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Consistent WinnerDefense-First

Tony Mason

1973-1979Arizona, Cincinnati

2 schools coached, anchored by Cincinnati.

Tony Mason coached 7 seasons, won 52.5%, and posted an average SRS of 5.1. Best season: 1978 Arizona. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

41-37-1

Career Win %

52.5%

Seasons

7

Career Span

7 years

Average SRS

5.1

Peak SRS

11.3

Best Finish

Consistency

85.1

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.

Tony Mason
EliteStrongAverageLean
Tony Mason: 1977 Arizona
1973Actual season year • SRS range -1.0 to 11.31979

Active comparison point

Tony Mason1978

Selected

1978 Arizona

Best seasonBiggest improvement

5-6 • SRS 11.3 • SP Overall 7.8

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

+7.9

SP Off / Def

28.4 / 21.3

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

Arizona

1977-19793 seasons

Avg SRS 7.0 • Win % 47.1%

Cincinnati

1973-19764 seasons

Avg SRS 3.8 • Win % 56.8%

Longest Tenure

Cincinnati • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Arizona • 7.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Cincinnati • 56.8%

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.

Tony Mason sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tony Mason sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tony Mason

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 7.8

80th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

Arizona

1977-197916-18-1

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

Avg SRS 7.0Win % 47.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.3 during vs 7.0 baseline

-1.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.0 during vs 3.9 baseline

+3.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

4.2 during vs 3.5 baseline

+0.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Cincinnati

1973-197625-19

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

Avg SRS 3.8Win % 56.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 5.0 baseline

+1.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

3.8 during vs -10.4 baseline

+14.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

10.6 during vs -5.0 baseline

+15.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Arizona 1978

5-6SRS 11.3

Biggest Improvement

Arizona 1978

5-67.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Arizona 1978

5-6SP Off 28.4

Best Defensive Season

Cincinnati 1976

8-3SP Def 8.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Cincinnati 1973

4-7SRS -1.0

Biggest Drop

Arizona 1977

5-7-6.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Arizona19791265154.2%6.24.426.523.0-5.1+8.7%
Arizona19781156045.5%11.37.828.421.3+7.9+3.8%
Arizona19771257041.7%3.40.325.725.8-6.2-31.1%
Cincinnati19761183072.7%9.617.425.18.3+6.8+18.2%
Cincinnati19751165054.5%2.812.627.215.1-0.8-9.1%
Cincinnati19741174063.6%3.64.024.220.6+4.6+27.3%
Cincinnati19731147036.4%-1.08.220.312.7

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