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Sam Croft
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2015-16
Total Games: 131
Crew Chief: 78 (60%)
U1: 42 (32%)
U2: 11 (8%)
Home Wins: 60%
Home Fouls: 18.9
Away Fouls: 19.1
Foul Diff: 0.2
Attendance: 2,501
| Games | Total | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 131 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 18 |
| Crew Chief | 78 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| U1 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| U2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 67 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 58 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| Southland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MVC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Big West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Horizon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-3-5 | Sam Croft | Todd Austin | Jerome Hall | Chattanooga | Samford | 59 - 54 | 20 - 19 | $1,425 | $20,628 |
| 2016-2-25 | Sam Croft | Jacyn Goble | Todd Austin | Western Carolina | Wofford | 53 - 48 | 13 - 20 | $1,425 | $19,203 |
| 2016-2-18 | Sam Croft | Mark Schnur | Brent Hampton | Appalachian State | South Alabama | 71 - 75 | 25 - 29 | $1,538 | $17,778 |
| 2016-2-13 | Sam Croft | Byron Evans | Coy Gammon | Wofford | The Citadel | 99 - 89 | 20 - 29 | $1,425 | $16,240 |
| 2016-2-6 | Dan Stryffeler | Sam Croft | Sidney Cohen | UNC Greensboro | East Tennessee State | 65 - 68 | 13 - 20 | $1,425 | $14,815 |
| 2016-2-4 | Mike Stuart | Sam Croft | Brent Hampton | Appalachian State | Louisiana | 76 - 87 | 30 - 22 | $1,538 | $13,390 |
| 2016-1-30 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | Carl Pundt | Wofford | Western Carolina | 85 - 66 | 23 - 32 | $1,425 | $11,852 |
| 2016-1-26 | Sam Croft | Scott Smith | Rodrick Dixon | Troy | South Alabama | 58 - 66 | 13 - 16 | $1,538 | $10,427 |
| 2016-1-21 | Sam Croft | Jason Page | Gary Maxwell | East Tennessee State | Mercer | 65 - 63 | 14 - 19 | $1,425 | $8,889 |
| 2016-1-14 | Sam Croft | Bret Smith | Doug Sirmons | South Alabama | Texas State | 67 - 78 | 23 - 21 | $1,538 | $7,464 |
| 2016-1-7 | Sam Croft | Brent Hampton | Karl Hess | Appalachian State | UT Arlington | 67 - 71 | 25 - 17 | $1,538 | $5,926 |
| 2016-1-2 | Sam Croft | Alan Spainhour | Barron Seales | Wofford | UNC Greensboro | 87 - 76 | 16 - 23 | $1,425 | $4,388 |
| 2015-12-18 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | Todd Austin | Chattanooga | Kennesaw State | 78 - 66 | 13 - 21 | $1,425 | $2,963 |
| 2015-11-13 | Sam Croft | Jason Creek | Steven Chiara | Louisiana | Louisiana Christian | 108 - 68 | 27 - 32 | $1,538 | $1,538 |
| 2015-3-7 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | Rick Hartzell | Wofford | UNC Greensboro | 70 - 52 | 17 - 18 | $1,387 | $28,394 |
| 2015-3-5 | Tim Gattis | Sam Croft | Alan Spainhour | Appalachian State | Texas State | 67 - 64 | 23 - 18 | $1,496 | $27,007 |
| 2015-2-28 | Bruce Bell | Sam Croft | Rick Shoulders | Furman | Wofford | 60 - 62 | 22 - 15 | $1,387 | $25,511 |
| 2015-2-19 | Hal Lusk | Ron Tyburski | Sam Croft | Georgia State | South Alabama | 79 - 51 | 24 - 21 | $1,496 | $24,124 |
| 2015-2-7 | Sam Croft | Joe Wilbert III | Jason Creek | Furman | Mercer | 68 - 74 | 23 - 14 | $1,387 | $22,628 |
| 2015-2-5 | Zelton Steed | Sam Croft | Sean Casady | Arkansas State | Troy | 64 - 69 | 21 - 14 | $1,496 | $21,241 |
| 2015-1-31 | Sam Croft | Jacyn Goble | Joey Richardson | East Tennessee State | North Carolina Central | 61 - 59 | 14 - 15 | $1,387 | $19,745 |
| 2015-1-24 | Sam Croft | Jeremy Mosier | John Heatly | Texas State | Appalachian State | 58 - 64 | 22 - 20 | $1,496 | $18,358 |
| 2015-1-17 | Kyle Chambers | Sam Croft | Coy Gammon | The Citadel | Furman | 62 - 74 | 18 - 13 | $1,387 | $16,862 |
| 2015-1-10 | Sam Croft | Byron Evans | Ray Acosta | East Tennessee State | Chattanooga | 71 - 74 | 19 - 15 | $1,387 | $15,475 |
| 2015-1-8 | Billy Dunlap | Sam Croft | Mike Lazo | Furman | UNC Greensboro | 71 - 64 | 17 - 27 | $1,387 | $14,088 |
| 2015-1-5 | Sam Croft | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Rick Hartzell | UL Monroe | Arkansas State | 70 - 61 | 12 - 15 | $1,496 | $12,701 |
| 2015-1-3 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | Sidney Cohen | Samford | Wofford | 65 - 68 | 23 - 19 | $1,387 | $11,205 |
