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Ryan Sassano
First Season: 2015-16
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 297
Crew Chief: 20 (7%)
U1: 115 (39%)
U2: 162 (55%)
Home Wins: 70%
Home Fouls: 16.5
Away Fouls: 17.8
Foul Diff: 1.4
Attendance: 3,328
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 297 | 61 | 58 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Crew Chief | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 115 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| U2 | 162 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 84 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 63 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Big South | 44 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| ACC | 44 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEAC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAAC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Am. East | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-21 | Jerry Heater | Tony Crisp | Ryan Sassano | UNC Wilmington | Dayton | 61 - 80 | 17 - 15 | $2,000 | $176,050 |
| 2026-3-17 | Michael Luckie | Ryan Sassano | Joe Switzer | George Mason | Liberty | 71 - 77 | 16 - 17 | $2,000 | $174,050 |
| 2026-3-12 | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | Leslie Jones | Davidson | Loyola Chicago | 64 - 59 | 14 - 20 | $2,900 | $172,050 |
| 2026-3-11 | Mike Millione | Sean Campbell | Ryan Sassano | Lehigh | Boston University | 74 - 60 | 17 - 18 | $2,250 | $169,150 |
| 2026-3-7 | Evon Burroughs | Isaac Barnett | Ryan Sassano | Syracuse | Pittsburgh | 69 - 71 | 19 - 17 | $3,800 | $166,900 |
| 2026-3-6 | Sean Hull | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | North Carolina A&T | Northeastern | 72 - 88 | 18 - 21 | $2,600 | $163,100 |
| 2026-3-5 | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | Garrett Jones | Lehigh | Holy Cross | 69 - 66 | 16 - 15 | $2,250 | $160,500 |
| 2026-3-3 | Sean Hull | Ryan Sassano | Nick Terry | William & Mary | Hampton | 94 - 85 | 26 - 28 | $2,600 | $158,250 |
| 2026-2-28 | Lee Cassell | Jerry Heater | Ryan Sassano | Stanford | SMU | 95 - 75 | 18 - 26 | $3,800 | $155,650 |
| 2026-2-21 | Robert Riley | Ryan Sassano | Leslie Jones | Saint Joseph's | Loyola Chicago | 75 - 61 | 8 - 15 | $2,900 | $151,850 |
| 2026-2-19 | Ryan Sassano | Sean Lineberger | Kellen Miliner | Presbyterian | Longwood | 72 - 65 | 17 - 20 | $2,150 | $148,950 |
| 2026-2-18 | Tony Crisp | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | Bucknell | American University | 57 - 75 | 25 - 18 | $2,250 | $146,800 |
| 2026-2-15 | Sean Hull | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | Loyola Maryland | Holy Cross | 83 - 73 | 14 - 17 | $2,250 | $144,550 |
| 2026-2-14 | Roger Ayers | Justin Porterfield | Ryan Sassano | North Carolina | Pittsburgh | 79 - 65 | 9 - 16 | $3,800 | $142,300 |
| 2026-2-12 | Bill Covington | Clarence Armstrong | Ryan Sassano | Towson | Stony Brook | 69 - 57 | 14 - 11 | $2,600 | $138,500 |
| 2026-2-9 | Jeff Clark | Ryan Sassano | Jack Laughran | Bucknell | Navy | 60 - 76 | 17 - 13 | $2,250 | $135,900 |
| 2026-2-7 | Clarence Armstrong | Isaac Barnett | Ryan Sassano | Notre Dame | Florida State | 79 - 82 | 19 - 24 | $3,800 | $133,650 |
| 2026-2-5 | Phil Sallustio Jr. | Chris Slattery | Ryan Sassano | Long Island University | New Haven | 60 - 55 | 17 - 15 | $2,000 | $129,850 |
| 2026-1-31 | Clarence Armstrong | Jemel Spearman | Ryan Sassano | Boston College | Virginia | 66 - 73 | 17 - 22 | $3,800 | $127,850 |
| 2026-1-29 | Ryan Sassano | R.B Clayburn | Connor Mooney | Charleston Southern | Radford | 75 - 84 | 23 - 24 | $2,150 | $124,050 |
| 2026-1-28 | Tony Crisp | Ryan Sassano | Joe Switzer | Loyola Maryland | American University | 77 - 68 | 15 - 21 | $2,250 | $121,900 |
| 2026-1-24 | Robert Riley | Ryan Sassano | Connor Mooney | Saint Joseph's | Dayton | 81 - 74 | 18 - 17 | $2,900 | $119,650 |
| 2026-1-22 | Justin Porterfield | Tommy Morrissey | Ryan Sassano | William & Mary | UNC Wilmington | 77 - 70 | 19 - 24 | $2,600 | $116,750 |
| 2026-1-21 | Tim Kelly | Ryan Sassano | Ed Corliss | Bucknell | Army | 84 - 87 | 17 - 17 | $2,250 | $114,150 |
| 2026-1-19 | A.J. Desai | Michael Luckie | Ryan Sassano | Marist | Merrimack | 55 - 68 | 19 - 15 | $2,400 | $111,900 |
| 2026-1-17 | Tony Henderson | Eric Lewis | Ryan Sassano | Florida State | Wake Forest | 68 - 69 | 13 - 16 | $3,800 | $109,500 |
| 2026-1-14 | J.W. Lucas | Ryan Sassano | Joe Switzer | Charleston Southern | South Carolina Upstate | 81 - 86 | 20 - 21 | $2,150 | $105,700 |
| 2026-1-10 | Eric Lewis | Jemel Spearman | Ryan Sassano | Miami | Georgia Tech | 91 - 81 | 23 - 23 | $3,800 | $103,550 |
| 2026-1-8 | Pat Driscoll | Mike Roberts | Ryan Sassano | Northeastern | UNC Wilmington | 78 - 87 | 23 - 22 | $2,600 | $99,750 |
