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Nate Melson
First Season: 2018-19
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 91
Crew Chief: 12 (13%)
U1: 36 (40%)
U2: 43 (47%)
Home Wins: 67%
Home Fouls: 17.0
Away Fouls: 17.9
Foul Diff: 1.0
Attendance: 2,145
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 91 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Crew Chief | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| U2 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 75 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| WAC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mountain West | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-7 | David Hall | Nate Melson | Robert Felder | Idaho | Sacramento State | 68 - 45 | 15 - 20 | $1,575 | $26,325 |
| 2026-2-28 | Trent Lovewell | D.G. Nelson | Nate Melson | Montana State | Sacramento State | 82 - 61 | 14 - 13 | $1,575 | $24,750 |
| 2026-2-21 | Greg Morstein | Jimmy Casas | Nate Melson | Northern Colorado | Northern Arizona | 78 - 77 | 19 - 20 | $1,575 | $23,175 |
| 2026-2-14 | Nate Melson | Wesley Ford | Grant Jeffres | Abilene Christian | Tarleton State | 73 - 59 | 18 - 21 | $1,350 | $21,600 |
| 2026-2-7 | Ryan Holmes | Nate Melson | Ben Wolfe | Montana State | Eastern Washington | 71 - 72 | 11 - 18 | $1,575 | $20,250 |
| 2026-2-2 | Michael Greenstein | Ryan Holmes | Nate Melson | Portland State | Idaho State | 88 - 65 | 23 - 13 | $1,575 | $18,675 |
| 2026-1-31 | Nate Melson | Jason Alabanza | Michael Mojica | Sacramento State | Montana | 86 - 79 | 19 - 17 | $1,575 | $17,100 |
| 2026-1-17 | Trent Lovewell | Nate Melson | Ben Cartmell | Idaho State | Eastern Washington | 66 - 84 | 25 - 19 | $1,575 | $15,525 |
| 2026-1-10 | Nate Melson | Kyle Luckie | Jacob Hirz | Northern Colorado | Weber State | 71 - 76 | 23 - 20 | $1,575 | $13,950 |
| 2026-1-1 | Ryan Holmes | Nate Melson | Ray Ames | Idaho State | Sacramento State | 97 - 84 | 24 - 23 | $1,575 | $12,375 |
| 2025-12-6 | Nate Melson | Kirk Smith | Hayden Hilty | Idaho State | Denver | 93 - 79 | 22 - 17 | $1,575 | $10,800 |
| 2025-12-3 | Casey McClellan | Nate Melson | Matt Rafferty | Weber State | Oral Roberts | 92 - 66 | 17 - 21 | $1,575 | $9,225 |
| 2025-11-29 | Glen Mayberry | Nate Melson | Chris Merlo | Northern Colorado | Regis (CO) | 104 - 63 | 12 - 7 | $1,575 | $7,650 |
| 2025-11-25 | Nate Melson | Cody Crum | Bob Franklin | Cal Poly | Southeast Missouri State | 68 - 84 | 20 - 26 | $1,575 | $6,075 |
| 2025-11-5 | Wilson Holland | Nate Melson | Rob Foster | Utah Tech | Bethesda University | 110 - 65 | 21 - 24 | $1,350 | $4,500 |
| 2025-11-4 | Ryan Holmes | Layne Barney | Nate Melson | Sacramento State | Dominican (CA) | 103 - 79 | 21 - 23 | $1,575 | $3,150 |
| 2025-11-3 | Casey McClellan | Nate Melson | Kindle Holderby | Montana | Northwest Indian | 106 - 41 | 16 - 20 | $1,575 | $1,575 |
| 2025-3-8 | Frank Harvey | David Hall | Nate Melson | Northern Arizona | Eastern Washington | 66 - 53 | 14 - 14 | $1,575 | $21,375 |
| 2025-2-15 | Brad Gaston | Frank Harvey | Nate Melson | Cal State Northridge | Cal Poly | 89 - 85 | 16 - 16 | $1,575 | $19,800 |
| 2025-2-8 | Nate Melson | Michael Kashirsky | Wacey Lynn | Southern Utah | Abilene Christian | 70 - 84 | 21 - 24 | $1,350 | $18,225 |
| 2025-2-1 | Nate Melson | Derek Anganes | Wacey Lynn | Montana State | Portland State | 74 - 73 | 17 - 15 | $1,575 | $16,875 |
| 2025-1-25 | Martin Cichocki | Andy Cohn | Nate Melson | UC Irvine | Hawai'i | 71 - 55 | 17 - 13 | $1,575 | $15,300 |
| 2025-1-18 | Nate Melson | Derek Anganes | Justin Albrecht | Weber State | Montana State | 71 - 80 | 21 - 21 | $1,575 | $13,725 |
| 2025-1-11 | Nate Melson | Chris Pacsi | Michael Mojica | Utah Tech | Tarleton State | 58 - 54 | 13 - 15 | $1,350 | $12,150 |
| 2024-12-30 | Toby Doolittle | Nate Melson | Kirk Smith | Eastern Washington | Eastern Oregon | 89 - 63 | 9 - 18 | $1,575 | $10,800 |
| 2024-12-21 | David Hall | Nate Melson | Jake Keller | Weber State | Utah Valley | 62 - 64 | 19 - 14 | $1,575 | $9,225 |
| 2024-12-14 | Nate Melson | Isaiah Conrad | Andy Acosta | Idaho State | Walla Walla | 97 - 43 | 3 - 9 | $1,575 | $7,650 |
| 2024-12-7 | Doran Gotschall | Nate Melson | Alexander Thompson | Montana State | Kansas City | 74 - 62 | 14 - 15 | $1,575 | $6,075 |
