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Michael Greenstein


First Season: 2010-11 or earlier

Last Season: 2025-26

Total Games: 1,105

Crew Chief: 464 (42%)

U1: 457 (41%)

U2: 184 (17%)

Home Wins: 68%

Home Fouls: 17.4

Away Fouls: 18.8

Foul Diff: 1.4

Attendance: 6,210

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Games Total 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 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 1105 95 84 80 78 76 58 78 74 71 68 72 65 60 60 49 37
Crew Chief 464 66 51 34 33 24 14 31 20 24 23 20 23 16 43 20 22
U1 457 22 31 35 36 37 30 32 34 35 32 39 28 28 13 16 9
U2 184 7 2 11 9 15 14 15 20 12 13 13 14 16 4 13 6
NCAA Tournament 34 4 3 3 2 2 4 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0
NIT Tournament 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre/Mid-Season Tournament 26 5 2 4 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAC 12 314 0 0 27 18 27 26 25 22 18 23 18 19 24 30 23 14
WCC 196 17 14 9 12 13 10 8 11 11 7 12 16 16 15 11 14
Big 12 151 25 34 7 12 11 6 12 7 15 11 8 0 1 1 1 0
Big West 116 15 7 1 5 5 1 5 8 9 7 8 9 7 11 10 8
Mountain West 114 1 0 14 16 9 8 13 11 11 8 9 10 4 0 0 0
WAC 49 6 6 5 6 3 3 1 4 1 1 6 4 1 1 1 0
Big Sky 36 2 5 2 2 2 0 7 4 2 3 6 0 1 0 0 0
ACC 27 12 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Big 10 25 6 3 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
CUSA 21 0 0 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
MVC 14 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
SEC 10 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0
American 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Big East 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
A-10 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Ivy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Patriot 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Am. East 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
OVC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
CAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Summit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Date Crew Chief U1 U2 Home Away Score Fouls Fee Season $
2026-3-28 D.J. Carstensen Michael Greenstein Joe Lindsay Arizona Purdue 79 - 64 14 - 16 $3,800 $302,550
2026-3-21 Michael Greenstein Brian Dorsey Bill Covington Illinois VCU 76 - 55 14 - 15 $4,000 $298,750
2026-3-19 Michael Greenstein William Covington Chad Barlow Ohio State TCU 64 - 66 10 - 13 $4,000 $294,750
2026-3-17 Michael Greenstein Nate Harris Marques Pettigrew NC State Texas 66 - 68 22 - 16 $3,800 $290,750
2026-3-13 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein James Ford California Baptist Utah Tech 86 - 72 16 - 13 $2,100 $286,950
2026-3-12 Michael Greenstein Tony Padilla James Ford Arizona UCF 81 - 59 15 - 24 $3,800 $284,850
2026-3-11 Michael Greenstein Doug Sirmons Chris Merlo TCU Oklahoma State 95 - 88 15 - 20 $3,800 $281,050
2026-3-10 Michael Greenstein Gregory Nixon Marques Pettigrew Gonzaga Santa Clara 79 - 68 9 - 20 $3,000 $277,250
2026-3-9 Michael Greenstein Marques Pettigrew Jeffrey Anderson Gonzaga Oregon State 65 - 56 14 - 15 $3,000 $274,250
2026-3-7 Rick Crawford Michael Greenstein Gregory Nixon BYU Texas Tech 82 - 76 14 - 21 $3,800 $271,250
2026-3-5 Michael Greenstein Jason Garretson Antonio Moss Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Northridge 84 - 86 13 - 19 $2,450 $267,450
2026-3-1 Jeff Campbell Michael Greenstein Jeff Malham Indiana State UIC 79 - 63 22 - 16 $2,800 $265,000
2026-2-28 Michael Greenstein Chris Pacsi Tommy Johnson Houston Colorado 102 - 62 15 - 23 $3,800 $262,200
2026-2-26 Michael Greenstein Marques Pettigrew Edwin Young California Baptist UT Arlington 68 - 56 16 - 13 $2,100 $258,400
2026-2-25 Michael Irving Michael Greenstein Tony Padilla California SMU 73 - 69 19 - 15 $3,800 $256,300
2026-2-24 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Deldre Carr BYU UCF 84 - 97 14 - 17 $3,800 $252,500
