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Chris Bacunek
First Season: 2015-16
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 95
Crew Chief: 3 (3%)
U1: 36 (38%)
U2: 56 (59%)
Home Wins: 73%
Home Fouls: 15.5
Away Fouls: 17.2
Foul Diff: 1.6
Attendance: 1,545
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 95 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Crew Chief | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | 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 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 27 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| ASUN | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| OVC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2-28 | Henry Howard | Chris Bacunek | Eric Kronebusch | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Northwestern State | 71 - 59 | 19 - 14 | $1,325 | $14,600 |
| 2026-2-21 | Andre Crawford | Chris Bacunek | Kevin Boone | SE Louisiana | UT Rio Grande Valley | 75 - 96 | 13 - 21 | $1,325 | $13,275 |
| 2026-2-14 | Adrian Judie | Chris Bacunek | Bobby Bissant | Houston Christian | New Orleans | 61 - 60 | 19 - 15 | $1,325 | $11,950 |
| 2026-2-7 | Matthew Martinez | Chris Bacunek | Jeremy Campbell | Stephen F. Austin | Lamar | 84 - 74 | 13 - 15 | $1,325 | $10,625 |
| 2026-1-24 | Ross Cullins | Chris Bacunek | Kevin Boone | Incarnate Word | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 71 - 79 | 29 - 18 | $1,325 | $9,300 |
| 2026-1-10 | Danny Chance | Matthew Martinez | Chris Bacunek | Stephen F. Austin | Houston Christian | 85 - 67 | 13 - 14 | $1,325 | $7,975 |
| 2026-1-3 | Mike Thornton | James Ford | Chris Bacunek | UT Rio Grande Valley | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 59 - 63 | 21 - 20 | $1,325 | $6,650 |
| 2025-12-15 | Jeffrey Johnson | Bharat Ramnanan | Chris Bacunek | Houston Christian | McNeese | 68 - 78 | 13 - 17 | $1,325 | $5,325 |
| 2025-11-13 | Shaun Seales | Chris Bacunek | Eric Kronebusch | Houston Christian | UL Monroe | 72 - 61 | 11 - 8 | $1,325 | $4,000 |
| 2025-11-10 | John St. Claire | Chris Bacunek | Grant Vermeer | UT Arlington | Arlington Baptist | 117 - 61 | 17 - 17 | $1,350 | $2,675 |
| 2025-11-7 | Matthew Martinez | Chris Bacunek | Nicholas Walker-Baldwin | Incarnate Word | Jarvis Christian | 104 - 60 | 18 - 10 | $1,325 | $1,325 |
| 2025-2-22 | Andre Crawford | Chris Bacunek | Eric Kronebusch | Houston Christian | Lamar | 58 - 66 | 14 - 15 | $1,325 | $23,450 |
| 2025-2-19 | Landon Brandes | Chris Bacunek | Lucas Santos | Texas State | UL Monroe | 80 - 63 | 17 - 13 | $1,625 | $22,125 |
| 2025-2-10 | Derek Schulte | Chris Bacunek | John Jenkins Jr. | Incarnate Word | New Orleans | 75 - 65 | 14 - 16 | $1,325 | $20,500 |
| 2025-2-8 | Danny Chance | Chris Bacunek | Kevin Montz | McNeese | Northwestern State | 65 - 50 | 15 - 17 | $1,325 | $19,175 |
| 2025-1-27 | Rodrick Dixon | Chris Bacunek | Bobby Bissant | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | McNeese | 73 - 74 | 16 - 19 | $1,325 | $17,850 |
| 2025-1-25 | Matthew Martinez | Chris Bacunek | Jarrett Howell | Stephen F. Austin | Northwestern State | 54 - 57 | 19 - 15 | $1,325 | $16,525 |
| 2025-1-18 | Steven Chiara | Chris Bacunek | Garrett Theriot | McNeese | Lamar | 75 - 64 | 19 - 22 | $1,325 | $15,200 |
| 2025-1-13 | Andre Crawford | Randal Anders | Chris Bacunek | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Northwestern State | 73 - 64 | 17 - 15 | $1,325 | $13,875 |
| 2025-1-11 | Luke Chittum | Tucson Grigg | Chris Bacunek | Louisiana | UL Monroe | 71 - 68 | 15 - 13 | $1,625 | $12,550 |
| 2025-1-4 | Matthew Martinez | Josh Haug | Chris Bacunek | Stephen F. Austin | Incarnate Word | 49 - 55 | 15 - 18 | $1,325 | $10,925 |
| 2024-12-30 | Rodrick Dixon | Ross Cullins | Chris Bacunek | UT Rio Grande Valley | Dallas Christian | 88 - 44 | 14 - 13 | $1,325 | $9,600 |
| 2024-12-18 | Andre Crawford | Chris Bacunek | Rufus Lott | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southwestern Adventist | 117 - 63 | 13 - 9 | $1,325 | $8,275 |
| 2024-12-14 | Nathan Bemis | Chris Bacunek | Chris Chumley | Abilene Christian | Hardin-Simmons | 93 - 62 | 13 - 18 | $1,350 | $6,950 |
| 2024-12-7 | Brent Simmons | Chris Bacunek | Damien Richard | McNeese | LeTourneau | 103 - 69 | 7 - 11 | $1,325 | $5,600 |
| 2024-12-5 | Olandis Poole | Todd Austin | Chris Bacunek | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Lamar | 61 - 65 | 15 - 16 | $1,325 | $4,275 |
