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Earl Walton


First Season: 2010-11 or earlier

Last Season: 2025-26

Total Games: 1,283

Crew Chief: 628 (49%)

U1: 483 (38%)

U2: 172 (13%)

Home Wins: 65%

Home Fouls: 17.4

Away Fouls: 19.0

Foul Diff: 1.6

Attendance: 6,811

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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 1283 84 79 83 83 80 50 76 84 87 81 85 86 82 83 81 79
Crew Chief 628 51 50 55 37 38 26 39 52 39 43 43 30 33 40 29 23
U1 483 32 25 25 39 34 20 29 27 41 32 33 39 31 21 25 30
U2 172 1 4 3 7 8 4 8 5 7 6 9 17 18 22 27 26
NCAA Tournament 26 3 2 3 3 3 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
NIT Tournament 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 3
Pre/Mid-Season Tournament 15 4 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big East 249 3 1 9 23 21 16 12 17 18 15 15 13 13 21 27 25
Big 10 241 48 51 45 9 7 3 11 7 9 4 14 12 8 2 5 6
A-10 194 5 2 6 17 8 8 15 18 14 13 13 13 19 17 16 10
MAAC 134 0 0 1 9 15 0 6 9 13 9 12 16 12 13 9 10
ACC 86 3 3 2 6 7 6 10 5 9 7 4 6 2 6 4 6
NEC 64 0 0 0 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 9 7 7 6
CAA 52 0 0 0 7 7 4 6 7 2 2 2 4 3 1 4 3
Patriot 50 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 3 5 9 9 7 3 2 0 0
Am. East 41 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 1 6 6 5 4 3 2 0 4
Horizon 32 17 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1
Ivy 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 5 2 2 2 5 3 5
MEAC 25 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 5 2 1
Mountain West 19 5 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PAC 12 15 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
SEC 13 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
Big 12 9 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
WCC 6 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MAC 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
American 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sun Belt 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Summit 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
OVC 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
ASUN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MVC 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Big Sky 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Date Crew Chief U1 U2 Home Away Score Fouls Fee Season $
2026-4-4 Earl Walton Matt Potter Chris Merlo Creighton West Virginia 70 - 87 12 - 20 $3,600 $294,250
2026-3-26 Brian O'Connell Earl Walton Doug Sirmons Nebraska Iowa 71 - 77 14 - 7 $4,000 $290,650
2026-3-22 Earl Walton Tony Padilla Courtney Green Purdue Miami 79 - 69 9 - 16 $4,000 $286,650
2026-3-20 Earl Walton Deldre Carr Tim Smith Iowa State Tennessee State 108 - 74 17 - 22 $3,800 $282,650
2026-3-14 Earl Walton Mike Reed Paul Szelc UCLA Purdue 66 - 73 15 - 10 $4,000 $278,850
2026-3-13 Larry Scirotto Earl Walton Keith Kimble Nebraska Purdue 58 - 74 12 - 12 $4,000 $274,850
2026-3-12 D.J. Carstensen Earl Walton Keith Kimble Wisconsin Washington 85 - 82 18 - 13 $4,000 $270,850
2026-3-11 Mike Littlewood Earl Walton Paul Szelc Washington USC 83 - 79 19 - 18 $4,000 $266,850
2026-3-10 Mike Littlewood Earl Walton Keith Kimble Wright State Detroit Mercy 66 - 63 17 - 23 $2,450 $262,850
2026-3-8 Earl Walton Steve McJunkins Jason Phillips Green Bay Northern Kentucky 76 - 96 16 - 16 $2,450 $260,400
2026-3-7 Earl Walton Jason Phillips Andy O'Brien Minnesota Northwestern 67 - 66 11 - 15 $4,000 $257,950
2026-3-5 Earl Walton James Breeding Bart Lenox Iowa Michigan 68 - 71 22 - 14 $4,000 $253,950
2026-3-4 Earl Walton Tim Comer Bart Lenox Wisconsin Maryland 78 - 45 11 - 16 $4,000 $249,950
