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Matt Rafferty
First Season: 2017-18
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 77
Crew Chief: 2 (3%)
U1: 21 (27%)
U2: 54 (70%)
Home Wins: 68%
Home Fouls: 16.9
Away Fouls: 18.7
Foul Diff: 1.8
Attendance: 3,487
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2019-20 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 77 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crew Chief | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 54 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CUSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-8 | D.G. Nelson | Eric Curry | Matt Rafferty | Portland State | Idaho State | 85 - 78 | 25 - 30 | $1,950 | $42,450 |
| 2026-2-28 | Ryan Holmes | Matt Rafferty | Justin Albrecht | Montana | Portland State | 74 - 68 | 18 - 18 | $1,950 | $40,500 |
| 2026-2-21 | Lewis Garrison | Chris Merlo | Matt Rafferty | Washington State | Saint Mary's | 67 - 83 | 14 - 15 | $2,400 | $38,550 |
| 2026-2-19 | Randy McCall | Deron White | Matt Rafferty | Portland State | Idaho | 77 - 67 | 17 - 16 | $1,950 | $36,150 |
| 2026-2-14 | Darron George | Chris Merlo | Matt Rafferty | Santa Clara | Gonzaga | 86 - 94 | 21 - 16 | $2,400 | $34,200 |
| 2026-2-7 | Toby Doolittle | Keith Patterson | Matt Rafferty | Washington State | Santa Clara | 92 - 96 | 15 - 17 | $2,400 | $31,800 |
| 2026-1-31 | Edward Crenshaw | David Hall | Matt Rafferty | Northern Arizona | Idaho | 62 - 79 | 14 - 18 | $1,950 | $29,400 |
| 2026-1-24 | Frank Harvey | Matt Rafferty | Michael Mojica | California Baptist | Utah Valley | 78 - 71 | 21 - 25 | $1,650 | $27,450 |
| 2026-1-17 | Doug Sturdivan | Casey McClellan | Matt Rafferty | Portland State | Northern Arizona | 63 - 52 | 17 - 18 | $1,950 | $25,800 |
| 2026-1-10 | Alexander Thompson | Matt Rafferty | Hayden Hilty | Eastern Washington | Montana | 66 - 65 | 15 - 12 | $1,950 | $23,850 |
| 2026-1-3 | Casey McClellan | D.G. Nelson | Matt Rafferty | Weber State | Sacramento State | 95 - 82 | 22 - 22 | $1,950 | $21,900 |
| 2025-12-13 | Mark Fulton | Matt Rafferty | Randall Wells | California | Northwestern State | 79 - 70 | 15 - 19 | $3,200 | $19,950 |
| 2025-12-6 | Deldre Carr | Matthew Ruskasin | Matt Rafferty | UC Irvine | Cal State Northridge | 85 - 71 | 16 - 21 | $1,950 | $16,750 |
| 2025-12-3 | Casey McClellan | Nate Melson | Matt Rafferty | Weber State | Oral Roberts | 92 - 66 | 17 - 21 | $1,950 | $14,800 |
| 2025-11-27 | William Covington | Bart Lenox | Matt Rafferty | Minnesota | Stanford | 68 - 72 | 19 - 17 | $3,400 | $12,850 |
| 2025-11-25 | Martin Cichocki | Mark Fulton | Matt Rafferty | Montana | Oakland | 87 - 95 | 22 - 20 | $1,950 | $9,450 |
| 2025-11-19 | Michael Greenstein | Matt Rafferty | Dean De Selle | Utah Valley | UC Irvine | 79 - 72 | 21 - 22 | $1,650 | $7,500 |
| 2025-11-14 | Martin Cichocki | Matt Rafferty | Justin Albrecht | Montana | Cal Poly | 90 - 82 | 17 - 25 | $1,950 | $5,850 |
| 2025-11-9 | Isaiah Conrad | Alexander Thompson | Matt Rafferty | Montana State | Denver | 73 - 75 | 13 - 13 | $1,950 | $3,900 |
| 2025-11-3 | Matt Rafferty | Patrick Remus | Tyler Wellendorf | Weber State | West Coast Baptist | 130 - 38 | 13 - 11 | $1,950 | $1,950 |
| 2025-3-18 | Randal Anders | Robert Felder | Matt Rafferty | Oklahoma State | Wichita State | 89 - 79 | 17 - 18 | $2,000 | $53,700 |
| 2025-3-8 | Doug Sturdivan | Courtney Holmes | Matt Rafferty | Cal State Northridge | Hawai'i | 82 - 73 | 21 - 19 | $1,950 | $51,700 |
| 2025-3-1 | Trent Lovewell | Bill Vinovich | Matt Rafferty | Sacramento State | Montana State | 60 - 87 | 12 - 13 | $1,950 | $49,750 |
| 2025-2-27 | James Ford | Matt Rafferty | Dean De Selle | Idaho | Idaho State | 65 - 69 | 14 - 12 | $1,950 | $47,800 |
| 2025-2-22 | Ryan Holmes | Nomi Kidwai | Matt Rafferty | Weber State | Portland State | 60 - 58 | 15 - 17 | $1,950 | $45,850 |
| 2025-2-15 | Justin Shamion | Nomi Kidwai | Matt Rafferty | Sacramento State | Northern Arizona | 61 - 65 | 15 - 13 | $1,950 | $43,900 |
| 2025-2-8 | Mike Scyphers | Mark Fulton | Matt Rafferty | Pacific | Gonzaga | 61 - 78 | 22 - 16 | $2,400 | $41,950 |
| 2025-2-1 | Chris Hudson | Peter Larson | Matt Rafferty | Weber State | Eastern Washington | 49 - 72 | 23 - 18 | $1,950 | $39,550 |