| 2024-11-25 | Andre Crawford | Steven Chiara | Chris Bacunek | Houston Christian | Eastern Michigan | 73 - 74 | 15 - 14 | $1,325 | $2,950 |
| 2024-11-4 | Chris Bacunek | Marcus Hawkins | Cody Vincent | UL Monroe | Champion Christian | 111 - 61 | 11 - 19 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 2024-3-2 | John Stagliano | Steven Chiara | Chris Bacunek | Houston Christian | Texas A&M-Commerce | 85 - 98 | 18 - 17 | $1,285 | $8,342 |
| 2024-2-17 | Danny Chance | Chris Bacunek | Earl Lennie | Nicholls | McNeese | 47 - 74 | 15 - 16 | $1,285 | $7,057 |
| 2024-2-3 | Devyn Page | Chris Bacunek | Luke Payne | Mercer | VMI | 90 - 69 | 18 - 17 | $1,504 | $5,772 |
| 2024-2-1 | Wil Howard | Hunter Allen | Chris Bacunek | North Alabama | Stetson | 79 - 72 | 12 - 14 | $1,479 | $4,268 |
| 2023-12-18 | Rodrick Dixon | Adrian Judie | Chris Bacunek | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Texas Lutheran | 102 - 50 | 19 - 17 | $1,285 | $2,789 |
| 2023-11-6 | Chris Bacunek | Jake Kuhlman | Derek Henry | Furman | North Greenville | 84 - 68 | 20 - 27 | $1,504 | $1,504 |
| 2023-2-4 | Brian Hagedorn | Donta Carter | Chris Bacunek | Austin Peay | Queens University | 69 - 70 | 19 - 18 | $1,434 | $10,107 |
| 2023-1-21 | Evan Berg | Chris Bacunek | Chuck McCoy | Austin Peay | Eastern Kentucky | 59 - 74 | 15 - 9 | $1,434 | $8,673 |
| 2022-12-10 | Sean Lineberger | Chris McCurry | Chris Bacunek | Chattanooga | Johnson University (TN) | 97 - 47 | 8 - 22 | $1,457 | $7,239 |
| 2022-12-3 | Clyde Owens | Damon Williams | Chris Bacunek | Queens University | Paine | 89 - 60 | 10 - 12 | $1,434 | $5,782 |
| 2022-11-25 | William Humes | Davis Maxwell | Chris Bacunek | Furman | Tusculum | 102 - 74 | 9 - 14 | $1,457 | $4,348 |
| 2022-11-14 | Freddie Williams | Chris Bacunek | Mark Pillen | North Alabama | Blue Mountain | 100 - 60 | 14 - 17 | $1,434 | $2,891 |
| 2022-11-7 | Quentin Jackson | Chris Bacunek | Landen Cammack | Samford | Anderson (SC) | 109 - 85 | 20 - 26 | $1,457 | $1,457 |
| 2022-2-23 | 0 | Evan Berg | Chris Bacunek | North Alabama | Central Arkansas | 72 - 81 | 14 - 12 | $1,388 | $19,542 |
| 2022-2-19 | Byron Evans | Art Vaulk | Chris Bacunek | Furman | Wofford | 70 - 69 | 20 - 14 | $1,410 | $18,154 |
| 2022-2-12 | Blake Thomas | Chris Bacunek | Chuck McCoy | Lipscomb | Eastern Kentucky | 83 - 73 | 12 - 16 | $1,388 | $16,744 |
| 2022-2-9 | Sidney Cohen | Chris Bacunek | Chase Shaw | Kennesaw State | Central Arkansas | 83 - 72 | 16 - 21 | $1,388 | $15,356 |
| 2022-2-5 | Sidney Cohen | Davis Maxwell | Chris Bacunek | Wofford | East Tennessee State | 62 - 60 | 11 - 14 | $1,410 | $13,968 |
| 2022-2-3 | Chris Ford | Chris Bacunek | Jason Deering | Jacksonville State | North Florida | 76 - 88 | 11 - 16 | $1,388 | $12,558 |
| 2022-1-29 | Coy Gammon | Chris Bacunek | Chuck McCoy | Mercer | Furman | 50 - 80 | 12 - 18 | $1,410 | $11,170 |
| 2022-1-15 | Damon Williams | Mike Terry | Chris Bacunek | Eastern Kentucky | Jacksonville State | 65 - 76 | 15 - 15 | $1,388 | $9,760 |
| 2022-1-11 | Todd Austin | Chris Bacunek | Chase Shaw | Bellarmine | Central Arkansas | 85 - 63 | 14 - 12 | $1,388 | $8,372 |
Showing 1-50 of 95 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 2K CLASSIC - SUBREGIONAL GAME | 2 | 2017-18 |
| ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2016-17 |
| ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS SHOWCASE - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
Chris Bacunek 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: $125,410
Total Games: 95
Avg per Game: $1,320
Highest Season: $23,450 (2024-25)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | $14,600 | $1,327 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 17 | 1 | 16 | $23,450 | $1,379 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | $8,342 | $1,390 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $10,107 | $1,444 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | $19,542 | $1,396 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | $9,372 | $1,339 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $8,818 | $1,260 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | $13,548 | $1,232 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $10,704 | $1,189 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $6,027 | $1,205 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $900 | $900 |
Chris Bacunek Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day