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Mike Sanford Sr

2005-2009UNLV

One defining stop at UNLV.

Mike Sanford Sr coached 5 seasons, won 27.1%, and posted an average SRS of -13.0. Best season: 2008 UNLV. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

16-43

Career Win %

27.1%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

-13.0

Peak SRS

-9.3

Best Finish

Consistency

91.2

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.

Mike Sanford Sr
EliteStrongAverageLean
2005Actual season year • SRS range -18.3 to -9.32009

Active comparison point

Mike Sanford Sr2008

Selected

2008 UNLV

Best season

5-7 • SRS -9.3 • SP Overall -12.4

Win %

41.7%

YoY SRS

+1.9

SP Off / Def

24.1 / 36.5

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

2005-20095 seasons

Avg SRS -13.0 • Win % 27.1%

Longest Tenure

UNLV • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

UNLV • -13.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

UNLV • 27.1%

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 Sanford Sr sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Mike Sanford Sr sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Mike Sanford Sr

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -13.4

19th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

UNLV

2005-200916-43

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

Avg SRS -13.0Win % 27.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.2 during vs 5.0 baseline

-1.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-13.0 during vs -3.9 baseline

-9.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-13.4 during vs -5.1 baseline

-8.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

UNLV 2008

5-7SRS -9.3

Biggest Improvement

UNLV 2006

2-103.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

UNLV 2009

5-7SP Off 25.4

Best Defensive Season

UNLV 2006

2-10SP Def 30.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

UNLV 2005

2-9SRS -18.3

Biggest Drop

UNLV 2009

5-7-2.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

UNLV20091257041.7%-11.8-11.525.436.1-2.50.0%
UNLV20081257041.7%-9.3-12.424.136.5+1.9+25.0%
UNLV200712210016.7%-11.2-13.518.632.6+3.20.0%
UNLV200612210016.7%-14.4-14.517.130.1+3.9-1.5%
UNLV20051129018.2%-18.3-15.319.835.1

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