Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 18 | |
| 1967 | 23 | |
| 1968 | 23 | |
| 1969 | 23 | |
| 1970 | 22 | |
| 1971 | 21 | |
| 1972 | 24 | |
| 1973 | 20 | |
| 1974 | 22 | |
| 1975 | 21 | |
| 1976 | 22 | |
| 1977 | 21 | |
| 1978 | 21 | |
| 1979 | 28 | |
| 1980 | 21 | |
| 1981 | 21 | |
| 1982 | 28 | |
| 1983 | 31 | |
| 1984 | 20 | |
| 1985 | 24 | |
| 1986 | 25 | |
| 1987 | 24 |
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 Lou Carnesecca ranks #72 in Basketball
Lou Carnesecca ranks 72nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 408th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 80, 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 1965–1992 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, 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 college coaching wins 526, ncaa tournament appearances 18, ncaa final fours 1, national coach of the year awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Nash on 84.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dwight Howard on 84.6. 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.
Lou Carnesecca GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carnesecca 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 1983. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 27 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Carnesecca comparisons
Lou Carnesecca — frequently asked
- Is Lou Carnesecca the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lou Carnesecca ranks 72nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Lou Carnesecca's GOAT Score?
- 84.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lou Carnesecca rank all time?
- 408th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 72nd within Basketball.
- Lou Carnesecca vs Steve Nash: who ranks higher?
- Lou Carnesecca, on 84.7 against Steve Nash's 84.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.