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Don Daily


First Season: 2010-11 or earlier

Last Season: 2025-26

Total Games: 1,142

Crew Chief: 641 (56%)

U1: 352 (31%)

U2: 149 (13%)

Home Wins: 67%

Home Fouls: 17.1

Away Fouls: 19.1

Foul Diff: 2.0

Attendance: 9,093

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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 1142 44 90 81 89 73 55 72 77 82 81 65 66 84 62 60 61
Crew Chief 641 36 77 70 81 61 38 48 40 42 37 21 19 28 20 10 13
U1 352 8 11 9 7 12 16 19 30 33 38 32 33 37 22 22 23
U2 149 0 2 2 1 0 1 5 7 7 6 12 14 19 20 28 25
NCAA Tournament 44 2 3 3 3 3 4 0 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
NIT Tournament 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
Pre/Mid-Season Tournament 17 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEC 372 35 45 44 36 36 25 28 34 28 7 7 11 12 8 9 7
American 169 2 22 13 15 14 15 19 23 20 11 6 7 2 0 0 0
Big 12 131 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 16 12 20 17 11 19
MVC 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 15 17 20 17 23 19
Big 10 79 1 0 14 16 18 6 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Big East 64 2 4 0 4 2 0 0 6 6 3 9 10 12 3 0 3
CUSA 50 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4 8 5 6 6
Sun Belt 47 0 4 5 11 0 6 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
ACC 29 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 6 6 2 0 2 2 0 1 1
A-10 22 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 9 0 0 1 0 1 0
Horizon 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 4 0
PAC 12 12 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1
Big West 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
Mountain West 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
MAC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
WCC 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
OVC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
WAC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Summit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ASUN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
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Date Crew Chief U1 U2 Home Away Score Fouls Fee Season $
2026-3-22 Don Daily Mike Reed Tony Henderson Virginia Tennessee 72 - 79 19 - 14 $3,800 $167,800
2026-3-20 Anthony Jordan Don Daily Edwin Young UConn Furman 82 - 71 17 - 15 $3,600 $164,000
2026-3-14 Don Daily Byron Jarrett Owen Shortt Arkansas Ole Miss 93 - 90 10 - 22 $3,900 $160,400
2026-3-11 Don Daily Jeb Hartness Wil Howard Texas Ole Miss 66 - 76 14 - 17 $3,900 $156,500
2026-3-7 Anthony Jordan Don Daily Lucas Santos Texas Oklahoma 85 - 88 24 - 22 $3,900 $152,600
2026-3-3 Don Daily Jason Baker K.B. Burdett Texas A&M Kentucky 96 - 85 21 - 24 $3,900 $148,700
2026-2-28 Don Daily Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Lucas Santos Tennessee Alabama 69 - 71 15 - 11 $3,900 $144,800
2026-2-25 Don Daily James Breeding Chuck Jones Vanderbilt Georgia 88 - 80 19 - 22 $3,900 $140,900
2026-2-21 Don Daily Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Mike Nance Oklahoma Texas A&M 71 - 75 19 - 20 $3,900 $137,000
2026-2-18 Doug Shows Don Daily Chuck Jones Alabama Arkansas 117 - 115 17 - 26 $3,900 $133,100
2026-2-14 Don Daily Chuck Jones Owen Shortt Florida Kentucky 92 - 83 19 - 26 $3,900 $129,200
2026-2-11 Don Daily Chuck Jones Pat Adams Texas A&M Missouri 85 - 86 15 - 12 $3,900 $125,300
2026-2-8 Don Daily Lee Cassell Byron Jarrett South Florida Tulsa 80 - 74 16 - 23 $3,100 $121,400
2026-2-7 Don Daily Wil Howard Landon Brandes Texas Ole Miss 79 - 68 16 - 20 $3,900 $118,300
