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Ray Nagel

1958-1970Iowa, Utah

2 schools coached, anchored by Utah.

Ray Nagel coached 13 seasons, won 45.1%, and posted an average SRS of -0.0. Best season: 1964 Utah. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

58-71-3

Career Win %

45.1%

Seasons

13

Career Span

13 years

Average SRS

-0.0

Peak SRS

15.9

Best Finish

Consistency

39.2

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.

Ray Nagel
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Ray Nagel: 1966 Iowa
1958Actual season year • SRS range -12.1 to 15.91970

Active comparison point

Ray Nagel1964

Selected

1964 Utah

Best seasonBiggest improvement

9-2 • SRS 15.9 • SP Overall

Win %

81.8%

YoY SRS

+17.1

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

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

Iowa

1966-19705 seasons

Avg SRS -0.9 • Win % 34.0%

Utah

1958-19658 seasons

Avg SRS 0.5 • Win % 51.8%

Longest Tenure

Utah • 8 seasons

Best Tenure

Utah • 0.5 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Utah • 51.8%

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.

Ray Nagel sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ray Nagel sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ray Nagel

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -14.1

17th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Iowa

1966-197016-32-2

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

Avg SRS -0.9Win % 34.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.2 during vs 3.2 baseline

+0.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.9 during vs 9.7 baseline

-10.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-14.1 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Utah

1958-196542-39-1

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

Avg SRS 0.5Win % 51.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.3 during vs 5.8 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

0.5 during vs -2.5 baseline

+3.0

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

Utah 1964

9-2SRS 15.9

Biggest Improvement

Utah 1964

9-217.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Iowa 1970

3-6-1SP Off 16.8

Best Defensive Season

Iowa 1970

3-6-1SP Def 29.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Iowa 1966

2-8SRS -12.1

Biggest Drop

Utah 1965

3-7-18.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Iowa19701036135.0%-0.9-14.116.829.8-4.0-15.0%
Iowa19691055050.0%3.1-7.70.0%
Iowa19681055050.0%10.8+16.1+35.0%
Iowa19671018115.0%-5.3+6.8-5.0%
Iowa19661028020.0%-12.1-9.1-10.0%
Utah19651037030.0%-3.0-18.9-51.8%
Utah19641192081.8%15.9+17.1+41.8%
Utah19631046040.0%-1.2+4.5-5.0%
Utah19621045145.0%-5.7-9.9-15.0%
Utah19611064060.0%4.2+0.9-10.0%
Utah19601073070.0%3.3+3.8+20.0%
Utah19591055050.0%-0.5+8.5+13.6%
Utah19581147036.4%-9.0

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