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Michael McCloskey
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 372
Crew Chief: 224 (60%)
U1: 107 (29%)
U2: 41 (11%)
Home Wins: 61%
Home Fouls: 17.1
Away Fouls: 18.1
Foul Diff: 1.0
Attendance: 2,002
| 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 | 372 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 36 |
| Crew Chief | 224 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| U1 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| U2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEC | 76 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAAC | 60 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Patriot | 55 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Ivy | 51 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| A-10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| Am. East | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| CAA | 35 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-4 | Michael McCloskey | Tom Deneen | Mamadou Ba | Central Connecticut | Wagner | 60 - 70 | 16 - 15 | $1,600 | $34,650 |
| 2026-3-3 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Michael Nardone | Hofstra | Drexel | 62 - 51 | 12 - 14 | $2,100 | $33,050 |
| 2026-2-28 | Michael McCloskey | Jawaan Williams | Josh Burton | Princeton | Dartmouth | 82 - 61 | 21 - 18 | $2,000 | $30,950 |
| 2026-2-26 | Michael McCloskey | Steve Ruppenthal | Edward Corbett | Long Island University | Chicago State | 73 - 56 | 12 - 22 | $1,600 | $28,950 |
| 2026-2-21 | Michael McCloskey | Jawaan Williams | Greg Moyer | Yale | Pennsylvania | 74 - 70 | 19 - 20 | $2,000 | $27,350 |
| 2026-2-14 | Michael McCloskey | Craig Lastres | Joseph Carmisione | Le Moyne | Chicago State | 81 - 63 | 14 - 19 | $1,600 | $25,350 |
| 2026-2-5 | Michael McCloskey | Craig Lastres | Mamadou Ba | Central Connecticut | Chicago State | 78 - 67 | 15 - 16 | $1,600 | $23,750 |
| 2026-1-31 | Michael McCloskey | Josh Burton | Randall Wells | Columbia | Princeton | 68 - 80 | 17 - 17 | $2,000 | $22,150 |
| 2026-1-24 | Michael McCloskey | Adam Vandenburgh | Josh Anderson | Marist | Quinnipiac | 71 - 64 | 16 - 16 | $1,900 | $20,150 |
| 2026-1-23 | Michael McCloskey | Steve Ruppenthal | Phil Sallustio Jr. | Le Moyne | Wagner | 69 - 67 | 15 - 25 | $1,600 | $18,250 |
| 2026-1-19 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Joseph Carmisione | Chicago State | New Haven | 56 - 62 | 17 - 12 | $1,600 | $16,650 |
| 2026-1-17 | Michael McCloskey | Craig Lastres | Joseph Carmisione | Saint Francis | Central Connecticut | 90 - 98 | 23 - 17 | $1,600 | $15,050 |
| 2026-1-10 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Mikerlange Fleury | Hofstra | Monmouth | 67 - 64 | 21 - 21 | $2,100 | $13,450 |
| 2025-12-17 | Doug Aprahamian | Michael McCloskey | Steve Ruppenthal | Wagner | Maryland Eastern Shore | 78 - 64 | 18 - 25 | $1,600 | $11,350 |
| 2025-11-30 | Michael McCloskey | Nathan Farrell | Adam Vandenburgh | Quinnipiac | Stonehill | 76 - 62 | 14 - 11 | $1,900 | $9,750 |
| 2025-11-29 | Michael McCloskey | Jawaan Williams | Tim Smith | Hofstra | Merrimack | 78 - 58 | 13 - 16 | $2,100 | $7,850 |
| 2025-11-28 | Michael McCloskey | Javed Trotman | Edward Corbett | Ball State | Monmouth | 73 - 80 | 17 - 6 | $2,050 | $5,750 |
| 2025-11-24 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Evon Burroughs | Central Connecticut | Sacred Heart | 108 - 106 | 15 - 22 | $1,600 | $3,700 |
| 2025-11-4 | Michael McCloskey | Sean Campbell | Daniel Basile | Monmouth | Caldwell | 96 - 68 | 12 - 18 | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| 2025-3-8 | Michael McCloskey | Scott Gooden | Josh Anderson | Manhattan | Siena | 78 - 66 | 22 - 16 | $1,900 | $40,850 |