2026-2-4 Doug Shows Don Daily Jeb Hartness Louisville Notre Dame 76 - 65 16 - 17 $3,800 $114,400
2026-1-31 Don Daily Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Rob Rorke South Carolina LSU 87 - 92 18 - 20 $3,900 $110,600
2026-1-29 Don Daily Byron Jarrett Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Middle Tennessee Liberty 65 - 81 14 - 15 $2,500 $106,700
2026-1-27 Don Daily Todd Austin Owen Shortt Vanderbilt Kentucky 80 - 55 18 - 19 $3,900 $104,200
2026-1-24 Don Daily Todd Austin Bharat Ramnanan Texas Georgia 87 - 67 18 - 14 $3,900 $100,300
2026-1-21 Don Daily Bert Smith Clarence Armstrong North Carolina Notre Dame 91 - 69 17 - 16 $3,800 $96,400
2026-1-17 Don Daily Vladimir Voyard-Tadal Owen Shortt Tennessee Kentucky 78 - 80 19 - 22 $3,900 $92,600
2026-1-13 Don Daily Lee Cassell Steven Anderson Oklahoma Florida 79 - 96 17 - 18 $3,900 $88,700
2026-1-10 Anthony Jordan Don Daily Steven Anderson Auburn Arkansas 95 - 73 17 - 18 $3,900 $84,800
2026-1-7 Don Daily Brian Dorsey Bart Lenox Vanderbilt Alabama 96 - 90 29 - 35 $3,900 $80,900
2026-1-3 Anthony Jordan Don Daily Owen Shortt Missouri Florida 76 - 74 19 - 22 $3,900 $77,000
2025-12-7 Don Daily Darron George Wil Howard Mississippi State San Francisco 62 - 65 8 - 11 $3,900 $73,100
2025-12-6 Don Daily Shaun Seales Owen Shortt South Carolina Stetson 82 - 51 18 - 12 $3,900 $69,200
2025-12-3 Don Daily Jeb Hartness Byron Jarrett Alabama Clemson 90 - 84 19 - 21 $3,900 $65,300
2025-12-2 Don Daily Joe Lindsay K.B. Burdett Kentucky North Carolina 64 - 67 18 - 19 $3,900 $61,400
2025-11-30 Don Daily Keith Kimble Chris Merlo North Texas Prairie View A&M 72 - 69 18 - 21 $3,100 $57,500
2025-11-28 Don Daily Lee Cassell Nathan Farrell Marquette Oklahoma 74 - 75 12 - 14 $3,600 $54,400
2025-11-26 Don Daily Chance Moore Tommy Morrissey Tennessee Kansas 76 - 81 21 - 16 $3,900 $50,800
2025-11-25 Don Daily Bret Smith Keith Kimble Michigan Auburn 102 - 72 21 - 18 $4,000 $46,900
2025-11-24 Don Daily Gregory Nixon Edwin Young Alabama Gonzaga 85 - 95 20 - 20 $3,900 $42,900
2025-11-23 Don Daily Olandis Poole Owen Shortt Oklahoma Alcorn State 72 - 53 12 - 20 $3,900 $39,000
2025-11-21 Don Daily Patrick Evans Landon Brandes Arkansas Jackson State 115 - 61 15 - 25 $3,900 $35,100
2025-11-20 Anthony Jordan Don Daily R.B Clayburn Missouri South Dakota 102 - 68 17 - 19 $3,900 $31,200
2025-11-18 Pat Driscoll Don Daily Keith Kimble Kentucky Michigan State 66 - 83 15 - 17 $3,900 $27,300
2025-11-17 Don Daily Patrick Evans Jeb Hartness Tennessee Rice 91 - 66 18 - 18 $3,900 $23,400
2025-11-16 Don Daily Ron Groover Marques Pettigrew Auburn Houston 72 - 73 14 - 23 $3,900 $19,500
2025-11-14 Don Daily Marques Pettigrew K.B. Burdett Texas A&M UCF 74 - 86 16 - 23 $3,900 $15,600
2025-11-12 Don Daily Garrick Shannon Chase Shaw Vanderbilt Eastern Kentucky 92 - 62 20 - 13 $3,900 $11,700
2025-11-11 Don Daily Byron Jarrett Steven Anderson Ole Miss Memphis 83 - 77 15 - 25 $3,900 $7,800
2025-11-3 Don Daily Rob Rorke Lucas Santos Alabama North Dakota 91 - 62 15 - 19 $3,900 $3,900
2025-3-30 Don Daily Ron Groover Jeffrey Anderson Auburn Michigan State 70 - 64 16 - 18 $3,900 $312,700
2025-3-23 Don Daily Ray Natali Randy Richardson Alabama Saint Mary's 80 - 66 16 - 15 $2,000 $308,800
2025-3-21 Rick Crawford Don Daily Randy Richardson Marquette New Mexico 66 - 75 18 - 13 $2,000 $306,800
2025-3-16 Don Daily Terry Oglesby Pat Adams Memphis UAB 84 - 72 18 - 21 $3,100 $304,800
2025-3-15 Don Daily K.B. Burdett Pat Adams Auburn Tennessee 65 - 70 21 - 18 $3,900 $301,700
2025-3-14 Don Daily Byron Jarrett Owen Shortt Tennessee Texas 83 - 72 18 - 25 $3,900 $297,800
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Tournament Games