| 2014-12-30 | Billy Dunlap | Sam Croft | Barron Seales | Furman | St. Andrews | 72 - 35 | 10 - 16 | $1,387 | $9,818 |
| 2014-12-10 | Sam Croft | Sean Casady | J.W. Lucas | UNC Greensboro | Greensboro College | 82 - 78 | 14 - 17 | $1,387 | $8,431 |
| 2014-12-6 | Sam Croft | Ray Acosta | Gary Maxwell | The Citadel | Navy | 67 - 60 | 10 - 13 | $1,387 | $7,044 |
| 2014-12-3 | Bruce Bell | Sam Croft | Brad Corriher | Wofford | Presbyterian | 66 - 45 | 12 - 15 | $1,387 | $5,657 |
| 2014-12-2 | Sam Croft | J.W. Lucas | Ryan Christian | VMI | Mid-Atlantic Christian | 133 - 62 | 19 - 13 | $1,387 | $4,270 |
| 2014-11-18 | Mike Stuart | Sam Croft | Kenny Totten | UNC Greensboro | UNC Wilmington | 72 - 84 | 16 - 23 | $1,387 | $2,883 |
| 2014-11-14 | Frankie Bordeaux | Dan Stryffeler | Sam Croft | Georgia State | Tennessee Temple | 115 - 55 | 17 - 26 | $1,496 | $1,496 |
| 2014-3-8 | Sam Croft | Haywood Bostic | Nathan Quick | Davidson | Samford | 77 - 54 | 14 - 22 | $1,349 | $34,830 |
| 2014-3-1 | Sam Croft | Mike Millione | Ray Acosta | Elon | Davidson | 69 - 86 | 19 - 24 | $1,349 | $33,481 |
| 2014-2-27 | Bruce Bell | Sam Croft | Alan Spainhour | Western Carolina | Chattanooga | 81 - 83 | 23 - 16 | $1,349 | $32,132 |
| 2014-2-20 | Sam Croft | Alan Spainhour | Melvin Upton | Wofford | Furman | 70 - 50 | 19 - 18 | $1,349 | $30,783 |
| 2014-2-15 | Sam Croft | Kyle Barnes | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Troy | Georgia State | 85 - 81 | 20 - 22 | $1,456 | $29,434 |
| 2014-2-8 | Sam Croft | Jeremy Mosier | Coy Gammon | The Citadel | Wofford | 56 - 77 | 15 - 15 | $1,349 | $27,978 |
| 2014-2-3 | Sam Croft | Alan Cosby | Jason Baker | Furman | Samford | 68 - 76 | 23 - 22 | $1,349 | $26,629 |
| 2014-2-1 | Barry Mathis | Sam Croft | Alan Cosby | UNC Greensboro | Georgia Southern | 62 - 64 | 16 - 18 | $1,349 | $25,280 |
| 2014-1-25 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | Alan Cosby | UT Arlington | South Alabama | 73 - 65 | 16 - 22 | $1,456 | $23,931 |
| 2014-1-23 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | John Heatly | Chattanooga | Elon | 84 - 63 | 19 - 19 | $1,349 | $22,475 |
| 2014-1-18 | Sam Croft | Mike Millione | John Heatly | Troy | Louisiana | 59 - 72 | 14 - 18 | $1,456 | $21,126 |
| 2014-1-16 | Dan Stryffeler | Sam Croft | Mick Fieldbinder | UNC Greensboro | The Citadel | 69 - 65 | 19 - 18 | $1,349 | $19,670 |
| 2014-1-11 | Frankie Bordeaux | Sam Croft | Barron Seales | Davidson | Appalachian State | 78 - 66 | 21 - 25 | $1,349 | $18,321 |
| 2014-1-9 | Sam Croft | Tim Comer | Steve Deibel | Wofford | The Citadel | 79 - 75 | 16 - 17 | $1,349 | $16,972 |
| 2014-1-4 | Barry Mathis | Sam Croft | Byron Evans | UL Monroe | Louisiana | 103 - 98 | 24 - 31 | $1,456 | $15,623 |
| 2014-1-2 | Sam Croft | Brent Hampton | Ray Natali | UT Arlington | Arkansas State | 66 - 82 | 17 - 22 | $1,456 | $14,167 |
Showing 1-50 of 131 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| ALL-MILITARY CLASSIC | 1 | 2012-13 |
| BERYL SHIPLEY CLASSIC | 3 | 2011-12 |
| CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC | 3 | 2012-13, 2013-14 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CHALLENGE | 1 | 2013-14 |
| ROUNDBALL SHOWCASE | 1 | 2013-14 |
| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2011-12 |
| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 5 | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 |
| SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL | 1 | 2012-13 |
| SUN BELT MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND AT HOT SPRINGS AR | 1 | 2010-11 |
| SUN BELT MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2011-12 |
| SUN BELT MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT HOT SPRINGS AR | 1 | 2010-11 |
Sam Croft 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: $167,397
Total Games: 131
Avg per Game: $1,278
Highest Season: $35,116 (2012-13)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Tier 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | $20,628 | $1,473 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | $28,394 | $1,420 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | $34,830 | $1,393 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | $35,116 | $1,351 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | $29,291 | $1,046 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | $19,138 | $1,063 |
Sam Croft Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day