Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 18 | |
| 1980 | 21 | |
| 1981 | 21 | |
| 1982 | 19 | |
| 1983 | 21 | |
| 1984 | 22 | |
| 1985 | 20 | |
| 1986 | 22 | |
| 1987 | 25 | |
| 1988 | 29 | |
| 1989 | 15 | |
| 1990 | 22 | |
| 1991 | 18 | |
| 1992 | 18 | |
| 1993 | 18 | |
| 1994 | 29 | |
| 1995 | 25 | |
| 1996 | 26 | |
| 1997 | 18 | |
| 1998 | 28 | |
| 1999 | 19 | |
| 2000 | 12 | |
| 2001 | 13 | |
| 2002 | 17 | |
| 2003 | 7 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gene Keady ranks #64 in Basketball
Gene Keady ranks 64th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 368th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1974–2005 with 25 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes big ten titles 6, college coaching wins 550, national coach of the year awards 6, ncaa tournament appearances 18.
Immediately ahead sits Pete Carril on 85.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is A'ja Wilson on 85.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Gene Keady GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Keady stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 31 years of competition and 25 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Keady comparisons
Gene Keady — frequently asked
- Is Gene Keady the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gene Keady ranks 64th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Gene Keady's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gene Keady rank all time?
- 368th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 64th within Basketball.
- Gene Keady vs Pete Carril: who ranks higher?
- Gene Keady, on 85.1 against Pete Carril's 85.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.