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Nelson Santiago
First Season: 2013-14
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 79
Crew Chief: 21 (27%)
U1: 31 (39%)
U2: 27 (34%)
Home Wins: 61%
Home Fouls: 16.7
Away Fouls: 18.3
Foul Diff: 1.6
Attendance: 1,547
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 79 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Crew Chief | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| U2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| NCAA Tournament | 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 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 32 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Big South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SWAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-6 | Jason Creek | Nelson Santiago | Nick Nadeau | Lipscomb | Florida Gulf Coast | 53 - 77 | 13 - 14 | $1,525 | $16,125 |
| 2026-2-21 | Nelson Santiago | Andrew Casas | Julian Legido | Florida Gulf Coast | Central Arkansas | 75 - 71 | 17 - 13 | $1,525 | $14,600 |
| 2026-2-19 | Nelson Santiago | Shane Land | Ryan Wechsler | North Florida | Austin Peay | 76 - 77 | 23 - 20 | $1,525 | $13,075 |
| 2026-2-7 | Marcus Gossard | Nelson Santiago | Jordan Conley | Bethune-Cookman | Prairie View A&M | 82 - 76 | 19 - 26 | $1,200 | $11,550 |
| 2026-1-31 | Nelson Santiago | Adam James | Felix Fuerte | Stetson | North Alabama | 66 - 68 | 14 - 14 | $1,525 | $10,350 |
| 2026-1-26 | Nelson Santiago | Andrew Casas | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Bethune-Cookman | Alcorn State | 82 - 73 | 12 - 18 | $1,200 | $8,825 |
| 2026-1-17 | Nelson Santiago | Landen Cammack | Julian Legido | Stetson | Queens University | 81 - 87 | 17 - 24 | $1,525 | $7,625 |
| 2026-1-10 | Nelson Santiago | Ryan Wechsler | Charles Howell Jr | Florida Gulf Coast | Lipscomb | 77 - 84 | 19 - 15 | $1,525 | $6,100 |
| 2026-1-8 | Nelson Santiago | Luis Vazquez | Nick Nadeau | North Florida | West Georgia | 73 - 85 | 20 - 16 | $1,525 | $4,575 |
| 2025-11-25 | Marcus Gossard | Kenny Totten | Nelson Santiago | Stetson | Wright State | 62 - 79 | 9 - 10 | $1,525 | $3,050 |
| 2025-11-15 | Jon Broska | Nelson Santiago | Andrew Casas | Florida Gulf Coast | Chattanooga | 91 - 73 | 21 - 13 | $1,525 | $1,525 |
| 2025-2-26 | Jon Broska | Nelson Santiago | Adam James | North Florida | Eastern Kentucky | 81 - 86 | 17 - 16 | $1,525 | $15,450 |
| 2025-2-20 | Jon Broska | Nelson Santiago | Ryan Wechsler | Stetson | Florida Gulf Coast | 80 - 83 | 21 - 19 | $1,525 | $13,925 |
| 2025-2-1 | Jose Carrion | Nelson Santiago | Donta Carter | Louisiana | South Alabama | 58 - 62 | 21 - 16 | $1,625 | $12,400 |
| 2025-1-18 | Freddie Williams | Nelson Santiago | Luis Vazquez | Florida Gulf Coast | Queens University | 60 - 47 | 14 - 16 | $1,525 | $10,775 |
| 2025-1-11 | Jon Broska | Nelson Santiago | Julian Legido | Stetson | North Alabama | 64 - 92 | 17 - 17 | $1,525 | $9,250 |
| 2024-12-22 | Nelson Santiago | Luis Vasquez | Ryan Wechsler | Stetson | Fort Lauderdale | 103 - 77 | 16 - 23 | $1,525 | $7,725 |
| 2024-12-14 | Nelson Santiago | Nick Nadeau | Joe Prince | Stetson | Florida International | 72 - 81 | 18 - 22 | $1,525 | $6,200 |
| 2024-11-23 | Landon Brandes | Nelson Santiago | Byron Rosier | Florida Gulf Coast | Northeastern | 55 - 59 | 14 - 12 | $1,525 | $4,675 |
| 2024-11-21 | Nelson Santiago | John Atanassov | Jordan Conley | North Florida | Edward Waters | 108 - 59 | 14 - 11 | $1,525 | $3,150 |
| 2024-11-4 | Mike Nance | Nelson Santiago | Andrew Casas | Louisiana | Kent State | 66 - 70 | 22 - 19 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 2024-3-1 | Nelson Santiago | Ben Stirt | John Atanassov | North Florida | Stetson | 78 - 59 | 19 - 12 | $1,479 | $8,680 |
| 2024-2-22 | Chris Merlo | Nelson Santiago | Shane Land | Florida Gulf Coast | Kennesaw State | 67 - 74 | 19 - 20 | $1,479 | $7,201 |
| 2024-2-8 | Clyde Owens | Steven Anderson | Nelson Santiago | North Florida | North Alabama | 74 - 79 | 20 - 21 | $1,479 | $5,722 |
| 2024-1-6 | Kenny Totten | Nelson Santiago | Felix Fuerte | Florida Gulf Coast | North Florida | 58 - 78 | 13 - 17 | $1,479 | $4,243 |
| 2023-11-18 | Nelson Santiago | Williset Del Valle | David Howard | Northwestern State | Presbyterian | 75 - 78 | 25 - 23 | $1,285 | $2,764 |
| 2023-11-6 | Nelson Santiago | Luis Vazquez | Julian Legido | North Florida | Coastal Georgia | 92 - 55 | 13 - 20 | $1,479 | $1,479 |
| 2023-2-22 | Jon Broska | Nelson Santiago | John Atanassov | Stetson | Austin Peay | 76 - 51 | 8 - 13 | $1,434 | $8,698 |
