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Chad Shepherd
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 327
Crew Chief: 49 (15%)
U1: 141 (43%)
U2: 137 (42%)
Home Wins: 66%
Home Fouls: 18.4
Away Fouls: 20.3
Foul Diff: 1.9
Attendance: 2,818
| 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 | 327 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Crew Chief | 49 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| U1 | 141 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 137 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 130 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 67 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mountain West | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 24 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWAC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-7 | John St. Claire | Chad Shepherd | Michael Mojica | Southern Utah | California Baptist | 75 - 82 | 19 - 20 | $1,650 | $32,250 |
| 2026-2-28 | Chad Shepherd | Ben Wolfe | Hayden Hilty | Idaho State | Weber State | 73 - 83 | 16 - 12 | $1,950 | $30,600 |
| 2026-2-21 | Chad Shepherd | Jeff Flowers | Hayden Hilty | Cal State Bakersfield | Cal State Fullerton | 80 - 88 | 20 - 20 | $1,950 | $28,650 |
| 2026-2-14 | Martin Cichocki | D.G. Nelson | Chad Shepherd | Montana | Montana State | 71 - 82 | 21 - 15 | $1,950 | $26,700 |
| 2026-2-7 | Chad Shepherd | Justin Albrecht | Grant Jeffres | Utah Valley | UT Arlington | 81 - 60 | 23 - 23 | $1,650 | $24,750 |
| 2026-1-31 | Wilson Holland | Chad Shepherd | Toby Doolittle | Cal State Bakersfield | UC Davis | 72 - 80 | 24 - 18 | $1,950 | $23,100 |
| 2026-1-24 | Glen Mayberry | Chad Shepherd | Tala Vahedi | Northern Arizona | Northern Colorado | 81 - 77 | 13 - 14 | $1,950 | $21,150 |
| 2026-1-17 | Wilson Holland | D.G. Nelson | Chad Shepherd | Weber State | Idaho | 67 - 75 | 26 - 30 | $1,950 | $19,200 |
| 2026-1-10 | Chris Hudson | Chad Shepherd | John Jenkins Jr. | Pacific | San Diego | 77 - 70 | 16 - 16 | $2,400 | $17,250 |
| 2026-1-3 | Chad Shepherd | Layne Barney | Peter Larson | Idaho State | Portland State | 87 - 93 | 18 - 22 | $1,950 | $14,850 |
| 2025-12-17 | Chris Hudson | Chad Shepherd | John Hampton | Utah Valley | Weber State | 90 - 74 | 13 - 16 | $1,650 | $12,900 |
| 2025-12-13 | Chad Shepherd | Layne Barney | Wacey Lynn | Utah Valley | UC Santa Barbara | 68 - 53 | 14 - 14 | $1,650 | $11,250 |
| 2025-12-1 | Deron White | Deldre Carr | Chad Shepherd | Southern Utah | West Coast Baptist | 124 - 59 | 15 - 8 | $1,650 | $9,600 |
| 2025-11-28 | Rick Batsell | Chad Shepherd | Ben Wolfe | Idaho | Sam Houston | 68 - 94 | 16 - 18 | $1,950 | $7,950 |
| 2025-11-26 | Bret Wegenke | Freddie Williams | Chad Shepherd | Utah Valley | Samford | 89 - 45 | 16 - 15 | $1,650 | $6,000 |
| 2025-11-25 | Bret Wegenke | Chad Shepherd | Tony Meeks | UC Irvine | New Mexico State | 45 - 57 | 21 - 26 | $1,950 | $4,350 |
| 2025-11-3 | Ryan Holmes | Chad Shepherd | Zach Perine | Seattle U | Denver | 84 - 73 | 18 - 26 | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| 2025-3-12 | Jeff Campbell | Chad Shepherd | Justin Shamion | UC Santa Barbara | Cal State Bakersfield | 71 - 66 | 14 - 24 | $1,950 | $61,050 |
| 2025-3-8 | D.G. Nelson | Chad Shepherd | Bill Vinovich | Washington State | Loyola Marymount | 94 - 77 | 20 - 19 | $2,400 | $59,100 |
| 2025-3-1 | Casey McClellan | Chad Shepherd | James Duke | Seattle U | Grand Canyon | 60 - 63 | 19 - 24 | $1,650 | $56,700 |
| 2025-2-27 | Mike Scyphers | Chad Shepherd | Robert Felder | UC Santa Barbara | Cal Poly | 96 - 77 | 19 - 19 | $1,950 | $55,050 |
| 2025-2-22 | Courtney Holmes | Chad Shepherd | Wacey Lynn | Cal State Bakersfield | UC Irvine | 64 - 73 | 22 - 19 | $1,950 | $53,100 |
