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Gus Dorais

1922-1942Detroit Mercy, Gonzaga

2 schools coached, anchored by Detroit Mercy.

Gus Dorais coached 19 seasons, won 71.9%, and posted an average SRS of 8.4. Best season: 1928 Detroit Mercy. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.

Career record
119-44-8
Career win rate
71.9%
Average SRS
8.4
Peak SRS
32.3

Career Dossier

One glance at the full arc.

The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.

Seasons coached
19
Career span
21 years
Best finish
Consistency
38.7

Primary school anchor

Detroit Mercy

Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 97.8.

Career Arc

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Gus Dorais
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Gus Dorais: 1927 Detroit Mercy
1922Actual season year • SRS range -1.7 to 32.31942

Active comparison point

Gus Dorais1928

Selected

1928 Detroit Mercy

Best seasonBiggest improvement

9-0 • SRS 32.3 • SP Overall

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+25.5

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

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Ranked opponent record

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Using AP Top 25 rankings at the time of each game; week-one games use the week-one ranking release when available.

Poll source
Ranking timing

Top 25

0-1

Games
1
Win rate
0.0%

Top 10

0-0

Games
0
Win rate

Top 5

0-0

Games
0
Win rate
View ranked game results1
1938 Regular Week 6Detroit MercyVillanova#16L6-13

Tenure map

Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint

Detroit Mercy

1927-194216 seasons

Avg SRS 9.1 • Win % 72.5%

Gonzaga

1922-19243 seasons

Avg SRS 4.8 • Win % 68.2%

Longest tenure
Detroit Mercy • 16 seasons
Best tenure
Detroit Mercy • 9.1 SRS
Best tenure win rate
Detroit Mercy • 72.5%

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

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Overall Strength

Decisive edge

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Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Gus Dorais

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Raw avg SP Overall
Percentile

Insufficient sample

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Impact by school

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Detroit Mercy

1927-1942105-38-6

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.

Avg SRS 9.1Win % 72.5%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Gonzaga

1922-192414-6-2

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.

Avg SRS 4.8Win % 68.2%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Career highs and lows

High Points

Best Season

Detroit Mercy 1928

9-0SRS 32.3

Biggest Improvement

Detroit Mercy 1928

9-025.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Detroit Mercy 1942

5-4SRS -1.7

Biggest Drop

Detroit Mercy 1929

7-1-1-17.4 SRS

Season-by-season results

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

Detroit Mercy1942954055.6%-1.7-11.3-22.2%
Detroit Mercy1941972077.8%9.6+5.00.0%
Detroit Mercy1940972077.8%4.6-3.4+16.7%
Detroit Mercy1939953161.1%8.0+1.1+1.1%
Detroit Mercy19381064060.0%6.9-5.7-10.0%
Detroit Mercy19371073070.0%12.6-3.30.0%
Detroit Mercy19361073070.0%15.9+10.9+3.3%
Detroit Mercy1935963066.7%5.0+3.3+5.6%
Detroit Mercy1934953161.1%1.7-8.6-26.4%
Detroit Mercy1933871087.5%10.3+3.6+7.5%
Detroit Mercy19321082080.0%6.7+4.3+5.0%
Detroit Mercy19311072175.0%2.4-7.6+15.0%
Detroit Mercy19301053260.0%10.0-4.9-23.3%
Detroit Mercy1929971183.3%14.9-17.4-16.7%
Detroit Mercy19289900100.0%32.3+25.5+22.2%
Detroit Mercy1927972077.8%6.8+8.2-7.9%
Gonzaga1924750285.7%-1.4-13.7+28.6%
Gonzaga1923743057.1%12.3+8.8-5.4%
Gonzaga1922853062.5%3.5

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