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Michael Fortunato
First Season: 2017-18
Last Season: 2022-23
Total Games: 61
Crew Chief: 0 (0%)
U1: 9 (15%)
U2: 52 (85%)
Home Wins: 51%
Home Fouls: 18.1
Away Fouls: 18.3
Foul Diff: 0.2
Attendance: 1,548
| Games | Total | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 61 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| Crew Chief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Am. East | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| MAAC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MAC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2-8 | James Ostwalt | Chris Slattery | Michael Fortunato | Hartford | Central Connecticut | 73 - 82 | 16 - 9 | $1,222 | $3,666 |
| 2023-1-25 | Jermaine Rogers | Tony Meeks | Michael Fortunato | Hartford | Stonehill | 73 - 56 | 11 - 10 | $1,222 | $2,444 |
| 2022-12-13 | Tim Kelly | Michael Fortunato | Jack Laughran | Hartford | Saint Peter's | 57 - 58 | 18 - 22 | $1,222 | $1,222 |
| 2021-11-20 | Kevin O'Connell | Ryan Corbett | Michael Fortunato | Buffalo | Rider | 87 - 65 | 20 - 16 | $1,479 | $1,479 |
| 2021-2-28 | Kevin O'Connell | Andy O'Brien | Michael Fortunato | New Hampshire | UMass Lowell | 64 - 72 | 18 - 22 | $1,232 | $25,960 |
| 2021-2-27 | Kevin O'Connell | Andy O'Brien | Michael Fortunato | UMass Lowell | Stony Brook | 64 - 62 | 22 - 21 | $1,232 | $24,728 |
| 2021-2-20 | Phil Sallustio Jr. | Andy O'Brien | Michael Fortunato | Saint Peter's | Marist | 50 - 51 | 24 - 22 | $1,364 | $23,496 |
| 2021-2-19 | Andy O'Brien | Michael Fortunato | Paul Sallustio Jr. | Saint Peter's | Marist | 59 - 54 | 20 - 19 | $1,364 | $22,132 |
| 2021-2-13 | Andy O'Brien | Tom Deneen | Michael Fortunato | Iona | Manhattan | 70 - 77 | 19 - 24 | $1,364 | $20,768 |
| 2021-2-12 | Andy O'Brien | Tom Deneen | Michael Fortunato | Iona | Manhattan | 85 - 67 | 26 - 23 | $1,364 | $19,404 |
| 2021-2-8 | Justin Simon | Michael Palau | Michael Fortunato | Stony Brook | UMBC | 48 - 60 | 13 - 9 | $1,232 | $18,040 |
| 2021-2-7 | Justin Simon | Michael Palau | Michael Fortunato | Stony Brook | UMBC | 65 - 71 | 18 - 14 | $1,232 | $16,808 |
| 2021-1-30 | Brandon Cruz | Sean Campbell | Michael Fortunato | Saint Peter's | Manhattan | 68 - 54 | 20 - 27 | $1,364 | $15,576 |
| 2021-1-29 | Brandon Cruz | Sean Campbell | Michael Fortunato | Saint Peter's | Manhattan | 59 - 55 | 24 - 23 | $1,364 | $14,212 |
| 2021-1-16 | Josh White | Tim Smith | Michael Fortunato | Manhattan | Niagara | 58 - 55 | 22 - 16 | $1,364 | $12,848 |
| 2021-1-15 | Josh White | Tim Smith | Michael Fortunato | Manhattan | Niagara | 58 - 49 | 19 - 19 | $1,364 | $11,484 |
| 2021-1-10 | Marek Drabinski | Casey Kett | Michael Fortunato | UMass Lowell | Hartford | 58 - 75 | 17 - 16 | $1,232 | $10,120 |
| 2021-1-9 | Marek Drabinski | Casey Kett | Michael Fortunato | UMass Lowell | Hartford | 71 - 62 | 12 - 23 | $1,232 | $8,888 |
| 2020-12-28 | John Garbinski | Michael Palau | Michael Fortunato | Vermont | NJIT | 80 - 81 | 15 - 19 | $1,232 | $7,656 |
| 2020-12-27 | John Garbinski | Michael Palau | Michael Fortunato | Vermont | NJIT | 92 - 78 | 24 - 20 | $1,232 | $6,424 |
| 2020-12-22 | Jason Mirabito | Michael Fortunato | Jim Miller | UAlbany | Niagara | 65 - 70 | 15 - 15 | $1,232 | $5,192 |
| 2020-12-19 | Brandon Cruz | Michael Fortunato | Michael Nardone | Rider | Iona | 64 - 72 | 26 - 21 | $1,364 | $3,960 |
| 2020-12-18 | Brandon Cruz | Michael Fortunato | Michael Nardone | Rider | Iona | 56 - 70 | 14 - 19 | $1,364 | $2,596 |
| 2020-12-5 | Kevin O'Connell | Michael Fortunato | Ron Tyburski | Binghamton | Marist | 65 - 68 | 16 - 20 | $1,232 | $1,232 |
| 2020-3-6 | Brandon Cruz | Adam Vandenburgh | Michael Fortunato | Manhattan | Fairfield | 50 - 66 | 17 - 19 | $1,318 | $23,634 |
| 2020-3-3 | Mike Kitts | Ron Tyburski | Michael Fortunato | Vermont | UAlbany | 85 - 62 | 15 - 17 | $1,190 | $22,316 |