| 2025-2-15 | Chad Shepherd | Mark Fulton | Kristyne Esparza | Hawai'i | UC Irvine | 49 - 66 | 19 - 18 | $1,950 | $51,150 |
| 2025-2-13 | Chad Shepherd | Mark Fulton | Kristyne Esparza | Hawai'i | Long Beach State | 62 - 60 | 16 - 19 | $1,950 | $49,200 |
| 2025-2-8 | Chad Shepherd | John Hampton | Ray Ames | California Baptist | Grand Canyon | 85 - 71 | 22 - 20 | $1,650 | $47,250 |
| 2025-2-6 | Rick Crawford | Marques Pettigrew | Chad Shepherd | Utah Valley | UT Arlington | 94 - 73 | 17 - 20 | $1,650 | $45,600 |
| 2025-2-1 | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Ben Cartmell | Idaho State | Idaho | 87 - 71 | 18 - 18 | $1,950 | $43,950 |
| 2025-1-25 | Chad Shepherd | Bryan Washer | Kyle Stewart | Utah Tech | Grand Canyon | 66 - 79 | 17 - 17 | $1,650 | $42,000 |
| 2025-1-18 | Brad Gaston | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Hawai'i | Cal State Bakersfield | 81 - 70 | 23 - 28 | $1,950 | $40,350 |
| 2025-1-16 | Brad Gaston | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Hawai'i | Cal State Northridge | 60 - 83 | 16 - 20 | $1,950 | $38,400 |
| 2025-1-11 | Chad Shepherd | Wesley Harper | Justin Albrecht | Southern Utah | UT Arlington | 73 - 68 | 20 - 24 | $1,650 | $36,450 |
| 2025-1-4 | Wilson Holland | Chad Shepherd | Peter Larson | Portland | Saint Mary's | 58 - 81 | 20 - 20 | $2,400 | $34,800 |
| 2024-12-30 | Ryan Holmes | Marques Pettigrew | Chad Shepherd | San Diego | Pacific | 75 - 65 | 22 - 17 | $2,400 | $32,400 |
| 2024-12-28 | Gregory Nixon | Chad Shepherd | Eric Curry | UC Davis | Cal Maritime | 109 - 46 | 13 - 20 | $1,950 | $30,000 |
| 2024-12-22 | Kelly Self | Chad Shepherd | Kerry Sutton | Cal State Fullerton | Wyoming | 69 - 73 | 20 - 15 | $1,950 | $28,050 |
| 2024-12-21 | Chad Shepherd | Nomi Kidwai | Kristyne Esparza | Cal State Northridge | Chicago State | 81 - 57 | 20 - 23 | $1,950 | $26,100 |
| 2024-12-18 | Wilson Holland | Chad Shepherd | Robert Lehigh | Pacific | Portland State | 75 - 81 | 25 - 25 | $2,400 | $24,150 |
| 2024-12-14 | Gene Grimshaw | Chad Shepherd | Dean De Selle | Santa Clara | Bradley | 84 - 74 | 16 - 19 | $2,400 | $21,750 |
| 2024-12-7 | Chad Shepherd | Peter Larson | Grant Jeffres | UC San Diego | Cal State Bakersfield | 81 - 60 | 18 - 16 | $1,950 | $19,350 |
| 2024-12-4 | Darron George | Gregory Nixon | Chad Shepherd | Seattle U | Portland State | 91 - 74 | 17 - 19 | $1,650 | $17,400 |
| 2024-11-30 | Wilson Holland | Courtney Holmes | Chad Shepherd | Montana State | Cal State Northridge | 69 - 72 | 18 - 18 | $1,950 | $15,750 |
| 2024-11-29 | Chad Shepherd | Eric Curry | Robert Felder | Colorado State | TCU | 76 - 72 | 20 - 17 | $2,400 | $13,800 |
| 2024-11-27 | Chad Shepherd | Jeff Spodoske | Jermaine Rogers | Belmont | Tulane | 89 - 66 | 15 - 15 | $2,300 | $11,400 |
| 2024-11-26 | Steve McJunkins | Chad Shepherd | Michael Kashirsky | Belmont | Loyola Marymount | 63 - 77 | 14 - 15 | $2,300 | $9,100 |
| 2024-11-19 | Casey McClellan | Chad Shepherd | Darren Drake | Idaho | Evergreen State | 101 - 58 | 19 - 20 | $1,950 | $6,800 |
| 2024-11-12 | Randy McCall | Chad Shepherd | Matt Rafferty | Utah | Queens University | 96 - 65 | 18 - 18 | $3,200 | $4,850 |
| 2024-11-4 | Chad Shepherd | Matt Ditty | Wacey Lynn | Southern Utah | Western New Mexico | 96 - 68 | 17 - 18 | $1,650 | $1,650 |
| 2024-3-19 | Ryan Holmes | Casey McClellan | Chad Shepherd | Utah | UC Irvine | 84 - 75 | 16 - 18 | $2,000 | $62,776 |
| 2024-3-9 | Shawn Lehigh | Jim Schipper | Chad Shepherd | Air Force | Colorado State | 73 - 82 | 22 - 21 | $2,328 | $60,776 |
| 2024-3-7 | Art Brown | Brad Ferrie | Chad Shepherd | Stephen F. Austin | Southern Utah | 87 - 60 | 20 - 17 | $1,600 | $58,448 |
