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Kirk Smith
First Season: 2018-19
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 139
Crew Chief: 2 (1%)
U1: 30 (22%)
U2: 107 (77%)
Home Wins: 65%
Home Fouls: 17.1
Away Fouls: 19.3
Foul Diff: 2.3
Attendance: 2,228
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 139 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| Crew Chief | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | 107 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summit | 72 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| Big Sky | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-7 | Shawn Lehigh | Kirk Smith | Grant Jeffres | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Fullerton | 77 - 90 | 16 - 20 | $1,950 | $61,800 |
| 2026-2-28 | Rick Batsell | Bill Vinovich | Kirk Smith | Pacific | San Francisco | 61 - 72 | 21 - 17 | $2,400 | $59,850 |
| 2026-2-25 | Deron White | Jason Garretson | Kirk Smith | Oregon State | San Diego | 92 - 82 | 9 - 17 | $2,400 | $57,450 |
| 2026-2-21 | Doug Sturdivan | John Hampton | Kirk Smith | Seattle U | Portland | 71 - 59 | 19 - 20 | $2,400 | $55,050 |
| 2026-2-14 | Kirk Smith | Dean De Selle | Ben Cartmell | Pepperdine | Loyola Marymount | 90 - 89 | 18 - 20 | $2,400 | $52,650 |
| 2026-2-12 | Darron George | Chris Hudson | Kirk Smith | Eastern Washington | Idaho State | 88 - 75 | 21 - 20 | $1,950 | $50,250 |
| 2026-2-7 | Deron White | Wesley Ford | Kirk Smith | Portland | Seattle U | 54 - 53 | 11 - 15 | $2,400 | $48,300 |
| 2026-2-4 | Wesley Ford | Kirk Smith | Tommy Johnson | Pacific | Santa Clara | 56 - 71 | 16 - 17 | $2,400 | $45,900 |
| 2026-1-31 | Randy Heimerman | Chris Hudson | Kirk Smith | Long Beach State | Hawai'i | 82 - 89 | 25 - 19 | $1,950 | $43,500 |
| 2026-1-24 | James Ford | Chance Moore | Kirk Smith | Baylor | TCU | 90 - 97 | 28 - 26 | $3,200 | $41,550 |
| 2026-1-17 | Mark Cook | Lewis Garrison | Kirk Smith | Cal State Bakersfield | UC San Diego | 62 - 83 | 18 - 20 | $1,950 | $38,350 |
| 2026-1-10 | Trent Lovewell | Kirk Smith | Ray Ames | Idaho | Montana State | 92 - 89 | 19 - 16 | $1,950 | $36,400 |
| 2026-1-1 | Darron George | Kirk Smith | Larry Hamilton | Tarleton State | Utah Valley | 85 - 91 | 26 - 24 | $1,650 | $34,450 |
| 2025-12-29 | Deron White | D.G. Nelson | Kirk Smith | Utah Tech | Southern Utah | 80 - 66 | 17 - 13 | $1,650 | $32,800 |
| 2025-12-22 | Wesley Ford | Kirk Smith | Michael Mojica | Cal State Northridge | Sacramento State | 100 - 88 | 19 - 22 | $1,950 | $31,150 |
| 2025-12-20 | Gene Grimshaw | Wesley Ford | Kirk Smith | Weber State | Utah Tech | 80 - 82 | 17 - 18 | $1,950 | $29,200 |
| 2025-12-17 | Deron White | Eric Curry | Kirk Smith | Eastern Washington | Washington State | 63 - 78 | 16 - 19 | $1,950 | $27,250 |
| 2025-12-13 | Shawn Lehigh | Kirk Smith | Ray Ames | Portland State | George Fox | 94 - 50 | 22 - 15 | $1,950 | $25,300 |
| 2025-12-6 | Nate Melson | Kirk Smith | Hayden Hilty | Idaho State | Denver | 93 - 79 | 22 - 17 | $1,950 | $23,350 |
| 2025-12-2 | Darron George | Kirk Smith | Tommy Johnson | Pepperdine | Abilene Christian | 63 - 71 | 14 - 23 | $2,400 | $21,400 |
| 2025-11-29 | John Hampton | Kirk Smith | Justin Albrecht | Weber State | Kansas City | 82 - 61 | 15 - 17 | $1,950 | $19,000 |
| 2025-11-28 | Gregory Nixon | Kirk Smith | Tommy Johnson | Loyola Marymount | Stony Brook | 68 - 71 | 19 - 18 | $2,400 | $17,050 |
| 2025-11-26 | Ryan Holmes | Frank Harvey | Kirk Smith | Idaho State | Sam Houston | 81 - 84 | 21 - 30 | $1,950 | $14,650 |
| 2025-11-25 | Deldre Carr | James Duke | Kirk Smith | UCF | Quinnipiac | 102 - 91 | 21 - 25 | $3,200 | $12,700 |
| 2025-11-24 | Shane Staggs | Kirk Smith | John Jenkins Jr. | UC Riverside | Grambling | 83 - 74 | 20 - 25 | $1,950 | $9,500 |
| 2025-11-21 | Shawn Lehigh | Kirk Smith | Peter Larson | Long Beach State | Montana State | 72 - 78 | 20 - 16 | $1,950 | $7,550 |
| 2025-11-18 | Randy McCall | Tony Padilla | Kirk Smith | Pepperdine | New Orleans | 90 - 79 | 21 - 21 | $2,400 | $5,600 |
| 2025-11-3 | Gregory Nixon | Antinio Petty | Kirk Smith | Colorado | Montana State | 84 - 78 | 18 - 27 | $3,200 | $3,200 |