2026-3-3 Rick Crawford Earl Walton Eric Curry VCU George Mason 70 - 65 20 - 20 $2,900 $245,950
2026-3-1 Verne Harris Earl Walton Jeffrey Anderson Indiana Michigan State 64 - 77 17 - 14 $4,000 $243,050
2026-2-28 Earl Walton Doug Sirmons Jeffrey Anderson Northwestern Oregon 63 - 62 13 - 13 $4,000 $239,050
2026-2-25 Earl Walton Tim Comer Kelly Pfeifer Nebraska Maryland 74 - 61 10 - 19 $4,000 $235,050
2026-2-24 Earl Walton Paul Szelc Todd Austin Rutgers Washington 72 - 79 17 - 24 $4,000 $231,050
2026-2-22 Earl Walton Tim Comer Aran Hart Oakland Milwaukee 81 - 70 14 - 14 $2,450 $227,050
2026-2-21 Sean Hull Earl Walton Bill Covington Virginia Miami 86 - 83 17 - 15 $3,800 $224,600
2026-2-19 Larry Scirotto Earl Walton Randy Richardson Wright State IU Indianapolis 85 - 73 15 - 22 $2,450 $220,800
2026-2-18 Earl Walton Tim Comer Nate Harris Northern Kentucky Purdue Fort Wayne 87 - 71 18 - 20 $2,450 $218,350
2026-2-17 Earl Walton Todd Von Sossan Tim Stewart Eastern Michigan Central Michigan 66 - 54 14 - 17 $2,550 $215,900
2026-2-15 Earl Walton Keith Kimble Jeffrey Anderson Illinois Indiana 71 - 51 10 - 10 $4,000 $213,350
2026-2-14 D.J. Carstensen Earl Walton Keith Kimble Iowa Purdue 57 - 78 19 - 17 $4,000 $209,350
2026-2-13 Larry Scirotto Earl Walton Edwin Young Wisconsin Michigan State 92 - 71 15 - 18 $4,000 $205,350
2026-2-11 Verne Harris Earl Walton Brian Dorsey Northwestern Michigan 75 - 87 22 - 14 $4,000 $201,350
2026-2-8 Earl Walton Jeffrey Anderson Owen Shortt Minnesota Maryland 62 - 67 17 - 16 $4,000 $197,350
2026-2-7 Earl Walton Brian Dorsey Paul Szelc Rutgers Nebraska 68 - 80 15 - 15 $4,000 $193,350
2026-2-6 Rick Crawford Earl Walton Joe Lindsay VCU Dayton 99 - 73 24 - 28 $2,900 $189,350
2026-2-4 Tim Clougherty Earl Walton Evon Burroughs George Mason Duquesne 65 - 71 17 - 17 $2,900 $186,450
2026-2-3 Earl Walton Bill Covington Clarence Armstrong Davidson Saint Louis 82 - 91 19 - 21 $2,900 $183,550
2026-2-1 Michael Irving Earl Walton Andy O'Brien Maryland Purdue 63 - 93 19 - 16 $4,000 $180,650
2026-1-31 Michael Irving D.J. Carstensen Earl Walton Wisconsin Ohio State 92 - 82 15 - 20 $4,000 $176,650
2026-1-30 Tim Marion Earl Walton John Washo Green Bay Cleveland State 82 - 89 20 - 18 $2,450 $172,650
2026-1-28 Earl Walton Paul Szelc K.B. Burdett Iowa USC 73 - 72 20 - 19 $4,000 $170,200
2026-1-27 D.J. Carstensen Earl Walton Kelly Pfeifer Rutgers Michigan State 79 - 88 21 - 19 $4,000 $166,200
2026-1-24 Earl Walton Brian Dorsey John Floyd Minnesota Nebraska 57 - 76 11 - 17 $4,000 $162,200
2026-1-22 Earl Walton Keith Kimble Anthony Burris Youngstown State Green Bay 88 - 81 17 - 17 $2,450 $158,200
2026-1-21 Earl Walton Chad Barlow Blanca Burns Oakland IU Indianapolis 85 - 103 8 - 22 $2,450 $155,750
2026-1-20 Earl Walton Tim Comer Jeffrey Anderson Iowa Rutgers 68 - 62 19 - 19 $4,000 $153,300
2026-1-17 Earl Walton Tim Comer Tim Comer USC Purdue 64 - 69 22 - 15 $4,000 $149,300
2026-1-16 Earl Walton Tim Comer Randy Richardson Boise State Colorado State 79 - 73 12 - 18 $3,000 $145,300
2026-1-14 Kevin Brill Earl Walton Daryl Gelinas Utah State Nevada 71 - 62 18 - 17 $3,000 $142,300
2026-1-13 Jeb Hartness Earl Walton Brian Dorsey Minnesota Wisconsin 75 - 78 14 - 19 $4,000 $139,300
2026-1-11 Earl Walton Jason Phillips Randy Richardson Rutgers Northwestern 77 - 75 21 - 22 $4,000 $135,300
2026-1-10 Larry Scirotto Earl Walton Scott Brown Indiana Nebraska 77 - 83 15 - 12 $4,000 $131,300
2026-1-9 Earl Walton Greg Langsdorf Ian Caldwell Bowling Green Akron 67 - 77 17 - 17 $2,550 $127,300
2026-1-7 D.J. Carstensen Earl Walton Jeffrey Anderson Purdue Washington 81 - 73 15 - 18 $4,000 $124,750
2026-1-6 Earl Walton Mike Reed Jeffrey Anderson Wisconsin UCLA 80 - 72 21 - 21 $4,000 $120,750
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Tournament Games