2026-2-21 Michael Greenstein Tyler Kumpf Chance Moore Baylor Arizona State 73 - 68 16 - 14 $3,800 $248,700
2026-2-19 Michael Greenstein Tyler Kumpf James Ford Tarleton State Southern Utah 78 - 74 19 - 18 $2,100 $244,900
2026-2-18 Rick Crawford Michael Greenstein Chris Merlo West Virginia Utah 56 - 61 18 - 14 $3,800 $242,800
2026-2-17 Pat Driscoll Brian O'Connell Michael Greenstein NC State North Carolina 82 - 58 17 - 16 $3,800 $239,000
2026-2-15 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Marques Pettigrew San Diego San Francisco 79 - 92 23 - 18 $3,000 $235,200
2026-2-14 Michael Greenstein Deldre Carr Keith Patterson Houston Kansas State 78 - 64 21 - 24 $3,800 $232,200
2026-2-12 Michael Greenstein John Hampton Chris Pacsi Cal State Bakersfield Hawai'i 74 - 89 18 - 16 $2,450 $228,400
2026-2-11 Brian O'Connell Ron Groover Michael Greenstein Clemson Virginia Tech 66 - 76 13 - 16 $3,800 $225,950
2026-2-10 Brian O'Connell Ron Groover Michael Greenstein Florida State Virginia 58 - 61 14 - 16 $3,800 $222,150
2026-2-9 Michael Greenstein Gregory Nixon Jeffrey Anderson Bradley Belmont 95 - 84 22 - 22 $2,800 $218,350
2026-2-7 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Chance Moore Arizona Oklahoma State 84 - 47 17 - 19 $3,800 $215,550
2026-2-5 Bret Smith Michael Greenstein Joe Lindsay UC Davis UC Santa Barbara 85 - 75 20 - 18 $2,450 $211,750
2026-2-4 Deron White Michael Greenstein Chuck Jones California Georgia Tech 90 - 85 17 - 27 $3,800 $209,300
2026-2-3 Michael Greenstein Chance Moore Jeff Malham Murray State UIC 81 - 74 24 - 21 $2,800 $205,500
2026-2-2 Michael Greenstein Ryan Holmes Nate Melson Portland State Idaho State 88 - 65 23 - 13 $2,450 $202,700
2026-1-31 Darron George Michael Greenstein Gregory Nixon Gonzaga Saint Mary's 73 - 65 18 - 19 $3,000 $200,250
2026-1-29 Deron White Michael Greenstein Matthew Ruskasin UC Irvine Hawai'i 87 - 76 17 - 21 $2,450 $197,250
2026-1-28 Michael Greenstein Jimmy Casas Dean De Selle Pacific Portland 74 - 51 25 - 14 $3,000 $194,800
2026-1-27 Lee Cassell Ron Groover Michael Greenstein Notre Dame Virginia 97 - 100 25 - 27 $3,800 $191,800
2026-1-24 Michael Greenstein Marques Pettigrew Chris Merlo Texas Tech Houston 90 - 86 16 - 25 $3,800 $188,000
2026-1-22 Michael Greenstein Edward Crenshaw Gary Maxwell UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly 107 - 67 17 - 9 $2,450 $184,200
2026-1-21 Michael Greenstein Jeff Malham John Jenkins Jr. Valparaiso Southern Illinois 69 - 63 22 - 24 $2,800 $181,750
2026-1-20 Michael Greenstein Marques Pettigrew Tommy Johnson Kansas State Utah 81 - 78 13 - 14 $3,800 $178,950
2026-1-19 John St. Claire Michael Greenstein Matthew Ruskasin Northern Arizona Montana 72 - 98 15 - 13 $2,450 $175,150
2026-1-17 Deron White Michael Greenstein Chris Merlo West Virginia Colorado 72 - 61 16 - 18 $3,800 $172,700
2026-1-15 Shawn Lehigh Michael Greenstein Randal Anders Southern Utah Tarleton State 106 - 105 24 - 31 $2,100 $168,900
2026-1-14 Michael Greenstein Brooks Wells James Ford BYU TCU 76 - 70 19 - 22 $3,800 $166,800
2026-1-13 John St. Claire Michael Greenstein Antinio Petty Evansville Bradley 90 - 94 20 - 23 $2,800 $163,000
2026-1-10 Michael Greenstein Brooks Wells Tommy Johnson Arizona State Kansas State 87 - 84 17 - 27 $3,800 $160,200
2026-1-8 Michael Greenstein Frank Harvey Tommy Johnson San Diego Pepperdine 83 - 63 20 - 13 $3,000 $156,400
2026-1-7 Michael Greenstein Roland Simmons Keith Patterson Valparaiso Illinois State 77 - 71 23 - 26 $2,800 $153,400
2026-1-6 Michael Greenstein Kipp Kissinger Tommy Johnson Oklahoma State UCF 87 - 76 18 - 25 $3,800 $150,600
2026-1-4 Michael Greenstein Jeffrey Anderson Jason Garretson San Francisco Portland 73 - 68 19 - 24 $3,000 $146,800
2026-1-3 Darron George Michael Greenstein Gary Maxwell Texas Tech Oklahoma State 102 - 80 15 - 16 $3,800 $143,800
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Tournament Games