| 2025-3-5 | Michael McCloskey | Phil Sallustio Jr. | Michael Nardone | Long Island University | Chicago State | 68 - 57 | 16 - 13 | $1,600 | $38,950 |
| 2025-3-1 | Michael McCloskey | Sean Campbell | Edward Corbett | Drexel | Monmouth | 71 - 61 | 11 - 17 | $2,100 | $37,350 |
| 2025-2-20 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Craig Lastres | Wagner | Stonehill | 63 - 57 | 10 - 13 | $1,600 | $35,250 |
| 2025-2-15 | Michael McCloskey | Anthony Franklin | Steven Perry | Hampton | Hofstra | 67 - 49 | 18 - 17 | $2,100 | $33,650 |
| 2025-2-8 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Steven Perry | Monmouth | Towson | 67 - 73 | 14 - 14 | $2,100 | $31,550 |
| 2025-2-1 | Michael McCloskey | Jim Googas | Jafar Kinsey | Colgate | Lafayette | 61 - 76 | 20 - 15 | $1,750 | $29,450 |
| 2025-1-26 | Doug Aprahamian | Michael McCloskey | Mikerlange Fleury | Central Connecticut | Chicago State | 81 - 64 | 8 - 20 | $1,600 | $27,700 |
| 2025-1-25 | Wally Rutecki | Michael McCloskey | Sean Campbell | Drexel | Delaware | 67 - 54 | 10 - 13 | $2,100 | $26,100 |
| 2025-1-23 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Michael Palau | Stony Brook | Campbell | 54 - 79 | 7 - 12 | $2,100 | $24,000 |
| 2025-1-18 | Michael McCloskey | Carl Luciano | Randall Wells | Mount St. Mary's | Quinnipiac | 57 - 91 | 15 - 14 | $1,900 | $21,900 |
| 2025-1-12 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Craig Lastres | Le Moyne | Mercyhurst | 79 - 63 | 21 - 21 | $1,600 | $20,000 |
| 2025-1-11 | Michael McCloskey | Lionel Butler | Tyler Jones | Columbia | Cornell | 83 - 94 | 11 - 11 | $2,000 | $18,400 |
| 2025-1-5 | Michael McCloskey | Michael Luckie | Daniel Basile | Bucknell | Colgate | 66 - 60 | 15 - 17 | $1,750 | $16,400 |
| 2025-1-4 | Michael McCloskey | Michael Nardone | Greg Moyer | Stony Brook | William & Mary | 76 - 83 | 19 - 14 | $2,100 | $14,650 |
| 2024-12-7 | Michael McCloskey | Matt Lavigne | Mamadou Ba | Boston University | UAlbany | 80 - 74 | 13 - 20 | $1,750 | $12,550 |
| 2024-12-1 | Michael McCloskey | Mike Paulu | None | Stonehill | Quinnipiac | 88 - 74 | 16 - 16 | $1,600 | $10,800 |
| 2024-11-30 | Michael McCloskey | Michael Luckie | Raymond Downs | Lafayette | Niagara | 59 - 47 | 14 - 17 | $1,750 | $9,200 |
| 2024-11-26 | Michael McCloskey | Nathan Hall | Riley McGraw | Army | SUNY-Maritime | 91 - 52 | 8 - 16 | $1,750 | $7,450 |
| 2024-11-16 | Michael McCloskey | Ryan Corbett | Jawaan Williams | Cornell | Lafayette | 81 - 71 | 18 - 23 | $2,000 | $5,700 |
| 2024-11-11 | Michael McCloskey | Brandon Cruz | Mikerlange Fleury | Central Connecticut | Vermont State - Johnson | 117 - 68 | 12 - 9 | $1,600 | $3,700 |
| 2024-11-4 | Michael McCloskey | Sean Campbell | Ryan Corbett | Hofstra | Old Westbury | 89 - 62 | 15 - 23 | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| 2024-3-9 | Michael McCloskey | Matt Lavigne | Ben Stirt | Stony Brook | Northeastern | 75 - 65 | 17 - 18 | $2,037 | $65,673 |
| 2024-3-7 | Michael McCloskey | John Cahill | Tim Smith | Colgate | Holy Cross | 81 - 64 | 8 - 17 | $1,698 | $63,636 |
| 2024-3-2 | Michael McCloskey | Matt Oblas | J.D. Ralls | Elon | Monmouth | 70 - 85 | 17 - 15 | $2,037 | $61,938 |
| 2024-2-28 | Michael McCloskey | Ed Corbett | Mike Evans | Holy Cross | Colgate | 58 - 77 | 14 - 9 | $1,698 | $59,901 |
| 2024-2-25 | Pat Driscoll | Michael McCloskey | John Cahill | Saint Peter's | Marist | 69 - 60 | 23 - 27 | $1,843 | $58,203 |
