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Kurt Walker
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2022-23
Total Games: 318
Crew Chief: 124 (39%)
U1: 118 (37%)
U2: 76 (24%)
Home Wins: 64%
Home Fouls: 17.8
Away Fouls: 19.3
Foul Diff: 1.5
Attendance: 3,788
| Games | Total | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 318 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 24 |
| Crew Chief | 124 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| U1 | 118 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| U2 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 14 |
| NCAA Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 130 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| PAC 12 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| WCC | 66 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| WAC | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-3-4 | Kurt Walker | Ken Ditty | Juan Corral | UC Santa Barbara | Hawai'i | 81 - 61 | 15 - 13 | $2,303 | $36,331 |
| 2023-2-15 | Mike Scyphers | Kurt Walker | Ian Caldwell | UC Santa Barbara | UC Irvine | 59 - 70 | 15 - 14 | $2,303 | $34,028 |
| 2023-2-11 | Kurt Walker | Frank Harvey | Scott Brown | Oregon State | USC | 61 - 58 | 20 - 15 | $3,196 | $31,725 |
| 2023-2-2 | Gregory Nixon | Kurt Walker | Johnny Harrington | UC Davis | Hawai'i | 75 - 63 | 15 - 15 | $2,303 | $28,529 |
| 2023-1-21 | Kurt Walker | Jeff Ketchu | Horace Shields | Portland | Pepperdine | 91 - 76 | 17 - 18 | $2,820 | $26,226 |
| 2023-1-19 | Kurt Walker | Donn Berdahl | Johnny Harrington | UC Davis | UC Riverside | 72 - 74 | 15 - 23 | $2,303 | $23,406 |
| 2023-1-7 | Kurt Walker | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | Cal Poly | UC Santa Barbara | 57 - 62 | 25 - 16 | $2,303 | $21,103 |
| 2023-1-5 | Mike Scyphers | Kurt Walker | Ken Ditty | UC San Diego | Hawai'i | 49 - 62 | 13 - 12 | $2,303 | $18,800 |
| 2022-12-31 | Kurt Walker | Ian Caldwell | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Bakersfield | UC Irvine | 75 - 79 | 33 - 24 | $2,303 | $16,497 |
| 2022-12-13 | Kurt Walker | Earnest Kelley III | Derek Anganes | UC Davis | Holy Names University | 107 - 55 | 20 - 27 | $2,303 | $14,194 |
| 2022-12-3 | Deron White | Kurt Walker | Phil White | Cal Poly | California Baptist | 64 - 53 | 15 - 21 | $2,303 | $11,891 |
| 2022-11-27 | Rick Batsell | Tony Padilla | Kurt Walker | UCLA | Bellarmine | 81 - 60 | 12 - 20 | $3,196 | $9,588 |
| 2022-11-15 | Larry Spaulding | Kurt Walker | Nate Harris | USC | Vermont | 59 - 57 | 13 - 23 | $3,196 | $6,392 |
| 2022-11-7 | Kurt Walker | Scott Brown | Tommy Nunez | USC | Florida Gulf Coast | 61 - 74 | 21 - 23 | $3,196 | $3,196 |
| 2022-3-5 | Verne Harris | Deron White | Kurt Walker | Arizona | California | 89 - 61 | 20 - 25 | $3,094 | $37,768 |
| 2022-2-26 | Kurt Walker | Matthew Ruskasin | Justin Shamion | Santa Clara | Portland | 102 - 89 | 16 - 17 | $2,730 | $34,674 |
| 2022-2-19 | Kurt Walker | Matthew Ruskasin | Johnny Harrington | UC Riverside | Cal Poly | 78 - 58 | 17 - 15 | $2,230 | $31,944 |
| 2022-2-12 | Brent Meaux | Kurt Walker | Dan Church | Utah Valley | New Mexico State | 72 - 68 | 21 - 23 | $1,911 | $29,714 |
| 2022-2-5 | Kurt Walker | Jimmy Casas | Crystal Hogan | UC Davis | Hawai'i | 68 - 65 | 20 - 17 | $2,230 | $27,803 |
| 2022-1-29 | Kurt Walker | John Paul Guerrero | Tom Nally | California Baptist | Stephen F. Austin | 77 - 81 | 21 - 26 | $1,911 | $25,573 |
