2019-2023 • Colorado, Michigan State
2 schools coached, anchored by Michigan State.
Mel Tucker coached 5 seasons, won 54.4%, and posted an average SRS of 0.5. Best season: 2021 Michigan State. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
25-21
Career Win %
54.4%
Seasons
5
Career Span
5 years
Average SRS
0.5
Peak SRS
11.1
Best Finish
#9
Consistency
66.1
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
11-2 • SRS 11.1 • SP Overall 11.2
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+15.6
SP Off / Def
34.3 / 21.7
Finish
#9
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.
Michigan State
2020-2023 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 1.1 • Win % 58.8%
Colorado
2019-2019 • 1 seasons
Avg SRS -2.2 • Win % 41.7%
Longest Tenure
Michigan State • 4 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 1.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan State • 58.8%
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.
Mel Tucker sets the reference point in overall strength.
Mel Tucker sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mel Tucker
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.2
55th pct
Above average
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2020-2023 • 20-14
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 7.8 baseline
-2.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.1 during vs 7.8 baseline
-6.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
0.8 during vs 11.1 baseline
-10.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 40.0% baseline
-15.0%
2019-2019 • 5-7
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.0 during vs 4.7 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-2.2 during vs 0.3 baseline
-2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.1 during vs -0.3 baseline
-3.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 2021
11-2 • SRS 11.1
Biggest Improvement
Michigan State 2021
11-2 • 15.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan State 2021
11-2 • SP Off 34.3
Best Defensive Season
Michigan State 2020
2-5 • SP Def 20.6
Setbacks
Worst Season
Michigan State 2020
2-5 • SRS -4.5
Biggest Drop
Michigan State 2022
5-7 • -10.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan State | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | -3.2 | -6.8 | 15.7 | 24.0 | -4.3 | +58.3% |
| Michigan State | 2022 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | #15 | — | 1.1 | 1.2 | 31.9 | 29.7 | -10.0 | -43.0% |
| Michigan State | 2021 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | — | #9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 34.3 | 21.7 | +15.6 | +56.0% |
| Michigan State | 2020 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.6% | — | — | -4.5 | -2.4 | 18.3 | 20.6 | -2.3 | -13.1% |
| Colorado | 2019 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -2.2 | -4.1 | 30.1 | 34.7 | — | — |
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