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Ernest Hamilton III
First Season: 2016-17
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 134
Crew Chief: 16 (12%)
U1: 54 (40%)
U2: 64 (48%)
Home Wins: 62%
Home Fouls: 16.8
Away Fouls: 17.8
Foul Diff: 1.0
Attendance: 1,069
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 134 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Crew Chief | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 54 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | 64 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 34 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NEC | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| A-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Am. East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MAAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-14 | Isaac Barnett | Ernest Hamilton III | Kendell Ridley | Howard | North Carolina Central | 70 - 63 | 17 - 22 | $1,500 | $53,975 |
| 2026-3-8 | Sean Hull | Adam Vandenburgh | Ernest Hamilton III | Navy | Boston University | 72 - 73 | 11 - 17 | $1,750 | $52,475 |
| 2026-3-6 | Mark Schnur | A.J. Desai | Ernest Hamilton III | Radford | Presbyterian | 85 - 91 | 14 - 23 | $1,675 | $50,725 |
| 2026-3-5 | Ernest Hamilton III | Ian McClenny | Leslie Jones | Norfolk State | Howard | 76 - 84 | 17 - 16 | $1,500 | $49,050 |
| 2026-2-28 | Kendall Pike | Ernest Hamilton III | Connor Macdaid | Longwood | Radford | 90 - 74 | 19 - 23 | $1,675 | $47,550 |
| 2026-2-26 | Kendall Pike | Ernest Hamilton III | Connor Macdaid | Radford | South Carolina Upstate | 71 - 59 | 13 - 19 | $1,675 | $45,875 |
| 2026-2-22 | Scott Bennett | Ernest Hamilton III | Brandon Kamil | Lafayette | American University | 61 - 75 | 14 - 16 | $1,750 | $44,200 |
| 2026-2-21 | Ernest Hamilton III | Leslie Jones | Jarrett Robinson | Howard | North Carolina Central | 100 - 67 | 13 - 17 | $1,500 | $42,450 |
| 2026-2-16 | Michael Drummond | Ernest Hamilton III | CJ Middlebrooks | South Carolina State | Coppin State | 57 - 59 | 17 - 15 | $1,500 | $40,950 |
| 2026-2-14 | Ernest Hamilton III | Ben Stirt | Joe Switzer | UNC Asheville | Presbyterian | 57 - 58 | 13 - 9 | $1,675 | $39,450 |
| 2026-2-7 | Craig Lastres | Ernest Hamilton III | Sutton Simon | Long Island University | Stonehill | 61 - 54 | 13 - 12 | $1,600 | $37,775 |
| 2026-2-2 | Mike Terry | Ernest Hamilton III | Galen Durant | North Carolina Central | Maryland Eastern Shore | 65 - 63 | 16 - 12 | $1,500 | $36,175 |
| 2026-1-31 | Cody Crum | Ernest Hamilton III | Michael Brode | Chicago State | Mercyhurst | 78 - 74 | 18 - 24 | $1,600 | $34,675 |
| 2026-1-24 | Chris Slattery | Ernest Hamilton III | Stephen Sherrill | Navy | Army | 84 - 56 | 14 - 17 | $1,750 | $33,075 |
| 2026-1-21 | J.W. Lucas | Isaac Barnett | Ernest Hamilton III | Longwood | Gardner-Webb | 91 - 56 | 13 - 12 | $1,675 | $31,325 |
| 2026-1-20 | Ernest Hamilton III | Kellen Miliner | CJ Middlebrooks | South Carolina State | Mid-Atlantic Christian | 56 - 50 | 14 - 23 | $1,500 | $29,650 |
| 2026-1-19 | Sean Campbell | Ernest Hamilton III | Jack Laughran | Le Moyne | Long Island University | 83 - 77 | 16 - 24 | $1,600 | $28,150 |
| 2026-1-17 | Bruce Rothwell | Ernest Hamilton III | Garrett Jones | Colgate | Bucknell | 95 - 76 | 18 - 15 | $1,750 | $26,550 |
| 2026-1-12 | Jose Carrion | Ernest Hamilton III | Damon Patterson II | Morgan State | North Carolina Central | 78 - 89 | 22 - 24 | $1,500 | $24,800 |
| 2026-1-10 | Bobby Lineberger | Ernest Hamilton III | Chase Furlough | Radford | UNC Asheville | 72 - 91 | 25 - 23 | $1,675 | $23,300 |
| 2026-1-4 | Ernest Hamilton III | Connor Mooney | Tony Santiago | Chicago State | Long Island University | 55 - 74 | 14 - 14 | $1,600 | $21,625 |
| 2026-1-3 | Grant Todey | Ernest Hamilton III | Matthew LaGanke | Winthrop | Gardner-Webb | 88 - 77 | 15 - 24 | $1,675 | $20,025 |
| 2025-12-28 | Jason Page | Ernest Hamilton III | Anthony Eades | Radford | Shenandoah | 87 - 44 | 6 - 12 | $1,675 | $18,350 |
| 2025-12-13 | Ernest Hamilton III | Zach Kmieciak | Matthew Stewart | UNC Asheville | St. Thomas-Minnesota | 59 - 80 | 16 - 13 | $1,675 | $16,675 |
| 2025-12-6 | J.W. Lucas | Jon Riggsbee | Ernest Hamilton III | Gardner-Webb | Georgia Southern | 84 - 88 | 21 - 22 | $1,675 | $15,000 |
| 2025-11-29 | Jason Page | Ernest Hamilton III | Gregory Deverson | Radford | Notre Dame (MD) | 102 - 75 | 13 - 15 | $1,675 | $13,325 |
| 2025-11-24 | Matt Oblas | Adam James | Ernest Hamilton III | Iona | Green Bay | 75 - 80 | 16 - 18 | $1,900 | $11,650 |
| 2025-11-22 | Matt Oblas | Andrew Barksdale | Ernest Hamilton III | Oregon State | Iona | 84 - 91 | 20 - 27 | $2,400 | $9,750 |