| 2024-2-24 | Michael McCloskey | Phil Sallustio Jr. | Ed Corbett | Stony Brook | William & Mary | 75 - 62 | 13 - 19 | $2,037 | $56,360 |
| 2024-2-23 | Guy Pagano | Michael McCloskey | Tim Smith | Cornell | Yale | 65 - 62 | 24 - 22 | $1,940 | $54,323 |
| 2024-2-22 | Michael McCloskey | Jeff Fox | Jason Stallworth | Wagner | Central Connecticut | 72 - 73 | 20 - 16 | $1,552 | $52,383 |
| 2024-2-17 | Michael McCloskey | Ed Corbett | Jarrett Robinson | Hofstra | Northeastern | 82 - 62 | 10 - 11 | $2,037 | $50,831 |
Showing 1-50 of 372 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 2K SPORTS CLASSIC | 1 | 2012-13 |
| AMERICA EAST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 3 | 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| AT PHILADELPHIA | 1 | 2012-13 |
| ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT ATLANTIC CITY NJ | 1 | 2010-11 |
| CAA Championship - 2nd Round | 2 | 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC | 1 | 2014-15 |
| CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2010-11 |
| CONNECTICUT 6 CLASSIC | 1 | 2014-15 |
| Cathedral Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| HALL OF FAME TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2013-14 |
| Ivy League | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Lafayette | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Lafayette Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| MAAC Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2021-22 |
| MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT BRIDGEPORT CT | 1 | 2010-11 |
| Market Street Challenge | 1 | 2023-24 |
| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2018-19 |
| NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Northeast Conference | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Northern Classic | 4 | 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 2 | 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| Patriot League | 2 | 2020-21 |
| Patriot League Championship - Final | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Patriot League Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2021-22, 2023-24 |
| Veterans Classic | 1 | 2020-21 |
Michael McCloskey 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: $574,466
Total Games: 372
Avg per Game: $1,544
Highest Season: $68,291 (2022-23)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | $34,650 | $1,824 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | $40,850 | $1,857 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 37 | 29 | 8 | $65,673 | $1,775 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 2 | 38 | 32 | 6 | $68,291 | $1,797 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 30 | 24 | 6 | $50,274 | $1,676 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | $27,720 | $1,540 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | $26,692 | $1,483 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | $16,851 | $1,404 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | $16,036 | $1,336 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | $17,479 | $1,345 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | $30,220 | $1,511 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | $33,547 | $1,398 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | $30,812 | $1,340 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 2 | 24 | 6 | 18 | $32,532 | $1,356 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 2 | 26 | 4 | 22 | $34,633 | $1,332 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 2 | 36 | 4 | 32 | $48,206 | $1,339 |
Michael McCloskey Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day