement

7-4 • SRS 3.3 • SP Overall 7.9

Win %

63.6%

YoY SRS

+7.6

SP Off / Def

29.6 / 23.0

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Wisconsin

1987-19893 seasons

Avg SRS -12.1 • Win % 18.2%

Tulsa

1985-19862 seasons

Avg SRS -0.5 • Win % 59.1%

Longest Tenure

Wisconsin • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Tulsa • -0.5 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Tulsa • 59.1%

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.

Don Morton sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Don Morton sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Don Morton

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -7.0

35th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Wisconsin

1987-19896-27

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

Avg SRS -12.1Win % 18.2%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.0 during vs 5.8 baseline

-3.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-12.1 during vs 3.2 baseline

-15.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-13.9 during vs 4.6 baseline

-18.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Tulsa

1985-198613-9

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

Avg SRS -0.5Win % 59.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.5 during vs 7.6 baseline

-1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.5 during vs 3.3 baseline

-3.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.4 during vs 9.5 baseline

-6.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Tulsa 1986

7-4SRS 3.3

Biggest Improvement

Tulsa 1986

7-47.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Tulsa 1985

6-5SP Off 33.0

Best Defensive Season

Tulsa 1986

7-4SP Def 23.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

Wisconsin 1988

1-10SRS -16.4

Biggest Drop

Wisconsin 1987

3-8-12.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Wisconsin19891129018.2%-10.7-12.023.533.6+5.7+9.1%
Wisconsin19881111009.1%-16.4-18.913.532.1-7.2-18.2%
Wisconsin19871138027.3%-9.2-10.823.332.8-12.5-36.4%
Tulsa19861174063.6%3.37.929.623.0+7.6+9.1%
Tulsa19851165054.5%-4.3-1.233.034.2

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