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FJ
Ford Branch Jr
First Season: 2013-14
Last Season: 2020-21
Total Games: 83
Crew Chief: 17 (20%)
U1: 47 (57%)
U2: 19 (23%)
Home Wins: 63%
Home Fouls: 19.1
Away Fouls: 19.8
Foul Diff: 0.7
Attendance: 2,497
| Games | Total | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 83 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Crew Chief | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| U1 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| U2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 73 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| MVC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CUSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-1-14 | Ford Branch Jr | Kevin Mathis | Jason Deering | Tennessee Tech | Belmont | 67 - 88 | 15 - 13 | $1,232 | $5,632 |
| 2021-1-9 | Ford Branch Jr | Cody Crum | Tom Johnson | Evansville | Illinois State | 57 - 48 | 10 - 14 | $1,584 | $4,400 |
| 2021-1-2 | Greg Rennegarbe | Ford Branch Jr | Chris Fuller | Southeast Missouri State | Tennessee State | 83 - 79 | 26 - 36 | $1,232 | $2,816 |
| 2020-12-6 | Jeff Campbell | Ford Branch Jr | Edward Crenshaw | Southern Illinois | Quincy | 102 - 61 | 14 - 15 | $1,584 | $1,584 |
| 2020-2-22 | James Durham | Ford Branch Jr | Dave Cusick | Illinois State | Drake | 57 - 53 | 13 - 11 | $1,530 | $9,860 |
| 2020-2-15 | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Jason Deering | UT Martin | Eastern Illinois | 80 - 79 | 14 - 10 | $1,190 | $8,330 |
| 2020-2-8 | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Dustin Williams | SIU Edwardsville | Eastern Kentucky | 83 - 75 | 23 - 22 | $1,190 | $7,140 |
| 2020-1-25 | Ford Branch Jr | Chris Hudson | Boyd Copeland | Tennessee Tech | Eastern Kentucky | 74 - 80 | 13 - 13 | $1,190 | $5,950 |
| 2020-1-18 | Greg Rennegarbe | Ford Branch Jr | Jason Garretson | Southeast Missouri State | Murray State | 91 - 96 | 34 - 30 | $1,190 | $4,760 |
| 2020-1-11 | Jeff O'Malley | Ford Branch Jr | Cody Crum | UT Martin | Belmont | 78 - 85 | 15 - 15 | $1,190 | $3,570 |
| 2020-1-4 | James Hicks | Ford Branch Jr | Jason Garretson | Tennessee State | SIU Edwardsville | 79 - 74 | 20 - 20 | $1,190 | $2,380 |
| 2019-11-19 | Bret Smith | Ford Branch Jr | Keith Patterson | Murray State | Southern Illinois | 79 - 66 | 18 - 23 | $1,190 | $1,190 |
| 2019-3-6 | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Chris Hudson | Eastern Illinois | UT Martin | 71 - 78 | 20 - 12 | $1,148 | $15,252 |
| 2019-3-2 | Craig Murley | Ford Branch Jr | Davis Maxwell | Murray State | Austin Peay | 94 - 83 | 14 - 20 | $1,148 | $14,104 |
| 2019-2-28 | Greg Rennegarbe | Bret Smith | Ford Branch Jr | UT Martin | Belmont | 67 - 112 | 10 - 10 | $1,148 | $12,956 |
| 2019-2-23 | Ford Branch Jr | Brian Crocker | Andy Ezzelle | Tennessee Tech | Morehead State | 63 - 66 | 17 - 11 | $1,148 | $11,808 |
| 2019-2-7 | Brett Miles | Gene Grimshaw | Ford Branch Jr | Southeast Missouri State | Tennessee Tech | 71 - 66 | 21 - 18 | $1,148 | $10,660 |
| 2019-1-31 | Stephen Divine | Ford Branch Jr | Alex Manuel | SIU Edwardsville | Morehead State | 83 - 76 | 20 - 20 | $1,148 | $9,512 |
| 2019-1-26 | Ford Branch Jr | Rusty Phillips | John Boylan | Southeast Missouri State | Eastern Illinois | 64 - 59 | 11 - 22 | $1,148 | $8,364 |
| 2019-1-19 | Scott Johnson | Ford Branch Jr | Collin Dotson | SIU Edwardsville | Murray State | 72 - 82 | 24 - 18 | $1,148 | $7,216 |
| 2019-1-17 | Kevin Mathis | Kevin Driver | Ford Branch Jr | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee State | 62 - 79 | 19 - 20 | $1,148 | $6,068 |
| 2019-1-12 | Greg Rennegarbe | Ford Branch Jr | Shane Staggs | Belmont | Eastern Kentucky | 109 - 93 | 18 - 27 | $1,148 | $4,920 |
| 2019-1-5 | Brad Gaston | Tim Fitzgerald | Ford Branch Jr | Indiana State | Bradley | 65 - 60 | 21 - 29 | $1,476 | $3,772 |
| 2018-12-29 | Ford Branch Jr | Matthew Ruskasin | Phil Cudd | Murray State | Bethel (TN) | 110 - 82 | 20 - 22 | $1,148 | $2,296 |
| 2018-12-8 | Scott Johnson | Greg Rennegarbe | Ford Branch Jr | Southeast Missouri State | Southern Illinois | 73 - 83 | 20 - 17 | $1,148 | $1,148 |
| 2018-3-1 | Mick Fieldbinder | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Jacksonville State | Tennessee Tech | 73 - 70 | 20 - 19 | $1,106 | $16,274 |
| 2018-2-24 | Ford Branch Jr | Kelly Davis | Joey Richardson | Belmont | Tennessee State | 84 - 59 | 14 - 15 | $1,106 | $15,168 |