| 2024-11-24 | Gene Grimshaw | Nate Melson | Alexander Thompson | Montana State | Southern Miss | 79 - 59 | 15 - 17 | $1,575 | $4,500 |
| 2024-11-9 | Jason Horsley | David Hall | Nate Melson | Utah Tech | New Mexico State | 63 - 75 | 22 - 24 | $1,350 | $2,925 |
| 2024-11-4 | Doran Gotschall | Nate Melson | Shane Thurston | Weber State | Northwest Indian | 118 - 35 | 14 - 15 | $1,575 | $1,575 |
| 2024-3-9 | Mark Cook | Wilson Holland | Nate Melson | Northern Arizona | Idaho State | 60 - 68 | 16 - 8 | $1,528 | $19,961 |
| 2024-3-2 | Wilson Holland | Nate Melson | Justin Albrecht | Idaho | Montana | 57 - 80 | 18 - 15 | $1,528 | $18,433 |
| 2024-2-24 | Ruben Ramos | Bobby Daw | Nate Melson | Northern Colorado | Eastern Washington | 76 - 85 | 19 - 13 | $1,528 | $16,905 |
| 2024-2-17 | Bobby Daw | Nate Melson | Justin Albrecht | Portland State | Northern Arizona | 83 - 68 | 15 - 18 | $1,528 | $15,377 |
| 2024-2-3 | Klaus Endrissat | Nate Melson | Grant Jeffres | Montana State | Idaho | 75 - 81 | 18 - 16 | $1,528 | $13,849 |
| 2024-1-27 | Trent Lovewell | Crystal Hogan | Nate Melson | Weber State | Idaho State | 64 - 74 | 20 - 19 | $1,528 | $12,321 |
| 2024-1-13 | Mark Cook | Courtney Holmes | Nate Melson | Montana | Northern Arizona | 90 - 47 | 14 - 9 | $1,528 | $10,793 |
| 2024-1-6 | Doran Gotschall | Nate Melson | Matt Ditty | Utah Valley | Southern Utah | 80 - 62 | 17 - 20 | $1,310 | $9,265 |
| 2023-12-30 | Randy McCall | Doran Gotschall | Nate Melson | Weber State | Montana State | 86 - 64 | 16 - 26 | $1,528 | $7,955 |
| 2023-12-9 | Ronald Brokenbrough | Frank Harvey | Nate Melson | Sacramento State | Cal State Fullerton | 60 - 62 | 23 - 19 | $1,528 | $6,427 |
| 2023-12-2 | Casey McClellan | Nate Melson | Marcus Hicks | Idaho State | Lindenwood | 76 - 70 | 20 - 23 | $1,528 | $4,899 |
| 2023-11-30 | Nate Melson | Ray Ames | Matt Rafferty | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 62 - 70 | 15 - 14 | $1,528 | $3,371 |
| 2023-11-7 | Randy Heimerman | Eric Curry | Nate Melson | Wyoming | Northern New Mexico | 104 - 56 | 12 - 24 | $1,843 | $1,843 |
| 2023-2-18 | Chad Shepherd | Nate Melson | Ray Ames | Idaho | Northern Arizona | 50 - 72 | 10 - 17 | $1,480 | $16,940 |
| 2023-2-4 | Mark Fulton | Nate Melson | Layne Barney | Portland State | Eastern Washington | 88 - 98 | 25 - 24 | $1,480 | $15,460 |
| 2023-1-28 | Jason Horsley | Nate Melson | Nik Caruthers | Sacramento State | Montana State | 65 - 72 | 21 - 16 | $1,480 | $13,980 |
| 2023-1-21 | Rob Kruger | Nate Melson | Michael Cheatham | Northern Colorado | Idaho | 73 - 67 | 18 - 16 | $1,480 | $12,500 |
| 2023-1-14 | Greg Morstein | Brent Watts | Nate Melson | Montana | Idaho State | 84 - 55 | 18 - 17 | $1,480 | $11,020 |
| 2022-12-31 | Tim Marion | Chad Shepherd | Nate Melson | Sacramento State | Portland State | 74 - 63 | 15 - 20 | $1,480 | $9,540 |
Showing 1-50 of 91 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 2K EMPIRE CLASSIC - SUBREGIONAL GAME | 2 | 2018-19 |
| Basketball Travelers Invitational | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Big Sky Championship - 1st Round | 3 | 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Big Sky-Summit Challenge | 3 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| ELGIN BAYLOR CLASSIC | 1 | 2018-19 |
| JUNKANOO JAM - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| WAC/CUSA Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
Nate Melson 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: $133,859
Total Games: 91
Avg per Game: $1,471
Highest Season: $26,325 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | $26,325 | $1,549 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | $21,375 | $1,527 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 13 | 1 | 12 | $19,961 | $1,535 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | $16,940 | $1,540 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | $16,059 | $1,460 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | $13,860 | $1,386 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $9,373 | $1,339 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | $9,966 | $1,246 |
Nate Melson Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day