Tournament Times Worked Seasons
NCAA Elite 8 3 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23
NCAA Sweet 16 3 2017-18, 2023-24, 2025-26
NCAA Second Round 8 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NCAA First Round 12 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NIT 23 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22
2K CLASSIC 2 2014-15, 2015-16
2K CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 2 2016-17, 2017-18
2K EMPIRE CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2019-20
2K SPORTS CLASSIC 2 2011-12, 2012-13
AMERICA EAST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 2 2015-16, 2016-17
AMERICA EAST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2015-16
AT AUBURN HILLS MI 1 2011-12
AT PHILADELPHIA 1 2012-13
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 3 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND 4 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL 1 2012-13
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - OPENING ROUND 1 2013-14
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 7 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 6 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Acrisure Holiday Invitational - Campus Game 1 2024-25
Allstate Maui Invitational 3 2023-24
Atlantic 10 Championship - 2nd Round 1 2021-22
Atlantic 10 Championship - Quarterfinal 2 2020-21, 2021-22
BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC 2 2013-14, 2015-16
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 2 2013-14, 2014-15
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
BIG EAST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 2 2011-12, 2018-19
BIG EAST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND 1 2012-13
BIG TEN BASKETBALL: A SONIC BLOCKBUSTER 1 2019-20
BIG TEN MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS AT INDIANAPOLIS IN 1 2010-11
BROOKLYN HOOPS WINTER FESTIVAL 1 2014-15
Barbasol Horizon League Championship - 1st Round 1 2024-25
Barbasol Horizon League Championship - 2nd Round 1 2025-26
Barbasol Horizon League Championship - Final 3 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off 1 2022-23
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off presented by Lowe's 1 2022-23
Big East 3 2021-22, 2022-23
Big East-Big 12 Battle 1 2020-21
Big Ten 11 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
CAA Championship - Quarterfinal 1 2022-23
CAA Championship - Semifinal 1 2021-22
CANCUN CHALLENGE 3 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 2 2017-18, 2019-20
CBI 1 2020-21
CBI CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - GAME 2 1 2013-14
CBI Championship 1 2020-21
CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic 1 2025-26
CIT - 1st ROUND 1 2014-15
CIT - 2nd ROUND 1 2014-15
CIT - QUARTERFINAL 2 2015-16, 2016-17
CIT TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2010-11
CROSSROADS CLASSIC 2 2016-17, 2018-19
Cheez-It Hall of Fame Tip-Off 2 2021-22
College Basketball Crown - 2nd Round 2 2024-25
College Basketball Crown - Semifinals 1 2025-26
Crossroads Classic 1 2021-22
EMERALD COAST CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
ESPN Events Invitational 3 2023-24
Fort Myers Tip-Off - Beach Division - Championship 1 2024-25
Fort Myers Tip-Off - Campus Game 1 2022-23
GARDEN STATE HARDWOOD CLASSIC 1 2017-18
GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES 5 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
GOTHAM CLASSIC 1 2019-20
Garden State Hardwood Classic 1 2025-26
Garden State Showcase 1 2023-24
Gavitt Tipoff Games 3 2023-24
Greenbrier Tip-Off - Mountain Division 1 2025-26
Greenbrier Tip-Off - Mountain Division - Championship 1 2024-25
HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF 1 2012-13
HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT 2 2014-15, 2015-16
HOOPHALL MIAMI INVITATIONAL 1 2016-17
IVY LEAGUE MEN'S TOURNAMENT PRES. BY CITIZENS BANK - FINAL 1 2016-17
IVY LEAGUE PLAYOFF AT NEW HAVEN CT 1 2010-11
IVY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT PRES. BY TIAA - FINAL 1 2018-19
Indy Classic 1 2025-26
LEGENDS CLASSIC 1 2019-20
MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 5 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2018-19
MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL 1 2016-17
MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 3 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 5 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18
MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL 5 2016-17, 2018-19
MAUI JIM MAUI ON THE MAINLAND 1 2016-17
MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 2 2013-14
MEN WHO SPEAK UP MAIN EVENT 1 2015-16
MSG HOLIDAY FESTIVAL 1 2015-16
Mountain West Championship - Final 1 2024-25
Mountain West Championship - Semifinal 1 2024-25
Myrtle Beach Invitational 2 2019-20
Myrtle Beach Invitational - Campus Game 1 2018-19
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 4 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2019-20
NORTHEAST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2013-14
NORTHEAST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS 1 2010-11
NORTHEAST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 2 2011-12, 2012-13
NORTHEAST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINALS 1 2010-11
Never Forget Tribute Classic 1 2022-23
PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2016-17
PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2019-20
PHILLY HOOP GROUP CLASSIC 2 2010-11, 2011-12
PROGRESSIVE LEGENDS CLASSIC 5 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18
Phil Knight Invitational 2 2022-23
Phil Knight Legacy 1 2022-23
RICHMOND MARRIOT HOLIDAY ON THE HARDWOOD TOURNAMENT AT RICHMOND VA 1 2010-11
SKIP PROSSER CLASSIC 1 2019-20
San Jose Tip-Off 1 2024-25
USF INVITATIONAL 1 2012-13
VETERANS CLASSIC 2 2016-17, 2018-19
Veterans Classic 1 2021-22
WOODEN LEGACY 5 2016-17, 2018-19
Wade Houston Tipoff Classic 1 2020-21
Xavier Invitational 1 2020-21
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Earl Walton 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: $3,276,508

