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Tony Knap

1963-1981UNLV, Utah State

2 schools coached, anchored by Utah State.

Tony Knap coached 8 seasons, won 64.5%, and posted an average SRS of 3.2. Best season: 1964 Utah State. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

54-29-3

Career Win %

64.5%

Seasons

8

Career Span

19 years

Average SRS

3.2

Peak SRS

10.1

Best Finish

Consistency

72.2

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.

Tony Knap
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Tony Knap: 1978 UNLV
1963Actual season year • SRS range -7.7 to 10.11981

Active comparison point

Tony Knap1964

Selected

1964 Utah State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

5-4-1 • SRS 10.1 • SP Overall

Win %

55.0%

YoY SRS

+4.5

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

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

UNLV

1978-19814 seasons

Avg SRS 0.7 • Win % 65.2%

Utah State

1963-19664 seasons

Avg SRS 5.7 • Win % 63.7%

Longest Tenure

UNLV • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Utah State • 5.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

UNLV • 65.2%

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.

Tony Knap sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tony Knap sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tony Knap

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2

57th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

UNLV

1978-198129-15-2

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS 0.7Win % 65.2%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Utah State

1963-196625-14-1

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

Avg SRS 5.7Win % 63.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 6.8 baseline

-0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

5.7 during vs -1.0 baseline

+6.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Utah State 1964

5-4-1SRS 10.1

Biggest Improvement

Utah State 1964

5-4-14.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

UNLV 1980

7-4SP Off 39.1

Best Defensive Season

UNLV 1978

7-4SP Def 20.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

UNLV 1981

6-6SRS -7.7

Biggest Drop

UNLV 1981

6-6-13.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

UNLV19811266050.0%-7.7-6.835.940.3-13.6-13.6%
UNLV19801174063.6%5.97.939.133.0+4.3-19.7%
UNLV19791291283.3%1.6-1.632.934.3-1.5+19.7%
UNLV19781174063.6%3.11.422.020.6+3.6+23.6%
Utah State19661046040.0%-0.5-8.2-40.0%
Utah State19651082080.0%7.7-2.4+25.0%
Utah State19641054155.0%10.1+4.5-25.0%
Utah State19631082080.0%5.6

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