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Aaron Denton
First Season: 2013-14
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 86
Crew Chief: 21 (24%)
U1: 39 (45%)
U2: 26 (30%)
Home Wins: 78%
Home Fouls: 16.3
Away Fouls: 18.1
Foul Diff: 1.7
Attendance: 1,755
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 86 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Crew Chief | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 75 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| ASUN | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-4 | Jason Baker | James Hicks | Aaron Denton | Lindenwood | Little Rock | 72 - 62 | 17 - 26 | $1,400 | $20,350 |
| 2026-2-28 | Aaron Denton | David Carter | Phil Cudd | Southeast Missouri State | Tennessee Tech | 89 - 73 | 22 - 17 | $1,400 | $18,950 |
| 2026-2-21 | Aaron Denton | Alex Manuel | Justin Dorris | Tennessee State | SIU Edwardsville | 80 - 53 | 13 - 11 | $1,400 | $17,550 |
| 2026-2-17 | Aaron Denton | Erroll Lewis | Josh Pitto | UT Martin | Southeast Missouri State | 53 - 56 | 16 - 14 | $1,400 | $16,150 |
| 2026-2-7 | Austin Jones | Aaron Denton | Mark Pillen | Eastern Kentucky | Stetson | 100 - 88 | 18 - 17 | $1,525 | $14,750 |
| 2026-1-23 | Jabir Walker | Aaron Denton | Kindric Link | Austin Peay | Stetson | 73 - 65 | 16 - 16 | $1,525 | $13,225 |
| 2026-1-17 | Jason Creek | Aaron Denton | Kyle Ray | Eastern Kentucky | Bellarmine | 89 - 69 | 22 - 18 | $1,525 | $11,700 |
| 2026-1-1 | Jason Creek | Aaron Denton | Phil Cudd | UT Martin | Western Illinois | 67 - 60 | 14 - 18 | $1,400 | $10,175 |
| 2025-12-13 | Aaron Denton | Bryan Washer | Kyle Stewart | Bellarmine | Northern Kentucky | 76 - 80 | 15 - 16 | $1,525 | $8,775 |
| 2025-11-29 | Aaron Denton | Mark Pillen | Kyle Stewart | Eastern Kentucky | Wofford | 77 - 83 | 21 - 19 | $1,525 | $7,250 |
| 2025-11-22 | Kevin Driver | Aaron Denton | Evan Berg | Lipscomb | Western Carolina | 83 - 62 | 14 - 7 | $1,525 | $5,725 |
| 2025-11-13 | Aaron Denton | Jeremy Trussell | Jordan Craddock | Tennessee Tech | Berea | 86 - 64 | 12 - 15 | $1,400 | $4,200 |
| 2025-11-9 | Jason Creek | Aaron Denton | Derek Henry | UT Martin | Kentucky Christian | 97 - 42 | 16 - 12 | $1,400 | $2,800 |
| 2025-11-3 | Aaron Denton | Cedric Coleman | JP Primm | Tennessee State | Fisk | 101 - 50 | 15 - 13 | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| 2025-3-5 | Wil Howard | Todd Austin | Aaron Denton | Lindenwood | Morehead State | 73 - 65 | 14 - 19 | $1,400 | $18,200 |
| 2025-3-1 | Aaron Denton | Cedric Coleman | JP Primm | Tennessee State | Southern Indiana | 74 - 69 | 15 - 23 | $1,400 | $16,800 |
| 2025-2-20 | Coy Gammon | Aaron Denton | Luke Schumer | Southern Indiana | Eastern Illinois | 54 - 63 | 15 - 16 | $1,400 | $15,400 |
| 2025-2-15 | Aaron Denton | Nate Gamet | Justin Dorris | Southeast Missouri State | Tennessee Tech | 83 - 69 | 11 - 7 | $1,400 | $14,000 |
| 2025-2-8 | Aaron Denton | David Carter | Brian Crocker | UT Martin | Western Illinois | 81 - 70 | 13 - 20 | $1,400 | $12,600 |
| 2025-1-18 | Kevin Driver | Aaron Denton | Dillon Brasher | Southern Indiana | Western Illinois | 78 - 66 | 11 - 17 | $1,400 | $11,200 |
| 2025-1-4 | Aaron Denton | Kyle Bottoms | Alex Manuel | Tennessee State | Little Rock | 95 - 86 | 24 - 27 | $1,400 | $9,800 |
| 2024-12-31 | Jason Baker | Aaron Denton | Kyle Stewart | Southern Indiana | Morehead State | 68 - 70 | 21 - 21 | $1,400 | $8,400 |
| 2024-12-19 | James Hicks | Kevin Driver | Aaron Denton | Southeast Missouri State | Eastern Illinois | 79 - 72 | 21 - 20 | $1,400 | $7,000 |
| 2024-12-15 | Aaron Denton | John Boylan | Frederick Gipson | UT Martin | Champion Christian | 123 - 56 | 19 - 14 | $1,400 | $5,600 |
| 2024-11-25 | Steve Devine | Aaron Denton | Chris Fuller | Southern Indiana | Indiana State | 87 - 77 | 15 - 17 | $1,400 | $4,200 |
| 2024-11-7 | Wil Howard | Aaron Denton | Josh Pitto | Southern Indiana | Bucknell | 69 - 75 | 23 - 18 | $1,400 | $2,800 |
| 2024-11-4 | Scott Tierney | Aaron Denton | Bob Franklin | SIU Edwardsville | Westminster (MO) | 95 - 42 | 12 - 19 | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| 2024-3-2 | Craig Murley | Aaron Denton | Tavares Armour | UT Martin | Tennessee State | 96 - 87 | 20 - 25 | $1,358 | $20,758 |
| 2024-2-29 | Barry Mathis | Aaron Denton | Kyle Bottoms | Morehead State | Southeast Missouri State | 72 - 50 | 15 - 19 | $1,358 | $19,400 |
