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Earnest Kelley III
First Season: 2014-15
Last Season: 2023-24
Total Games: 69
Crew Chief: 3 (4%)
U1: 9 (13%)
U2: 57 (83%)
Home Wins: 74%
Home Fouls: 18.9
Away Fouls: 20.5
Foul Diff: 1.7
Attendance: 1,727
| Games | Total | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 69 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Crew Chief | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 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 |
| Big West | 67 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Big South | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-3-2 | Daryl Gelinas | Tom Nally | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Fullerton | UC Santa Barbara | 79 - 70 | 17 - 17 | $1,528 | $9,168 |
| 2024-2-17 | Levon Zakarian | Earnest Kelley III | Tommy Nunez | UC Irvine | Cal State Bakersfield | 77 - 71 | 20 - 25 | $1,528 | $7,640 |
| 2024-2-1 | Wilson Holland | Jeff Wooten | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Bakersfield | Long Beach State | 82 - 76 | 28 - 20 | $1,528 | $6,112 |
| 2024-1-25 | Mike Scyphers | Todd Apo | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | Cal State Fullerton | 51 - 54 | 19 - 15 | $1,528 | $4,584 |
| 2023-12-19 | John Paul Guerrero | Phil White | Earnest Kelley III | Long Beach State | CS Dominguez Hills | 107 - 78 | 20 - 24 | $1,528 | $3,056 |
| 2023-11-6 | Earnest Kelley III | Johnny Harrington | Ray Ames | Cal Poly | La Verne | 80 - 62 | 22 - 28 | $1,528 | $1,528 |
| 2023-3-2 | Levon Zakarian | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | UC Davis | UC Santa Barbara | 86 - 89 | 22 - 23 | $1,480 | $23,492 |
| 2023-2-25 | Juan Corral | Earnest Kelley III | Randy Richardson | Cal State Bakersfield | Cal State Fullerton | 66 - 70 | 21 - 12 | $1,480 | $22,012 |
| 2023-2-4 | Jeff Ketchu | Levon Zakarian | Earnest Kelley III | UC San Diego | Cal State Bakersfield | 69 - 75 | 20 - 17 | $1,480 | $20,532 |
| 2023-1-28 | Andy Cohn | Ryan McCarty | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | Cal State Fullerton | 36 - 65 | 17 - 14 | $1,480 | $19,052 |
| 2023-1-21 | Tim Marion | Andy Cohn | Earnest Kelley III | UC San Diego | Long Beach State | 110 - 112 | 27 - 22 | $1,480 | $17,572 |
| 2023-1-14 | Earnest Kelley III | Randy Richardson | Derek Anganes | UC Davis | Cal State Fullerton | 83 - 79 | 26 - 25 | $1,480 | $16,092 |
| 2023-1-7 | Kurt Walker | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | UC Santa Barbara | 57 - 62 | 25 - 16 | $1,480 | $14,612 |
| 2022-12-31 | Kurt Walker | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Bakersfield | UC Irvine | 75 - 79 | 33 - 24 | $1,480 | $13,132 |
| 2022-12-21 | Ken Ditty | Juan Corral | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Fullerton | Sacramento State | 59 - 49 | 11 - 16 | $1,480 | $11,652 |
| 2022-12-13 | Kurt Walker | Earnest Kelley III | Derek Anganes | UC Davis | Holy Names University | 107 - 55 | 20 - 27 | $1,480 | $10,172 |
| 2022-12-10 | Daryl Gelinas | Mark Fulton | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | Portland State | 72 - 49 | 22 - 17 | $1,480 | $8,692 |
| 2022-12-3 | Klaus Endrissat | Bill Vinovich | Earnest Kelley III | UC Santa Barbara | Pacific | 82 - 71 | 14 - 20 | $1,480 | $7,212 |
| 2022-11-23 | Daryl Gelinas | Crystal Hogan | Earnest Kelley III | High Point | Tennessee State | 77 - 72 | 14 - 23 | $1,292 | $5,732 |
| 2022-11-15 | Daryl Gelinas | Bill Vinovich | Earnest Kelley III | UC Irvine | Loyola Marymount | 79 - 64 | 20 - 23 | $1,480 | $4,440 |
| 2022-11-12 | Jeff Ketchu | Jimmy Casas | Earnest Kelley III | UC San Diego | Sacramento State | 55 - 65 | 17 - 18 | $1,480 | $2,960 |
| 2022-11-7 | Quinton Reece | Phil White | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Bakersfield | San Diego Christian | 68 - 35 | 11 - 16 | $1,480 | $1,480 |
| 2022-2-26 | Ryan Wells | John Paul Guerrero | Earnest Kelley III | UC San Diego | Cal State Fullerton | 81 - 76 | 17 - 17 | $1,433 | $17,196 |
| 2022-2-19 | Tom Nally | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | UC Irvine | Hawai'i | 77 - 52 | 21 - 19 | $1,433 | $15,763 |
| 2022-2-5 | Toby Doolittle | Earnest Kelley III | Casey McClellan | Long Beach State | Cal Poly | 78 - 65 | 19 - 28 | $1,433 | $14,330 |
| 2022-1-29 | Michael Rapp | Quinton Reece | Earnest Kelley III | UC Irvine | Cal Poly | 72 - 48 | 24 - 22 | $1,433 | $12,897 |