| 2025-3-23 | Ryan Holmes | Gene Grimshaw | Kirk Smith | San Francisco | Loyola Chicago | 76 - 77 | 16 - 21 | $2,000 | $38,700 |
| 2025-3-19 | Ryan Holmes | Matthew Ruskasin | Kirk Smith | UC Irvine | Northern Colorado | 82 - 72 | 18 - 18 | $2,000 | $36,700 |
| 2025-2-15 | Doug Sturdivan | Edward Crenshaw | Kirk Smith | UC Riverside | UC Santa Barbara | 81 - 69 | 19 - 19 | $1,950 | $34,700 |
| 2025-2-13 | Bill Vinovich | Chance Moore | Kirk Smith | Cal State Bakersfield | UC San Diego | 54 - 73 | 13 - 10 | $1,950 | $32,750 |
| 2025-2-8 | Nomi Kidwai | Layne Barney | Kirk Smith | Idaho | Sacramento State | 78 - 76 | 17 - 28 | $1,950 | $30,800 |
| 2025-2-6 | Tony Padilla | James Ford | Kirk Smith | Oregon State | Washington State | 82 - 74 | 15 - 29 | $2,400 | $28,850 |
| 2025-2-1 | Mike Scyphers | D.G. Nelson | Kirk Smith | Hawai'i | Cal State Fullerton | 82 - 57 | 21 - 16 | $1,950 | $26,450 |
| 2025-1-30 | Mike Scyphers | D.G. Nelson | Kirk Smith | Hawai'i | UC San Diego | 63 - 74 | 21 - 16 | $1,950 | $24,500 |
| 2025-1-25 | Rick Batsell | John St. Claire | Kirk Smith | Portland State | Idaho State | 76 - 59 | 18 - 19 | $1,950 | $22,550 |
| 2025-1-18 | Roland Simmons | Kirk Smith | Tommy Johnson | Murray State | Bradley | 61 - 74 | 17 - 15 | $2,300 | $20,600 |
| 2025-1-11 | Casey McClellan | Kirk Smith | John Jenkins Jr. | Portland State | Idaho | 75 - 63 | 17 - 16 | $1,950 | $18,300 |
| 2025-1-4 | Doug Sturdivan | Randal Anders | Kirk Smith | Loyola Marymount | Gonzaga | 68 - 96 | 15 - 21 | $2,400 | $16,350 |
| 2024-12-30 | Toby Doolittle | Nate Melson | Kirk Smith | Eastern Washington | Eastern Oregon | 89 - 63 | 9 - 18 | $1,950 | $13,950 |
| 2024-12-21 | Bret Smith | Robert Felder | Kirk Smith | Texas Tech | Lamar | 101 - 57 | 10 - 12 | $3,200 | $12,000 |
| 2024-11-26 | John Hampton | Nomi Kidwai | Kirk Smith | SMU | California Baptist | 79 - 77 | 12 - 12 | $3,200 | $8,800 |
| 2024-11-9 | Eric Curry | Kirk Smith | Dean De Selle | San Francisco | Boise State | 84 - 73 | 24 - 16 | $2,400 | $5,600 |
| 2024-11-4 | D.G. Nelson | Robert Felder | Kirk Smith | Colorado | Eastern Washington | 76 - 56 | 13 - 18 | $3,200 | $3,200 |
| 2024-3-9 | Alfred Smith | Chad Barlow | Kirk Smith | South Dakota State | Oral Roberts | 79 - 63 | 8 - 18 | $1,334 | $40,625 |
| 2024-3-2 | Martin Cichocki | Kirk Smith | Grant Jeffres | Grand Canyon | Stephen F. Austin | 80 - 58 | 21 - 19 | $1,310 | $39,291 |
| 2024-2-29 | Kevin Brill | Kirk Smith | Michael Mojica | Loyola Marymount | San Diego | 96 - 62 | 13 - 18 | $1,843 | $37,981 |
| 2024-2-24 | Crystal Hogan | Kirk Smith | None | Wyoming | Boise State | 72 - 92 | 18 - 22 | $1,843 | $36,138 |
| 2024-2-22 | Brian McAnally | Tim Stewart | Kirk Smith | North Dakota State | St. Thomas-Minnesota | 64 - 50 | 12 - 13 | $1,334 | $34,295 |
Showing 1-50 of 139 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 2 | 2024-25 |
| Acrisure Holiday Invitational | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Acrisure Holiday Invitational - Campus Game | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Big Sky-Summit Challenge | 3 | 2023-24, 2025-26 |
| Holiday Hoops Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Skyscanner Legends Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Summit League Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2023-24 |
| Sunshine Slam - Campus Game | 1 | 2025-26 |
| The Basketball Classic - 1st Round | 1 | 2021-22 |
Kirk Smith 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: $226,072
Total Games: 139
Avg per Game: $1,626
Highest Season: $61,800 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 28 | 1 | 27 | $61,800 | $2,207 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | $38,700 | $2,276 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 28 | 0 | 28 | $40,625 | $1,451 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 21 | 1 | 20 | $28,216 | $1,344 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 18 | 0 | 18 | $24,840 | $1,380 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | $15,730 | $1,210 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $10,521 | $1,169 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $5,640 | $1,128 |
Kirk Smith Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day