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Larry Lacewell

1979-1981Arkansas State

One defining stop at Arkansas State.

Larry Lacewell coached 3 seasons, won 36.4%, and posted an average SRS of -11.1. Best season: 1981 Arkansas State. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

12-21

Career Win %

36.4%

Seasons

3

Career Span

3 years

Average SRS

-11.1

Peak SRS

-0.5

Best Finish

Consistency

8.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Larry Lacewell
EliteStrongAverageLean
1979Actual season year • SRS range -26.1 to -0.51981

Active comparison point

Larry Lacewell1981

Selected

1981 Arkansas State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

6-5 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall 5.0

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

+25.6

SP Off / Def

19.8 / 15.6

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

Arkansas State

1979-19813 seasons

Avg SRS -11.1 • Win % 36.4%

Longest Tenure

Arkansas State • 3 seasons

Best Tenure

Arkansas State • -11.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Arkansas State • 36.4%

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

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Larry Lacewell sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Larry Lacewell sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Larry Lacewell

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -10.2

27th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Arkansas State

1979-198112-21

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

Avg SRS -11.1Win % 36.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.0 during vs 7.4 baseline

-3.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-11.1 during vs -2.0 baseline

-9.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-10.2 during vs 3.3 baseline

-13.6

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Arkansas State 1981

6-5SRS -0.5

Biggest Improvement

Arkansas State 1981

6-525.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Arkansas State 1981

6-5SP Off 19.8

Best Defensive Season

Arkansas State 1981

6-5SP Def 15.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

Arkansas State 1980

2-9SRS -26.1

Biggest Drop

Arkansas State 1980

2-9-19.4 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Arkansas State19811165054.5%-0.55.019.815.6+25.6+36.4%
Arkansas State19801129018.2%-26.1-32.06.936.5-19.4-18.2%
Arkansas State19791147036.4%-6.7-3.716.720.2

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