Tournament Times Worked Seasons
NCAA Elite 8 1 2025-26
NCAA Sweet 16 4 2014-15, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25
NCAA Second Round 12 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NCAA First Round 15 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
NCAA First Four 2 2018-19, 2025-26
NIT 4 2013-14, 2017-18, 2022-23, 2024-25
2K EMPIRE CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 2 2019-20
2K SPORTS CLASSIC 1 2013-14
2K SPORTS COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC 2 2010-11, 2011-12
AIR FORCE RESERVE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASSIC 1 2018-19
AT SEATTLE 1 2011-12
ATHLETES IN ACTION BASKETBALL CLASSIC AT PORTLAND OR 1 2010-11
Acrisure Classic 1 2024-25
Acrisure Holiday Invitational 1 2024-25
Allstate Maui Invitational 3 2023-24
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
BEEHIVE CLASSIC 2 2017-18, 2018-19
BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE 1 2017-18
BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 1 2019-20
BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND 3 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL 1 2017-18
BIG WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2016-17
BIG WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 2 2013-14, 2014-15
BIG WEST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL AT ANAHEIM CA 1 2012-13
BIG WEST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINALS AT ANAHEIM CA 1 2010-11
Big 12/SEC Challenge 1 2019-20
Big Sky Championship - Final 1 2024-25
Big Sky Championship - Quarterfinal 1 2023-24
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 1 2024-25
CABLE CAR CLASSIC 2 2010-11, 2014-15
CALIFORNIA BEARS CLASSIC 1 2016-17
CANCUN CHALLENGE - CAMPUS GAME 1 2016-17
CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2019-20
CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2016-17
CBI TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2013-14
CBS Sports Classic 2 2023-24, 2024-25
CIT - 1st ROUND 1 2017-18
COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC 1 2014-15
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC 1 2019-20
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME 1 2018-19
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME 2 2017-18, 2018-19
Cancun Challenge - Campus Game 2 2023-24, 2025-26
Cleveland Hoops Showdown 1 2025-26
Continental Tire Challenge 1 2021-22
DAM CITY CLASSIC 2 2016-17, 2017-18
DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC 2 2011-12
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game 2 2022-23
Empire Classic - Campus Game 1 2025-26
FAR WEST CLASSIC INVITATIONAL 2 2015-16
Fort Myers Tip-Off 4 2020-21, 2021-22
GLOBAL SPORTS CHALLENGE 3 2013-14
GOLDEN GATE CHALLENGE 1 2013-14
GRAND CANYON CLASSIC 1 2017-18
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC POWERED BY SHOTTRACKER 1 2019-20
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC 18 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
HOOPHALL LA 1 2016-17
Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker 2 2020-21
Hall of Fame Series - Las Vegas 1 2023-24
Hall of Fame Series - Los Angeles 1 2025-26
Hall of Fame Series - New York City 1 2024-25
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 6 2021-22, 2022-23
Hercules Tires Big West Championship - 1st Round 1 2021-22
Hercules Tires WAC 1 2022-23
KANSAS CITY SHOOTOUT 1 2015-16
LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL 1 2013-14
LEGENDS CLASSIC - REGIONAL GAME 1 2017-18
LMU CLASSIC 1 2014-15
MAUI JIM MAUI INVITATIONAL 3 2015-16
MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER SHOWCASE 1 2017-18
MGM GRAND SHOWCASE 1 2014-15
MGM RESORTS MAIN EVENT 3 2018-19, 2019-20
MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL 2 2016-17, 2017-18
MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL 1 2017-18
Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 1 2024-25
Mountain West Championship - 1st Round 2 2021-22, 2022-23
NUCDF BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 1 2012-13
NUCDF BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT SAN DIEGO 1 2012-13
Northwest Elite Showdown 1 2025-26
OUTRIGGER HOTELS RAINBOW CLASSIC 3 2012-13
PAC-10 MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS AT LOS ANGELES CA 1 2010-11
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 2 2013-14, 2017-18
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 1 2012-13
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 3 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2011-12
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT PRES. BY NEW YORK LIFE - 1st ROUND 4 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT PRES. BY NEW YORK LIFE - QUARTERFINAL 3 2014-15, 2015-16, 2018-19
PAC-12 MEN'S TOURNAMENT PRES. BY NEW YORK LIFE - SEMIFINAL 1 2016-17
PAYCOM WOODEN LEGACY 3 2019-20
PK80 - CAMPUS GAME 1 2017-18
PROGRESSIVE LEGENDS CLASSIC 2 2013-14, 2014-15
Pac-12 10 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Pacific Thanksgiving 1 2018-19
Phillips 66 Big 12 2 2025-26
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - 1st Round 1 2024-25
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinal 1 2024-25
ROMAN CBI TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2018-19
ROUNDBALL SHOWCASE 1 2015-16
Rady Children's Invitational 1 2025-26
Rady Children's Invitational - Consolation Game 1 2025-26
Roman Main Event 1 2021-22
Roman Main Event - Campus Game 1 2021-22
SoCal Challenge - Campus Game 1 2023-24
Southwest Maui Invitational 2 2025-26
Southwest Maui Invitational - 3rd Place Game 1 2025-26
The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Spokane 1 2025-26
The Battleground 2k22 Presented by Basketball University 1 2022-23
US LBM Coast to Coast Challenge 1 2025-26
US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge 1 2024-25
USD CLASSIC 1 2013-14
Vegas Showdown 2 2023-24
WAC 4 2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2015-16
WCC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2012-13
WCC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND AT LAS VEGAS NV 1 2010-11
WCC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 2 2011-12, 2012-13
WCC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL AT LAS VEGAS NV 1 2010-11
WCC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 1 2011-12
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 3 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL 2 2013-14, 2014-15
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL 2 2017-18, 2018-19
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL 1 2018-19
WEST COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND 1 2019-20
WEST COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND 1 2019-20
WOODEN LEGACY 9 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
West Coast Conference 8 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26
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Michael Greenstein Game Pace by Season

