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Mike Price

1989-2017UTEP, Washington State

2 schools coached, anchored by Washington State.

Mike Price coached 24 seasons, won 47.3%, and posted an average SRS of -1.1. Best season: 2002 Washington State. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

131-146

Career Win %

47.3%

Seasons

24

Career Span

29 years

Average SRS

-1.1

Peak SRS

16.8

Best Finish

#9

Consistency

6.9

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.

Mike Price
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Mike Price: 2004 UTEP
1989Actual season year • SRS range -28.9 to 16.82017

Active comparison point

Mike Price2002

Selected

2002 Washington State

Best season

10-3 • SRS 16.8 • SP Overall 21.6

Win %

76.9%

YoY SRS

+4.0

SP Off / Def

42.4 / 23.4

Finish

#10

Comparison context

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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

UTEP

2004-201710 seasons

Avg SRS -10.3 • Win % 41.4%

Washington State

1989-200214 seasons

Avg SRS 5.6 • Win % 51.5%

Longest Tenure

Washington State • 14 seasons

Best Tenure

Washington State • 5.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Washington State • 51.5%

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.

Mike Price sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Mike Price sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Mike Price

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 1.0

61th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

UTEP

2004-201748-68

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

Avg SRS -10.3Win % 41.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 3.8 baseline

+1.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-10.3 during vs -17.9 baseline

+7.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-6.9 during vs -17.6 baseline

+10.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Washington State

1989-200283-78

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

Avg SRS 5.6Win % 51.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.9 during vs 5.0 baseline

+0.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.6 during vs 3.7 baseline

+1.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

6.7 during vs 6.6 baseline

+0.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

35.7% during vs 20.0% baseline

+15.7%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Washington State 2002

10-3SRS 16.8

Biggest Improvement

Washington State 1997

10-211.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Washington State 1997

10-2SP Off 46.6

Best Defensive Season

Washington State 1994

8-4SP Def 8.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

UTEP 2017

0-7SRS -28.9

Biggest Drop

Washington State 1998

3-8-25.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

UTEP201770700.0%-28.9-27.412.838.7-16.9-25.0%
UTEP20121239025.0%-12.0-16.121.136.6-2.9-16.7%
UTEP20111257041.7%-9.1-4.126.831.9+3.5-4.5%
UTEP20101367046.2%-12.6-11.223.333.9-3.2+12.8%
UTEP20091248033.3%-9.4-5.731.036.1-1.9-8.3%
UTEP20081257041.7%-7.5-2.733.838.8+5.5+8.3%
UTEP20071248033.3%-13.0-7.032.040.6-3.0-8.3%
UTEP20061257041.7%-10.0-6.225.932.0-3.5-25.0%
UTEP20051284066.7%-6.52.431.128.7-12.00.0%
UTEP20041284066.7%5.59.042.135.1-11.3-10.3%
Washington State200213103076.9%#11#1016.821.642.423.4+4.0-6.4%
Washington State200112102083.3%#1012.816.640.526.9+10.3+47.0%
Washington State20001147036.4%2.55.037.233.7+9.8+11.4%
Washington State19991239025.0%-7.3-5.726.732.4+2.4-2.3%
Washington State19981138027.3%-9.7-12.126.836.3-25.4-56.1%
Washington State199712102083.3%#915.719.746.631.7+11.3+37.9%
Washington State19961156045.5%4.41.535.634.6+3.4+18.2%
Washington State19951138027.3%1.00.827.827.4-11.3-39.4%
Washington State19941284066.7%#2112.314.922.78.6+2.9+21.2%
Washington State19931156045.5%9.410.732.022.8-0.6-29.5%
Washington State19921293075.0%#1510.012.237.727.4+9.9+38.6%
Washington State19911147036.4%0.1-0.534.434.8+2.0+9.1%
Washington State19901138027.3%-1.9-5.334.738.8-14.2-27.3%
Washington State19891165054.5%12.314.240.629.0

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