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Scott Thornley
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2012-13
Total Games: 189
Crew Chief: 137 (72%)
U1: 36 (19%)
U2: 16 (8%)
Home Wins: 67%
Home Fouls: 16.4
Away Fouls: 18.9
Foul Diff: 2.5
Attendance: 8,742
| Games | Total | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 189 | 60 | 61 | 68 |
| Crew Chief | 137 | 45 | 37 | 55 |
| U1 | 36 | 7 | 18 | 11 |
| U2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| NIT Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 56 | 21 | 16 | 19 |
| MVC | 50 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| WAC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Big 10 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Big East | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big West | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CUSA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PAC 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WCC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SEC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Sky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Am. East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Summit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-3-31 | Tony Greene | Doug Shows | Scott Thornley | Louisville | Duke | 85 - 63 | 23 - 23 | $2,000 | $115,571 |
| 2013-3-24 | Karl Hess | Scott Thornley | Terry Oglesby | Ohio State | Iowa State | 78 - 75 | 20 - 20 | $2,000 | $113,571 |
| 2013-3-22 | Scott Thornley | Kevin Brill | Randy Heimerman | Ohio State | Iona | 95 - 70 | 17 - 18 | $2,000 | $111,571 |
| 2013-3-14 | Scott Thornley | Rick Batsell | None | New Mexico State | Idaho | 65 - 49 | N/A - N/A | $1,449 | $107,501 |
| 2013-3-14 | Scott Thornley | Dick Cartmell | Eric Curry | San Diego State | Boise State | 73 - 67 | 21 - 25 | $2,070 | $109,571 |
| 2013-3-12 | Scott Thornley | Larry Spaulding | Shawn Lehigh | Texas State | Seattle U | 68 - 56 | N/A - N/A | $1,449 | $106,052 |
| 2013-3-10 | Scott Thornley | Mike Stuart | Don Daily | Creighton | Wichita State | 68 - 65 | N/A - N/A | $1,932 | $104,603 |
| 2013-3-9 | Scott Thornley | Mike Stuart | Gerry Pollard | Creighton | Indiana State | 64 - 43 | N/A - N/A | $1,932 | $102,671 |
| 2013-3-7 | Scott Thornley | Mark Whitehead | Gene Grimshaw | Bradley | Drake | 66 - 81 | N/A - N/A | $1,932 | $100,739 |
| 2013-3-2 | Scott Thornley | K.C. Ely | Brent Meaux | Boise State | Colorado State | 78 - 65 | 21 - 14 | $2,070 | $98,807 |
| 2013-2-27 | Scott Thornley | Tom O'Neill | Gerry Pollard | New Mexico | San Diego State | 70 - 60 | 20 - 23 | $2,070 | $96,737 |
| 2013-2-23 | Scott Thornley | Bob Staffen | Larry Spaulding | New Mexico State | UTEP | 55 - 51 | 10 - 19 | $1,449 | $94,667 |
| 2013-2-20 | Scott Thornley | Bo Boroski | Terry Oglesby | Evansville | Illinois State | 79 - 62 | 13 - 22 | $1,932 | $93,218 |
| 2013-2-19 | Scott Thornley | Mark Whitehead | Hal Lusk | Indiana State | Wichita State | 62 - 66 | 16 - 18 | $1,932 | $91,286 |
| 2013-2-16 | Scott Thornley | Eric Curry | Hal Lusk | UNLV | San Diego State | 72 - 70 | 15 - 17 | $2,070 | $89,354 |
| 2013-2-14 | Bill Gracey | Scott Thornley | Bob Staffen | Seattle U | Louisiana Tech | 58 - 64 | 19 - 16 | $1,449 | $87,284 |
| 2013-2-13 | Scott Thornley | Mike Reed | Jimmy Casas | Fresno State | New Mexico | 48 - 54 | 13 - 11 | $2,070 | $85,835 |