| 2022-1-22 | Tim Marion | Kurt Walker | Daniel Coda | Cal State Fullerton | UC San Diego | 83 - 80 | 14 - 16 | $2,230 | $23,662 |
| 2022-1-20 | Kurt Walker | Donn Berdahl | Mark Fulton | Cal State Northridge | UC Davis | 47 - 64 | 18 - 13 | $2,230 | $21,432 |
| 2022-1-15 | Michael Irving | Rick Batsell | Kurt Walker | Washington State | California | 65 - 57 | 13 - 17 | $3,094 | $19,202 |
| 2022-1-8 | Kurt Walker | Juan Corral | Earnest Kelley III | Cal State Northridge | Cal Poly | 68 - 55 | 18 - 14 | $2,230 | $16,108 |
| 2021-12-18 | Deron White | Kurt Walker | Frank Harvey | Pepperdine | Southeast Missouri State | 83 - 77 | 13 - 19 | $2,730 | $13,878 |
| 2021-12-17 | Kurt Walker | Wilson Holland | Juan Corral | Cal State Fullerton | Redlands | 93 - 78 | 17 - 29 | $2,230 | $11,148 |
| 2021-11-13 | Jim Schipper | Gregory Nixon | Kurt Walker | Utah | Sacramento State | 89 - 56 | 12 - 26 | $3,094 | $8,918 |
| 2021-11-12 | Kurt Walker | Juan Corral | Randy Richardson | Pepperdine | Idaho State | 65 - 60 | 21 - 23 | $2,730 | $5,824 |
| 2021-11-9 | Kurt Walker | Daryl Gelinas | Tom Nally | UCLA | Cal State Bakersfield | 95 - 58 | 12 - 21 | $3,094 | $3,094 |
| 2021-3-6 | Rick Batsell | Kurt Walker | Brady Chelette | UC Davis | Hawai'i | 74 - 66 | 21 - 18 | $2,156 | $48,488 |
| 2021-3-5 | Rick Batsell | Kurt Walker | Brady Chelette | UC Davis | Hawai'i | 68 - 73 | 16 - 15 | $2,156 | $46,332 |
| 2021-2-27 | Rick Batsell | Kurt Walker | Andy Cohn | Cal State Bakersfield | Cal State Northridge | 87 - 90 | 24 - 13 | $2,156 | $44,176 |
| 2021-2-26 | Rick Batsell | Kurt Walker | Andy Cohn | Cal State Bakersfield | Cal State Northridge | 84 - 58 | 11 - 5 | $2,156 | $42,020 |
| 2021-2-25 | Kurt Walker | Ronald Brokenbrough | Toby Doolittle | Saint Mary's | Pacific | 58 - 46 | 17 - 15 | $2,640 | $39,864 |
| 2021-2-20 | Kurt Walker | Steven Espinoza | Tom Nally | Cal State Fullerton | UC Irvine | 67 - 64 | 15 - 19 | $2,156 | $37,224 |
| 2021-2-19 | Kurt Walker | Steven Espinoza | Tom Nally | Cal State Fullerton | UC Irvine | 78 - 89 | 22 - 24 | $2,156 | $35,068 |
| 2021-2-13 | Tom Spitznagel | Kurt Walker | Riel Banaria | California Baptist | Sacramento State | 83 - 71 | 20 - 17 | $1,848 | $32,912 |
| 2021-2-6 | Kurt Walker | Bill Vinovich | Juan Corral | UC Irvine | Cal State Bakersfield | 57 - 62 | 18 - 20 | $2,156 | $31,064 |
| 2021-2-5 | Kurt Walker | Bill Vinovich | Juan Corral | UC Irvine | Cal State Bakersfield | 70 - 53 | 11 - 21 | $2,156 | $28,908 |
| 2021-1-30 | Kurt Walker | Steven Espinoza | Crystal Hogan | Cal Poly | Cal State Northridge | 51 - 64 | 20 - 11 | $2,156 | $26,752 |
| 2021-1-29 | Kurt Walker | Steven Espinoza | Crystal Hogan | Cal Poly | Cal State Northridge | 76 - 70 | 18 - 22 | $2,156 | $24,596 |
| 2021-1-14 | Kurt Walker | Eric Curry | Scott Brown | Utah | Stanford | 79 - 65 | 23 - 27 | $2,992 | $22,440 |
| 2021-1-9 | Quinton Reece | Kurt Walker | Matthew Ruskasin | UC Riverside | Hawai'i | 70 - 68 | 17 - 15 | $2,156 | $19,448 |
| 2021-1-8 | Quinton Reece | Kurt Walker | Matthew Ruskasin | UC Riverside | Hawai'i | 83 - 88 | 25 - 17 | $2,156 | $17,292 |
| 2021-1-7 | Chris Rastatter | Kurt Walker | David Hall | California | Washington State | 60 - 71 | 20 - 19 | $2,992 | $15,136 |
| 2020-12-29 | Mike Scyphers | Tony Padilla | Kurt Walker | USC | Santa Clara | 86 - 63 | 22 - 18 | $2,992 | $12,144 |
