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Joe Wilbert III
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 297
Crew Chief: 195 (66%)
U1: 69 (23%)
U2: 33 (11%)
Home Wins: 65%
Home Fouls: 17.4
Away Fouls: 19.2
Foul Diff: 1.8
Attendance: 1,516
| 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 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 297 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| Crew Chief | 195 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| U2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 124 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| SWAC | 69 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| WAC | 63 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| MVC | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-13 | Byron Evans | Joe Wilbert III | Ross Cullins | Alabama A&M | Prairie View A&M | 55 - 74 | 22 - 17 | $1,500 | $26,525 |
| 2026-3-12 | Joe Wilbert III | Andre Crawford | Ross Cullins | Southern | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 84 - 81 | 18 - 18 | $1,500 | $25,025 |
| 2026-3-2 | Anthony Jordan | Joe Wilbert III | Randal Anders | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | East Texas A&M | 84 - 71 | 17 - 17 | $1,625 | $23,525 |
| 2026-2-26 | Joe Wilbert III | Crystal Hogan | John Johnson | Prairie View A&M | Jackson State | 85 - 76 | 16 - 18 | $1,500 | $21,900 |
| 2026-2-21 | Joe Wilbert III | Henry Howard | Garrett Theriot | Lamar | New Orleans | 71 - 77 | 20 - 22 | $1,625 | $20,400 |
| 2026-2-14 | Joe Wilbert III | Thomas Northcutt | Winston Trotter | Texas Southern | Grambling | 82 - 79 | 17 - 21 | $1,500 | $18,775 |
| 2026-1-31 | Joe Wilbert III | Mike Thornton | Henry Howard | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Houston Christian | 73 - 71 | 19 - 17 | $1,625 | $17,275 |
| 2026-1-28 | Joe Wilbert III | Keith Kimble | Damien Richard | Southern | Mississippi Valley State | 80 - 69 | 11 - 22 | $1,500 | $15,650 |
| 2026-1-17 | Joe Wilbert III | Johnny Wilkins | Jeffrey Johnson | Grambling | Southern | 53 - 71 | 18 - 21 | $1,500 | $14,150 |
| 2026-1-10 | Joe Wilbert III | Anthony Thomas | Donald Sankey | Texas Southern | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 66 - 74 | 13 - 17 | $1,500 | $12,650 |
| 2026-1-5 | Joe Wilbert III | Rodrick Dixon | Nicholas Walker-Baldwin | Southern | Prairie View A&M | 85 - 89 | 24 - 25 | $1,500 | $11,150 |
| 2025-12-31 | Joe Wilbert III | Andre Crawford | Bobby Bissant | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | New Orleans | 83 - 69 | 23 - 20 | $1,625 | $9,650 |
| 2025-12-20 | Joe Wilbert III | Randal Anders | Kevin Boone | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southwestern Adventist | 93 - 36 | 17 - 15 | $1,625 | $8,025 |
| 2025-12-6 | Joe Wilbert III | Rodrick Dixon | Winston Trotter | Texas Southern | Sam Houston | 70 - 82 | 25 - 22 | $1,500 | $6,400 |
| 2025-12-5 | Joe Wilbert III | Rodrick Dixon | Rob Rorke | McNeese | Northwestern State | 92 - 54 | 15 - 13 | $1,625 | $4,900 |
| 2025-11-11 | Joe Wilbert III | Nomi Kidwai | Larry Hamilton | Tarleton State | Merrimack | 76 - 62 | 19 - 21 | $1,650 | $3,275 |
| 2025-11-10 | Joe Wilbert III | Mike Thornton | Bobby Bissant | McNeese | College Of Biblical Studies | 132 - 50 | 14 - 15 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 2025-3-9 | Joe Wilbert III | Brent Dugas | Eric Kronebusch | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Houston Christian | 62 - 48 | 14 - 11 | $1,625 | $47,150 |
| 2025-3-8 | Joe Wilbert III | Roland Simmons | Grant Jeffres | Abilene Christian | Grand Canyon | 82 - 81 | 26 - 22 | $1,650 | $45,525 |
| 2025-3-6 | Joe Wilbert III | Layne Barney | Jason Garretson | Cal Poly | Cal State Fullerton | 100 - 61 | 19 - 12 | $1,950 | $43,875 |
| 2025-3-3 | Joe Wilbert III | Brent Dugas | Bharat Ramnanan | Lamar | Nicholls | 65 - 53 | 10 - 13 | $1,625 | $41,925 |
| 2025-3-1 | Joe Wilbert III | David Hall | Jason Alabanza | Utah Tech | California Baptist | 57 - 61 | 16 - 14 | $1,650 | $40,300 |
| 2025-2-27 | Jeff Campbell | Joe Wilbert III | Edward Crenshaw | Long Beach State | Cal State Bakersfield | 87 - 88 | 21 - 23 | $1,950 | $38,650 |
| 2025-2-24 | Joe Wilbert III | Adrian Judie | Garrett Theriot | McNeese | UT Rio Grande Valley | 100 - 65 | 12 - 11 | $1,625 | $36,700 |
| 2025-2-22 | Brad Gaston | Joe Wilbert III | Chris Merlo | Missouri State | Illinois State | 68 - 70 | 16 - 18 | $2,300 | $35,075 |
| 2025-2-17 | Joe Wilbert III | Rodrick Dixon | Bharat Ramnanan | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Houston Christian | 68 - 62 | 16 - 17 | $1,625 | $32,775 |
| 2025-2-15 | Joe Wilbert III | James Ford | Keith Patterson | UT Arlington | Grand Canyon | 75 - 82 | 17 - 17 | $1,650 | $31,150 |
| 2025-2-10 | Joe Wilbert III | Rodrick Dixon | Anthony Burris | Prairie View A&M | Florida A&M | 67 - 78 | 15 - 20 | $1,500 | $29,500 |
| 2025-2-8 | Brad Gaston | Joe Wilbert III | Mike O'Neill | Drake | Indiana State | 85 - 81 | 23 - 23 | $2,300 | $28,000 |