| 2013-2-10 | Scott Thornley | Mark Whitehead | Kelly Self | Evansville | Drake | 84 - 78 | 15 - 25 | $1,932 | $83,765 |
| 2013-2-9 | Scott Thornley | Mike Thibodeaux | Jeff Campbell | Creighton | Illinois State | 72 - 75 | 19 - 16 | $1,932 | $81,833 |
| 2013-2-6 | Scott Thornley | David Hall | Tom O'Neill | Nevada | Colorado State | 69 - 73 | 19 - 21 | $2,070 | $79,901 |
| 2013-2-5 | Scott Thornley | Randy McCall | Kipp Kissinger | Northern Iowa | Missouri State | 48 - 37 | 9 - 14 | $1,932 | $77,831 |
| 2013-2-2 | Scott Thornley | Larry Spaulding | Brent Meaux | Boise State | UNLV | 77 - 72 | 17 - 20 | $2,070 | $75,899 |
| 2013-1-31 | David Hall | Scott Thornley | Bob Staffen | Seattle U | San José State | 56 - 48 | 18 - 15 | $1,449 | $73,829 |
| 2013-1-30 | Scott Thornley | Paul Janssen | Brad Gaston | Southern Illinois | Drake | 56 - 61 | 19 - 22 | $1,932 | $72,380 |
| 2013-1-26 | Scott Thornley | David Hall | Dick Cartmell | San Diego State | New Mexico | 55 - 34 | 14 - 10 | $2,070 | $70,448 |
| 2013-1-24 | Scott Thornley | John Paul Guerrero | Brad Ferrie | Idaho | Texas State | 73 - 78 | 18 - 20 | $1,449 | $68,378 |
| 2013-1-23 | Scott Thornley | Bob Staffen | Dick Cartmell | Boise State | Fresno State | 74 - 67 | 13 - 21 | $2,070 | $66,929 |
| 2013-1-20 | Scott Thornley | Terry Wymer | Hal Lusk | Southern Illinois | Illinois State | 56 - 70 | 14 - 18 | $1,932 | $64,859 |
| 2013-1-19 | Scott Thornley | Tom Eades | Don Daily | Wichita State | Creighton | 67 - 64 | 16 - 16 | $1,932 | $62,927 |
| 2013-1-17 | Verne Harris | Randy McCall | Scott Thornley | New Mexico State | Utah State | 64 - 51 | 10 - 15 | $1,449 | $60,995 |
| 2013-1-16 | Scott Thornley | Paul Janssen | Terry Oglesby | Indiana State | Missouri State | 68 - 60 | 14 - 21 | $1,932 | $59,546 |
| 2013-1-12 | Scott Thornley | Tom O'Neill | Shawn Lehigh | UNLV | Air Force | 76 - 71 | 15 - 22 | $2,070 | $57,614 |
| 2013-1-9 | Scott Thornley | Tony Padilla | Rick Batsell | Fresno State | San Diego State | 62 - 65 | 11 - 14 | $2,070 | $55,544 |
| 2013-1-6 | Scott Thornley | John Higgins | Bo Boroski | Bradley | Wichita State | 63 - 69 | 12 - 18 | $1,932 | $53,474 |
| 2013-1-5 | Tom O'Neill | Scott Thornley | K.C. Ely | Evansville | Southern Illinois | 85 - 68 | 18 - 16 | $1,932 | $51,542 |
| 2013-1-2 | Scott Thornley | Ed Hightower | Paul Janssen | Northern Iowa | Indiana State | 61 - 65 | 22 - 17 | $1,932 | $49,610 |
| 2012-12-30 | Scott Thornley | Kelly Self | Paul Janssen | Missouri State | Southern Illinois | 70 - 59 | 12 - 21 | $1,932 | $47,678 |
| 2012-12-29 | Scott Thornley | Gerry Pollard | Don Daily | Creighton | Evansville | 87 - 70 | 15 - 19 | $1,932 | $45,746 |
| 2012-12-28 | David Hall | Scott Thornley | D.G. Nelson | Nevada | Yale | 85 - 75 | 22 - 17 | $2,070 | $43,814 |
| 2012-12-27 | David Hall | Randy McCall | Scott Thornley | Cincinnati | New Mexico | 54 - 55 | 13 - 12 | $2,484 | $41,744 |
| 2012-12-22 | Scott Thornley | Bill Gracey | Eric Curry | Utah State | Southern Illinois | 70 - 58 | N/A - N/A | $1,449 | $39,260 |
| 2012-12-21 | Scott Thornley | Tom O'Neill | Bill Gracey | Utah State | UC Davis | 73 - 61 | N/A - N/A | $1,449 | $37,811 |
| 2012-12-15 | Scott Thornley | Bob Staffen | D.G. Nelson | Idaho | Walla Walla | 91 - 47 | 17 - 19 | $1,449 | $36,362 |
