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Glen Mason

1986-2006Kansas, Kent State, Minnesota

3 schools coached, anchored by Minnesota.

Glen Mason coached 21 seasons, won 50.4%, and posted an average SRS of 1.4. Best season: 1999 Minnesota. The profile was offense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

123-121-1

Career Win %

50.4%

Seasons

21

Career Span

21 years

Average SRS

1.4

Peak SRS

14.9

Best Finish

#9

Consistency

11.0

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.

Glen Mason
EliteStrongAverageLean
Glen Mason: 1988 KansasGlen Mason: 1997 Minnesota
1986Actual season year • SRS range -21.6 to 14.92006

Active comparison point

Glen Mason1999

Selected

1999 Minnesota

Best season

8-4 • SRS 14.9 • SP Overall 16.8

Win %

66.7%

YoY SRS

+11.6

SP Off / Def

35.2 / 19.8

Finish

#18

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

Minnesota

1997-200610 seasons

Avg SRS 6.1 • Win % 52.9%

Kansas

1988-19969 seasons

Avg SRS -0.2 • Win % 46.6%

Kent State

1986-19872 seasons

Avg SRS -14.6 • Win % 54.5%

Longest Tenure

Minnesota • 10 seasons

Best Tenure

Minnesota • 6.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Kent State • 54.5%

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.

Glen Mason sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Glen Mason sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Glen Mason

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 2.6

66th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Minnesota

1997-200664-57

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

Avg SRS 6.1Win % 52.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.4 during vs 3.2 baseline

+3.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

6.1 during vs -1.7 baseline

+7.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

6.8 during vs -2.5 baseline

+9.3

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+20.0%

Kansas

1988-199647-54-1

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

Avg SRS -0.2Win % 46.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.2 during vs 3.8 baseline

+1.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.2 during vs -7.6 baseline

+7.4

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

0.8 during vs -7.0 baseline

+7.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

22.2% during vs 0.0% baseline

+22.2%

Kent State

1986-198712-10

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

Avg SRS -14.6Win % 54.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.0 during vs 2.4 baseline

+3.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-14.6 during vs -18.2 baseline

+3.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-9.7 during vs -12.1 baseline

+2.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Minnesota 1999

8-4SRS 14.9

Biggest Improvement

Kansas 1991

6-513.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Minnesota 2003

10-3SP Off 42.1

Best Defensive Season

Minnesota 1999

8-4SP Def 19.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Kansas 1988

1-10SRS -21.6

Biggest Drop

Kansas 1988

1-10-13.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Minnesota20061367046.2%4.53.831.927.5-9.7-12.2%
Minnesota20051275058.3%14.215.940.724.7+5.50.0%
Minnesota20041275058.3%#258.710.736.227.8-5.1-18.6%
Minnesota200313103076.9%#2013.812.742.132.1+10.5+15.4%
Minnesota20021385061.5%3.37.335.931.1+4.1+25.2%
Minnesota20011147036.4%-0.80.332.333.0-5.2-13.6%
Minnesota20001266050.0%4.41.435.734.9-10.5-16.7%
Minnesota19991284066.7%#1814.916.835.219.8+11.6+21.2%
Minnesota19981156045.5%3.36.229.024.0+8.8+20.4%
Minnesota19971239025.0%-5.5-7.625.932.7-8.6-11.4%
Kansas19961147036.4%#243.15.638.834.6-6.4-47.0%
Kansas199512102083.3%#99.514.537.224.5+6.9+28.8%
Kansas19941165054.5%2.62.630.528.9-2.5+12.9%
Kansas19931257041.7%5.17.527.821.5-4.6-25.0%
Kansas19921284066.7%#229.711.337.228.0+0.5+12.1%
Kansas19911165054.5%9.211.335.726.4+13.2+22.7%
Kansas19901137131.8%-4.0-3.230.533.9+11.7-4.5%
Kansas19891147036.4%-15.7-17.327.541.2+5.9+27.3%
Kansas19881111009.1%-21.6-25.027.245.3-13.2-54.5%
Kent State19871174063.6%-8.4-3.822.726.6+12.3+18.2%
Kent State19861156045.5%-20.7-15.619.833.9

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