2011-2025 • Ball State, Buffalo
2 schools coached, anchored by Ball State.
Pete Lembo coached 7 seasons, won 56.8%, and posted an average SRS of -8.3. Best season: 2013 Ball State. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
42-33
Career Win %
56.8%
Seasons
7
Career Span
15 years
Average SRS
-8.3
Peak SRS
0.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
72.5
Higher = steadier
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.
Active comparison point
10-3 • SRS 0.7 • SP Overall 7.5
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+4.7
SP Off / Def
38.3 / 31.3
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Buffalo
2024-2025 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -10.2 • Win % 69.2%
Ball State
2011-2015 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -7.6 • Win % 54.1%
Longest Tenure
Ball State • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Ball State • -7.6 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Buffalo • 69.2%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Pete Lembo sets the reference point in overall strength.
Pete Lembo sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Pete Lembo
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -6.0
38th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2024-2025 • 9-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.5 during vs 5.6 baseline
-1.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-10.2 during vs -9.5 baseline
-0.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-5.8 during vs -9.0 baseline
+3.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
2011-2015 • 33-29
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.6 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.6 during vs -8.1 baseline
+0.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.2 during vs -6.1 baseline
-0.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Ball State 2013
10-3 • SRS 0.7
Biggest Improvement
Buffalo 2024
9-4 • 8.8 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Ball State 2013
10-3 • SP Off 38.3
Best Defensive Season
Buffalo 2025
0-0 • SP Def 27.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Ball State 2015
3-9 • SRS -14.9
Biggest Drop
Ball State 2014
5-7 • -11.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Buffalo | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | -14.2 | -7.5 | 18.2 | 27.4 | -8.1 | — |
| Buffalo | 2024 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | -6.1 | -4.0 | 25.4 | 30.2 | +8.8 | +44.2% |
| Ball State | 2015 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | — | — | -14.9 | -15.5 | 21.9 | 37.3 | -4.5 | -16.7% |
| Ball State | 2014 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -10.4 | -6.6 | 25.6 | 33.9 | -11.1 | -35.3% |
| Ball State | 2013 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% | — | — | 0.7 | 7.5 | 38.3 | 31.3 | +4.7 | +1.9% |
| Ball State | 2012 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | -4.0 | -2.6 | 32.8 | 37.5 | +5.3 | +25.0% |
| Ball State | 2011 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -9.3 | -13.6 | 24.4 | 38.4 | — | — |
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