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Darrell Hazell

2011-2016Kent State, Purdue

2 schools coached, anchored by Purdue.

Darrell Hazell coached 6 seasons, won 36.8%, and posted an average SRS of -9.3. Best season: 2012 Kent State. The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

25-43

Career Win %

36.8%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

-9.3

Peak SRS

-0.5

Best Finish

Consistency

76.3

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.

Darrell Hazell
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Darrell Hazell: 2013 Purdue
2011Actual season year • SRS range -15.7 to -0.52016

Active comparison point

Darrell Hazell2012

Selected

2012 Kent State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

11-3 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall -0.1

Win %

78.6%

YoY SRS

+10.2

SP Off / Def

26.6 / 28.4

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

Purdue

2013-20164 seasons

Avg SRS -11.1 • Win % 21.4%

Kent State

2011-20122 seasons

Avg SRS -5.6 • Win % 61.5%

Longest Tenure

Purdue • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Kent State • -5.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kent State • 61.5%

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.

Darrell Hazell sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Darrell Hazell sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Darrell Hazell

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -8.5

31th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Purdue

2013-20169-33

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

Avg SRS -11.1Win % 21.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.3 during vs 4.3 baseline

-2.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-11.1 during vs -3.3 baseline

-7.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-10.1 during vs 0.6 baseline

-10.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Kent State

2011-201216-10

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

Avg SRS -5.6Win % 61.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.0 during vs 4.6 baseline

+3.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-5.6 during vs -14.0 baseline

+8.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-5.3 during vs -9.3 baseline

+4.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Kent State 2012

11-3SRS -0.5

Biggest Improvement

Kent State 2012

11-310.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Kent State 2012

11-3SP Off 26.6

Best Defensive Season

Kent State 2011

5-7SP Def 21.9

Setbacks

Worst Season

Purdue 2013

1-11SRS -15.7

Biggest Drop

Purdue 2013

1-11-15.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Purdue2016633050.0%-12.7-11.025.135.6-3.5+33.3%
Purdue201512210016.7%-9.2-7.426.633.5-2.5-8.3%
Purdue20141239025.0%-6.7-6.222.730.2+9.0+16.7%
Purdue20131211108.3%-15.7-15.719.233.4-15.2-70.2%
Kent State201214113078.6%-0.5-0.126.628.4+10.2+36.9%
Kent State20111257041.7%-10.7-10.411.821.9

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