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Mel Chittum
First Season: 2011-12
Last Season: 2021-22
Total Games: 95
Crew Chief: 42 (44%)
U1: 40 (42%)
U2: 13 (14%)
Home Wins: 58%
Home Fouls: 19.3
Away Fouls: 20.1
Foul Diff: 0.7
Attendance: 1,995
| Games | Total | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 95 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Crew Chief | 42 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| U2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 57 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| MAAC | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2-26 | Everett Summers | Mel Chittum | Antoine Dawkins | Howard | North Carolina Central | 77 - 67 | 22 - 20 | $1,092 | $4,368 |
| 2022-2-21 | Everett Summers | Haywood Bostic | Mel Chittum | Morgan State | Norfolk State | 85 - 74 | 17 - 17 | $1,092 | $3,276 |
| 2022-1-22 | Harold Harris | Mel Chittum | Isaiah Rivers | Delaware State | North Carolina Central | 49 - 73 | 26 - 20 | $1,092 | $2,184 |
| 2021-11-28 | Mel Chittum | Chet Walker | Isaiah Rivers | South Carolina State | The Citadel | 79 - 91 | 20 - 21 | $1,092 | $1,092 |
| 2021-1-30 | Howard Davis | Mel Chittum | Grady Dale | Norfolk State | Delaware State | 94 - 66 | 14 - 18 | $1,056 | $2,112 |
| 2021-1-9 | Leon Stanford | Mel Chittum | Quez Crawford | Norfolk State | Morgan State | 74 - 78 | 17 - 24 | $1,056 | $1,056 |
| 2020-3-5 | Mel Chittum | Emmanuel Upton | Timothy Daughtery | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Coppin State | 60 - 63 | 22 - 14 | $1,020 | $5,100 |
| 2020-1-18 | Haywood Bostic | Mel Chittum | Ernest Prevost | Coppin State | North Carolina A&T | 79 - 75 | 24 - 19 | $1,020 | $4,080 |
| 2020-1-4 | Mel Chittum | Lionel Butler | Erick Benson | Coppin State | South Carolina State | 75 - 79 | 16 - 14 | $1,020 | $3,060 |
| 2019-11-26 | Mel Chittum | Quez Crawford | Eddie Fontno | Delaware State | St. Elizabeth | 90 - 53 | 14 - 15 | $1,020 | $2,040 |
| 2019-11-8 | Mel Chittum | Lionel Butler | George Crocker Jr. | Delaware State | Rider | 54 - 81 | 14 - 16 | $1,020 | $1,020 |
| 2019-3-3 | Ron Tyburski | Mel Chittum | Jason Mirabito | Niagara | Siena | 65 - 72 | 18 - 13 | $1,271 | $21,156 |
| 2019-3-2 | Haywood Bostic | Mel Chittum | Sean Campbell | Delaware State | Morgan State | 58 - 76 | 20 - 19 | $984 | $19,885 |
| 2019-3-1 | Mel Chittum | Bill McCarthy | Sean Campbell | Saint Peter's | Quinnipiac | 60 - 77 | 18 - 11 | $1,271 | $18,901 |
| 2019-2-23 | Jackie Sanders | Mel Chittum | Anwar Rasheed | Florida A&M | Bethune-Cookman | 54 - 67 | 19 - 15 | $984 | $17,630 |
| 2019-2-22 | Ron Tyburski | Mel Chittum | Edwin Young | Rider | Niagara | 97 - 81 | 19 - 18 | $1,271 | $16,646 |
| 2019-2-2 | Kevin O'Connell | Mel Chittum | Jason Bradwell | Monmouth | Rider | 75 - 71 | 24 - 26 | $1,271 | $15,375 |
| 2019-1-31 | D.J. Carstensen | Mel Chittum | Michael Palau | Manhattan | Fairfield | 62 - 49 | 19 - 19 | $1,271 | $14,104 |
| 2019-1-26 | Harold Harris | Mel Chittum | Damon Allen | Howard | Delaware State | 80 - 74 | 15 - 21 | $984 | $12,833 |
| 2019-1-19 | Mel Chittum | Bill McCarthy | Nathan Hall | Fairfield | Canisius | 68 - 73 | 22 - 21 | $1,271 | $11,849 |
| 2019-1-14 | Haywood Bostic | Reggie Johnson | Mel Chittum | Maryland-Eastern Shore | North Carolina A&T | 58 - 67 | 16 - 10 | $984 | $10,578 |
| 2019-1-12 | Mel Chittum | Kevin Ferguson | King Whetstone | Monmouth | Manhattan | 65 - 49 | 19 - 23 | $1,271 | $9,594 |
| 2019-1-5 | Mel Chittum | Andrew Maria | Josh White | Rider | Quinnipiac | 72 - 67 | 18 - 20 | $1,271 | $8,323 |
| 2018-12-15 | Mel Chittum | John Garbinski | Josh White | Rider | Robert Morris | 69 - 50 | 19 - 17 | $1,271 | $7,052 |
| 2018-12-8 | Mel Chittum | Joseph Palacz | Matt Palumb | Quinnipiac | Lafayette | 88 - 77 | 18 - 21 | $1,271 | $5,781 |
| 2018-12-1 | Kevin O'Connell | Mel Chittum | Joseph Palacz | Siena | Harvard | 67 - 64 | 17 - 14 | $1,271 | $4,510 |
| 2018-11-30 | Mel Chittum | Quez Crawford | Charles Cooper | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Delaware | 62 - 71 | 17 - 15 | $984 | $3,239 |