| 2026-1-4 | Mike Millione | Jermaine Rogers | Ryan Sassano | Saint Francis | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 - 82 | 24 - 22 | $2,000 | $97,150 |
| 2026-1-3 | Ryan Sassano | Tim Smith | Connor Mooney | Drexel | Hofstra | 67 - 70 | 17 - 18 | $2,600 | $95,150 |
| 2025-12-31 | Matt Oblas | Isaac Barnett | Ryan Sassano | Hampton | Towson | 63 - 62 | 18 - 17 | $2,600 | $92,550 |
| 2025-12-28 | Roger Ayers | A.J. Desai | Ryan Sassano | Richmond | Charleston Southern | 72 - 77 | 16 - 21 | $2,900 | $89,950 |
| 2025-12-22 | Robert Riley | Ryan Sassano | Joe Switzer | Towson | Sacred Heart | 72 - 47 | 7 - 9 | $2,600 | $87,050 |
| 2025-12-21 | Jerry Heater | Keith Fogleman | Ryan Sassano | Radford | VMI | 97 - 90 | 21 - 28 | $2,150 | $84,450 |
| 2025-12-20 | Sean Hull | Jerry Heater | Ryan Sassano | Virginia Tech | Elon | 82 - 81 | 17 - 29 | $3,800 | $82,300 |
| 2025-12-17 | Bert Smith | Tommy Morrissey | Ryan Sassano | NC State | Texas Southern | 108 - 72 | 20 - 19 | $3,800 | $78,500 |
| 2025-12-16 | Jeff Clark | Jeb Hartness | Ryan Sassano | Georgia Tech | Marist | 87 - 76 | 16 - 14 | $3,800 | $74,700 |
| 2025-12-13 | Eric Lewis | Trey Styons | Ryan Sassano | Notre Dame | Evansville | 82 - 58 | 17 - 21 | $3,800 | $70,900 |
| 2025-12-7 | Steven Anderson | Randy Richardson | Ryan Sassano | Saint Louis | Central Michigan | 107 - 65 | 17 - 15 | $2,900 | $67,100 |
| 2025-12-6 | John Hampton | Gary Maxwell | Ryan Sassano | Murray State | Bellarmine | 81 - 68 | 13 - 12 | $2,800 | $64,200 |
| 2025-12-3 | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | Eddie Fontno | American University | Drexel | 75 - 73 | 15 - 20 | $2,250 | $61,400 |
| 2025-12-2 | Ryan Sassano | Michael Palau | Ed Corliss | Duquesne | William & Mary | 79 - 83 | 18 - 19 | $2,900 | $59,150 |
| 2025-11-30 | Mike Millione | Ryan Sassano | Andre Roberson | Loyola Maryland | Coppin State | 95 - 84 | 24 - 20 | $2,250 | $56,250 |
| 2025-11-29 | Jeff Pon | Ryan Sassano | Kellen Miliner | Winthrop | South Carolina State | 101 - 79 | 19 - 19 | $2,150 | $54,000 |
| 2025-11-28 | Jeff Pon | Ryan Sassano | Kellen Miliner | UNC Wilmington | Navy | 87 - 57 | 15 - 13 | $2,600 | $51,850 |
| 2025-11-27 | Jemel Spearman | Ryan Sassano | Chase Shaw | East Carolina | St. Bonaventure | 58 - 67 | 16 - 21 | $3,100 | $49,250 |
| 2025-11-25 | Roger Ayers | Ryan Sassano | Chase Shaw | North Carolina | St. Bonaventure | 85 - 70 | 13 - 16 | $3,800 | $46,150 |
| 2025-11-24 | Bert Smith | Tony Padilla | Ryan Sassano | SMU | Radford | 89 - 72 | 16 - 22 | $3,800 | $42,350 |
| 2025-11-23 | Sean Hull | Brandon Cruz | Ryan Sassano | Canisius | Binghamton | 75 - 66 | 23 - 15 | $2,400 | $38,550 |
Showing 1-50 of 297 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 4 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Atlantic 10 Championship - 2nd Round | 3 | 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off | 2 | 2024-25 |
| CAA Championship - 1st Round | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase | 1 | 2021-22 |
| Field of 68 Tip-Off | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Fort Myers Tip-Off - Beach Division | 2 | 2025-26 |
| HBCU Showcase | 1 | 2024-25 |
| JOHNNY BACH CLASSIC | 1 | 2018-19 |
| Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational | 1 | 2020-21 |
| Marquette Challenge | 1 | 2024-25 |
| PARADISE JAM | 3 | 2019-20 |
| Paradise Jam | 6 | 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| Patriot League Championship - Final | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Patriot League Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Queen City Classic | 1 | 2025-26 |
Ryan Sassano 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: $626,846
Total Games: 297
Avg per Game: $2,111
Highest Season: $176,050 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 1 | 61 | 5 | 56 | $176,050 | $2,886 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 2 | 58 | 6 | 52 | $133,225 | $2,297 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 33 | 4 | 29 | $71,838 | $2,177 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 2 | 32 | 1 | 31 | $68,219 | $2,132 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 33 | 1 | 32 | $66,401 | $2,012 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | $23,320 | $1,794 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 3 | 30 | 1 | 29 | $41,130 | $1,371 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 3 | 21 | 1 | 20 | $28,373 | $1,351 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | $8,632 | $1,233 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $6,565 | $1,094 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $3,093 | $1,031 |
Ryan Sassano Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day