| 2023-2-4 | Nelson Santiago | John Atanassov | Williset Del Valle | Florida Gulf Coast | North Alabama | 85 - 87 | 19 - 19 | $1,434 | $7,264 |
| 2023-1-7 | Nelson Santiago | Nick Meyer | Felix Fuerte | Florida Gulf Coast | North Florida | 82 - 57 | 11 - 9 | $1,434 | $5,830 |
| 2022-12-4 | Nelson Santiago | Shane Land | Ben Stirt | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida International | 74 - 65 | 13 - 17 | $1,434 | $4,396 |
| 2022-11-13 | Andrew Casas | Julian Legido | Nelson Santiago | Florida Gulf Coast | Ave Maria | 105 - 61 | 14 - 10 | $1,434 | $2,962 |
| 2022-11-7 | Nelson Santiago | Andrew Casas | Nick Nadeau | Coastal Carolina | St. Mary's (MD) | 97 - 43 | 9 - 13 | $1,528 | $1,528 |
| 2022-2-9 | Josue Nieves | Kenny Totten | Nelson Santiago | Jacksonville | Eastern Kentucky | 81 - 68 | 12 - 13 | $1,388 | $6,940 |
| 2022-1-27 | Kenny Totten | Nelson Santiago | Mark Pillen | Stetson | Bellarmine | 47 - 72 | 14 - 15 | $1,388 | $5,552 |
| 2022-1-15 | Nelson Santiago | Adam James | Ben Stirt | North Florida | Jacksonville | 51 - 54 | 12 - 13 | $1,388 | $4,164 |
| 2021-12-30 | Nelson Santiago | Shane Land | Andrew Casas | Stetson | Point | 77 - 65 | 10 - 13 | $1,388 | $2,776 |
| 2021-12-11 | Nelson Santiago | Nick Meyer | Shane Land | North Florida | Austin Peay | 91 - 84 | 14 - 21 | $1,388 | $1,388 |
| 2021-1-9 | Jerome Hall | Nelson Santiago | Raymond Lightfoot | The Citadel | Chattanooga | 92 - 87 | 20 - 23 | $1,364 | $2,728 |
| 2020-12-5 | Nelson Santiago | Raymond Lightfoot | Daniel Clark | The Citadel | Toccoa Falls | 100 - 58 | 22 - 18 | $1,364 | $1,364 |
| 2020-2-22 | David Carter | Nelson Santiago | Chris McCurry | Western Carolina | The Citadel | 96 - 84 | 14 - 19 | $1,318 | $6,653 |
| 2020-2-8 | Ryan Christian | Nelson Santiago | Andy Ezzelle | Western Carolina | Furman | 73 - 82 | 20 - 17 | $1,318 | $5,335 |
| 2020-1-11 | Glenn Tuitt | Michael Kolen | Nelson Santiago | East Tennessee State | VMI | 61 - 55 | 17 - 22 | $1,318 | $4,017 |
| 2019-12-28 | Nathan Bemis | Nelson Santiago | Kyle Regetz | Arkansas State | Freed-Hardeman | 84 - 73 | 17 - 24 | $1,381 | $2,699 |
| 2019-12-7 | Art Vaulk | Nelson Santiago | Darren Drake | The Citadel | Carver College | 108 - 40 | 15 - 15 | $1,318 | $1,318 |
| 2019-2-9 | Glenn Tuitt | David Carter | Nelson Santiago | Chattanooga | UNC Greensboro | 63 - 78 | N/A - N/A | $1,271 | $7,687 |
| 2019-1-24 | Jeremy Mosier | Jon Wall | Nelson Santiago | Wofford | Samford | 107 - 106 | 20 - 12 | $1,271 | $6,416 |
| 2019-1-12 | Antoine Dawkins | Nelson Santiago | Austin Reeves | VMI | Wofford | 76 - 90 | 15 - 16 | $1,271 | $5,145 |
| 2018-12-16 | Glenn Tuitt | Bill Jacobson | Nelson Santiago | Coastal Carolina | North Carolina Central | 69 - 65 | 16 - 18 | $1,332 | $3,874 |
| 2018-11-18 | Glenn Tuitt | Nelson Santiago | Kyle Regetz | Chattanooga | Jacksonville | 66 - 74 | 20 - 19 | $1,271 | $2,542 |
Showing 1-50 of 79 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| ADOLPH RUPP CLASSIC | 1 | 2017-18 |
| ASUN Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2025-26 |
| ASUN/SoCon Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| EMU SHOWCASE | 1 | 2014-15 |
| GULF COAST SHOWCASE - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Homewood Suites Classic | 1 | 2024-25 |
| MAC-SBC Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
| SAN DIEGO CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| South Alabama | 1 | 2018-19 |
| UNCG SPARTAN CLASSIC | 1 | 2017-18 |
Nelson Santiago 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: $104,297
Total Games: 79
Avg per Game: $1,320
Highest Season: $16,125 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | $16,125 | $1,466 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | $15,450 | $1,545 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | $8,680 | $1,447 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | $8,698 | $1,450 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $6,940 | $1,388 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $2,728 | $1,364 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $6,653 | $1,331 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $7,687 | $1,281 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | $12,084 | $1,208 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | $7,932 | $1,133 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $4,124 | $1,031 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | $4,144 | $1,036 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $3,052 | $1,017 |
Nelson Santiago Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day