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Longevity CoachDefense-First

Alex Agase

1964-1976Northwestern, Purdue

2 schools coached, anchored by Northwestern.

Alex Agase coached 13 seasons, won 37.8%, and posted an average SRS of 2.3. Best season: 1970 Northwestern. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

50-83-2

Career Win %

37.8%

Seasons

13

Career Span

13 years

Average SRS

2.3

Peak SRS

17.7

Best Finish

Consistency

44.5

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Alex Agase
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Alex Agase: 1973 Purdue
1964Actual season year • SRS range -9.2 to 17.71976

Active comparison point

Alex Agase1970

Selected

1970 Northwestern

Best seasonBiggest improvement

6-4 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall 11.9

Win %

60.0%

YoY SRS

+21.2

SP Off / Def

29.2 / 18.1

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

Purdue

1973-19764 seasons

Avg SRS 4.0 • Win % 42.0%

Northwestern

1964-19729 seasons

Avg SRS 1.5 • Win % 35.7%

Longest Tenure

Northwestern • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

Purdue • 4.0 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Purdue • 42.0%

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.

Alex Agase sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Alex Agase sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Alex Agase

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 1.5

63th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Purdue

1973-197618-25-1

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

Avg SRS 4.0Win % 42.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.5 during vs 5.8 baseline

-1.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

4.0 during vs 14.4 baseline

-10.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

0.9 during vs 6.7 baseline

-5.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 40.0% baseline

-40.0%

Northwestern

1964-197232-58-1

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

Avg SRS 1.5Win % 35.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.6 during vs 5.4 baseline

-1.8

Avg SRS

Higher is better

1.5 during vs 16.3 baseline

-14.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

2.3 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Northwestern 1970

6-4SRS 17.7

Biggest Improvement

Northwestern 1970

6-421.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Northwestern 1970

6-4SP Off 29.2

Best Defensive Season

Northwestern 1971

7-4SP Def 17.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Northwestern 1968

1-9SRS -9.2

Biggest Drop

Northwestern 1972

2-9-16.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Purdue19761156045.5%4.52.524.022.1+6.0+9.1%
Purdue19751147036.4%-1.5-3.916.520.2-6.5-4.5%
Purdue19741146140.9%5.02.127.826.4-3.1-4.5%
Purdue19731156045.5%8.13.123.821.3+14.1+27.3%
Northwestern19721129018.2%-6.0-13.018.029.9-16.1-45.5%
Northwestern19711174063.6%#2010.18.125.117.7-7.6+3.6%
Northwestern19701064060.0%17.711.929.218.1+21.2+30.0%
Northwestern19691037030.0%-3.5+5.7+20.0%
Northwestern19681019010.0%-9.2-7.1-20.0%
Northwestern19671037030.0%-2.1-0.3-5.0%
Northwestern19661036135.0%-1.8-6.9-5.0%
Northwestern19651046040.0%5.1+1.6+6.7%
Northwestern1964936033.3%3.5

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