| 2018-2-17 | Tom O'Neill | Ford Branch Jr | Ryan Odneal | Southeast Missouri State | SIU Edwardsville | 79 - 74 | 22 - 25 | $1,106 | $14,062 |
| 2018-2-15 | Jason Baker | Ford Branch Jr | Jon Campbell | Austin Peay | Tennessee Tech | 80 - 86 | 24 - 24 | $1,106 | $12,956 |
| 2018-2-10 | Darnell Spann | Ford Branch Jr | Brian Crocker | Jacksonville State | Tennessee State | 47 - 65 | 21 - 17 | $1,106 | $11,850 |
| 2018-2-3 | Coy Gammon | Ford Branch Jr | Bradley Fritsche | Eastern Illinois | Tennessee Tech | 79 - 71 | 17 - 18 | $1,106 | $10,744 |
| 2018-1-20 | Stephen Divine | Ford Branch Jr | Aaron Denton | Morehead State | Tennessee Tech | 74 - 55 | 22 - 22 | $1,106 | $9,638 |
| 2018-1-13 | Kevin Driver | Ford Branch Jr | Boyd Copeland | SIU Edwardsville | Tennessee State | 82 - 79 | 18 - 24 | $1,106 | $8,532 |
| 2018-1-6 | Brett Miles | Blake Harris | Ford Branch Jr | Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | 81 - 87 | 23 - 24 | $1,106 | $7,426 |
| 2017-12-2 | James Hicks | Ford Branch Jr | Blake Harris | Tennessee State | Lipscomb | 86 - 95 | 26 - 21 | $1,106 | $6,320 |
| 2017-11-21 | Winston Stith | Ford Branch Jr | Ervin Wilson | Loyola Chicago | Mississippi Valley State | 63 - 50 | 18 - 20 | $1,422 | $5,214 |
| 2017-11-15 | Ford Branch Jr | Edward Crenshaw | Mike O'Neill | SIU Edwardsville | Valparaiso | 69 - 94 | 29 - 24 | $1,106 | $3,792 |
| 2017-11-13 | Jeb Hartness | Ford Branch Jr | Nate Green | Evansville | North Carolina Central | 68 - 55 | 15 - 21 | $1,422 | $2,686 |
| 2017-11-10 | Ford Branch Jr | Duke Edsall | Andy Nagy | Marshall | UT Martin | 102 - 91 | 18 - 29 | $1,264 | $1,264 |
| 2017-2-25 | James Hicks | Coy Gammon | Ford Branch Jr | UT Martin | Murray State | 83 - 76 | 22 - 24 | $1,078 | $11,088 |
| 2017-2-4 | James Hicks | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | UT Martin | Eastern Kentucky | 85 - 68 | 9 - 15 | $1,078 | $10,010 |
| 2017-1-14 | Ford Branch Jr | Kevin Driver | Michael Neel | Tennessee Tech | Jacksonville State | 59 - 74 | 19 - 15 | $1,078 | $8,932 |
| 2017-1-7 | John Dillon | Ford Branch Jr | Kevin Driver | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Illinois | 60 - 74 | 23 - 18 | $1,078 | $7,854 |
| 2016-12-31 | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Rusty Phillips | UT Martin | Morehead State | 81 - 77 | 18 - 24 | $1,078 | $6,776 |
| 2016-12-17 | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Kelly Davis | Austin Peay | Evansville | 69 - 77 | 23 - 23 | $1,078 | $5,698 |
| 2016-12-10 | Ford Branch Jr | Brian McNutt | Albert Buckles | Loyola Chicago | Milwaukee | 72 - 56 | 13 - 17 | $1,386 | $4,620 |
| 2016-12-4 | Ford Branch Jr | Bradley Fritsche | David Carter | UT Martin | Boyce | 108 - 64 | 12 - 15 | $1,078 | $3,234 |
| 2016-11-26 | Eric Ballenger | Ford Branch Jr | Kyle Bottoms | Austin Peay | Spalding | 82 - 63 | 11 - 15 | $1,078 | $2,156 |
| 2016-11-11 | Brett Miles | Ford Branch Jr | Chris Hudson | Murray State | Illinois State | 73 - 70 | 18 - 21 | $1,078 | $1,078 |
| 2016-3-2 | Andrew Walton | Ford Branch Jr | Todd Austin | Murray State | Eastern Illinois | 78 - 62 | 20 - 16 | $1,050 | $10,500 |
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Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| CANCUN CHALLENGE | 1 | 2014-15 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2017-18 |
| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 2 | 2015-16, 2018-19 |
| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2017-18 |
| SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
Ford Branch Jr 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: $93,374
Total Games: 83
Avg per Game: $1,125
Highest Season: $16,274 (2017-18)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | $5,632 | $1,408 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | $9,860 | $1,232 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 13 | 3 | 10 | $15,252 | $1,173 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | $16,274 | $1,162 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | $11,088 | $1,109 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | $10,500 | $1,050 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | $12,556 | $1,046 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | $12,212 | $1,018 |
Ford Branch Jr Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day