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Jim Hess

1990-1996New Mexico State

One defining stop at New Mexico State.

Jim Hess coached 7 seasons, won 28.6%, and posted an average SRS of -20.4. Best season: 1992 New Mexico State. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

22-55

Career Win %

28.6%

Seasons

7

Career Span

7 years

Average SRS

-20.4

Peak SRS

-15.1

Best Finish

Consistency

71.3

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.

Jim Hess
EliteStrongAverageLean
1990Actual season year • SRS range -29.1 to -15.11996

Active comparison point

Jim Hess1992

Selected

1992 New Mexico State

Best season

6-5 • SRS -15.1 • SP Overall -16.7

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

+4.6

SP Off / Def

27.0 / 40.3

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

New Mexico State

1990-19967 seasons

Avg SRS -20.4 • Win % 28.6%

Longest Tenure

New Mexico State • 7 seasons

Best Tenure

New Mexico State • -20.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

New Mexico State • 28.6%

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.

Jim Hess sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jim Hess sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jim Hess

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -22.4

5th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

New Mexico State

1990-199622-55

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

Avg SRS -20.4Win % 28.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.1 during vs 1.0 baseline

+2.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-20.4 during vs -29.1 baseline

+8.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-22.4 during vs -30.9 baseline

+8.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

New Mexico State 1992

6-5SRS -15.1

Biggest Improvement

New Mexico State 1991

2-99.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

New Mexico State 1995

4-7SP Off 34.0

Best Defensive Season

New Mexico State 1993

5-6SP Def 39.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

New Mexico State 1990

1-10SRS -29.1

Biggest Drop

New Mexico State 1996

1-10-11.7 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

New Mexico State19961111009.1%-27.3-29.117.042.2-11.7-27.3%
New Mexico State19951147036.4%-15.6-16.134.044.4+4.3+9.1%
New Mexico State19941138027.3%-19.9-21.127.442.9-3.8-18.2%
New Mexico State19931156045.5%-16.1-17.524.539.1-1.0-9.1%
New Mexico State19921165054.5%-15.1-16.727.040.3+4.6+36.4%
New Mexico State19911129018.2%-19.7-22.821.640.6+9.4+9.1%
New Mexico State19901111009.1%-29.1-33.319.745.2

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