| 2022-1-27 | Jeff Ketchu | Casey McClellan | Earnest Kelley III | UC Davis | Cal State Fullerton | 58 - 74 | 16 - 18 | $1,433 | $11,464 |
| 2022-1-22 | Earnest Kelley III | Kevin Smith | Johnny Harrington | Cal State Northridge | UC Riverside | 67 - 77 | 20 - 25 | $1,433 | $10,031 |
| 2022-1-20 | Matthew Ruskasin | Earnest Kelley III | Brady Chelette | Cal State Bakersfield | Hawai'i | 59 - 63 | 18 - 17 | $1,433 | $8,598 |
| 2022-1-15 | Levon Zakarian | Phil White | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Fullerton | UC Santa Barbara | 79 - 73 | 20 - 25 | $1,433 | $7,165 |
| 2022-1-8 | Kurt Walker | Juan Corral | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Northridge | Cal Poly | 68 - 55 | 18 - 14 | $1,433 | $5,732 |
| 2022-1-6 | Tom Nally | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | UC Riverside | UC San Diego | 59 - 51 | 13 - 12 | $1,433 | $4,299 |
| 2021-12-19 | Donn Berdahl | Earnest Kelley III | Tommy Nunez | UC Santa Barbara | Florida A&M | 73 - 62 | 16 - 22 | $1,433 | $2,866 |
| 2021-11-22 | Jeff Ketchu | Wilson Holland | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Bakersfield | Colorado College | 99 - 54 | 22 - 25 | $1,433 | $1,433 |
| 2020-11-25 | Steven Espinoza | Phil White | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Northridge | Westmont | 97 - 79 | 25 - 18 | $1,386 | $1,386 |
| 2020-2-22 | Deron White | Kurt Walker | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | UC Riverside | 49 - 61 | 20 - 19 | $1,339 | $8,034 |
| 2020-2-2 | Steven Espinoza | Juan Corral | Earnest Kelley III | Hawai'i | Cal State Northridge | 80 - 75 | 16 - 13 | $1,339 | $6,695 |
| 2020-1-25 | Quinton Reece | Phil White | Earnest Kelley III | UC Irvine | Cal Poly | 74 - 67 | 14 - 20 | $1,339 | $5,356 |
| 2020-1-11 | Ryan Wells | Charles Robinson | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | Cal State Northridge | 74 - 56 | 18 - 21 | $1,339 | $4,017 |
| 2020-1-4 | Steven Espinoza | Jack Ditty | Earnest Kelley III | UC Riverside | San Diego Christian | 89 - 51 | 14 - 17 | $1,339 | $2,678 |
| 2019-12-29 | Tom Nally | Matthew Ruskasin | Earnest Kelley III | Hawai'i | Maine | 91 - 51 | 10 - 23 | $1,339 | $1,339 |
| 2019-1-4 | Deron White | Charles Robinson | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | Holy Names University | 68 - 47 | 13 - 13 | $1,292 | $6,460 |
| 2018-12-29 | Andy Cohn | Jeremy Dente | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Northridge | Morgan State | 94 - 86 | 21 - 26 | $1,292 | $5,168 |
| 2018-12-19 | Donn Berdahl | Daryl Gelinas | Earnest Kelley III | UC Riverside | Life Pacific | 87 - 50 | 19 - 16 | $1,292 | $3,876 |
| 2018-12-8 | Rick Batsell | Ken Ditty | Earnest Kelley III | UC Santa Barbara | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 55 - 45 | 14 - 20 | $1,292 | $2,584 |
| 2018-11-20 | Anthony Collazo | Deldre Carr | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Northridge | Tennessee State | 80 - 77 | 20 - 27 | $1,292 | $1,292 |
| 2018-2-24 | Deron White | Earnest Kelley III | Tommy Nunez | Hawai'i | UC Irvine | 57 - 66 | 22 - 26 | $1,244 | $11,196 |
| 2018-2-22 | Deron White | Tommy Nunez | Earnest Kelley III | Hawai'i | Long Beach State | 74 - 63 | 20 - 19 | $1,244 | $9,952 |
| 2018-1-18 | Glen Mayberry | Earnest Kelley III | Dick Cartmell | UC Irvine | Cal Poly | 80 - 73 | 18 - 14 | $1,244 | $8,708 |
| 2017-12-30 | Andy Cohn | Earnest Kelley III | Kevin Smith | Cal State Northridge | Morgan State | 79 - 69 | 24 - 22 | $1,244 | $7,464 |
Showing 1-50 of 69 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| SoCal Challenge | 1 | 2022-23 |
Earnest Kelley III 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: $93,284
Total Games: 69
Avg per Game: $1,352
Highest Season: $23,492 (2022-23)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | $9,168 | $1,528 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | $23,492 | $1,468 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | $17,196 | $1,433 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,386 | $1,386 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $8,034 | $1,339 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $6,460 | $1,292 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $11,196 | $1,244 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $7,278 | $1,213 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $5,624 | $1,125 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $3,450 | $1,150 |
Earnest Kelley III Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day