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SJ
Stephen Orkus Jr
First Season: 2024-25
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 68
Crew Chief: 0 (0%)
U1: 0 (0%)
U2: 68 (100%)
Home Wins: 65%
Home Fouls: 16.5
Away Fouls: 17.1
Foul Diff: 0.6
Attendance: 2,471
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 68 | 46 | 22 |
| Crew Chief | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 68 | 46 | 22 |
| NCAA Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun Belt | 29 | 19 | 10 |
| Southland | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| American | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| CUSA | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-17 | Matt Jarman | Michael Swoboda | Stephen Orkus Jr | Wichita State | Wyoming | 74 - 70 | 15 - 23 | $2,000 | $73,025 |
| 2026-3-11 | Garrick Shannon | Bharat Ramnanan | Stephen Orkus Jr | Stephen F. Austin | McNeese | 59 - 76 | 11 - 13 | $1,325 | $71,025 |
| 2026-3-10 | Bharat Ramnanan | Shaun Seales | Stephen Orkus Jr | Stephen F. Austin | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 60 - 58 | 11 - 11 | $1,325 | $69,700 |
| 2026-3-8 | Jeb Hartness | Pat Adams | Stephen Orkus Jr | Troy | Southern Miss | 78 - 70 | 19 - 25 | $1,625 | $68,375 |
| 2026-3-7 | Luke Chittum | Matt Jarman | Stephen Orkus Jr | App State | Southern Miss | 73 - 86 | 24 - 19 | $1,625 | $66,750 |
| 2026-2-28 | Earnie Pheal | Kevin Montz | Stephen Orkus Jr | New Orleans | McNeese | 63 - 66 | 21 - 25 | $1,325 | $65,125 |
| 2026-2-27 | Tony Dawkins | Donta Carter | Stephen Orkus Jr | Arkansas State | Louisiana | 81 - 58 | 21 - 22 | $1,625 | $63,800 |
| 2026-2-25 | Jason Baker | Mike Nance | Stephen Orkus Jr | James Madison | Georgia Southern | 82 - 66 | 16 - 18 | $1,625 | $62,175 |
| 2026-2-23 | Brent Dugas | Rob Rorke | Stephen Orkus Jr | Northwestern State | Incarnate Word | 54 - 49 | 15 - 16 | $1,325 | $60,550 |
| 2026-2-21 | Chris King | Sidney Cohen | Stephen Orkus Jr | South Alabama | Troy | 65 - 54 | 16 - 13 | $1,625 | $59,225 |
| 2026-2-16 | Lucas Santos | Garrett Theriot | Stephen Orkus Jr | Northwestern State | McNeese | 64 - 75 | 13 - 20 | $1,325 | $57,600 |
| 2026-2-14 | Matt Jarman | Dan Powers | Stephen Orkus Jr | Old Dominion | Georgia State | 78 - 55 | 14 - 14 | $1,625 | $56,275 |
| 2026-2-11 | Sidney Cohen | Derek Schulte | Stephen Orkus Jr | Georgia Southern | App State | 65 - 81 | 22 - 11 | $1,625 | $54,650 |
| 2026-2-9 | Vladimir Voyard-Tadal | Rob Rorke | Stephen Orkus Jr | Nicholls | UT Rio Grande Valley | 72 - 92 | 18 - 20 | $1,325 | $53,025 |
| 2026-2-7 | Chris King | Andrew Casas | Stephen Orkus Jr | South Alabama | Buffalo | 81 - 69 | 9 - 16 | $1,625 | $51,700 |
| 2026-2-4 | Byron Evans | Nick Nadeau | Stephen Orkus Jr | Georgia State | Troy | 63 - 74 | 15 - 15 | $1,625 | $50,075 |
| 2026-1-31 | Eric Lowe | Matt Jarman | Stephen Orkus Jr | Arkansas State | Marshall | 61 - 70 | 17 - 22 | $1,625 | $48,450 |
| 2026-1-28 | Blake Harris | Tucson Grigg | Stephen Orkus Jr | New Mexico State | Delaware | 64 - 73 | 11 - 7 | $1,600 | $46,825 |
| 2026-1-27 | Earnie Pheal | Brent Dugas | Stephen Orkus Jr | Nicholls | New Orleans | 62 - 80 | 19 - 16 | $1,325 | $45,225 |
| 2026-1-23 | Antoine Dawkins | Bryan Washer | Stephen Orkus Jr | App State | UL Monroe | 59 - 43 | 16 - 13 | $1,625 | $43,900 |
| 2026-1-21 | Jason Baker | Bharat Ramnanan | Stephen Orkus Jr | Wichita State | East Carolina | 77 - 60 | 17 - 14 | $2,000 | $42,275 |
| 2026-1-17 | Antoine Dawkins | Michael Husted | Stephen Orkus Jr | Troy | Arkansas State | 99 - 74 | 20 - 15 | $1,625 | $40,275 |
| 2026-1-14 | Rob Rorke | Landon Brandes | Stephen Orkus Jr | UTSA | Rice | 73 - 89 | 18 - 17 | $2,000 | $38,650 |
| 2026-1-12 | K.B. Burdett | Rufus Lott | Stephen Orkus Jr | SE Louisiana | New Orleans | 76 - 79 | 29 - 29 | $1,325 | $36,650 |
| 2026-1-10 | Rodrick Dixon | Nick Meyer | Stephen Orkus Jr | Louisiana Tech | Delaware | 70 - 68 | 17 - 20 | $1,600 | $35,325 |
| 2026-1-8 | Patrick Evans | Chuck Jones | Stephen Orkus Jr | UTEP | Middle Tennessee | 83 - 80 | 16 - 28 | $1,600 | $33,725 |
