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Bill Covington


First Season: 2010-11 or earlier

Last Season: 2025-26

Total Games: 881

Crew Chief: 223 (25%)

U1: 396 (45%)

U2: 262 (30%)

Home Wins: 67%

Home Fouls: 16.7

Away Fouls: 18.4

Foul Diff: 1.7

Attendance: 7,032

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Games Total 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2011-12 2010-11
Games 881 84 76 68 72 67 52 67 65 63 62 59 55 38 27 26
Crew Chief 223 37 27 20 28 15 17 22 9 9 8 5 5 5 8 8
U1 396 28 35 38 28 35 26 31 28 26 32 27 26 17 11 8
U2 262 19 14 10 16 17 9 14 28 28 22 27 24 16 8 10
NCAA Tournament 18 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
NIT Tournament 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pre/Mid-Season Tournament 16 3 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACC 426 37 38 31 31 36 27 35 38 40 32 32 29 14 3 3
A-10 129 16 13 13 22 8 11 10 6 7 10 6 7 0 0 0
CAA 104 10 10 7 4 7 1 9 9 2 5 11 9 8 5 7
MEAC 41 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 3 7 9 4
Big East 40 1 3 3 3 1 0 6 8 7 5 1 0 0 1 1
Big South 40 4 6 7 2 5 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MAAC 26 9 4 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CUSA 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0
American 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0
Southern 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3
SEC 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Big 12 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MAC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ASUN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
PAC 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
WCC 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Big 10 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEC 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mountain West 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sun Belt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MVC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Patriot 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ivy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Date Crew Chief U1 U2 Home Away Score Fouls Fee Season $
2026-3-21 Michael Greenstein Brian Dorsey Bill Covington Illinois VCU 76 - 55 14 - 15 $4,000 $266,450
2026-3-14 Bill Covington Tony Henderson Tommy Morrissey Saint Louis Dayton 69 - 70 23 - 17 $2,900 $262,450
2026-3-13 Bill Covington Tony Henderson Tommy Morrissey Virginia Miami 84 - 62 15 - 16 $3,800 $259,550
2026-3-12 Bert Smith Bill Covington Tony Henderson North Carolina Clemson 79 - 80 18 - 16 $3,800 $255,750
2026-3-11 Bill Covington A.J. Desai Tony Henderson Florida State California 95 - 89 19 - 17 $3,800 $251,950
2026-3-10 Bill Covington Tony Henderson Tommy Morrissey Hofstra Monmouth 75 - 69 20 - 19 $2,600 $248,150
2026-3-8 Lee Cassell Bill Covington Tommy Morrissey High Point Winthrop 91 - 76 25 - 27 $2,150 $245,550
2026-3-7 Tim Clougherty Bill Covington Kellen Miliner NC State Stanford 84 - 85 13 - 20 $3,800 $243,400
2026-3-6 Bill Covington Tommy Morrissey Chase Shaw Winthrop Charleston Southern 86 - 81 21 - 23 $2,150 $239,600
2026-3-4 Tony Padilla Tony Chiazza Bill Covington Pittsburgh Florida State 74 - 75 13 - 17 $3,800 $237,450
2026-3-3 Bill Covington Clarence Armstrong Trey Styons Virginia Wake Forest 75 - 70 18 - 19 $3,800 $233,650
2026-2-28 Mark Schnur Bill Covington Tommy Morrissey Clemson Louisville 80 - 75 15 - 23 $3,800 $229,850
2026-2-24 Tony Padilla Bill Covington Tony Henderson Notre Dame Duke 56 - 100 22 - 20 $3,800 $226,050
2026-2-21 Sean Hull Earl Walton Bill Covington Virginia Miami 86 - 83 17 - 15 $3,800 $222,250
2026-2-19 Sean Hull Mark Schnur Bill Covington UNC Wilmington Monmouth 79 - 69 18 - 22 $2,600 $218,450
2026-2-18 Tim Clougherty Bill Covington A.J. Desai George Mason Dayton 67 - 82 18 - 18 $2,900 $215,850
2026-2-17 Ron Groover Gregory Nixon Bill Covington SMU Louisville 95 - 85 13 - 15 $3,800 $212,950
2026-2-15 Bill Covington Michael Palau Randall Wells Canisius Manhattan 65 - 69 23 - 14 $2,400 $209,150
2026-2-14 Bill Covington Trey Styons Michael Palau Notre Dame Georgia Tech 89 - 74 14 - 18 $3,800 $206,750
2026-2-12 Bill Covington Clarence Armstrong Ryan Sassano Towson Stony Brook 69 - 57 14 - 11 $2,600 $202,950
2026-2-11 Bill Covington Matt Potter Clarence Armstrong Syracuse California 107 - 100 16 - 26 $3,800 $200,350
2026-2-10 Tim Clougherty Bill Covington Trey Styons Saint Joseph's Fordham 64 - 68 17 - 16 $2,900 $196,550
2026-2-9 Bill Covington Warren Michael Steven Perry Jr. Howard Yale 81 - 87 24 - 18 $1,800 $193,650
2026-2-7 Brian O'Connell Ron Groover Bill Covington North Carolina Duke 71 - 68 7 - 15 $3,800 $191,850
2026-2-5 Bill Covington Matt Potter Adam Flore Sacred Heart Fairfield 87 - 92 14 - 20 $2,400 $188,050
2026-2-4 Bill Covington Jemel Spearman Trey Styons Radford Winthrop 78 - 80 18 - 17 $2,150 $185,650
2026-2-3 Earl Walton Bill Covington Clarence Armstrong Davidson Saint Louis 82 - 91 19 - 21 $2,900 $183,500
2026-2-1 Brian O'Connell Bill Covington Jim Googas Rider Saint Peter's 81 - 78 16 - 19 $2,400 $180,600
2026-1-31 Bill Covington Greg Evans Anthony Eades Syracuse Notre Dame 86 - 72 18 - 16 $3,800 $178,200
2026-1-30 Bill Covington William Flowers Jr. Greg Moyer Niagara Siena 79 - 82 18 - 14 $2,400 $174,400
2026-1-29 Lee Cassell Roger Ayers Bill Covington Elon William & Mary 79 - 76 15 - 11 $2,600 $172,000
2026-1-28 Bill Covington Matt Potter Jeff Pon Duquesne St. Bonaventure 79 - 87 23 - 16 $2,900 $169,400
2026-1-26 Ron Groover Roger Ayers Bill Covington Duke Louisville 83 - 52 12 - 17 $3,800 $166,500
2026-1-24 Bill Covington Justin Porterfield Clare Aubry Georgia Tech Clemson 63 - 77 15 - 16 $3,800 $162,700
2026-1-22 Jeff Clark Bill Covington Mike Kitts Mount St. Mary's Quinnipiac 62 - 77 17 - 21 $2,400 $158,900
2026-1-21 Tim Clougherty Bill Covington Eric Lewis Richmond Rhode Island 68 - 69 20 - 18 $2,900 $156,500
2026-1-20 Pat Driscoll Ron Groover Bill Covington St. John's Seton Hall 65 - 60 12 - 25 $3,600 $153,600
2026-1-19 Bill Covington Isaac Barnett Daniel Basile Siena Fairfield 85 - 77 13 - 18 $2,400 $150,000
2026-1-17 Bill Covington Marques Pettigrew Jemel Spearman Stanford Duke 50 - 80 18 - 18 $3,800 $147,600
2026-1-14 Gregory Nixon Bill Covington Jemel Spearman Stanford North Carolina 95 - 90 21 - 17 $3,800 $143,800
2026-1-13 Sean Hull Jeff Clark Bill Covington Loyola Chicago George Mason 74 - 82 18 - 14 $2,900 $140,000
2026-1-10 Bill Covington Isaac Barnett Anthony Eades Notre Dame Clemson 61 - 76 16 - 15 $3,800 $137,100
2026-1-9 Bill Covington Brian Zink Vasili Mallios Iona Niagara 71 - 53 12 - 13 $2,400 $133,300
2026-1-8 Bill Covington Nathan Farrell Evon Burroughs Drexel Stony Brook 56 - 37 14 - 11 $2,600 $130,900
2026-1-7 Bill Covington Justin Porterfield Eric Lewis Virginia California 84 - 60 21 - 20 $3,800 $128,300
2026-1-4 Brian O'Connell Bill Covington Matt Potter Fordham Richmond 75 - 83 15 - 22 $2,900 $124,500
2026-1-3 Tim Clougherty Bill Covington Tyler Kumpf Wake Forest Virginia Tech 81 - 78 21 - 19 $3,800 $121,600
2025-12-31 Lamar Simpson Bill Covington Eric Lewis Syracuse Clemson 61 - 64 14 - 18 $3,800 $117,800
2025-12-29 Bill Covington Josean Vega Vasili Mallios Mount St. Mary's Iona 66 - 59 12 - 14 $2,400 $114,000
2025-12-28 Brian O'Connell Bert Smith Bill Covington George Mason Pennsylvania 83 - 79 14 - 19 $2,900 $111,600
Showing 1-50 of 881 games
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Tournament Games