Total Games: 1283

Avg per Game: $2,554

Highest Season: $294,250 (2025-26)

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Season Tier Games CC Games U1/U2 Games Total Earned Avg per Game
2025-26 Tier 1 84 51 33 $294,250 $3,503
2024-25 Tier 1 79 50 29 $285,950 $3,620
2023-24 Tier 1 83 55 28 $283,806 $3,419
2022-23 Tier 1 83 37 46 $241,517 $2,910
2021-22 Tier 1 80 38 42 $220,078 $2,751
2020-21 Tier 1 50 26 24 $136,972 $2,739
2019-20 Tier 1 76 39 37 $199,111 $2,620
2018-19 Tier 1 84 52 32 $204,891 $2,439
2017-18 Tier 1 87 39 48 $204,777 $2,354
2016-17 Tier 1 81 43 38 $177,704 $2,194
2015-16 Tier 1 85 43 42 $187,642 $2,208
2014-15 Tier 1 86 30 56 $186,496 $2,169
2013-14 Tier 1 82 33 49 $166,153 $2,026
2012-13 Tier 1 83 40 43 $164,354 $1,980
2011-12 Tier 1 81 29 52 $166,364 $2,054
2010-11 Tier 1 79 23 56 $156,443 $1,980
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Earl Walton Salary Pace by Season

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

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