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Bill Meek

1951-1973Houston, Kansas State, SMU, Utah

4 schools coached, anchored by Utah.

Bill Meek coached 17 seasons, won 47.1%, and posted an average SRS of 2.5. Best season: 1958 SMU. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

78-88-7

Career Win %

47.1%

Seasons

17

Career Span

23 years

Average SRS

2.5

Peak SRS

17.0

Best Finish

#18

Consistency

30.0

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.

Bill Meek
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Bill Meek: 1955 HoustonBill Meek: 1957 SMUBill Meek: 1968 Utah
1951Actual season year • SRS range -13.3 to 17.01973

Active comparison point

Bill Meek1958

Selected

1958 SMU

Best season

6-4 • SRS 17.0 • SP Overall

Win %

60.0%

YoY SRS

+12.3

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#18

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

Utah

1968-19736 seasons

Avg SRS 3.4 • Win % 51.6%

SMU

1957-19615 seasons

Avg SRS 6.0 • Win % 38.0%

Houston

1955-19562 seasons

Avg SRS 7.4 • Win % 67.5%

Kansas State

1951-19544 seasons

Avg SRS -5.5 • Win % 41.0%

Longest Tenure

Utah • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Houston • 7.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Houston • 67.5%

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.

Bill Meek sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Bill Meek sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bill Meek

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 3.0

67th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Utah

1968-197333-31

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

Avg SRS 3.4Win % 51.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.5 during vs 5.0 baseline

+0.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

3.4 during vs 2.5 baseline

+0.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.0 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

SMU

1957-196117-29-4

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

Avg SRS 6.0Win % 38.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.4 during vs 4.6 baseline

-1.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 10.0 baseline

-3.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+20.0%

Houston

1955-195613-6-1

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

Avg SRS 7.4Win % 67.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.5 during vs 5.4 baseline

+1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.4 during vs 4.8 baseline

+2.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Kansas State

1951-195415-22-2

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

Avg SRS -5.5Win % 41.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.8 during vs 0.8 baseline

+3.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-5.5 during vs -18.8 baseline

+13.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

SMU 1958

6-4SRS 17.0

Biggest Improvement

Kansas State 1953

6-3-117.8 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Utah 1973

7-5SP Off 44.0

Best Defensive Season

Utah 1970

6-4SP Def 21.5

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kansas State 1952

1-9SRS -13.3

Biggest Drop

SMU 1960

0-9-1-11.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Utah19731275058.3%7.111.644.034.9+8.2+3.8%
Utah19721165054.5%-1.1-0.538.738.0+1.6+27.3%
Utah19711138027.3%-2.7-3.129.833.0-7.6-32.7%
Utah19701064060.0%4.94.024.921.5-9.7-20.0%
Utah19691082080.0%14.6+16.9+50.0%
Utah19681037030.0%-2.3-0.5+5.0%
SMU19611027125.0%-1.8-1.4+20.0%
SMU1960100915.0%-0.4-11.1-50.0%
SMU19591054155.0%#410.7-6.3-5.0%
SMU19581064060.0%#17#1817.0+12.3+15.0%
SMU19571045145.0%4.7-8.5-30.0%
Houston19561072175.0%13.2+11.6+15.0%
Houston19551064060.0%1.6+4.6-10.0%
Kansas State19541073070.0%-3.0-7.5+5.0%
Kansas State19531063165.0%4.5+17.8+55.0%
Kansas State19521019010.0%-13.3-2.9-6.7%
Kansas State1951917116.7%-10.4

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