| 2025-1-25 | Lewis Garrison | Justin Shamion | Matt Rafferty | Portland | Gonzaga | 62 - 105 | 15 - 18 | $2,400 | $37,600 |
| 2025-1-18 | Layne Barney | Matt Rafferty | Steve Divine | Indiana State | Drake | 53 - 71 | 13 - 17 | $2,300 | $35,200 |
| 2025-1-11 | David Hall | Matt Rafferty | Kelly Ely | Cal State Bakersfield | Cal State Northridge | 94 - 90 | 23 - 25 | $1,950 | $32,900 |
| 2025-1-4 | D.G. Nelson | Toby Doolittle | Matt Rafferty | Washington State | San Francisco | 91 - 82 | 22 - 29 | $2,400 | $30,950 |
| 2024-12-21 | Mike Scyphers | Ray Ames | Matt Rafferty | Santa Clara | South Dakota | 98 - 81 | 16 - 13 | $2,400 | $28,550 |
| 2024-11-30 | Deron White | Gregory Nixon | Matt Rafferty | Utah | Eastern Washington | 88 - 80 | 18 - 26 | $3,200 | $26,150 |
| 2024-11-27 | Randy Heimerman | Edward Crenshaw | Matt Rafferty | Valparaiso | Northern Illinois | 87 - 82 | 20 - 32 | $2,300 | $22,950 |
| 2024-11-26 | Ryan Christian | Matt Rafferty | Dean De Selle | Seattle U | Furman | 56 - 61 | 16 - 20 | $1,650 | $20,650 |
| 2024-11-24 | Glen Mayberry | Jason Garretson | Matt Rafferty | UC Riverside | Alcorn State | 69 - 52 | 16 - 19 | $1,950 | $19,000 |
| 2024-11-20 | Michael Kashirsky | Matt Rafferty | Kristyne Esparza | UC Santa Barbara | UTEP | 76 - 79 | 15 - 24 | $1,950 | $17,050 |
| 2024-11-17 | Mike Scyphers | Matt Rafferty | Tommy Johnson | Hawai'i | Weber State | 73 - 68 | 18 - 30 | $1,950 | $15,100 |
| 2024-11-16 | Randy McCall | Matt Rafferty | Dean De Selle | UC Irvine | Pepperdine | 80 - 62 | 17 - 15 | $1,950 | $13,150 |
| 2024-11-13 | Gary Maxwell | Matt Rafferty | Tommy Johnson | Santa Clara | North Dakota State | 80 - 88 | 18 - 16 | $2,400 | $11,200 |
| 2024-11-12 | Randy McCall | Chad Shepherd | Matt Rafferty | Utah | Queens University | 96 - 65 | 18 - 18 | $3,200 | $8,800 |
| 2024-11-8 | Bert Smith | Chris Merlo | Matt Rafferty | West Virginia | Massachusetts | 75 - 69 | 19 - 18 | $3,200 | $5,600 |
| 2024-11-4 | Randy Heimerman | Eric Curry | Matt Rafferty | Santa Clara | Saint Louis | 85 - 78 | 14 - 19 | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| 2024-3-24 | Matt Basham | Layne Barney | Matt Rafferty | Utah | Iowa | 91 - 82 | 12 - 17 | $2,000 | $46,937 |
| 2024-3-9 | Tony Padilla | Matt Rafferty | Dean De Selle | Oregon | Utah | 66 - 65 | 15 - 18 | $2,134 | $44,937 |
| 2024-3-2 | Deron White | Matt Rafferty | Daniel Nguyen | San Diego | Pacific | 81 - 69 | 23 - 17 | $1,843 | $42,803 |
| 2024-2-24 | James Ford | Matt Rafferty | Jacob Hirz | Abilene Christian | Grand Canyon | 79 - 73 | 18 - 26 | $1,310 | $40,960 |
| 2024-2-17 | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Matt Rafferty | Montana | Montana State | 88 - 69 | 15 - 15 | $1,528 | $39,650 |
| 2024-2-10 | Martin Cichocki | Wesley Ford | Matt Rafferty | Grand Canyon | Southern Utah | 94 - 65 | 20 - 22 | $1,310 | $38,122 |
Showing 1-50 of 77 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 2 | 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| Acrisure Invitational | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Big Sky Championship - 2nd Round | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Big Sky-Summit Challenge | 2 | 2023-24, 2025-26 |
| Cancun Challenge - Campus Game | 1 | 2025-26 |
| DePaul Classic | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Field of 68 Showcase | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Legends of Basketball Las Vegas Invitational | 1 | 2023-24 |
| Sunshine Slam | 2 | 2022-23 |
| Terry's Chocolate Vegas Showdown | 1 | 2024-25 |
Matt Rafferty 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: $153,559
Total Games: 77
Avg per Game: $1,994
Highest Season: $53,700 (2024-25)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 20 | 1 | 19 | $42,450 | $2,122 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 24 | 0 | 24 | $53,700 | $2,238 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 26 | 1 | 25 | $46,937 | $1,805 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $6,533 | $1,633 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,684 | $1,684 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,169 | $1,169 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,086 | $1,086 |
Matt Rafferty Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day