| 2024-2-22 | Bret Smith | Blake Harris | Aaron Denton | Tennessee Tech | SIU Edwardsville | 77 - 78 | 10 - 15 | $1,358 | $18,042 |
| 2024-2-17 | John Dillon | Aaron Denton | Kyle Bottoms | Eastern Illinois | Lindenwood | 72 - 57 | 19 - 13 | $1,358 | $16,684 |
| 2024-2-15 | Kevin Mathis | Aaron Denton | Tavares Armour | UT Martin | Southern Indiana | 77 - 68 | 11 - 22 | $1,358 | $15,326 |
| 2024-2-10 | Joey Richardson | Aaron Denton | Cedric Coleman | Southeast Missouri State | Tennessee State | 74 - 77 | 17 - 14 | $1,358 | $13,968 |
| 2024-2-8 | Craig Murley | Kevin Mathis | Aaron Denton | Morehead State | SIU Edwardsville | 79 - 68 | 15 - 22 | $1,358 | $12,610 |
| 2024-1-27 | Joey Richardson | Aaron Denton | Alex Manuel | Little Rock | Southeast Missouri State | 66 - 61 | 6 - 17 | $1,358 | $11,252 |
| 2024-1-20 | James Hicks | Aaron Denton | Sean West | Southern Indiana | Morehead State | 70 - 81 | 27 - 24 | $1,358 | $9,894 |
| 2024-1-13 | Andrew Walton | Aaron Denton | Jeremy Trussell | Tennessee Tech | Southeast Missouri State | 70 - 59 | 10 - 16 | $1,358 | $8,536 |
| 2024-1-6 | Aaron Denton | Tavares Armour | Jeremy Trussell | Morehead State | Tennessee State | 78 - 68 | 18 - 18 | $1,358 | $7,178 |
| 2023-12-30 | Kevin Mathis | Aaron Denton | Josh Pitto | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin | 73 - 81 | 18 - 17 | $1,358 | $5,820 |
| 2023-12-17 | John St. Claire | John Dillon | Aaron Denton | Southeast Missouri State | Lindsey Wilson College | 87 - 59 | 14 - 18 | $1,358 | $4,462 |
| 2023-11-28 | Mick Fieldbinder | Aaron Denton | Grant Tyler | Tennessee Tech | Western Carolina | 65 - 69 | 14 - 21 | $1,358 | $3,104 |
| 2023-11-6 | Gene Grimshaw | Ervin Wilson | Aaron Denton | Belmont | Georgia State | 89 - 87 | 13 - 19 | $1,746 | $1,746 |
| 2023-2-18 | Blake Harris | Aaron Denton | Boyd Copeland | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin | 91 - 100 | 21 - 21 | $1,316 | $15,181 |
| 2023-2-4 | Barry Mathis | Aaron Denton | John Garrett | Lindenwood | UT Martin | 80 - 75 | 14 - 15 | $1,316 | $13,865 |
| 2023-1-28 | Aaron Denton | John Garrett | Bryan Washer | Morehead State | SIU Edwardsville | 55 - 50 | 9 - 16 | $1,316 | $12,549 |
| 2023-1-21 | Aaron Denton | Bryan Washer | Josh Pitto | UT Martin | Eastern Illinois | 91 - 78 | 17 - 15 | $1,316 | $11,233 |
| 2023-1-5 | Bret Smith | Aaron Denton | James Deering | Tennessee Tech | Eastern Illinois | 70 - 49 | 12 - 14 | $1,316 | $9,917 |
| 2022-12-11 | James Hicks | Aaron Denton | Josh Pitto | UT Martin | Chicago State | 75 - 74 | 14 - 17 | $1,316 | $8,601 |
| 2022-11-27 | Aaron Denton | Blanca Burns | Drew Larson | Robert Morris | South Alabama | 70 - 84 | 15 - 9 | $1,480 | $7,285 |
| 2022-11-26 | Aaron Denton | Blanca Burns | Chase Shaw | Mercer | Fairfield | 60 - 58 | 13 - 13 | $1,457 | $5,805 |
Showing 1-50 of 86 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| ASUN/SoCon Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| KENNESAW STATE TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2013-14 |
| OVC Championship - 1st Round | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
Aaron Denton Game Pace by Season
Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day
Estimated Salary Information
Salary estimates based on conference rates, tier level, and season adjustments. Rates vary by conference and year.
Career Summary
Current Tier: Tier 3
Career Total: $111,407
Total Games: 86
Avg per Game: $1,295
Highest Season: $20,758 (2023-24)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | $20,350 | $1,454 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | $18,200 | $1,400 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 15 | 1 | 14 | $20,758 | $1,384 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | $15,181 | $1,380 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $4,928 | $1,232 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $8,330 | $1,190 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $4,592 | $1,148 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $5,530 | $1,106 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | $4,312 | $1,078 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $3,150 | $1,050 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $4,088 | $1,022 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $1,988 | $994 |
Aaron Denton Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day