| 2020-3-1 | Kevin Ferguson | Michael Palau | Michael Fortunato | Quinnipiac | Marist | 71 - 52 | 17 - 15 | $1,318 | $21,126 |
| 2020-2-29 | Kevin Ferguson | Adam Vandenburgh | Michael Fortunato | Niagara | Iona | 100 - 91 | 22 - 18 | $1,318 | $19,808 |
| 2020-2-22 | Robert Snedden | Tom Deneen | Michael Fortunato | Vermont | UMBC | 64 - 66 | 12 - 17 | $1,190 | $18,490 |
| 2020-2-16 | Wally Rutecki | John Garbinski | Michael Fortunato | Maine | UAlbany | 60 - 66 | 13 - 13 | $1,190 | $17,300 |
| 2020-2-14 | D.J. Carstensen | Josh White | Michael Fortunato | Iona | Manhattan | 80 - 57 | 21 - 21 | $1,318 | $16,110 |
| 2020-2-12 | Mike Kitts | Bill McCarthy | Michael Fortunato | Niagara | Canisius | 69 - 66 | 15 - 14 | $1,318 | $14,792 |
| 2020-2-8 | Bill McCarthy | Michael Fortunato | Lewis Garrison | Hartford | Vermont | 68 - 69 | 17 - 16 | $1,190 | $13,474 |
| 2020-2-5 | Ron Tyburski | Brandon Cruz | Michael Fortunato | UAlbany | Binghamton | 62 - 49 | 12 - 18 | $1,190 | $12,284 |
| 2020-2-1 | Mike Kitts | Matt Dorn | Michael Fortunato | UMass Lowell | New Hampshire | 77 - 75 | 16 - 25 | $1,190 | $11,094 |
| 2020-1-29 | Kevin O'Connell | Brandon Cruz | Michael Fortunato | Saint Peter's | Monmouth | 66 - 63 | 22 - 21 | $1,318 | $9,904 |
| 2020-1-18 | Chris Slattery | Matt Dorn | Michael Fortunato | New Hampshire | UMBC | 65 - 60 | 20 - 15 | $1,190 | $8,586 |
| 2020-1-15 | Brandon Cruz | Casey Kett | Michael Fortunato | Binghamton | Vermont | 53 - 72 | 12 - 14 | $1,190 | $7,396 |
| 2020-1-8 | Tom Deneen | Michael Palau | Michael Fortunato | New Hampshire | Maine | 57 - 51 | 17 - 14 | $1,190 | $6,206 |
| 2020-1-3 | Ron Tyburski | Adam Vandenburgh | Michael Fortunato | Canisius | Manhattan | 67 - 71 | 21 - 18 | $1,318 | $5,016 |
| 2019-12-14 | Kenneth Clark | John Floyd | Michael Fortunato | Manhattan | Western Michigan | 58 - 59 | 23 - 20 | $1,318 | $3,698 |
| 2019-12-7 | Luke Schumer | Michael Fortunato | Michael Nardone | Stony Brook | Brown | 79 - 63 | 16 - 15 | $1,190 | $2,380 |
| 2019-11-5 | Joseph Palacz | Ryan Corbett | Michael Fortunato | Stony Brook | Yale | 69 - 74 | 16 - 18 | $1,190 | $1,190 |
| 2019-2-27 | Tim Kelly | Casey Kett | Michael Fortunato | Binghamton | Hartford | 76 - 96 | 17 - 10 | $1,148 | $14,637 |
| 2019-2-19 | D.J. Carstensen | Michael Fortunato | Mike Kitts | Quinnipiac | Iona | 77 - 81 | 21 - 18 | $1,271 | $13,489 |
| 2019-2-6 | Bill McCarthy | Andy O'Brien | Michael Fortunato | Vermont | Maine | 86 - 63 | 16 - 18 | $1,148 | $12,218 |
| 2019-2-2 | Kevin Ferguson | Sean Campbell | Michael Fortunato | Iona | Siena | 54 - 56 | 9 - 15 | $1,271 | $11,070 |
| 2019-1-19 | Ron Tyburski | Matt Palumb | Michael Fortunato | UMBC | UAlbany | 65 - 64 | 18 - 19 | $1,148 | $9,799 |
| 2019-1-18 | Andrew Maria | Justin Simon | Michael Fortunato | Iona | Marist | 90 - 77 | 18 - 24 | $1,271 | $8,651 |
| 2019-1-13 | Kevin Ferguson | Josh White | Michael Fortunato | Niagara | Rider | 84 - 104 | 16 - 15 | $1,271 | $7,380 |
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Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| America East Playoffs - 1st Round | 1 | 2020-21 |
| America East Playoffs - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2020-21 |
| BLACK AND GOLD SHOOTOUT | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Cancun Challenge - Campus Game | 1 | 2021-22 |
Michael Fortunato 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: $76,406
Total Games: 61
Avg per Game: $1,253
Highest Season: $25,960 (2020-21)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $3,666 | $1,222 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,479 | $1,479 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | $25,960 | $1,298 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | $23,634 | $1,244 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $14,637 | $1,220 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $7,030 | $1,172 |
Michael Fortunato Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day