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Ray Ames
First Season: 2019-20
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 132
Crew Chief: 3 (2%)
U1: 31 (23%)
U2: 98 (74%)
Home Wins: 72%
Home Fouls: 17.3
Away Fouls: 18.2
Foul Diff: 1.0
Attendance: 2,068
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 132 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| Crew Chief | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| U2 | 98 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 75 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| WCC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Big West | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-18 | Mark Fulton | Justin Shamion | Ray Ames | California | UIC | 91 - 73 | 15 - 14 | $2,000 | $73,200 |
| 2026-3-17 | Mark Fulton | Justin Shamion | Ray Ames | Seattle U | St. Thomas-Minnesota | 67 - 52 | 11 - 18 | $2,000 | $71,200 |
| 2026-3-11 | Randy McCall | Ryan Holmes | Ray Ames | Montana | Idaho | 66 - 77 | 22 - 15 | $1,950 | $69,200 |
| 2026-3-9 | Ryan Holmes | Justin Shamion | Ray Ames | Montana | Northern Colorado | 95 - 89 | 16 - 19 | $1,950 | $67,250 |
| 2026-3-7 | Ray Ames | Jason Alabanza | John Jenkins Jr. | UC Santa Barbara | UC San Diego | 63 - 64 | 18 - 14 | $1,950 | $65,300 |
| 2026-2-28 | Chris Hudson | Ray Ames | Jacob Hirz | Southern Utah | Utah Tech | 81 - 67 | 9 - 17 | $1,650 | $63,350 |
| 2026-2-21 | Ryan Holmes | Ray Ames | Sparky Hamilton | UT Arlington | Utah Valley | 54 - 66 | 17 - 18 | $1,650 | $61,700 |
| 2026-2-14 | Trent Lovewell | Gene Grimshaw | Ray Ames | Northern Arizona | Sacramento State | 79 - 74 | 20 - 22 | $1,950 | $60,050 |
| 2026-2-12 | Jeff Malham | Deldre Carr | Ray Ames | Cal Poly | UC Irvine | 79 - 73 | 14 - 18 | $1,950 | $58,100 |
| 2026-2-7 | Chris Hudson | Ray Ames | Jacob Hirz | Montana | Idaho | 73 - 68 | 15 - 20 | $1,950 | $56,150 |
| 2026-1-31 | Matthew Ruskasin | Alexander Thompson | Ray Ames | Washington State | Portland | 104 - 74 | 27 - 15 | $2,400 | $54,200 |
| 2026-1-29 | Darron George | Kyle Luckie | Ray Ames | Portland State | Montana | 60 - 64 | 19 - 22 | $1,950 | $51,800 |
| 2026-1-24 | Ryan Holmes | Martin Cichocki | Ray Ames | Eastern Washington | Sacramento State | 75 - 67 | 20 - 19 | $1,950 | $49,850 |
| 2026-1-17 | John Hampton | Nathan Bernis | Ray Ames | Southern Utah | Abilene Christian | 74 - 52 | 19 - 14 | $1,650 | $47,900 |
| 2026-1-15 | Mark Fulton | Ray Ames | Ben Cartmell | Portland State | Northern Colorado | 76 - 73 | 14 - 20 | $1,950 | $46,250 |
| 2026-1-10 | Trent Lovewell | Kirk Smith | Ray Ames | Idaho | Montana State | 92 - 89 | 19 - 16 | $1,950 | $44,300 |
| 2026-1-8 | Deron White | Chance Moore | Ray Ames | Loyola Marymount | San Francisco | 84 - 82 | 20 - 14 | $2,400 | $42,350 |
| 2026-1-3 | Trent Lovewell | Ryan Holmes | Ray Ames | Montana | Northern Colorado | 88 - 79 | 19 - 24 | $1,950 | $39,950 |
| 2026-1-1 | Ryan Holmes | Nate Melson | Ray Ames | Idaho State | Sacramento State | 97 - 84 | 24 - 23 | $1,950 | $38,000 |
| 2025-12-17 | Mark Cook | Lewis Garrison | Ray Ames | Montana | Montana Tech | 75 - 82 | 20 - 16 | $1,950 | $36,050 |
| 2025-12-13 | Shawn Lehigh | Kirk Smith | Ray Ames | Portland State | George Fox | 94 - 50 | 22 - 15 | $1,950 | $34,100 |
| 2025-12-3 | Justin Shamion | Alexander Thompson | Ray Ames | Montana | North Dakota State | 72 - 81 | 19 - 14 | $1,950 | $32,150 |
| 2025-11-26 | Shawn Lehigh | Wilson Holland | Ray Ames | Fresno State | Pepperdine | 76 - 53 | 16 - 12 | $2,400 | $30,200 |
| 2025-11-23 | Jon Campbell | Jerry Scherzinger | Ray Ames | Montana | Lamar | 63 - 68 | 16 - 22 | $1,950 | $27,800 |
| 2025-11-22 | Jon Campbell | Jerry Scherzinger | Ray Ames | Idaho | Eastern Oregon | 97 - 68 | 16 - 19 | $1,950 | $25,850 |
| 2025-11-21 | Antinio Petty | Ray Ames | Jackson Strong | UT Arlington | Campbell | 67 - 71 | 24 - 15 | $1,650 | $23,900 |
| 2025-11-19 | Gregory Nixon | Keith Patterson | Ray Ames | Washington State | Southern Utah | 98 - 74 | 20 - 17 | $2,400 | $22,250 |
| 2025-11-18 | Darron George | Jeffrey Anderson | Ray Ames | Utah | Purdue Fort Wayne | 85 - 77 | 12 - 15 | $3,200 | $19,850 |
| 2025-11-16 | Randy McCall | Gregory Nixon | Ray Ames | Sacramento State | Presbyterian | 64 - 62 | 17 - 18 | $1,950 | $16,650 |