Showing 1-50 of 327 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 3 | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| Acrisure Invitational - 3rd Place Game | 1 | 2024-25 |
| BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 2 | 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 3 | 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| Big Sky Championship - 1st Round | 3 | 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| Big Sky Championship - 2nd Round | 1 | 2022-23 |
| Big Sky Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| Big Sky Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Big Sky-Summit Challenge | 1 | 2023-24 |
| Big West Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2024-25 |
| CANCUN CHALLENGE | 4 | 2018-19, 2019-20 |
| CANCUN CHALLENGE - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2017-18 |
| CIT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2017-18 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC | 2 | 2014-15 |
| Cancun Challenge | 4 | 2021-22, 2025-26 |
| Cancun Challenge - Mayan Division | 2 | 2022-23 |
| Cancun Challenge - Riviera Division | 3 | 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Cancun Challenge - Riviera Division - Consolation Game | 1 | 2024-25 |
| ELGIN BAYLOR CLASSIC | 1 | 2018-19 |
| EWU CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC | 2 | 2015-16 |
| GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT | 4 | 2015-16 |
| Hercules Tires WAC | 1 | 2022-23 |
| Holiday Hoops Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Jack Jones Classic | 1 | 2024-25 |
| ROMAN CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2018-19 |
| SACRAMENTO STATE TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2015-16 |
| Salt Lake Slam | 1 | 2025-26 |
| The Basketball Classic - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2021-22 |
| UTAH TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2014-15 |
| Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase | 2 | 2018-19 |
| WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2016-17 |
| WORLD VISION BASKETBALL CLASSIC | 3 | 2014-15 |
| West Coast Conference | 1 | 2024-25 |
Chad Shepherd 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 2
Career Total: $529,361
Total Games: 327
Avg per Game: $1,619
Highest Season: $68,340 (2022-23)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | $32,250 | $1,897 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | $61,050 | $2,035 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 32 | 3 | 29 | $62,776 | $1,962 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 2 | 36 | 6 | 30 | $68,340 | $1,898 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 34 | 4 | 30 | $67,195 | $1,976 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 22 | 2 | 20 | $40,656 | $1,848 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 26 | 2 | 24 | $36,428 | $1,401 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 24 | 4 | 20 | $32,744 | $1,364 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 24 | 2 | 22 | $32,465 | $1,353 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 23 | 1 | 22 | $30,708 | $1,335 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 23 | 4 | 19 | $26,490 | $1,152 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 20 | 2 | 18 | $21,395 | $1,070 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 13 | 2 | 11 | $14,178 | $1,091 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $1,808 | $904 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $878 | $878 |
Chad Shepherd Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day