Tournament Times Worked Seasons
NCAA Sweet 16 2 2016-17, 2017-18
NCAA Second Round 8 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NCAA First Round 7 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
NCAA First Four 1 2016-17
NIT 9 2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22
2K CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
2K EMPIRE CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2019-20
ACC 3 2023-24
ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2013-14
ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE PRES. BY LG V20 1 2016-17
ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY DICK'S SPORTING GOODS 1 2014-15
ACC/Big Ten Challenge pres. by Continental Tire 2 2020-21
ACC/Big Ten Challenge presented by Continental Tire 1 2022-23
ACC/SEC Challenge presented by Continental Tire 1 2023-24
ACC/SEC Men's Challenge 1 2025-26
AIR FORCE RESERVE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF - CAMPUS GAME 1 2019-20
AIR FORCE RESERVE HOOPHALL MIAMI INVITATIONAL 1 2018-19
AT GREENSBORO NC 1 2010-11
AT GREENVILLE SC 2 2015-16
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2018-19
Atlantic 10 Championship - 2nd Round 1 2020-21
Atlantic 10 Championship - Quarterfinal 1 2020-21
Atlantic 10 Championship - Semifinal 3 2021-22, 2024-25, 2025-26
BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC 1 2018-19
BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 3 2016-17, 2019-20
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS - CAMPUS GAME 2 2016-17, 2019-20
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS - MAINLAND 1 2019-20
BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE 2 2015-16, 2017-18
BILLY MINARDI CLASSIC 1 2015-16
BROOKLYN HOOPS HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL 1 2016-17
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis 3 2022-23
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic 1 2024-25
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase 2 2021-22
Big 5 Classic 1 2023-24
Big South Championship - Final 2 2023-24, 2025-26
Big South Championship - Quarterfinal 3 2020-21, 2023-24, 2025-26
Big Ten/ACC Challenge 3 2019-20, 2021-22
Boca Raton Beach Classic - Campus Game 1 2019-20
CAA CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL 1 2019-20
CAA Championship - 1st Round 1 2024-25
CAA Championship - Final 2 2023-24, 2025-26
CAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL 1 2018-19
CAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 2 2015-16, 2016-17
CHICAGO INVITATIONAL CHALLENGE 1 2011-12
CIT - 1st ROUND 3 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
CIT - 2nd ROUND 1 2014-15
CIT TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2010-11
Campbell Classic 1 2023-24
Charleston Classic - Campus Game 1 2018-19
EA SPORTS MAUI INVITATIONAL 1 2011-12
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC 1 2015-16
ESPN Events Invitational 1 2024-25
GILDAN CHARLESTON CLASSIC 1 2014-15
GOTHAM CLASSIC 1 2018-19
GULF COAST SHOWCASE 3 2013-14
HOOPHALL MIAMI INVITATIONAL 1 2016-17
HOOPHALL MIAMI INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
HOOPS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL 1 2016-17
Hall of Fame Invitational - Campus Game 1 2021-22
Hercules Tires Big South Championship - Final 2 2020-21, 2021-22
JAMAICA CLASSIC AT MONTEGO BAY 2 2019-20
LEGEND'S CLASSIC 1 2010-11
LEGENDS CLASSIC - REGIONAL GAME 1 2017-18
Legends Classic 1 2022-23
MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2011-12
MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2011-12
MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 2 2011-12, 2016-17
MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 2 2011-12, 2014-15
MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINALS AT WINSTON-SALEM NC 1 2010-11
MEAN GREEN SHOWCASE 1 2015-16
MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER CLASSIC 1 2015-16
METRO PCS ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC 2 2013-14, 2014-15
Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic 1 2020-21
Myrtle Beach Invitational 1 2023-24
NEW YORK LIFE ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 2 2014-15, 2017-18
NEW YORK LIFE ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND 3 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
NEW YORK LIFE ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 5 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
NEW YORK LIFE ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 4 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
NEW YORK LIFE ACC TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND 1 2019-20
New York Life ACC 8 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CBE CLASSIC AT HARRISONBURG VA 1 2010-11
PARADISE JAM 2 2014-15
ROUNDBALL SHOWCASE 1 2013-14
Rock Hill Classic 1 2024-25
Roman Legends Classic 2 2021-22
SEC/ACC Men's Challenge Presented by Continental Tire 2 2024-25
Southwest Maui Invitational 2 2025-26
Southwest Maui Invitational - 3rd Place Game 1 2025-26
T. Rowe Price ACC 5 2024-25, 2025-26
Tom Konchalski Classic 2 2022-23
Wildcat Challenge 1 2023-24
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Bill Covington Game Pace by Season

Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day

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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 1

Career Total: $2,369,877

Total Games: 881

Avg per Game: $2,690

Highest Season: $266,450 (2025-26)

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Season Tier Games CC Games U1/U2 Games Total Earned Avg per Game
2025-26 Tier 1 84 37 47 $266,450 $3,172
2024-25 Tier 1 76 27 49 $245,200 $3,226
2023-24 Tier 1 68 20 48 $207,304 $3,049
2022-23 Tier 1 72 28 44 $216,346 $3,005
2021-22 Tier 1 67 15 52 $198,872 $2,968
2020-21 Tier 1 52 17 35 $145,460 $2,797
2019-20 Tier 1 67 22 45 $189,595 $2,830
2018-19 Tier 1 65 9 56 $182,277 $2,804
2017-18 Tier 1 63 9 54 $173,110 $2,748
2016-17 Tier 1 62 8 54 $157,919 $2,547
2015-16 Tier 1 59 5 54 $142,150 $2,409
2014-15 Tier 2 55 5 50 $107,349 $1,952
2013-14 Tier 2 38 5 33 $65,001 $1,711
2011-12 Tier 2 27 8 19 $37,292 $1,381
2010-11 Tier 2 26 8 18 $35,552 $1,367
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Bill Covington Salary Pace by Season

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