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Owen Shortt
First Season: 2014-15
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 690
Crew Chief: 13 (2%)
U1: 114 (17%)
U2: 563 (82%)
Home Wins: 71%
Home Fouls: 16.7
Away Fouls: 18.5
Foul Diff: 1.7
Attendance: 7,120
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 690 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 47 | 66 | 69 | 53 | 43 | 8 | 6 |
| Crew Chief | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 114 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 563 | 63 | 69 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 43 | 46 | 59 | 44 | 41 | 8 | 6 |
| NCAA Tournament | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEC | 274 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 99 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 93 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| MVC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Summit | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| ASUN | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-26 | Paul Szelc | Marques Pettigrew | Owen Shortt | Houston | Illinois | 55 - 65 | 21 - 14 | $3,800 | $311,900 |
| 2026-3-21 | Michael Irving | Owen Shortt | Tommy Morrissey | Michigan State | Louisville | 77 - 69 | 11 - 21 | $4,000 | $308,100 |
| 2026-3-19 | Kevin Brill | Tim Clougherty | Owen Shortt | Georgia | Saint Louis | 77 - 102 | 14 - 20 | $3,900 | $304,100 |
| 2026-3-15 | Doug Shows | Pat Adams | Owen Shortt | South Florida | Wichita State | 70 - 55 | 20 - 19 | $3,100 | $300,200 |
| 2026-3-14 | Don Daily | Byron Jarrett | Owen Shortt | Arkansas | Ole Miss | 93 - 90 | 10 - 22 | $3,900 | $297,100 |
| 2026-3-13 | Doug Shows | Byron Jarrett | Owen Shortt | Florida | Kentucky | 71 - 63 | 19 - 24 | $3,900 | $293,200 |
| 2026-3-12 | Doug Shows | Todd Austin | Owen Shortt | Georgia | Ole Miss | 72 - 76 | 16 - 20 | $3,900 | $289,300 |
| 2026-3-11 | Anthony Jordan | Byron Jarrett | Owen Shortt | Sam Houston | New Mexico State | 69 - 61 | 19 - 27 | $2,500 | $285,400 |
| 2026-3-8 | Brian Dorsey | Paul Szelc | Owen Shortt | Maryland | Illinois | 72 - 78 | 20 - 12 | $4,000 | $282,900 |
| 2026-3-7 | Landon Brandes | Owen Shortt | K.B. Burdett | Mississippi State | Georgia | 96 - 102 | 16 - 13 | $3,900 | $278,900 |
| 2026-3-5 | Brian Dorsey | Paul Szelc | Owen Shortt | Michigan State | Rutgers | 91 - 87 | 15 - 21 | $4,000 | $275,000 |
| 2026-3-4 | Brian Dorsey | Kelly Pfeifer | Owen Shortt | Penn State | Ohio State | 62 - 94 | 14 - 18 | $4,000 | $271,000 |
| 2026-3-3 | Todd Austin | Bharat Ramnanan | Owen Shortt | Oklahoma | Missouri | 80 - 64 | 15 - 19 | $3,900 | $267,000 |
| 2026-3-2 | Owen Shortt | John Johnson | Tommy Johnson | Houston Christian | Lamar | 75 - 53 | 13 - 17 | $2,050 | $263,100 |
| 2026-2-28 | Patrick Evans | Pat Adams | Owen Shortt | Texas A&M | Texas | 70 - 76 | 17 - 18 | $3,900 | $261,050 |
| 2026-2-26 | Courtney Green | Owen Shortt | Lucas Santos | Memphis | Wichita State | 82 - 88 | 21 - 15 | $3,100 | $257,150 |
| 2026-2-25 | Joe Lindsay | Wil Howard | Owen Shortt | Ole Miss | LSU | 99 - 106 | 22 - 20 | $3,900 | $254,050 |
| 2026-2-24 | Jeb Hartness | Olandis Poole | Owen Shortt | South Carolina | Kentucky | 63 - 72 | 16 - 17 | $3,900 | $250,150 |
| 2026-2-22 | Byron Jarrett | Owen Shortt | K.B. Burdett | Tulane | Rice | 81 - 75 | 17 - 21 | $3,100 | $246,250 |
| 2026-2-21 | Joe Lindsay | Rob Rorke | Owen Shortt | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | 65 - 69 | 18 - 17 | $3,900 | $243,150 |
| 2026-2-19 | Patrick Evans | Garrick Shannon | Owen Shortt | Louisiana | Arkansas State | 62 - 79 | 21 - 14 | $2,550 | $239,250 |
| 2026-2-18 | Steven Anderson | Bart Lenox | Owen Shortt | Mississippi State | Auburn | 91 - 85 | 23 - 15 | $3,900 | $236,700 |
| 2026-2-17 | Mike Reed | Jeffrey Anderson | Owen Shortt | Iowa | Nebraska | 57 - 52 | 14 - 18 | $4,000 | $232,800 |
| 2026-2-15 | Chuck Jones | Wil Howard | Owen Shortt | Florida Atlantic | South Florida | 81 - 83 | 11 - 13 | $3,100 | $228,800 |
| 2026-2-14 | Don Daily | Chuck Jones | Owen Shortt | Florida | Kentucky | 92 - 83 | 19 - 26 | $3,900 | $225,700 |
| 2026-2-12 | Jeb Hartness | Keith Kimble | Owen Shortt | Florida International | Delaware | 66 - 68 | 13 - 11 | $2,500 | $221,800 |
| 2026-2-11 | Doug Shows | Wil Howard | Owen Shortt | Mississippi State | Tennessee | 64 - 73 | 16 - 15 | $3,900 | $219,300 |
| 2026-2-8 | Earl Walton | Jeffrey Anderson | Owen Shortt | Minnesota | Maryland | 62 - 67 | 17 - 16 | $4,000 | $215,400 |
