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Kurland vs Keady

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KurlandWinner
85.1

Kurland wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Keady
85.1

Keady wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Kurland
85.1

Kurland leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time NCAA champion and the first two-time Olympic basketball gold medallist.

1. Bob Kurland
85.1
2. Gene Keady
85.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per game

Career timeline · Points per game

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Gene Keady5 seasons played · career day 3,651100 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bob Kurland5 seasons played · career day 2,19077.6 points per game
-22.4% vs Keady at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Kurland0001060.6122.6
🇺🇸 Keady0000079

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricKurlandRetiredKeadyRetired
Olympic golds2
NCAA titles2
NCAA tournament MVP awards2
AAU national titles3
Hall of Fame inductions1
Big Ten titles6
College coaching wins550
National Coach of the Year awards6
NCAA tournament appearances18
Seasons as a head coach25
Dominance w25%8678
Peak w20%9488
Longevity w20%7292
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kurland85.1
Keady85.1
The people
Kurland
Keady

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