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Daniel Nguyen
First Season: 2020-21
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 58
Crew Chief: 0 (0%)
U1: 12 (21%)
U2: 46 (79%)
Home Wins: 67%
Home Fouls: 16.9
Away Fouls: 18.8
Foul Diff: 1.9
Attendance: 3,580
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 58 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Crew Chief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | 46 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summit | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Big Sky | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | Verne Harris | Keith Kimble | Daniel Nguyen | Oregon | Omaha | 80 - 57 | 14 - 13 | $2,700 | $23,925 |
| 2025-12-22 | Kevin Raher | Daniel Nguyen | Alex Landis | Miami (OH) | Milligan | 135 - 81 | 7 - 12 | $1,625 | $21,225 |
| 2025-12-15 | Mark Riggs | Tim Stewart | Daniel Nguyen | South Dakota State | Wyoming | 72 - 87 | 18 - 22 | $1,375 | $19,600 |
| 2025-12-13 | Mark Riggs | Daniel Nguyen | Alex Landis | San José State | Stanford | 82 - 86 | 24 - 18 | $1,900 | $18,225 |
| 2025-12-6 | Daryl Gelinas | Daniel Nguyen | Drew Spooner | Wyoming | Dartmouth | 93 - 80 | 20 - 17 | $1,900 | $16,325 |
| 2025-12-3 | Mike O'Neill | Mark Riggs | Daniel Nguyen | Denver | Eastern Washington | 93 - 89 | 16 - 24 | $1,375 | $14,425 |
| 2025-11-18 | Steve Honacki | Steve Honacki | Daniel Nguyen | Fresno State | Stephen F. Austin | 80 - 78 | 10 - 16 | $1,900 | $13,050 |
| 2025-11-15 | Brian McAnally | Daryl Gelinas | Daniel Nguyen | Denver | UTSA | 79 - 84 | 16 - 16 | $1,375 | $11,150 |
| 2025-11-12 | Verne Harris | Steve Honacki | Daniel Nguyen | Utah State | Weber State | 83 - 73 | 22 - 21 | $1,900 | $9,775 |
| 2025-11-11 | Greg Langsdorf | Josh White | Daniel Nguyen | North Dakota State | Cal State Northridge | 90 - 68 | 19 - 18 | $1,375 | $7,875 |
| 2025-11-9 | Verne Harris | Nate Harris | Daniel Nguyen | USC | Manhattan | 114 - 83 | 27 - 22 | $2,700 | $6,500 |
| 2025-11-8 | Michael Irving | Kevin Brill | Daniel Nguyen | Boise State | Utah Valley | 101 - 77 | 18 - 28 | $1,900 | $3,800 |
| 2025-11-3 | Mike O'Neill | Ian Caldwell | Daniel Nguyen | Colorado State | Incarnate Word | 98 - 64 | 18 - 22 | $1,900 | $1,900 |
| 2025-3-19 | Crystal Hogan | Jason Phillips | Daniel Nguyen | San José State | Loyola Chicago | 70 - 73 | 12 - 16 | $2,000 | $39,525 |
| 2025-3-1 | Daryl Gelinas | Deldre Carr | Daniel Nguyen | New Mexico | Air Force | 92 - 71 | 16 - 20 | $1,900 | $37,525 |
| 2025-2-19 | Scott Brown | Randy Richardson | Daniel Nguyen | Utah State | San José State | 105 - 57 | 12 - 14 | $1,900 | $35,625 |
| 2025-2-8 | Brian McNutt | Edwin Young | Daniel Nguyen | Wyoming | UNLV | 57 - 68 | 17 - 15 | $1,900 | $33,725 |
| 2025-1-25 | Michael Irving | Deldre Carr | Daniel Nguyen | Air Force | Utah State | 58 - 87 | 12 - 19 | $1,900 | $31,825 |
| 2025-1-18 | Bill Ek | Tim Stewart | Daniel Nguyen | Bowling Green | Eastern Michigan | 62 - 68 | 15 - 21 | $1,625 | $29,925 |
| 2025-1-11 | Nate Harris | Ian Caldwell | Daniel Nguyen | Fresno State | Nevada | 66 - 77 | 23 - 22 | $1,900 | $28,300 |
| 2025-1-4 | Greg Langsdorf | Mike Pearson | Daniel Nguyen | North Dakota | St. Thomas-Minnesota | 80 - 88 | 16 - 15 | $1,375 | $26,400 |
| 2024-12-30 | Earl Walton | Anthony Burris | Daniel Nguyen | Nebraska | Southern | 77 - 43 | 17 - 17 | $2,700 | $25,025 |
| 2024-12-29 | Mike Pearson | Daniel Nguyen | Aran Hart | Green Bay | Purdue Fort Wayne | 67 - 83 | 14 - 9 | $1,575 | $22,325 |
| 2024-12-21 | Crystal Hogan | Daniel Nguyen | Alex Landis | San José State | Kennesaw State | 89 - 65 | 18 - 19 | $1,900 | $20,750 |
| 2024-12-14 | Michael Irving | D.J. Carstensen | Daniel Nguyen | Fresno State | San Diego | 73 - 65 | 14 - 23 | $1,900 | $18,850 |
| 2024-12-7 | Kelly Pfeifer | Kevin Britt | Daniel Nguyen | Boise State | Washington State | 69 - 74 | 15 - 21 | $1,900 | $16,950 |