| 2020-12-28 | Chris Rastatter | Kurt Walker | Robert Lehigh | Cal State Northridge | New Mexico State | 66 - 63 | 21 - 21 | $2,156 | $9,152 |
| 2020-12-18 | Verne Harris | Bob Staffen | Kurt Walker | Washington State | Montana State | 82 - 54 | 22 - 19 | $2,992 | $6,996 |
| 2020-12-15 | Michael Irving | Kevin Brill | Kurt Walker | Cal State Northridge | Stanford | 71 - 82 | 25 - 17 | $2,156 | $4,004 |
| 2020-12-4 | Michael Irving | Kurt Walker | Dan Church | California Baptist | SE Louisiana | 83 - 66 | 34 - 26 | $1,848 | $1,848 |
Showing 1-50 of 318 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA First Round | 1 | 2012-13 |
| NIT | 1 | 2011-12 |
| 2K CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| 2K SPORTS COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC AT IRVINE CA | 1 | 2010-11 |
| BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
| BIG WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 5 | 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| BIG WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL | 2 | 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| BIG WEST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 2 | 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| BIG WEST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS AT ANAHEIM CA | 1 | 2010-11 |
| CABLE CAR CLASSIC | 3 | 2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC | 1 | 2014-15 |
| CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2014-15 |
| DIRECTV WOODEN LEGACY | 1 | 2015-16 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| GOTHAM CLASSIC | 1 | 2014-15 |
| HILLTOP CHALLENGE | 2 | 2010-11, 2011-12 |
| LEGENDS CLASSIC - SUBREGIONAL GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER SHOWCASE | 1 | 2017-18 |
| NUCDF BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2012-13 |
| PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2012-13 |
| Portland Classic | 1 | 2018-19 |
| ROUNDBALL SHOWCASE | 1 | 2015-16 |
| SACRAMENTO STATE TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2015-16 |
| WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2014-15 |
Kurt Walker 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 1
Career Total: $620,626
Total Games: 318
Avg per Game: $1,952
Highest Season: $75,302 (2013-14)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Tier 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | $36,331 | $2,595 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | $37,768 | $2,518 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | $48,488 | $2,309 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | $20,694 | $2,069 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | $46,371 | $2,208 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | $46,063 | $2,094 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 | $43,924 | $2,092 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 1 | 34 | 21 | 13 | $67,023 | $1,971 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 1 | 36 | 15 | 21 | $72,920 | $2,026 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 1 | 37 | 10 | 27 | $75,302 | $2,035 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 2 | 38 | 7 | 31 | $63,899 | $1,682 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 25 | 8 | 17 | $32,835 | $1,313 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | $29,008 | $1,209 |
Kurt Walker Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day