1997-2023 • Houston, UTEP, Wyoming
3 schools coached, anchored by UTEP.
Dana Dimel coached 12 seasons, won 36.2%, and posted an average SRS of -11.7. Best season: 1997 Wyoming. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
50-88
Career Win %
36.2%
Seasons
12
Career Span
27 years
Average SRS
-11.7
Peak SRS
5.3
Best Finish
—
Consistency
14.9
Higher = steadier
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.
Active comparison point
7-6 • SRS 5.3 • SP Overall 8.9
Win %
53.8%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
29.4 / 21.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
UTEP
2018-2023 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -16.9 • Win % 29.0%
Houston
2000-2002 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -14.5 • Win % 23.5%
Wyoming
1997-1999 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS 1.7 • Win % 62.9%
Longest Tenure
UTEP • 6 seasons
Best Tenure
Wyoming • 1.7 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Wyoming • 62.9%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Dana Dimel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Dana Dimel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dana Dimel
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -10.2
27th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2018-2023 • 20-49
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.3 during vs 3.6 baseline
-0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-16.9 during vs -20.8 baseline
+3.8
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-17.0 during vs -20.8 baseline
+3.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
2000-2002 • 8-26
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.7 during vs 4.4 baseline
-1.7
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-14.5 during vs -5.0 baseline
-9.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-13.7 during vs -4.3 baseline
-9.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1997-1999 • 22-13
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 7.0 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.7 during vs 0.5 baseline
+1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.0 during vs 3.5 baseline
+3.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Wyoming 1997
7-6 • SRS 5.3
Biggest Improvement
UTEP 2020
3-5 • 10.9 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Wyoming 1999
7-4 • SP Off 33.8
Best Defensive Season
Wyoming 1997
7-6 • SP Def 21.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
UTEP 2019
1-11 • SRS -28.1
Biggest Drop
UTEP 2018
1-11 • -14.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| UTEP | 2023 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -13.7 | -16.2 | 16.9 | 32.0 | -2.4 | -16.7% |
| UTEP | 2022 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -11.3 | -10.7 | 20.8 | 32.7 | -4.6 | -12.2% |
| UTEP | 2021 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | -6.7 | -4.2 | 23.9 | 28.3 | +10.5 | +16.4% |
| UTEP | 2020 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% | — | — | -17.2 | -18.6 | 17.9 | 36.2 | +10.9 | +29.2% |
| UTEP | 2019 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -28.1 | -25.6 | 18.0 | 43.5 | -3.4 | 0.0% |
| UTEP | 2018 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.3% | — | — | -24.7 | -26.6 | 12.1 | 37.1 | -14.7 | -33.3% |
| Houston | 2002 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -10.0 | -9.0 | 32.6 | 39.1 | +9.7 | +41.7% |
| Houston | 2001 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -19.7 | -18.5 | 26.5 | 41.2 | -5.9 | -27.3% |
| Houston | 2000 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -13.8 | -13.6 | 26.8 | 37.2 | -13.1 | -36.4% |
| Wyoming | 1999 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -0.7 | 6.1 | 33.8 | 29.5 | -1.1 | -9.1% |
| Wyoming | 1998 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 0.4 | 6.1 | 27.4 | 22.4 | -4.9 | +18.9% |
| Wyoming | 1997 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 5.3 | 8.9 | 29.4 | 21.8 | — | — |
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