Tournament Times Worked Seasons
NCAA Elite 8 2 2013-14, 2024-25
NCAA Sweet 16 12 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
NCAA Second Round 14 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NCAA First Round 16 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NIT 14 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022-23
2K CLASSIC 1 2014-15
2K CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2016-17
2K EMPIRE CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
AARON'S AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 1 2017-18
AARON'S AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL 1 2017-18
AARON'S AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 1 2017-18
AARON'S AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2017-18
ACC/Big Ten Challenge presented by Continental Tire 1 2022-23
ACC/SEC Challenge presented by Continental Tire 2 2023-24
ACC/SEC Men's Challenge 2 2025-26
ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
ALL-COLLEGE CLASSIC 1 2016-17
ALL-COLLEGE CLASSIC AT OKLAHOMA CITY OK 1 2010-11
AT LEXINGTON KY 1 2011-12
AT TULSA OK 1 2012-13
Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship - Final 2 2020-21, 2021-22
American Athletic Conference Championship - Final 1 2024-25
BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC 3 2013-14, 2019-20
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 11 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
BBN Showcase 1 2019-20
BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE 2 2015-16, 2017-18
BRAGGIN' RIGHTS 1 2019-20
Baha Mar Hoops - Bahamas Championship 2 2024-25
Baha Mar Hoops - Bahamas Championshp 2 2023-24
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational 1 2021-22
Big 12/SEC Challenge 1 2019-20
Bluegrass Showcase 2 2020-21
C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 1 2016-17
C.M. Newton Classic 1 2022-23
CANCUN CHALLENGE 1 2013-14
CANCUN CHALLENGE - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
CANCUN GOVERNOR'S CUP AT CANCUN MEXICO 2 2010-11
CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC 1 2013-14
COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC 1 2014-15
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC 1 2014-15
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
CORPUS CHRISTI CHALLENGE 1 2013-14
Cougar Classic 1 2022-23
DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC 2 2011-12
ESPN Events Invitational 4 2023-24, 2024-25
ESPN Events Invitational - Championship 1 2024-25
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game 1 2021-22
Field of 68 Tip-Off 1 2023-24
GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2016-17
GOTHAM CLASSIC 1 2017-18
GRAND CANYON CLASSIC 1 2017-18
Gavitt Tipoff Games 2 2022-23
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT 1 2011-12
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC 12 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
HOOPS IN THE HEARTLAND 1 2017-18
Hall of Fame Series - Las Vegas 1 2024-25
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 5 2021-22, 2022-23
Holiday Hoopsgiving 1 2024-25
JAYHAWK SHOOTOUT 1 2016-17
JIMMY V CLASSIC 1 2019-20
JOURNEY TO THE TOURNEY: BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL 1 2015-16
Jacksonville Classic 1 2023-24
Jimmy V Classic presented by Corona 1 2024-25
LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL 1 2014-15
MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL 4 2015-16, 2018-19
MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 2 2013-14, 2016-17
MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 2 2012-13, 2014-15
MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 6 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS AT ST LOUIS MO 1 2010-11
MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2015-16
MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT- SEMIFINAL 3 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15
Maui Jim Maui Invitational 3 2021-22
Myrtle Beach Invitational 3 2019-20
NEVER FORGET TRIBUTE CLASSIC 1 2017-18
Ohio River Valley Showcase 1 2018-19
PEARL HARBOR CLASSIC 1 2015-16
PEARL HARBOR INVITATIONAL 2 2016-17
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 4 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND AT KANSAS CITY MO 1 2010-11
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 6 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT KANSAS CITY MO 1 2010-11
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 4 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINALS AT KANSAS CITY MO 1 2010-11
PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF 4 2010-11, 2011-12
PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF AT SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO 1 2010-11
Peach State Classic 1 2024-25
Phil Knight Invitational 1 2022-23
Phil Knight Legacy 2 2022-23
Players Era Festival 2 2025-26
Players Era Festival - 3rd Place Game 1 2025-26
Red Wolves Classic 1 2019-20
RxBenefits Battleground 2k25 1 2025-26
SEC 14 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2019-20
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND 1 2018-19
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2018-19
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2018-19
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2018-19
SEC Men's 3 2020-21
SEC/ACC Men's Challenge Presented by Continental Tire 2 2024-25
SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE PRES. BY SONIC 1 2016-17
SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY SONIC 1 2014-15
SEC/Big 12 Challenge 4 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INVITATIONAL 1 2012-13
State Farm Champions Classic 1 2025-26
Sun Belt Championship - 2nd Round 1 2022-23
Sun Belt Championship - Final 1 2022-23
TIRE PROS INVITATIONAL 3 2016-17
The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Chicago 1 2025-26
UNDER ARMOUR REUNION 1 2016-17
Vivid Seats Empire Classic 2 2022-23
WILDCAT CLASSIC 1 2014-15
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Don Daily Game Pace by Season