| 2025-2-5 | Rick Crawford | Deron White | Joe Wilbert III | Evansville | Southern Illinois | 59 - 68 | 15 - 17 | $2,300 | $25,700 |
| 2025-2-1 | Trent Lovewell | Joe Wilbert III | Michael Mojica | Northern Colorado | Northern Arizona | 87 - 69 | 19 - 13 | $1,950 | $23,400 |
| 2025-1-25 | Randy Heimerman | Joe Wilbert III | Cody Crum | Valparaiso | Evansville | 68 - 78 | 12 - 15 | $2,300 | $21,450 |
| 2025-1-20 | Joe Wilbert III | Brent Dugas | Stephen Orkus Jr | McNeese | Stephen F. Austin | 79 - 59 | 21 - 15 | $1,625 | $19,150 |
| 2025-1-18 | Jeff Campbell | Joe Wilbert III | Shane Staggs | Illinois State | Missouri State | 74 - 68 | 19 - 20 | $2,300 | $17,525 |
| 2025-1-11 | Jeff Campbell | Joe Wilbert III | Frank Harvey | UC Davis | Long Beach State | 73 - 84 | 24 - 24 | $1,950 | $15,225 |
| 2025-1-6 | Joe Wilbert III | Rodrick Dixon | K.B. Burdett | Northwestern State | McNeese | 69 - 92 | 14 - 19 | $1,625 | $13,275 |
| 2025-1-4 | Jeff Campbell | Joe Wilbert III | Steve Divine | Valparaiso | Northern Iowa | 80 - 73 | 17 - 18 | $2,300 | $11,650 |
| 2024-12-28 | Joe Wilbert III | Grady Dale | Thomas Northcutt | Texas Southern | College Of Biblical Studies | 103 - 68 | 12 - 12 | $1,500 | $9,350 |
| 2024-12-7 | Joe Wilbert III | Antinio Petty | Chris Fuller | Evansville | Western Kentucky | 65 - 79 | 14 - 16 | $2,300 | $7,850 |
| 2024-11-22 | Joe Wilbert III | Brent Dugas | Talmadge Scott | Northwestern State | UL Monroe | 63 - 65 | 11 - 12 | $1,625 | $5,550 |
| 2024-11-10 | Joe Wilbert III | Andre Crawford | Adrian Judie | UT Rio Grande Valley | Champion Christian | 110 - 60 | 13 - 9 | $1,625 | $3,925 |
| 2024-11-4 | Joe Wilbert III | Josh Pitto | Jackson Strong | Belmont | Maryville College (TN) | 93 - 70 | 15 - 13 | $2,300 | $2,300 |
| 2024-3-19 | Joe Wilbert III | John Stagliano | Tommy Johnson | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Abilene Christian | 63 - 73 | 16 - 19 | $1,576 | $43,787 |
| 2024-3-12 | Joe Wilbert III | Brent Dugas | Danny Chance | McNeese | Lamar | 76 - 57 | 21 - 17 | $1,576 | $42,211 |
| 2024-3-11 | Darron George | Joe Wilbert III | Danny Chance | Lamar | New Orleans | 71 - 57 | 16 - 20 | $1,576 | $40,635 |
| 2024-3-9 | Brad Gaston | Joe Wilbert III | Justin Albrecht | UT Rio Grande Valley | Southern Utah | 59 - 68 | 12 - 10 | $1,600 | $39,059 |
| 2024-3-4 | Joe Wilbert III | Gerald Williams | Matthew Martinez | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | New Orleans | 73 - 60 | 17 - 16 | $1,576 | $37,459 |
| 2024-3-2 | Joe Wilbert III | Ronald Brokenbrough | Donn Berdahl | Utah Tech | Abilene Christian | 79 - 86 | 18 - 18 | $1,600 | $35,883 |
| 2024-2-24 | Joe Wilbert III | Doug George | John Jenkins Jr. | Houston Christian | Northwestern State | 73 - 86 | 10 - 17 | $1,576 | $34,283 |
| 2024-2-22 | Art Brown | Brad Ferrie | Joe Wilbert III | UT Arlington | Southern Utah | 90 - 85 | 19 - 19 | $1,600 | $32,707 |
Showing 1-50 of 297 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 1 | 2022-23 |
| CIT | 1 | 2023-24 |
| CIT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
| COLORADO STATE CHALLENGE | 3 | 2013-14 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS SHOOTOUT | 2 | 2015-16, 2016-17 |
| SOUTHLAND MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
| SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| SWAC | 4 | 2020-21, 2022-23, 2025-26 |
| SWAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - OPENING ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
| Southland | 5 | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tip-Off | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Summit League/WAC Challenge | 1 | 2019-20 |
Joe Wilbert 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: $361,042
Total Games: 297
Avg per Game: $1,216
Highest Season: $47,150 (2024-25)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | $26,525 | $1,560 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | $47,150 | $1,886 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 28 | 17 | 11 | $43,787 | $1,564 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 29 | 26 | 3 | $36,128 | $1,246 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | $22,182 | $1,167 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | $22,638 | $1,132 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | $18,064 | $1,129 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | $18,099 | $1,065 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | $23,898 | $1,039 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | $20,135 | $1,007 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | $20,759 | $1,038 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | $21,371 | $1,018 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | $24,282 | $1,012 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $10,922 | $910 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $5,102 | $850 |
Joe Wilbert III Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day