| 2018-11-27 | Mel Chittum | Kenneth Clark | Ernest Hamilton III | Norfolk State | Stony Brook | 73 - 79 | 23 - 24 | $984 | $2,255 |
| 2018-11-7 | Ron Tyburski | Mel Chittum | Chris Slattery | Saint Peter's | Lafayette | 93 - 86 | 20 - 25 | $1,271 | $1,271 |
| 2018-2-25 | Mel Chittum | Kevin Ferguson | Lewis Garrison | Manhattan | Quinnipiac | 92 - 86 | 18 - 16 | $1,224 | $20,100 |
| 2018-2-19 | Harold Harris | Mel Chittum | Corey Haney | Norfolk State | South Carolina State | 76 - 62 | 16 - 17 | $948 | $18,876 |
| 2018-2-8 | Kenneth Clark | Mel Chittum | Robert Snedden | Rider | Manhattan | 77 - 73 | 25 - 26 | $1,224 | $17,928 |
| 2018-2-2 | Mel Chittum | Clarence Armstrong | Bill McCarthy | Monmouth | Fairfield | 78 - 79 | 21 - 21 | $1,224 | $16,704 |
| 2018-1-27 | Everett Summers | Raymond Payne | Mel Chittum | Hampton | Florida A&M | 71 - 75 | 17 - 23 | $948 | $15,480 |
| 2018-1-21 | Wally Rutecki | Mel Chittum | Anthony Burris | Quinnipiac | Siena | 76 - 69 | 16 - 25 | $1,224 | $14,532 |
| 2018-1-20 | Jackie Sanders | Mel Chittum | Michael Drummond | Savannah State | Hampton | 103 - 101 | 20 - 29 | $948 | $13,308 |
| 2018-1-13 | Everett Summers | Mel Chittum | Laney Prioleau | South Carolina State | Howard | 91 - 88 | 20 - 26 | $948 | $12,360 |
| 2018-1-12 | Earl Walton | Mel Chittum | Donnie Eppley | Rider | Quinnipiac | 78 - 60 | 20 - 16 | $1,224 | $11,412 |
| 2018-1-7 | Mel Chittum | Steve McJunkins | Andy O'Brien | Marist | Niagara | 70 - 86 | 21 - 17 | $1,224 | $10,188 |
| 2018-1-5 | Mel Chittum | Andrew Maria | Adam Vandenburgh | Iona | Saint Peter's | 73 - 69 | 19 - 15 | $1,224 | $8,964 |
| 2018-1-3 | William Covington | Mel Chittum | Dwight Walker | Delaware State | North Carolina Central | 62 - 65 | 16 - 18 | $948 | $7,740 |
| 2017-12-30 | Mel Chittum | Andrew Maria | Marek Drabinski | Manhattan | Fairfield | 61 - 58 | 13 - 23 | $1,224 | $6,792 |
| 2017-12-16 | Mel Chittum | John Garbinski | Anthony Burris | Rider | Wagner | 90 - 84 | 24 - 33 | $1,224 | $5,568 |
| 2017-12-2 | Mel Chittum | Quez Crawford | Mike Terry | Norfolk State | Bowling Green | 77 - 92 | 18 - 12 | $948 | $4,344 |
| 2017-11-29 | Mel Chittum | Billy Brooks | Dawud Mills | Hampton | Mid-Atlantic Christian | 117 - 54 | 18 - 21 | $948 | $3,396 |
| 2017-11-15 | Larry Scirotto | Terry Oglesby | Mel Chittum | Rider | Hartford | 89 - 53 | 19 - 23 | $1,224 | $2,448 |
| 2017-11-10 | Mel Chittum | King Whetstone | Adam Vandenburgh | Monmouth | Bucknell | 79 - 78 | 22 - 24 | $1,224 | $1,224 |
| 2017-3-2 | William Covington | Haywood Bostic | Mel Chittum | Coppin State | Hampton | 82 - 89 | 26 - 27 | $924 | $17,868 |
| 2017-2-25 | Haywood Bostic | Mel Chittum | Lionel Butler | Norfolk State | Howard | 73 - 65 | 27 - 30 | $924 | $16,944 |
| 2017-2-18 | Howard Davis | Mel Chittum | Sean Gaskins | Howard | North Carolina A&T | 84 - 53 | 17 - 25 | $924 | $16,020 |
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Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| MEAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
Mel Chittum 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: $99,574
Total Games: 95
Avg per Game: $1,048
Highest Season: $21,156 (2018-19)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | $4,368 | $1,092 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $2,112 | $1,056 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | $5,100 | $1,020 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | $21,156 | $1,175 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | $20,100 | $1,117 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 17 | 6 | 11 | $17,868 | $1,051 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | $14,434 | $1,031 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $5,256 | $876 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $4,260 | $852 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $3,312 | $828 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $1,608 | $804 |
Mel Chittum Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day