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Estimated Salary Information

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Career Summary

Current Tier: Tier 1

Career Total: $3,214,298

Total Games: 1142

Avg per Game: $2,815

Highest Season: $312,700 (2024-25)

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Season Tier Games CC Games U1/U2 Games Total Earned Avg per Game
2025-26 Tier 1 44 36 8 $167,800 $3,814
2024-25 Tier 1 90 77 13 $312,700 $3,474
2023-24 Tier 1 81 70 11 $285,411 $3,524
2022-23 Tier 1 89 81 8 $288,945 $3,247
2021-22 Tier 1 73 61 12 $240,462 $3,294
2020-21 Tier 1 55 38 17 $164,728 $2,995
2019-20 Tier 1 72 48 24 $219,473 $3,048
2018-19 Tier 1 77 40 37 $219,059 $2,845
2017-18 Tier 1 82 42 40 $214,961 $2,621
2016-17 Tier 1 81 37 44 $202,501 $2,500
2015-16 Tier 1 65 21 44 $157,577 $2,424
2014-15 Tier 1 66 19 47 $157,357 $2,384
2013-14 Tier 1 84 28 56 $194,955 $2,321
2012-13 Tier 1 62 20 42 $136,269 $2,198
2011-12 Tier 1 60 10 50 $123,217 $2,054
2010-11 Tier 1 61 13 48 $128,883 $2,113
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Don Daily Salary Pace by Season

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