| 2025-11-15 | Nomi Kidwai | Ray Ames | Jacob Hirz | Seattle U | Idaho State | 83 - 74 | 16 - 15 | $2,400 | $14,700 |
| 2025-11-12 | Randy McCall | D.G. Nelson | Ray Ames | Pacific | Long Beach State | 69 - 66 | 18 - 25 | $2,400 | $12,300 |
| 2025-11-8 | Chris Hudson | Ray Ames | Travis Caswell | Southern Utah | UT Rio Grande Valley | 72 - 95 | 9 - 17 | $1,650 | $9,900 |
| 2025-11-7 | Bill Vinovich | Ray Ames | Dean De Selle | Sacramento State | Jessup University | 86 - 76 | 18 - 21 | $1,950 | $8,250 |
| 2025-11-4 | Shawn Lehigh | Casey McClellan | Ray Ames | Idaho State | Park University Gilbert | 81 - 71 | 12 - 18 | $1,950 | $6,300 |
| 2025-11-3 | Doran Gotschall | David Hall | Ray Ames | Northern Colorado | Colorado College | 91 - 57 | 11 - 18 | $1,950 | $1,950 |
| 2025-11-3 | Randy McCall | Jason Garretson | Ray Ames | Gonzaga | Texas Southern | 98 - 43 | 20 - 21 | $2,400 | $4,350 |
| 2025-3-23 | Ray Ames | Michael Mojica | Ben Cartmell | Santa Clara | UAB | 84 - 88 | 17 - 15 | $2,000 | $60,050 |
| 2025-3-19 | Shawn Lehigh | Deron White | Ray Ames | San Francisco | Utah Valley | 79 - 70 | 20 - 20 | $2,000 | $58,050 |
| 2025-3-12 | Michael Greenstein | Ryan Holmes | Ray Ames | Northern Colorado | Montana | 83 - 91 | 21 - 19 | $1,950 | $56,050 |
| 2025-3-10 | Justin Shamion | Layne Barney | Ray Ames | Idaho State | Montana State | 60 - 80 | 7 - 16 | $1,950 | $54,100 |
| 2025-3-9 | Martin Cichocki | Mark Fulton | Ray Ames | Montana | Northern Arizona | 74 - 65 | 15 - 25 | $1,950 | $52,150 |
| 2025-3-8 | Casey McClellan | Ray Ames | Justin Albrecht | UC Davis | UC San Diego | 57 - 68 | 14 - 18 | $1,950 | $50,200 |
| 2025-3-1 | Toby Doolittle | Ray Ames | Wacey Lynn | Idaho | Weber State | 81 - 79 | 15 - 15 | $1,950 | $48,250 |
| 2025-2-22 | Lewis Garrison | Ray Ames | Kerry Sutton | Idaho State | Sacramento State | 83 - 66 | 21 - 17 | $1,950 | $46,300 |
| 2025-2-8 | Chad Shepherd | John Hampton | Ray Ames | California Baptist | Grand Canyon | 85 - 71 | 22 - 20 | $1,650 | $44,350 |
| 2025-2-1 | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Ben Cartmell | Idaho State | Idaho | 87 - 71 | 18 - 18 | $1,950 | $42,700 |
| 2025-1-25 | Doug Sturdivan | Ray Ames | Ben Cartmell | Montana | Montana State | 77 - 70 | 16 - 17 | $1,950 | $40,750 |
| 2025-1-18 | Brad Gaston | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Hawai'i | Cal State Bakersfield | 81 - 70 | 23 - 28 | $1,950 | $38,800 |
| 2025-1-16 | Brad Gaston | Chad Shepherd | Ray Ames | Hawai'i | Cal State Northridge | 60 - 83 | 16 - 20 | $1,950 | $36,850 |
| 2025-1-11 | Trent Lovewell | Ray Ames | Jacob Hirz | Idaho State | Weber State | 69 - 77 | 18 - 22 | $1,950 | $34,900 |
Showing 1-50 of 132 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 4 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Acrisure Series | 2 | 2025-26 |
| Big Sky Championship - 1st Round | 3 | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| Big Sky Championship - 2nd Round | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Big Sky Championship - 3rd Round | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Big Sky Championship - Final | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Big Sky-Summit Challenge | 3 | 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Empire Classic - Campus Game | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational | 2 | 2024-25 |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational - 7th Place Game | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Stew Morrill Classic | 2 | 2024-25 |
| WAC/CUSA Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
Ray Ames 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: $231,086
Total Games: 132
Avg per Game: $1,751
Highest Season: $73,200 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 2 | 36 | 1 | 35 | $73,200 | $2,033 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 30 | 2 | 28 | $60,050 | $2,002 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 26 | 0 | 26 | $39,559 | $1,522 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | $26,996 | $1,588 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $12,692 | $1,410 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | $12,276 | $1,364 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $6,313 | $1,263 |
Ray Ames Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day