| 2012-12-14 | Scott Thornley | David Hall | Kelly Self | Boise State | LSU | 89 - 70 | 15 - 26 | $2,070 | $34,913 |
| 2012-12-13 | Scott Thornley | Duane Allen | Martin Cota | UNLV | La Verne | 91 - 44 | 14 - 27 | $2,070 | $32,843 |
| 2012-12-12 | Scott Thornley | Bill Gracey | Tony Padilla | Fresno State | Colorado | 43 - 50 | 18 - 14 | $2,070 | $30,773 |
| 2012-12-8 | Scott Thornley | Bob Staffen | Darron George | New Mexico | Valparaiso | 65 - 52 | 15 - 23 | $2,070 | $28,703 |
| 2012-12-6 | Tom Eades | Mark Whitehead | Scott Thornley | Nebraska | Creighton | 42 - 64 | 17 - 14 | $2,760 | $26,633 |
| 2012-12-3 | David Hall | Larry Spaulding | Scott Thornley | Long Beach State | Fresno State | 59 - 64 | 16 - 22 | $1,690 | $23,873 |
| 2012-12-2 | Scott Thornley | David Hall | John Higgins | Air Force | Wichita State | 69 - 72 | N/A - N/A | $2,070 | $22,183 |
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Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA Elite 8 | 1 | 2012-13 |
| NCAA Sweet 16 | 1 | 2010-11 |
| NCAA Second Round | 3 | 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| NCAA First Round | 3 | 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| NIT | 1 | 2010-11 |
| AT CHICAGO | 1 | 2011-12 |
| AT GLENS FALLS NY | 1 | 2010-11 |
| BASKETBALL TRAVELERS INVITATIONAL | 2 | 2011-12 |
| EA SPORTS MAUI INVITATIONAL | 3 | 2011-12 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CHALLENGE AT TUPELO MS | 1 | 2010-11 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC | 2 | 2012-13 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND AT LAS VEGAS NV | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL AT LAS VEGAS NV | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2011-12 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL AT LAS VEGAS | 1 | 2012-13 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS AT LAS VEGAS NV | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MOUNTAIN WEST/MVC CHALLENGE | 5 | 2010-11, 2012-13 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 2 | 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL | 2 | 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL AT ST LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2011-12 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS ST LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT- SEMIFINAL | 2 | 2011-12, 2012-13 |
| MVC MEN'S TOURNAMENT- SEMIFINALS AT ST LOUIS MO | 1 | 2010-11 |
| OUTRIGGER HOTELS RAINBOW CLASSIC | 2 | 2010-11 |
| OUTRIGGER HOTELS RAINBOW CLASSIC AT HONOLULU HI | 1 | 2010-11 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2012-13 |
| WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2012-13 |
| WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL AT LAS VEGAS | 1 | 2011-12 |
| WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2012-13 |
| WORLD VISION BASKETBALL CLASSIC | 2 | 2012-13 |
Scott Thornley 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: $368,629
Total Games: 189
Avg per Game: $1,950
Highest Season: $129,597 (2010-11)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Tier 1 | 60 | 45 | 15 | $115,571 | $1,926 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 1 | 61 | 37 | 24 | $123,461 | $2,024 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 1 | 68 | 55 | 13 | $129,597 | $1,906 |
Scott Thornley Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day