| 2024-11-24 | Crystal Hogan | Tommy Nunez | Daniel Nguyen | New Mexico | Texas Southern | 99 - 68 | 16 - 19 | $1,900 | $15,050 |
| 2024-11-22 | Ian Caldwell | Daniel Nguyen | None | Milwaukee | Portland State | 91 - 74 | 22 - 15 | $1,575 | $13,150 |
| 2024-11-19 | Mike Littlewood | Larry Scirotto | Daniel Nguyen | Maryland | Canisius | 108 - 37 | 5 - 21 | $2,700 | $11,575 |
| 2024-11-17 | Mike Littlewood | Blanca Burns | Daniel Nguyen | Robert Morris | New Orleans | 73 - 62 | 22 - 22 | $1,575 | $8,875 |
| 2024-11-13 | D.J. Carstensen | Jeffrey Anderson | Daniel Nguyen | USC | UT Arlington | 98 - 95 | 21 - 26 | $2,700 | $7,300 |
| 2024-11-8 | Kelly Pfeifer | Tommy Nunez | Daniel Nguyen | Oregon | Montana | 79 - 48 | 17 - 20 | $2,700 | $4,600 |
| 2024-11-4 | Verne Harris | Tony Meeks | Daniel Nguyen | Colorado State | North Dakota | 82 - 56 | 23 - 19 | $1,900 | $1,900 |
| 2024-3-2 | Deron White | Matt Rafferty | Daniel Nguyen | San Diego | Pacific | 81 - 69 | 23 - 17 | $1,843 | $22,532 |
| 2024-2-24 | Wilson Holland | Nomi Kidwai | Daniel Nguyen | Montana State | Sacramento State | 63 - 66 | 23 - 22 | $1,528 | $20,689 |
| 2024-2-17 | Brad Fowler | Wesley Ford | Daniel Nguyen | UT Rio Grande Valley | UT Arlington | 70 - 89 | 19 - 21 | $1,310 | $19,161 |
| 2024-2-10 | Daryl Gelinas | Ian Caldwell | Daniel Nguyen | UC Riverside | UC Irvine | 88 - 78 | 13 - 16 | $1,528 | $17,851 |
| 2024-2-3 | Justin Shamion | Daniel Nguyen | Jacob Hirz | Northern Arizona | Idaho State | 79 - 81 | 21 - 23 | $1,528 | $16,323 |
| 2024-1-20 | Brad Fowler | Martin Cichocki | Daniel Nguyen | California Baptist | Southern Utah | 83 - 76 | 19 - 22 | $1,310 | $14,795 |
| 2024-1-13 | Brian McAnally | Anthony Burris | Daniel Nguyen | Kansas City | North Dakota | 69 - 82 | 17 - 10 | $1,334 | $13,485 |
| 2024-1-6 | Mike Littlewood | Alfred Smith | Daniel Nguyen | Utah State | Colorado State | 77 - 72 | 15 - 21 | $1,843 | $12,151 |
| 2023-12-31 | Mark Riggs | Robert Felder | Daniel Nguyen | Denver | Oral Roberts | 86 - 89 | 20 - 27 | $1,334 | $10,308 |
| 2023-12-9 | Mark Cook | Andy Cohn | Daniel Nguyen | Weber State | Cal Poly | 78 - 50 | 13 - 17 | $1,528 | $8,974 |
| 2023-12-2 | Luke Chittum | Kirk Smith | Daniel Nguyen | Denver | Colorado College | 90 - 66 | 12 - 20 | $1,334 | $7,446 |
| 2023-11-16 | Ronnie Hernandez | Daniel Nguyen | Dean De Selle | Idaho State | Northwest University | 85 - 51 | 10 - 16 | $1,528 | $6,112 |
| 2023-11-13 | Randy McCall | Crystal Hogan | Daniel Nguyen | UC San Diego | La Verne | 116 - 57 | 15 - 19 | $1,528 | $4,584 |
| 2023-11-12 | Gregory Nixon | Daniel Nguyen | Jacob Hirz | Portland State | Linfield College | 70 - 53 | 13 - 15 | $1,528 | $3,056 |
| 2023-11-6 | Scott DeBo | Daniel Nguyen | Wacey Lynn | Montana State | Northwest Indian | 103 - 63 | 14 - 15 | $1,528 | $1,528 |
| 2022-12-18 | Ronnie Hernandez | John Stagliano | Daniel Nguyen | New Mexico State | Northern New Mexico | 95 - 53 | 18 - 20 | $1,269 | $9,562 |
| 2022-12-11 | Chris Pacsi | Michael Swoboda | Daniel Nguyen | North Dakota State | Waldorf College | 99 - 54 | 11 - 12 | $1,292 | $8,293 |
Showing 1-50 of 58 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Big Sky-Summit Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Cream City Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Urban-Bennett Invitational | 1 | 2024-25 |
Daniel Nguyen 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: $99,256
Total Games: 58
Avg per Game: $1,711
Highest Season: $39,525 (2024-25)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | $23,925 | $1,840 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | $39,525 | $1,976 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | $22,532 | $1,502 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $9,562 | $1,366 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $2,502 | $1,251 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,210 | $1,210 |
Daniel Nguyen Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day