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Dick Tomey

1977-2009Arizona, Hawai'i, San José State

3 schools coached, anchored by Arizona.

Dick Tomey coached 29 seasons, won 55.7%, and posted an average SRS of 1.5. Best season: 1993 Arizona. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

183-145-7

Career Win %

55.7%

Seasons

29

Career Span

33 years

Average SRS

1.5

Peak SRS

17.4

Best Finish

#4

Consistency

15.1

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Dick Tomey
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dick Tomey: 1987 ArizonaDick Tomey: 2005 San José State
1977Actual season year • SRS range -21.2 to 17.42009

Active comparison point

Dick Tomey1993

Selected

1993 Arizona

Best season

10-2 • SRS 17.4 • SP Overall 18.2

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+3.0

SP Off / Def

30.8 / 14.0

Finish

#10

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

San José State

2005-20095 seasons

Avg SRS -13.7 • Win % 41.7%

Arizona

1987-200014 seasons

Avg SRS 8.0 • Win % 59.5%

Hawai'i

1977-198610 seasons

Avg SRS -0.1 • Win % 57.6%

Longest Tenure

Arizona • 14 seasons

Best Tenure

Arizona • 8.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Arizona • 59.5%

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

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Dick Tomey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dick Tomey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dick Tomey

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 3.3

68th pct

Above average

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

San José State

2005-200925-35

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -13.7Win % 41.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 4.2 baseline

+0.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-13.7 during vs -12.9 baseline

-0.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-14.2 during vs -14.1 baseline

-0.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Arizona

1987-200095-64-4

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 8.0Win % 59.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.8 during vs 7.4 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

8.0 during vs 11.8 baseline

-3.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

10.1 during vs 13.9 baseline

-3.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

28.6% during vs 20.0% baseline

+8.6%

Hawai'i

1977-198663-46-3

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS -0.1Win % 57.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 5.0 baseline

+1.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.1 during vs -10.1 baseline

+10.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

2.5 during vs -7.0 baseline

+9.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Arizona 1993

10-2SRS 17.4

Biggest Improvement

San José State 2006

9-417.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Arizona 1998

12-1SP Off 39.0

Best Defensive Season

Arizona 1992

6-5-1SP Def 7.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

San José State 2009

2-10SRS -21.2

Biggest Drop

San José State 2005

3-8-29.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

San José State200912210016.7%-21.2-25.213.537.7-11.6-33.3%
San José State20081266050.0%-9.6-13.212.925.4+6.0+8.3%
San José State20071257041.7%-15.6-16.020.334.7-13.4-27.6%
San José State20061394069.2%-2.2-1.824.026.1+17.7+42.0%
San José State20051138027.3%-19.9-14.718.633.3-29.4-18.2%
Arizona20001156045.5%9.511.632.121.8+11.3-4.5%
Arizona19991266050.0%#4-1.81.436.235.1-16.7-42.3%
Arizona199813121092.3%#24#414.916.339.024.7+7.0+34.0%
Arizona19971275058.3%7.912.837.826.6-1.0+12.9%
Arizona19961156045.5%8.99.436.629.2+7.2-9.1%
Arizona19951165054.5%#191.70.722.321.8-8.2-12.1%
Arizona19941284066.7%#7#209.910.328.118.8-7.5-16.7%
Arizona199312102083.3%#14#1017.418.230.814.0+3.0+29.2%
Arizona19921265154.2%14.419.526.27.2+13.6+17.8%
Arizona19911147036.4%0.82.234.733.5-1.1-22.0%
Arizona19901275058.3%1.90.429.529.7-9.7-8.3%
Arizona19891284066.7%#18#2511.614.027.814.2+0.6+3.0%
Arizona19881174063.6%11.017.035.019.5+6.6+13.6%
Arizona19871144350.0%4.47.930.123.3+6.7-8.3%
Hawai'i19861275058.3%-2.30.524.023.7-1.7+16.7%
Hawai'i19851246241.7%-0.64.428.825.6-0.9-22.0%
Hawai'i19841174063.6%0.37.324.718.4+3.6+13.6%
Hawai'i19831155150.0%-3.3-3.425.528.90.0-4.5%
Hawai'i19821165054.5%-3.3-0.425.926.7-16.7-27.3%
Hawai'i19811192081.8%13.415.333.019.0+16.8+9.1%
Hawai'i19801183072.7%-3.4-4.224.428.4-4.9+18.2%
Hawai'i19791165054.5%1.54.830.427.3+2.10.0%
Hawai'i19781165054.5%-0.62.430.329.0+2.1+9.1%
Hawai'i19771156045.5%-2.7-2.024.726.9

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