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Tommy West

1993-2009Clemson, Memphis

2 schools coached, anchored by Memphis.

Tommy West coached 15 seasons, won 47.3%, and posted an average SRS of -3.1. Best season: 1997 Clemson. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

80-89

Career Win %

47.3%

Seasons

15

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

-3.1

Peak SRS

12.1

Best Finish

#23

Consistency

36.6

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.

Tommy West
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Tommy West: 2001 Memphis
1993Actual season year • SRS range -15.7 to 12.12009

Active comparison point

Tommy West1997

Selected

1997 Clemson

Best season

7-5 • SRS 12.1 • SP Overall 13.1

Win %

58.3%

YoY SRS

+9.9

SP Off / Def

32.2 / 19.8

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

Memphis

2001-20099 seasons

Avg SRS -7.2 • Win % 44.5%

Clemson

1993-19986 seasons

Avg SRS 2.9 • Win % 52.5%

Longest Tenure

Memphis • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

Clemson • 2.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Clemson • 52.5%

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.

Tommy West sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Tommy West sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Tommy West

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -2.3

49th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Memphis

2001-200949-61

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

Avg SRS -7.2Win % 44.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.4 during vs 3.8 baseline

+1.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.2 during vs -4.7 baseline

-2.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-6.1 during vs -5.6 baseline

-0.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Clemson

1993-199831-28

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

Avg SRS 2.9Win % 52.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.2 during vs 8.8 baseline

-3.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

2.9 during vs 15.2 baseline

-12.3

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

3.4 during vs 17.6 baseline

-14.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

16.7% during vs 80.0% baseline

-63.3%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Clemson 1997

7-5SRS 12.1

Biggest Improvement

Memphis 2003

9-412.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Memphis 2004

8-4SP Off 41.3

Best Defensive Season

Clemson 1994

5-6SP Def 19.1

Setbacks

Worst Season

Memphis 2009

2-10SRS -15.7

Biggest Drop

Clemson 1998

3-8-14.2 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Memphis200912210016.7%-15.7-14.422.836.8-7.5-29.5%
Memphis20081367046.2%-8.2-3.428.931.5+5.2-7.7%
Memphis20071376053.8%-13.4-12.927.038.3-0.4+37.2%
Memphis200612210016.7%-13.0-13.223.135.4-8.9-41.7%
Memphis20051275058.3%-4.1-3.427.531.0-2.6-8.3%
Memphis20041284066.7%-1.52.841.338.9-4.0-2.6%
Memphis20031394069.2%2.51.030.430.1+12.1+44.2%
Memphis20021239025.0%-9.6-10.327.535.6-8.1-20.4%
Memphis20011156045.5%-1.5-1.031.432.8+0.6+18.2%
Clemson19981138027.3%-2.1-3.126.529.7-14.2-31.1%
Clemson19971275058.3%#2012.113.132.219.8+9.90.0%
Clemson19961275058.3%#252.22.126.525.0-5.8-8.3%
Clemson19951284066.7%8.010.329.620.3+10.4+21.2%
Clemson19941156045.5%#25-2.4-1.018.019.1-2.0-54.5%
Clemson19931100100.0%#23#23-0.4-1.018.819.8

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