| 2026-1-5 | Steven Anderson | Ross Cullins | Stephen Orkus Jr | McNeese | Stephen F. Austin | 66 - 64 | 14 - 16 | $1,325 | $32,125 |
| 2026-1-3 | Blake Harris | Marvin Harris Jr. | Stephen Orkus Jr | Marshall | App State | 88 - 81 | 25 - 17 | $1,625 | $30,800 |
| 2026-1-2 | Mick Fieldbinder | Kevin Mathis | Stephen Orkus Jr | Liberty | Kennesaw State | 81 - 73 | 14 - 20 | $1,600 | $29,175 |
| 2025-12-29 | Brent Dugas | Garrett Theriot | Stephen Orkus Jr | Northwestern State | Lamar | 61 - 76 | 13 - 22 | $1,325 | $27,575 |
| 2025-12-28 | Jeffrey Johnson | RJ Johnson | Stephen Orkus Jr | Sam Houston | College Of Biblical Studies | 117 - 57 | 12 - 17 | $1,600 | $26,250 |
| 2025-12-22 | Nick Meyer | Damien Richard | Stephen Orkus Jr | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Christian | 90 - 37 | 16 - 14 | $1,600 | $24,650 |
| 2025-12-20 | Jon Tjon-Joe-Pin | Jon Pierre | Stephen Orkus Jr | Lamar | Omaha | 82 - 85 | 17 - 21 | $1,325 | $23,050 |
| 2025-12-17 | Earnie Pheal | Garrett Theriot | Stephen Orkus Jr | Nicholls | Houston Christian | 79 - 64 | 20 - 11 | $1,325 | $21,725 |
| 2025-12-15 | Lucas Santos | Earl Lennie | Stephen Orkus Jr | SE Louisiana | East Texas A&M | 69 - 70 | 14 - 16 | $1,325 | $20,400 |
| 2025-12-6 | Garrett Theriot | Earl Lennie | Stephen Orkus Jr | New Orleans | Houston Christian | 76 - 85 | 19 - 16 | $1,325 | $19,075 |
| 2025-12-2 | Garrick Shannon | Michael Swoboda | Stephen Orkus Jr | Wichita State | Mount Marty College | 95 - 69 | 11 - 15 | $2,000 | $17,750 |
| 2025-11-28 | Anthony Jordan | Bharat Ramnanan | Stephen Orkus Jr | Tulane | Nicholls | 82 - 72 | 17 - 20 | $2,000 | $15,750 |
| 2025-11-25 | Jose Carrion | Shaun Seales | Stephen Orkus Jr | North Texas | Eastern Washington | 79 - 71 | 15 - 22 | $2,000 | $13,750 |
| 2025-11-24 | Chuck Jones | Mike Nance | Stephen Orkus Jr | Arkansas State | Jacksonville State | 74 - 63 | 24 - 23 | $1,625 | $11,750 |
| 2025-11-20 | Lucas Santos | K.B. Burdett | Stephen Orkus Jr | Marshall | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 98 - 70 | 22 - 16 | $1,625 | $10,125 |
| 2025-11-18 | Blake Harris | Lucas Santos | Stephen Orkus Jr | James Madison | Towson | 81 - 75 | 18 - 18 | $1,625 | $8,500 |
| 2025-11-12 | Steven Anderson | Todd Austin | Stephen Orkus Jr | Texas State | UTSA | 80 - 69 | 17 - 18 | $1,625 | $6,875 |
| 2025-11-11 | Sidney Cohen | Kevin Mathis | Stephen Orkus Jr | Louisiana | Tulane | 62 - 66 | 23 - 19 | $1,625 | $5,250 |
| 2025-11-8 | Byron Evans | Erroll Lewis | Stephen Orkus Jr | South Alabama | Spring Hill | 99 - 50 | 7 - 18 | $1,625 | $3,625 |
| 2025-11-3 | Landon Brandes | Erroll Lewis | Stephen Orkus Jr | Charlotte | Indiana State | 92 - 76 | 16 - 20 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 2025-3-23 | Ryan Christian | Jason Deering | Stephen Orkus Jr | North Texas | Arkansas State | 65 - 63 | 11 - 14 | $2,000 | $34,850 |
| 2025-3-13 | Sean Casady | Lucas Santos | Stephen Orkus Jr | East Carolina | UTSA | 70 - 65 | 14 - 14 | $2,000 | $32,850 |
| 2025-3-12 | Bharat Ramnanan | Lucas Santos | Stephen Orkus Jr | McNeese | Lamar | 63 - 54 | 20 - 21 | $1,325 | $30,850 |
| 2025-3-11 | Brent Dugas | Bharat Ramnanan | Stephen Orkus Jr | McNeese | Northwestern State | 83 - 64 | 13 - 16 | $1,325 | $29,525 |
Showing 1-50 of 68 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| American Athletic Conference Championship - 2nd Round | 1 | 2024-25 |
| MAC-SBC Challenge | 1 | 2025-26 |
| Southland | 4 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Sun Belt Championship - 4th Round | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Sun Belt Championship - Quarterfinal | 2 | 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| Sun Belt Championship - Semifinal | 1 | 2025-26 |
Stephen Orkus Jr 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: $107,875
Total Games: 68
Avg per Game: $1,586
Highest Season: $73,025 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 3 | 46 | 0 | 46 | $73,025 | $1,588 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 | $34,850 | $1,584 |
Stephen Orkus Jr Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day