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Bret Smith


First Season: 2010-11 or earlier

Last Season: 2025-26

Total Games: 990

Crew Chief: 456 (46%)

U1: 376 (38%)

U2: 158 (16%)

Home Wins: 68%

Home Fouls: 16.2

Away Fouls: 18.3

Foul Diff: 2.0

Attendance: 5,283

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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 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11
Games 990 96 82 78 70 60 57 65 60 59 73 58 48 47 46 49 42
Crew Chief 456 81 59 56 46 41 33 28 18 16 11 17 14 12 10 6 8
U1 376 15 23 22 21 19 19 27 29 32 41 32 24 22 13 19 18
U2 158 0 0 0 3 0 5 10 13 11 21 9 10 13 23 24 16
NCAA Tournament 17 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
NIT Tournament 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pre/Mid-Season Tournament 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big 12 264 45 37 25 23 20 13 8 10 11 13 13 12 12 9 7 6
CUSA 152 0 0 8 11 10 10 7 8 15 12 9 13 12 10 10 17
MVC 135 18 18 17 15 9 10 9 7 9 15 1 0 0 0 4 3
OVC 102 0 0 7 7 11 12 9 11 3 7 8 6 5 7 5 4
Southern 52 0 0 1 1 1 4 12 9 11 4 4 4 0 0 1 0
Sun Belt 41 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 6 10 10 5 0 0 0 2
A-10 38 0 0 4 5 5 5 9 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Horizon 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 9 9 0
ASUN 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 7 10 5
WCC 26 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Big 10 23 2 1 10 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
American 22 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 3 4 3 0 0 0
WAC 13 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big West 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Big Sky 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEC 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAC 12 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Big East 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
MAC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
ACC 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Southland 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mountain West 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SWAC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ivy 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Date Crew Chief U1 U2 Home Away Score Fouls Fee Season $
2026-4-5 Bret Smith Matt Potter Kelly Pfeifer West Virginia Oklahoma 89 - 82 13 - 18 $3,800 $313,200
2026-4-4 Bret Smith Clarence Armstrong Kelly Pfeifer Baylor Oklahoma 69 - 82 16 - 16 $3,800 $309,400
2026-4-2 Bret Smith William Covington Todd Austin Auburn Illinois State 88 - 66 11 - 13 $2,000 $305,600
2026-3-22 Bret Smith Keith Kimble Matt Potter Kansas St. John's 65 - 67 14 - 17 $3,800 $303,600
2026-3-20 Bret Smith Keith Kimble Steve Divine Arizona Long Island University 92 - 58 12 - 22 $3,800 $299,800
2026-3-13 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein James Ford California Baptist Utah Tech 86 - 72 16 - 13 $2,100 $296,000
2026-3-12 Bret Smith Doug Sirmons Tommy Johnson Houston BYU 73 - 66 17 - 20 $3,800 $293,900
2026-3-11 Bret Smith Kipp Kissinger Chris Pacsi Iowa State Arizona State 91 - 42 15 - 21 $3,800 $290,100
2026-3-10 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Tyler Kumpf BYU Kansas State 105 - 91 15 - 18 $3,800 $286,300
2026-3-8 Bret Smith Gregory Nixon Roger Ayers Oregon State San Francisco 78 - 77 17 - 19 $3,000 $282,500
2026-3-7 Bret Smith Jeff Campbell Jeff Malham UIC Drake 72 - 51 12 - 13 $2,800 $275,700
2026-3-7 Bret Smith Justin Shamion Tyler Kumpf Oklahoma State Houston 75 - 82 11 - 18 $3,800 $279,500
2026-3-6 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Roland Simmons Murray State UIC 79 - 92 25 - 25 $2,800 $272,900
2026-3-3 Randy McCall Bret Smith Doug Sirmons Arizona State Kansas 70 - 60 16 - 19 $3,800 $270,100
2026-3-2 Bret Smith Eric Curry Jacob Hirz Northern Colorado Montana 85 - 57 12 - 9 $2,450 $266,300
2026-3-1 Bret Smith Gene Grimshaw Cody Crum Evansville Southern Illinois 67 - 81 14 - 14 $2,800 $263,850
2026-2-28 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Chris Merlo Iowa State Texas Tech 73 - 82 17 - 23 $3,800 $261,050
2026-2-26 Lee Cassell Bret Smith Chance Moore Cal State Northridge UC Irvine 67 - 68 13 - 14 $2,450 $257,250
2026-2-25 Bret Smith Eric Curry James Ford Northern Iowa Illinois State 69 - 71 12 - 20 $2,800 $254,800
2026-2-24 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Deldre Carr BYU UCF 84 - 97 14 - 17 $3,800 $252,000
2026-2-21 Rick Crawford Bret Smith Tony Padilla Kansas Cincinnati 68 - 84 12 - 13 $3,800 $248,200
2026-2-19 Bret Smith John St. Claire Justin Albrecht Utah Valley California Baptist 65 - 46 13 - 16 $2,100 $244,400
2026-2-18 Bret Smith Eric Curry James Ford Seattle U Saint Mary's 70 - 72 21 - 21 $3,000 $242,300
2026-2-17 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Doug Sirmons Arizona State Texas Tech 72 - 67 15 - 19 $3,800 $239,300
2026-2-15 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Marques Pettigrew San Diego San Francisco 79 - 92 23 - 18 $3,000 $235,500
2026-2-14 Bret Smith Edwin Young Chance Moore BYU Colorado 90 - 86 15 - 21 $3,800 $232,500
2026-2-12 Rick Crawford Bret Smith Matthew Ruskasin Southern Illinois Evansville 86 - 60 8 - 9 $2,800 $228,700
2026-2-11 Lee Cassell Bret Smith Tyler Kumpf Kansas State Cincinnati 62 - 91 13 - 13 $3,800 $225,900
2026-2-10 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Gregory Nixon Utah Houston 52 - 66 9 - 15 $3,800 $222,100
2026-2-9 Bret Smith Brooks Wells None Drake Valparaiso 76 - 81 22 - 17 $2,800 $218,300
2026-2-7 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Chance Moore Arizona Oklahoma State 84 - 47 17 - 19 $3,800 $215,500
2026-2-5 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Joe Lindsay UC Davis UC Santa Barbara 85 - 75 20 - 18 $2,450 $211,700
2026-2-4 Bret Smith Casey McClellan Dean De Selle Saint Mary's San Diego 87 - 60 17 - 17 $3,000 $209,250
2026-2-3 Bret Smith Gregory Nixon Chris Pacsi Evansville Indiana State 63 - 84 11 - 20 $2,800 $206,250
2026-2-1 Bret Smith John Gaffney Marques Pettigrew Kansas State Iowa State 61 - 95 19 - 10 $3,800 $203,450
2026-1-31 Bret Smith Doug Sirmons Brooks Wells Kansas BYU 90 - 82 15 - 18 $3,800 $199,650
2026-1-29 Bret Smith Edward Crenshaw Brooks Wells UT Arlington Southern Utah 80 - 61 22 - 18 $2,100 $195,850
2026-1-28 Deron White Bret Smith John Hampton Murray State Illinois State 65 - 70 15 - 15 $2,800 $193,750
2026-1-27 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Chance Moore West Virginia Kansas State 59 - 54 12 - 14 $3,800 $190,950
2026-1-24 Bret Smith Robert Felder Chris Pacsi Arizona State Cincinnati 82 - 68 15 - 16 $3,800 $187,150
2026-1-22 Randy McCall Bret Smith Tony Padilla UC Riverside UC Irvine 66 - 80 24 - 14 $2,450 $183,350
2026-1-21 Bret Smith James Ford Chance Moore Bradley Indiana State 75 - 68 14 - 21 $2,800 $180,900
2026-1-20 Bret Smith Darron George Brooks Wells Baylor Texas Tech 73 - 92 12 - 16 $3,800 $178,100
2026-1-17 Bret Smith Gregory Nixon James Ford UCF Arizona 77 - 84 24 - 13 $3,800 $174,300
2026-1-15 Bret Smith Roger Ayers Layne Barney Abilene Christian California Baptist 58 - 74 16 - 19 $2,100 $170,500
2026-1-14 Bret Smith Jeff Campbell Chance Moore Southern Illinois Drake 73 - 76 20 - 19 $2,800 $168,400
2026-1-13 Bret Smith Kipp Kissinger Brooks Wells Kansas Iowa State 84 - 63 9 - 13 $3,800 $165,600
2026-1-10 Bret Smith Tony Padilla Deldre Carr Utah BYU 84 - 89 22 - 15 $3,800 $161,800
2026-1-8 Bret Smith Paul Szelc Grant Jeffres UC Irvine Long Beach State 74 - 64 15 - 20 $2,450 $158,000
2026-1-7 Shawn Lehigh Bret Smith John Hampton Evansville Murray State 69 - 79 19 - 20 $2,800 $155,550
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Tournament Games

