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Rob Kruger
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2023-24
Total Games: 219
Crew Chief: 116 (53%)
U1: 79 (36%)
U2: 24 (11%)
Home Wins: 63%
Home Fouls: 17.9
Away Fouls: 19.7
Foul Diff: 1.7
Attendance: 2,559
| Games | Total | 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 | 219 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 24 |
| Crew Chief | 116 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| U1 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| U2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| NCAA Tournament | 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 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summit | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Big Sky | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| OVC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Independent | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Horizon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Big 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| CUSA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WCC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MEAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MAAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-14 | Rob Kruger | James Ford | Cody Crum | Chicago State | Cal State Northridge | 64 - 74 | 18 - 20 | $1,261 | $1,261 |
| 2023-2-26 | Shawn Lehigh | Brad Fowler | Rob Kruger | Stephen F. Austin | California Baptist | 80 - 58 | 21 - 17 | $1,269 | $14,357 |
| 2023-2-25 | Rob Kruger | Ruben Ramos | Randal Anders | UT Arlington | Utah Tech | 71 - 69 | 22 - 15 | $1,269 | $13,088 |
| 2023-2-18 | Rob Kruger | Jason Horsley | Toby Doolittle | Eastern Washington | Northern Colorado | 89 - 77 | 20 - 19 | $1,480 | $11,819 |
| 2023-2-11 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Brad Ferrie | San José State | Utah State | 69 - 64 | 18 - 19 | $1,786 | $10,339 |
| 2023-2-9 | Randy Heimerman | Rob Kruger | Sir Allen Conner | Santa Clara | San Diego | 80 - 75 | 10 - 16 | $1,786 | $8,553 |
| 2023-1-28 | Rob Kruger | Ronald Brokenbrough | Sir Allen Conner | Portland State | Montana | 67 - 73 | 17 - 19 | $1,480 | $6,767 |
| 2023-1-21 | Rob Kruger | Nate Melson | Michael Cheatham | Northern Colorado | Idaho | 73 - 67 | 18 - 16 | $1,480 | $5,287 |
| 2023-1-19 | Rob Kruger | Winston Stith | John Stagliano | Southern Utah | New Mexico State | 111 - 76 | 19 - 18 | $1,269 | $3,807 |
| 2023-1-14 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Mike O'Neill | Utah Tech | Sam Houston | 53 - 78 | 16 - 18 | $1,269 | $2,538 |
| 2023-1-7 | Rob Kruger | Jeff Malham | Tommy Johnson | UT Arlington | Seattle U | 61 - 76 | 16 - 19 | $1,269 | $1,269 |
| 2022-3-5 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Joe Wilbert III | UT Rio Grande Valley | Stephen F. Austin | 63 - 93 | 18 - 21 | $1,228 | $17,355 |
| 2022-2-26 | Rob Kruger | Tim Marion | John Stagliano | New Mexico | Air Force | 69 - 65 | 20 - 21 | $1,729 | $16,127 |
| 2022-2-19 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Doug Sturdivan | Idaho | Eastern Washington | 83 - 80 | 18 - 16 | $1,433 | $14,398 |
| 2022-2-17 | Winston Stith | Rob Kruger | Rodrick Dixon | Sam Houston | Abilene Christian | 75 - 71 | 19 - 24 | $1,228 | $12,965 |
| 2022-2-12 | Rob Kruger | Mark Fulton | Ian Caldwell | Montana State | Northern Arizona | 72 - 70 | 17 - 17 | $1,433 | $11,737 |
| 2022-2-5 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Kerry Sutton | Abilene Christian | UT Rio Grande Valley | 83 - 66 | 24 - 15 | $1,228 | $10,304 |
| 2022-1-27 | Kelly Self | Rob Kruger | Rick Batsell | Northern Colorado | Weber State | 76 - 85 | 18 - 19 | $1,433 | $9,076 |
| 2022-1-22 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Brad Gaston | Abilene Christian | California Baptist | 77 - 68 | 25 - 23 | $1,228 | $7,643 |
| 2022-1-20 | Rob Kruger | Tim Marion | Rodrick Dixon | Air Force | UNLV | 69 - 62 | 24 - 22 | $1,729 | $6,415 |
| 2022-1-15 | Rob Kruger | Matthew Ruskasin | Derek Schulte | Sam Houston | Stephen F. Austin | 49 - 41 | 16 - 15 | $1,228 | $4,686 |
| 2022-1-8 | Shawn Lehigh | Verne Harris | Rob Kruger | New Mexico | Utah State | 87 - 90 | 19 - 16 | $1,729 | $3,458 |
| 2021-11-9 | Brad Fowler | Rob Kruger | Eric Curry | Colorado State | Oral Roberts | 109 - 80 | 12 - 13 | $1,729 | $1,729 |
| 2021-2-28 | Rob Kruger | Dan Dorian | Nik Caruthers | Idaho | Montana State | 61 - 71 | 20 - 15 | $1,386 | $14,520 |
| 2021-2-26 | Rob Kruger | Dan Dorian | Nik Caruthers | Idaho | Montana State | 74 - 69 | 19 - 19 | $1,386 | $13,134 |
| 2021-2-20 | Rob Kruger | Ryan McDaniel | Layne Barney | Weber State | Northern Arizona | 74 - 52 | 11 - 16 | $1,386 | $11,748 |
| 2021-2-18 | Rob Kruger | Ryan McDaniel | Layne Barney | Weber State | Northern Arizona | 92 - 59 | 13 - 13 | $1,386 | $10,362 |
| 2021-2-13 | Randy McCall | Rob Kruger | John Stagliano | Air Force | Fresno State | 64 - 67 | 21 - 19 | $1,672 | $8,976 |