| 2025-11-21 | Matt Oblas | Mike Millione | Ernest Hamilton III | Yale | Green Bay | 73 - 67 | 17 - 16 | $2,000 | $7,350 |
| 2025-11-18 | Mike Terry | Ernest Hamilton III | Chelsea Schweers | Coppin State | Central Penn | 103 - 62 | 9 - 15 | $1,500 | $5,350 |
| 2025-11-13 | Steven Anderson | Ernest Hamilton III | Cameron Padgett | Howard | Alcorn State | 72 - 64 | 16 - 18 | $1,500 | $3,850 |
| 2025-11-3 | Ernest Hamilton III | Julian Scott | Justin McKie | Loyola Chicago | Cleveland State | 91 - 88 | 19 - 19 | $2,350 | $2,350 |
| 2025-3-14 | Keith Bennett | Ernest Hamilton III | Kellen Miliner | Norfolk State | Morgan State | 58 - 55 | 11 - 17 | $1,200 | $36,675 |
| 2025-3-12 | Haywood Bostic | Ernest Hamilton III | Galen Durant | Norfolk State | Maryland Eastern Shore | 77 - 70 | 12 - 19 | $1,200 | $35,475 |
| 2025-3-8 | Jeremy Mosier | Bobby Lineberger | Ernest Hamilton III | High Point | Radford | 76 - 73 | 17 - 16 | $1,375 | $34,275 |
| 2025-3-7 | Jeremy Mosier | Bobby Lineberger | Ernest Hamilton III | UNC Asheville | Charleston Southern | 80 - 60 | 14 - 14 | $1,375 | $32,900 |
| 2025-3-6 | Keith Bennett | Ernest Hamilton III | Joe Switzer | Coppin State | Morgan State | 82 - 75 | 18 - 17 | $1,200 | $31,525 |
| 2025-3-4 | Sean Hull | Tony Crisp | Ernest Hamilton III | Loyola Maryland | Lehigh | 77 - 73 | 20 - 20 | $1,425 | $30,325 |
| 2025-3-1 | Eddie Shannon | Ernest Hamilton III | Connor Penn | Presbyterian | Gardner-Webb | 68 - 57 | 20 - 14 | $1,375 | $28,900 |
| 2025-2-27 | Tommy Morrissey | Ernest Hamilton III | Leslie Jones | Longwood | Winthrop | 59 - 85 | 15 - 18 | $1,375 | $27,525 |
| 2025-2-22 | Sean Campbell | Ernest Hamilton III | Ian McClenny | American University | Boston University | 48 - 44 | 10 - 14 | $1,425 | $26,150 |
| 2025-2-17 | Ernest Hamilton III | Kellen Miliner | None | South Carolina State | Coppin State | 87 - 57 | 16 - 17 | $1,200 | $24,725 |
| 2025-2-12 | Keith Fogleman | Trey Styons | Ernest Hamilton III | Charleston Southern | Presbyterian | 71 - 70 | 16 - 16 | $1,375 | $23,525 |
| 2025-2-10 | Jeff Pon | Ernest Hamilton III | Kellen Miliner | Maryland Eastern Shore | Howard | 57 - 77 | 15 - 16 | $1,200 | $22,150 |
| 2025-2-8 | Kendall Pike | Ernest Hamilton III | Connor Penn | South Carolina Upstate | Winthrop | 95 - 105 | 29 - 19 | $1,375 | $20,950 |
| 2025-2-1 | Phil Sallustio Jr. | Ernest Hamilton III | Dan Powers | Loyola Maryland | Boston University | 69 - 67 | 15 - 17 | $1,425 | $19,575 |
| 2025-1-25 | Keith Fogleman | Jon Riggsbee | Ernest Hamilton III | Presbyterian | Radford | 69 - 82 | 16 - 12 | $1,375 | $18,150 |
| 2025-1-18 | Jason Page | J.W. Lucas | Ernest Hamilton III | UNC Asheville | Winthrop | 93 - 84 | 18 - 20 | $1,375 | $16,775 |
| 2025-1-16 | Jemel Spearman | Ernest Hamilton III | Leslie Jones | Longwood | High Point | 82 - 80 | 21 - 27 | $1,375 | $15,400 |
| 2025-1-15 | Mike Millione | Scott Bennett | Ernest Hamilton III | Navy | Colgate | 66 - 73 | 18 - 12 | $1,425 | $14,025 |
Showing 1-50 of 134 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Big South Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Big South Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Central New York Hoops Classic | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Lafayette | 1 | 2024-25 |
| MEAC | 5 | 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Paradise Jam | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Patriot League Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Patriot League Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2025-26 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam | 2 | 2025-26 |
Ernest Hamilton 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 2
Career Total: $183,747
Total Games: 134
Avg per Game: $1,371
Highest Season: $53,975 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 32 | 7 | 25 | $53,975 | $1,687 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 27 | 3 | 24 | $36,675 | $1,358 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 17 | 4 | 13 | $20,927 | $1,231 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $15,958 | $1,330 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | $19,770 | $1,236 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,056 | $1,056 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | $17,317 | $1,237 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $10,616 | $1,180 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $6,202 | $1,240 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,251 | $1,251 |
Ernest Hamilton III Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day