Tournament Times Worked Seasons
NCAA Second Round 2 2020-21, 2025-26
NCAA First Round 14 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NCAA First Four 1 2022-23
NIT 8 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
76 CLASSIC AT ANAHEIM CA 3 2010-11
ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
ALL-COLLEGE CLASSIC 1 2011-12
AT DALLAS TEXAS 1 2010-11
AT LAS VEGAS NV 1 2010-11
AT Milwaukee 1 2012-13
Abe Lemons Classic 1 2021-22
BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC 1 2017-18
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 4 2011-12, 2015-16
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
BBN Showcase 1 2019-20
BROOKLYN HOOPS WINTER FESTIVAL 1 2013-14
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis 8 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis - 3rd Place Game 1 2024-25
Baha Mar Championship 1 2025-26
Baha Mar Championship - Consolation Game 1 2025-26
Battle in the Vault 1 2022-23
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 1 2024-25
Boca Raton Beach Classic 1 2019-20
C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 5 2011-12, 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND 2 2013-14, 2015-16
C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 7 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT EL PASO TX 1 2010-11
C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2016-17
C.M. Newton Classic 1 2025-26
CANCUN CHALLENGE 1 2015-16
CANCUN CHALLENGE - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
CHALLENGE IN MUSIC CITY 3 2015-16
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL 2 2016-17
CORPUS CHRISTI COASTAL CLASSIC 1 2014-15
College Basketball Crown - Semifinals 1 2025-26
College Basketball Crown Championship Game 1 2025-26
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC 1 2015-16
Fort Myers Tip-Off - Campus Game 1 2022-23
GLOBAL SPORTS CHALLENGE 2 2010-11
GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC 1 2015-16
GULF COAST SHOWCASE 3 2013-14
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC POWERED BY SHOTTRACKER 2 2018-19
HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 2 2012-13, 2013-14
HY-VEE CLASSIC 2 2017-18, 2018-19
Houston Hoops Showdown 1 2025-26
KENNESAW STATE TOURNAMENT 1 2013-14
LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL 1 2015-16
Legends of Basketball Showcase 1 2023-24
Louisiana Tech Classic 2 2020-21
MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 1 2019-20
MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER CLASSIC 1 2019-20
MEN WHO SPEAK UP MAIN EVENT 2 2015-16
MGM GRAND MAIN EVENT 1 2016-17
MVC 2 2025-26
Myrtle Beach Invitational 12 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23
NEW ORLEANS SHOOTOUT 1 2017-18
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2019-20
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2017-18
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 3 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2014-15
OVC Championship - 1st Round 1 2021-22
OVC Championship - Quarterfinal 2 2021-22, 2023-24
OVC Championship pres. by United Fidelity Bank - 1st Round 1 2022-23
OVC Championship presented by Kentucky Wild - Final 1 2020-21
OVC Championship presented by Kentucky Wild - Quarterfinal 1 2020-21
OVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND AT NASHVILLE TN 1 2010-11
OVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2011-12
OVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL AT NASHVILLE TN 1 2010-11
OVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2011-12
OVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2012-13
OVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINALS AT NASHVILLE TN 1 2010-11
PROGRESSIVE LEGENDS CLASSIC 1 2013-14
PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF 3 2012-13, 2014-15
PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF AT MYRTLE BEACH 3 2017-18
Phillips 66 Big 12 3 2025-26
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - 1st Round 2 2022-23, 2024-25
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - 2nd Round 2 2023-24, 2024-25
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal 5 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Semifinal 1 2023-24
Players Era Festival 3 2025-26
SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE PRES. BY SONIC 1 2016-17
SEC/Big 12 Challenge 3 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2019-20
SPARTAN INVITATIONAL 1 2019-20
Sunflower Showdown 1 2020-21
TCL Vancouver Showcase 1 2018-19
TIRE PROS INVITATIONAL 3 2016-17
Twyman-Stokes Classic 1 2025-26
UCF HOLIDAY CLASSIC 1 2013-14
VETERANS CLASSIC 1 2017-18
WAC 2 2024-25, 2025-26
West Coast Conference 2 2024-25, 2025-26
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Bret Smith 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: $2,457,433