| 2021-1-23 | Rob Kruger | Ryan Holmes | Dan Church | Northern Colorado | Eastern Washington | 76 - 82 | 19 - 10 | $1,386 | $7,304 |
| 2021-1-21 | Rob Kruger | Ryan Holmes | Dan Church | Northern Colorado | Eastern Washington | 78 - 76 | 17 - 15 | $1,386 | $5,918 |
| 2021-1-16 | Rob Kruger | Scott Tierney | Michael Ojeda | UT Rio Grande Valley | Utah Tech | 72 - 65 | 21 - 26 | $1,188 | $4,532 |
| 2021-1-2 | Bob Staffen | Rob Kruger | Kerry Sutton | Air Force | Utah State | 53 - 72 | 15 - 15 | $1,672 | $3,344 |
| 2020-11-28 | Brad Fowler | Rob Kruger | Kerry Sutton | Wyoming | Mississippi Valley State | 97 - 61 | 11 - 20 | $1,672 | $1,672 |
| 2020-2-29 | Rob Kruger | Larry Scirotto | Mike O'Neill | Colorado State | Air Force | 87 - 74 | 15 - 19 | $1,615 | $20,128 |
| 2020-2-22 | Brent Meaux | Rob Kruger | Joe Wilbert III | Chicago State | California Baptist | 53 - 95 | 14 - 16 | $1,148 | $18,513 |
| 2020-2-15 | Shawn Lehigh | Rob Kruger | Wilson Holland | Air Force | San José State | 95 - 86 | 20 - 25 | $1,615 | $17,365 |
| 2020-2-13 | Rob Kruger | Brad Gaston | John Stagliano | UT Rio Grande Valley | Utah Valley | 80 - 72 | 22 - 17 | $1,148 | $15,750 |
| 2020-2-8 | Brent Meaux | Rob Kruger | Scott Tierney | Kansas City | New Mexico State | 61 - 67 | 20 - 13 | $1,148 | $14,602 |
| 2020-2-1 | Bob Staffen | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Colorado State | UNLV | 95 - 77 | 14 - 25 | $1,615 | $13,454 |
| 2020-1-30 | Rob Kruger | John Paul Guerrero | John Stagliano | New Mexico State | Cal State Bakersfield | 61 - 57 | 11 - 23 | $1,148 | $11,839 |
| 2020-1-25 | Rob Kruger | Ryan McDaniel | Dan Church | Idaho State | Montana State | 64 - 75 | 21 - 16 | $1,339 | $10,691 |
| 2020-1-16 | Rob Kruger | Brad Ferrie | Mark Riggs | Chicago State | Grand Canyon | 64 - 78 | 16 - 16 | $1,148 | $9,352 |
| 2020-1-11 | Rob Kruger | Dan Dorian | Glen Mayberry | New Mexico State | Kansas City | 74 - 71 | 18 - 22 | $1,148 | $8,204 |
| 2020-1-4 | Ronnie Hernandez | Rob Kruger | Jeff Ketchu | Northern Colorado | Montana | 74 - 66 | 13 - 16 | $1,339 | $7,056 |
| 2020-1-2 | Winston Stith | Rob Kruger | Kerry Sutton | Kansas City | Seattle U | 90 - 86 | 27 - 25 | $1,148 | $5,717 |
| 2019-12-28 | Rob Kruger | Jeff Wooten | Tommy Nunez | Idaho State | Idaho | 62 - 60 | 13 - 23 | $1,339 | $4,569 |
| 2019-12-21 | Rob Kruger | Eric Anderson | Wilson Holland | Air Force | Drake | 80 - 85 | 17 - 19 | $1,615 | $3,230 |
| 2019-11-5 | Winston Stith | Rob Kruger | Brad Gaston | Utah State | Montana State | 81 - 73 | 23 - 31 | $1,615 | $1,615 |
| 2019-3-9 | Winston Stith | Rob Kruger | Mark Riggs | Fresno State | San José State | 121 - 81 | 22 - 22 | $1,558 | $18,493 |
| 2019-3-2 | Winston Stith | Rob Kruger | Layne Barney | Northern Colorado | Idaho State | 71 - 62 | 13 - 16 | $1,292 | $16,935 |
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Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 1 | 2012-13 |
| BLACKROCK GOTHAM CLASSIC | 1 | 2013-14 |
| CALIFORNIA BEARS CLASSIC | 1 | 2016-17 |
| CANCUN CHALLENGE | 1 | 2013-14 |
| CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2013-14 |
| CHICAGO INVITATIONAL AT CHICAGO ILLINOIS | 1 | 2010-11 |
| CHICAGO INVITATIONAL CHALLENGE AT CHICAGO IL | 1 | 2010-11 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI COASTAL CLASSIC | 2 | 2014-15 |
| GREAT WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2012-13 |
| GREAT WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL | 1 | 2012-13 |
| HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC | 1 | 2015-16 |
| NICK KLADIS CLASSIC | 1 | 2010-11 |
| NIU INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2013-14 |
| NIU SHOWCASE | 1 | 2015-16 |
| SUN BOWL INVITATIONAL | 2 | 2015-16 |
Rob Kruger 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: $259,601
Total Games: 219
Avg per Game: $1,185
Highest Season: $26,828 (2015-16)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Tier 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $1,261 | $1,261 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | $14,357 | $1,436 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | $17,355 | $1,446 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | $14,520 | $1,452 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | $20,128 | $1,342 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | $18,493 | $1,321 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | $17,040 | $1,217 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | $17,117 | $1,223 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | $26,828 | $1,118 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | $26,592 | $1,108 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | $23,607 | $1,124 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 3 | 24 | 3 | 21 | $25,290 | $1,054 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | $12,980 | $1,082 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 24 | 6 | 18 | $24,033 | $1,001 |
Rob Kruger Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day