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Coach Rating

0.15 Rating
#18 National Rank
NCAAM League
2006-2007 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): what the coach adds to the program's own quality; +1.0 makes a team a 73% favorite over the same program with an average coach. Ranked among that season's head coaches.

Career season coverage is unconfirmed.

Game-Derived Season Summary

142-55 Verified Record
72.1% Win Pct
6 Verified Seasons
197 Verified Games

Totals include only independently qualified game records. They may cover only part of the coaching career.

Season-by-Season

Season Team Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth AdjO AdjD League Actions
2006-2007 Arizona 20-11
Coaching record · Sports Reference
64.5% 78.0 72.5 +5.5 1192 (#66) 93.1% (#26)
Adjusted Efficiency
80.1 (#23) 66.5 (#23) NCAAM View →
2005-2006 Arizona 20-13
Coaching record · Sports Reference
60.6% 73.7 68.7 +5.0 1178 (#59) 92.7% (#16)
Adjusted Efficiency
76.1 (#19) 63.4 (#19) NCAAM View →
2004-2005 Arizona 30-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
81.1% 79.7 69.7 +10.0 1299 (#9) 93.9% (#19)
Adjusted Efficiency
79.1 (#15) 63.8 (#15) NCAAM View →
2003-2004 Arizona 20-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference
66.7% 87.1 78.5 +8.6 Data withheld: source-integrity hold 83.0% (#22)
Adjusted Efficiency
- - NCAAM View →
2002-2003 Arizona 28-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference
87.5% 85.2 70.7 +14.5 1514 (#3) 97.1% (#4)
Adjusted Efficiency
84.5 (#2) 63.8 (#2) NCAAM View →
2001-2002 Arizona 24-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference
70.6% 82.1 77.7 +4.4 1429 (#7) 92.8% (#17)
Adjusted Efficiency
83.1 (#18) 69.2 (#18) NCAAM View →
2000-2001 Arizona 25-6
Coaching record · Sports Reference
80.6% - - - 1570 (#2) 98.5% (#2)
Adjusted Efficiency
83.2 (#2) 59.8 (#2) NCAAM View →
1999-2000 Arizona 27-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
79.4% - - - 1411 (#9) 95.5% (#12)
Adjusted Efficiency
78.9 (#16) 62.6 (#16) NCAAM View →
1998-1999 Arizona 22-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
75.9% - - - 1410 (#10) 90.9% (#25)
Adjusted Efficiency
82.9 (#23) 69.9 (#23) NCAAM View →
1997-1998 Arizona 30-5
Coaching record · Sports Reference
85.7% - - - 1563 (#4) 97.0% (#4)
Adjusted Efficiency
90.3 (#3) 67.7 (#3) NCAAM View →
1996-1997 Arizona 25-9
Coaching record · Sports Reference
73.5% - - - 1504 (#5) 96.1% (#8)
Adjusted Efficiency
84.7 (#6) 65.5 (#6) NCAAM View →
1995-1996 Arizona 26-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
78.8% - - - 1426 (#13) 93.8% (#15)
Adjusted Efficiency
82.8 (#12) 66.7 (#12) NCAAM View →
1994-1995 Arizona 23-8
Coaching record · Sports Reference
74.2% - - - 1368 (#14) 93.6% (#13)
Adjusted Efficiency
84.8 (#12) 68.5 (#12) NCAAM View →
1993-1994 Arizona 29-6
Coaching record · Sports Reference
82.9% - - - 1505 (#3) 96.5% (#2)
Adjusted Efficiency
91.4 (#2) 70.4 (#2) NCAAM View →
1992-1993 Arizona 24-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference
85.7% - - - 1443 (#9) 94.9% (#10)
Adjusted Efficiency
84.8 (#9) 67.2 (#9) NCAAM View →
1991-1992 Arizona 24-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
77.4% - - - 1386 (#14) 96.9% (#5)
Adjusted Efficiency
85.7 (#5) 64.3 (#5) NCAAM View →
1990-1991 Arizona 28-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
80.0% - - - 1401 (#8) 96.5% (#6)
Adjusted Efficiency
86.7 (#6) 65.1 (#6) NCAAM View →
1989-1990 Arizona 25-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
78.1% - - - 1405 (#7) 96.2% (#4)
Adjusted Efficiency
81.3 (#6) 62.7 (#6) NCAAM View →
1988-1989 Arizona 29-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference
87.9% - - - 1438 (#1) 98.4% (#1)
Adjusted Efficiency
86.6 (#1) 61.3 (#1) NCAAM View →
1987-1988 Arizona 35-3
Coaching record · Sports Reference
92.1% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1986-1987 Arizona 18-12
Coaching record · Sports Reference
60.0% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1985-1986 Arizona 23-9
Coaching record · Sports Reference
71.9% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1984-1985 Arizona 21-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference
67.7% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1983-1984 Arizona 11-17
Coaching record · Sports Reference
39.3% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1982-1983 Iowa 21-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference
67.7% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1981-1982 Iowa 21-8
Coaching record · Sports Reference
72.4% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1980-1981 Iowa 21-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference
75.0% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1979-1980 Iowa 23-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference
69.7% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1978-1979 Iowa 20-8
Coaching record · Sports Reference
71.4% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1977-1978 Iowa 12-15
Coaching record · Sports Reference
44.4% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1976-1977 Iowa 18-9
Coaching record · Sports Reference
66.7% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1975-1976 Iowa 19-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference
65.5% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1974-1975 Iowa 10-16
Coaching record · Sports Reference
38.5% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1973-1974 Long Beach State 24-2
Coaching record · Sports Reference
92.3% - - - - - - - NCAAM View →
1973-1974 Long Beach State
Unresolved program identity
24-2
Coaching record · Sports Reference
92.3% - - - - - - - NCAAM

NCAA Tournament (1985-present)

Season Team Round Opponent Result Score OT Date
2006-2007 Arizona 1st Round Purdue L 63-72 - 2007-03-16
2005-2006 Arizona 2nd Round Villanova L 78-82 - 2006-03-19
2005-2006 Arizona 1st Round Wisconsin W 94-75 - 2006-03-17
2004-2005 Arizona Sweet 16 Illinois L 89-90 OT 2005-03-26
2004-2005 Arizona 2nd Round Oklahoma State W 79-78 - 2005-03-24
2004-2005 Arizona 1st Round Utah State W 66-53 - 2005-03-17
2003-2004 Arizona 1st Round Seton Hall L 76-80 - 2004-03-18
2002-2003 Arizona Elite 8 Kansas L 75-78 - 2003-03-29
2002-2003 Arizona Sweet 16 Notre Dame W 88-71 - 2003-03-27
2002-2003 Arizona 2nd Round Gonzaga W 96-95 2OT 2003-03-22
2002-2003 Arizona 1st Round Vermont W 80-51 - 2003-03-20
2001-2002 Arizona Sweet 16 Oklahoma L 67-88 - 2002-03-21
2001-2002 Arizona 2nd Round Wyoming W 68-60 - 2002-03-16
2001-2002 Arizona 1st Round UC Santa Barbara W 86-81 - 2002-03-14