Total games worked across seasons, relative to each season's opening day

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Estimated Salary Information

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Career Summary

Current Tier: Tier 1

Career Total: $2,848,445

Total Games: 1105

Avg per Game: $2,578

Highest Season: $302,550 (2025-26)

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Season Tier Games CC Games U1/U2 Games Total Earned Avg per Game
2025-26 Tier 1 95 66 29 $302,550 $3,185
2024-25 Tier 1 84 51 33 $272,050 $3,239
2023-24 Tier 1 80 34 46 $244,473 $3,056
2022-23 Tier 1 78 33 45 $223,845 $2,870
2021-22 Tier 1 76 24 52 $217,808 $2,866
2020-21 Tier 1 58 14 44 $159,580 $2,751
2019-20 Tier 1 78 31 47 $207,479 $2,660
2018-19 Tier 1 74 20 54 $182,218 $2,462
2017-18 Tier 1 71 24 47 $175,026 $2,465
2016-17 Tier 1 68 23 45 $166,544 $2,449
2015-16 Tier 1 72 20 52 $156,882 $2,179
2014-15 Tier 1 65 23 42 $141,009 $2,169
2013-14 Tier 1 60 16 44 $130,206 $2,170
2012-13 Tier 1 60 43 17 $127,401 $2,123
2011-12 Tier 2 49 20 29 $82,821 $1,690
2010-11 Tier 2 37 22 15 $58,553 $1,583
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Michael Greenstein Salary Pace by Season

Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day

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