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Tom Reed

1978-1985Miami (OH), NC State

2 schools coached, anchored by Miami (OH).

Tom Reed coached 8 seasons, won 50.0%, and posted an average SRS of -3.1. Best season: 1979 Miami (OH). The profile was defense-first with a very steady week-to-week shape. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

43-43-2

Career Win %

50.0%

Seasons

8

Career Span

8 years

Average SRS

-3.1

Peak SRS

4.1

Best Finish

Consistency

88.6

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.

Tom Reed
EliteStrongAverageLean
Tom Reed: 1983 NC State
1978Actual season year • SRS range -8.3 to 4.11985

Active comparison point

Tom Reed1979

Selected

1979 Miami (OH)

Best seasonBiggest improvement

6-5 • SRS 4.1 • SP Overall 8.5

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

+6.3

SP Off / Def

23.6 / 15.6

Finish

Unranked

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

NC State

1983-19853 seasons

Avg SRS -4.0 • Win % 27.3%

Miami (OH)

1978-19825 seasons

Avg SRS -2.5 • Win % 63.6%

Longest Tenure

Miami (OH) • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Miami (OH) • -2.5 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Miami (OH) • 63.6%

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.

Tom Reed sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tom Reed sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tom Reed

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2

57th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

NC State

1983-19859-24

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

Avg SRS -4.0Win % 27.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.0 during vs 6.4 baseline

-3.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-4.0 during vs 7.2 baseline

-11.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-10.3 during vs 9.5 baseline

-19.9

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Miami (OH)

1978-198234-19-2

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

Avg SRS -2.5Win % 63.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.8 during vs 9.0 baseline

-2.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.5 during vs 6.2 baseline

-8.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

6.5 during vs 14.0 baseline

-7.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

-60.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Miami (OH) 1979

6-5SRS 4.1

Biggest Improvement

Miami (OH) 1979

6-56.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

NC State 1984

3-8SP Off 28.1

Best Defensive Season

Miami (OH) 1981

8-2-1SP Def 15.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Miami (OH) 1982

7-4SRS -8.3

Biggest Drop

Miami (OH) 1980

5-6-7.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

NC State19851138027.3%-6.8-14.819.132.8-5.50.0%
NC State19841138027.3%-1.3-7.728.134.4+2.60.0%
NC State19831138027.3%-3.9-8.523.430.9+4.4-36.4%
Miami (OH)19821174063.6%-8.32.217.215.6-5.1-13.6%
Miami (OH)19811182177.3%-3.27.622.315.3-0.2+31.8%
Miami (OH)19801156045.5%-3.03.525.122.5-7.1-9.1%
Miami (OH)19791165054.5%4.18.523.615.6+6.3-22.7%
Miami (OH)19781182177.3%-2.210.527.017.4

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