Total Games: 990

Avg per Game: $2,482

Highest Season: $313,200 (2025-26)

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Season Tier Games CC Games U1/U2 Games Total Earned Avg per Game
2025-26 Tier 1 96 81 15 $313,200 $3,262
2024-25 Tier 1 82 59 23 $262,650 $3,203
2023-24 Tier 1 78 56 22 $239,032 $3,065
2022-23 Tier 1 70 46 24 $200,392 $2,863
2021-22 Tier 1 60 41 19 $160,704 $2,678
2020-21 Tier 1 57 33 24 $141,524 $2,483
2019-20 Tier 1 65 28 37 $152,874 $2,352
2018-19 Tier 1 60 18 42 $135,979 $2,266
2017-18 Tier 1 59 16 43 $129,897 $2,202
2016-17 Tier 1 73 11 62 $158,967 $2,178
2015-16 Tier 1 58 17 41 $120,536 $2,078
2014-15 Tier 1 48 14 34 $99,595 $2,075
2013-14 Tier 1 47 12 35 $94,693 $2,015
2012-13 Tier 1 46 10 36 $86,793 $1,887
2011-12 Tier 1 49 6 43 $87,290 $1,781
2010-11 Tier 1 42 8 34 $73,307 $1,745
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Bret Smith Salary Pace by Season

Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day

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