| 2026-2-7 | Doug Shows | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Owen Shortt | Auburn | Alabama | 92 - 96 | 20 - 19 | $3,900 | $211,400 |
| 2026-2-5 | Tim Comer | Jason Phillips | Owen Shortt | Michigan | Penn State | 110 - 69 | 20 - 14 | $4,000 | $207,500 |
| 2026-2-4 | Brian Dorsey | Bart Lenox | Owen Shortt | Illinois | Northwestern | 84 - 44 | 9 - 11 | $4,000 | $203,500 |
| 2026-2-3 | D.J. Carstensen | Randy Richardson | Owen Shortt | USC | Indiana | 81 - 75 | 17 - 24 | $4,000 | $199,500 |
| 2026-2-1 | Courtney Green | Owen Shortt | K.B. Burdett | Florida | Alabama | 100 - 77 | 16 - 21 | $3,900 | $195,500 |
| 2026-1-31 | Wil Howard | Courtney Green | Owen Shortt | Georgia | Texas A&M | 77 - 92 | 18 - 13 | $3,900 | $191,600 |
| 2026-1-29 | D.J. Carstensen | Earl Watson | Owen Shortt | Illinois | Washington | 75 - 66 | 12 - 18 | $4,000 | $187,700 |
| 2026-1-28 | Larry Scirotto | Keith Kimble | Owen Shortt | Wisconsin | Minnesota | 67 - 63 | 12 - 19 | $4,000 | $183,700 |
| 2026-1-27 | Don Daily | Todd Austin | Owen Shortt | Vanderbilt | Kentucky | 80 - 55 | 18 - 19 | $3,900 | $179,700 |
| 2026-1-24 | Patrick Evans | Wil Howard | Owen Shortt | Arkansas | LSU | 85 - 81 | 20 - 19 | $3,900 | $175,800 |
| 2026-1-22 | Josue Nieves | Owen Shortt | Chase Shaw | Georgia Southern | Arkansas State | 68 - 85 | 20 - 21 | $2,550 | $171,900 |
| 2026-1-21 | Byron Jarrett | Joe Lindsay | Owen Shortt | Tulsa | Memphis | 83 - 66 | 15 - 24 | $3,100 | $169,350 |
| 2026-1-20 | Byron Jarrett | Bart Lenox | Owen Shortt | South Carolina | Oklahoma | 85 - 76 | 20 - 18 | $3,900 | $166,250 |
| 2026-1-18 | Ron Groover | A.J. Desai | Owen Shortt | South Florida | Wichita State | 85 - 86 | 15 - 18 | $3,100 | $162,350 |
| 2026-1-17 | Don Daily | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Owen Shortt | Tennessee | Kentucky | 78 - 80 | 19 - 22 | $3,900 | $159,250 |
| 2026-1-15 | Owen Shortt | Lucas Santos | Anthony Eades | App State | James Madison | 80 - 65 | 13 - 11 | $2,550 | $155,350 |
| 2026-1-14 | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Owen Shortt | K.B. Burdett | Missouri | Auburn | 84 - 74 | 17 - 19 | $3,900 | $152,800 |
| 2026-1-13 | D.J. Carstensen | Paul Szelc | Owen Shortt | Michigan State | Indiana | 81 - 60 | 17 - 21 | $4,000 | $148,900 |
| 2026-1-11 | Jason Baker | Bart Lenox | Owen Shortt | Rice | Charlotte | 73 - 74 | 21 - 22 | $3,100 | $144,900 |
| 2026-1-10 | Bart Lenox | Bharat Ramnanan | Owen Shortt | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | 83 - 76 | 20 - 22 | $3,900 | $141,800 |
| 2026-1-8 | Jason Baker | Owen Shortt | K.B. Burdett | Louisiana Tech | Liberty | 56 - 72 | 16 - 11 | $2,500 | $137,900 |
| 2026-1-7 | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Todd Austin | Owen Shortt | Ole Miss | Arkansas | 87 - 94 | 22 - 16 | $3,900 | $135,400 |
Showing 1-50 of 690 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA Sweet 16 | 1 | 2025-26 |
| NCAA Second Round | 1 | 2025-26 |
| NCAA First Round | 5 | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| NCAA First Four | 1 | 2018-19 |
| NIT | 14 | 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25 |
| ACC/SEC Challenge presented by Continental Tire | 1 | 2023-24 |
| ACC/SEC Men's Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| ADOLPH RUPP CLASSIC | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2020-21, 2021-22 |
| Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2021-22 |
| American Athletic Conference Championship - Semifinal | 3 | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 |
| American Conference Championship - Final | 1 | 2025-26 |
| BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 3 | 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-20 |
| BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME BELFAST CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2019-20 |
| BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis | 9 | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | 1 | 2022-23 |
| Big 12/SEC Challenge | 1 | 2019-20 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARS CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| CANCUN CHALLENGE - CAMPUS GAME | 2 | 2018-19, 2019-20 |
| CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2017-18 |
| CIT - 1st ROUND | 2 | 2016-17, 2018-19 |
| CIT - QUARTERFINAL | 2 | 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| CUSA Championship - Quarterfinal | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Cancun Challenge - Campus Game | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Central Arkansas Classic | 1 | 2023-24 |
| Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | 1 | 2019-20 |
| EMERALD COAST CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 3 | 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20 |
| Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game | 1 | 2021-22 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2017-18 |
| HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC | 3 | 2019-20 |
| HY-VEE CLASSIC | 1 | 2017-18 |
| Hall of Fame Series - Las Vegas | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Hercules Tires Sun Belt Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Hercules Tires Sun Belt Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Hickory Hoops Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Holiday Hoopsgiving | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Indy Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| JIMMY V CLASSIC | 1 | 2019-20 |
| Jimmy V Classic presented by Corona | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Kentucky Classic | 1 | 2021-22 |
| LEGENDS CLASSIC - REGIONAL GAME | 3 | 2017-18, 2019-20 |
| LITTLE CAESARS HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2016-17 |
| MAUI JIM MAUI ON THE MAINLAND | 2 | 2016-17 |
| MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| MGM GRAND MAIN EVENT - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| NIU THANKSGIVING CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| NKU Men's Basketball | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Ohio River Valley Showcase | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Pit Boss Grills Holiday Hoopsgiving | 1 | 2020-21 |
| Players Era Festival | 3 | 2025-26 |
| Rady Children's Invitational | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Rady Children's Invitational - Championship | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Rocket City Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
| SEC | 12 | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2018-19 |
| SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND | 1 | 2018-19 |
| SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2018-19 |
| SEC Men's | 1 | 2020-21 |
| SEC/ACC Men's Challenge Presented by Continental Tire | 2 | 2024-25 |
| SEC/Big 12 Challenge | 2 | 2021-22, 2022-23 |
| SOUTHLAND MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2016-17 |
| SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL | 1 | 2018-19 |
| SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2017-18 |
| SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL | 2 | 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| South Alabama | 1 | 2020-21 |
| Sun Belt Championship - Final | 2 | 2022-23, 2024-25 |
| Sun Belt Championship - Semifinal | 2 | 2022-23, 2024-25 |
| Sun Belt Conference Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2020-21 |
| Sunshine Slam - Campus Game | 1 | 2022-23 |
| The Battleground 2k presented by Basketball University | 1 | 2023-24 |
| The Maui Invitational Presented by Novavax | 2 | 2024-25 |
| The Maui Invitational Presented by Novavax - Championship | 1 | 2024-25 |
| USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge | 1 | 2023-24 |
| WAC/CUSA Challenge | 2 | 2024-25 |
| Wildcat Challenge | 1 | 2023-24 |
Owen Shortt 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 1
Career Total: $2,000,471
Total Games: 690
Avg per Game: $2,899
Highest Season: $311,900 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 1 | 88 | 4 | 84 | $311,900 | $3,544 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 1 | 88 | 2 | 86 | $301,650 | $3,428 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 1 | 77 | 1 | 76 | $262,837 | $3,413 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 1 | 74 | 1 | 73 | $231,621 | $3,130 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 1 | 71 | 2 | 69 | $211,331 | $2,976 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 1 | 47 | 1 | 46 | $136,880 | $2,912 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 1 | 66 | 1 | 65 | $182,969 | $2,772 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 1 | 69 | 1 | 68 | $177,061 | $2,566 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 2 | 53 | 0 | 53 | $107,873 | $2,035 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 43 | 0 | 43 | $60,713 | $1,412 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | $9,413 | $1,177 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $6,223 | $1,037 |
Owen Shortt Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day