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Jeff Choate

2024-2025Nevada

One defining stop at Nevada.

Jeff Choate coached 2 seasons, won 23.1%, and posted an average SRS of -11.3. Best season: 2024 Nevada. The profile was defense-first with limited volatility context. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

3-10

Career Win %

23.1%

Seasons

2

Career Span

2 years

Average SRS

-11.3

Peak SRS

-9.2

Best Finish

Consistency

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Jeff Choate
EliteStrongAverageLean
2024Actual season year • SRS range -13.3 to -9.22025

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Jeff Choate2024

Selected

2024 Nevada

Best season

3-10 • SRS -9.2 • SP Overall -15.2

Win %

23.1%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

21.0 / 34.2

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

Nevada

2024-20252 seasons

Avg SRS -11.3 • Win % 23.1%

Longest Tenure

Nevada • 2 seasons

Best Tenure

Nevada • -11.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Nevada • 23.1%

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.

Jeff Choate sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jeff Choate sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jeff Choate

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -14.3

17th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Nevada

2024-20253-10

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

Avg SRS -11.3Win % 23.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

1.5 during vs 4.4 baseline

-2.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-11.3 during vs -7.7 baseline

-3.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-14.3 during vs -10.2 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

Nevada 2024

3-10SRS -9.2

Biggest Improvement

Nevada 2025

0-0-4.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Nevada 2024

3-10SP Off 21.0

Best Defensive Season

Nevada 2025

0-0SP Def 28.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Nevada 2025

0-0SRS -13.3

Biggest Drop

Nevada 2025

0-0-4.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Nevada20250000-13.3-13.414.228.7-4.1
Nevada202413310023.1%-9.2-15.221.034.2

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