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Tom Spitznagel
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2023-24
Total Games: 181
Crew Chief: 40 (22%)
U1: 59 (33%)
U2: 82 (45%)
Home Wins: 73%
Home Fouls: 17.8
Away Fouls: 19.9
Foul Diff: 2.2
Attendance: 4,330
| 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 | 181 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 17 |
| Crew Chief | 40 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| U1 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| U2 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| 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 |
| WCC | 67 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| PAC 12 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| WAC | 24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Big Sky | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Am. East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SWAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-1-6 | Tom Spitznagel | David Hall | Ken Ditty | Loyola Marymount | Saint Mary's | 64 - 68 | 18 - 17 | $2,328 | $4,656 |
| 2023-11-6 | Tom Spitznagel | Travis Schatzman | Jason Alabanza | Portland | Long Beach State | 78 - 73 | 20 - 26 | $2,328 | $2,328 |
| 2023-2-25 | Tom Spitznagel | Mike O'Neill | Sir Allen Conner | Montana | Sacramento State | 74 - 72 | 18 - 20 | $1,833 | $23,876 |
| 2023-2-18 | Tom Spitznagel | Ruben Ramos | Matt Mason | Portland State | Weber State | 57 - 65 | 20 - 21 | $1,833 | $22,043 |
| 2023-2-11 | Tom Spitznagel | Sir Allen Conner | Ryan McCarty | Seattle U | Grand Canyon | 63 - 58 | 13 - 19 | $1,551 | $20,210 |
| 2023-2-9 | Ronnie Hernandez | Tom Spitznagel | Ryan Holmes | Northern Arizona | Sacramento State | 77 - 55 | 15 - 7 | $1,833 | $18,659 |
| 2023-1-28 | Deron White | Tom Spitznagel | Frank Harvey | Oregon State | Colorado | 60 - 52 | 13 - 18 | $2,632 | $16,826 |
| 2023-1-26 | Deron White | Tom Spitznagel | Mike Reed | Washington State | Arizona | 58 - 63 | 12 - 17 | $2,632 | $14,194 |
| 2023-1-7 | Tom Spitznagel | Mark Fulton | Ray Ames | Northern Arizona | Montana State | 54 - 69 | 21 - 22 | $1,833 | $11,562 |
| 2023-1-5 | Tom Spitznagel | Scott Brown | Ray Ames | Eastern Washington | Portland State | 92 - 80 | 16 - 20 | $1,833 | $9,729 |
| 2022-11-15 | Tom Spitznagel | Ruben Ramos | Tom Nally | Oregon State | Bushnell | 83 - 66 | 20 - 17 | $2,632 | $7,896 |
| 2022-11-11 | Tom Spitznagel | Doran Gotschall | Casey McClellan | Utah | Cal State Bakersfield | 72 - 44 | 10 - 19 | $2,632 | $5,264 |
| 2022-11-7 | Tom Spitznagel | Glen Mayberry | Johnny Harrington | Washington | Weber State | 69 - 52 | 19 - 21 | $2,632 | $2,632 |
| 2022-2-26 | Tom Spitznagel | Nate Melson | Eric Boyce | Sacramento State | Eastern Washington | 81 - 75 | 20 - 16 | $1,774 | $25,024 |
| 2022-2-19 | Tom Spitznagel | Mark Cook | Dan Church | Weber State | Northern Colorado | 79 - 83 | 22 - 19 | $1,774 | $23,250 |
| 2022-2-12 | Tom Spitznagel | Scott DeBo | Sir Allen Conner | Seattle U | Lamar | 76 - 50 | 13 - 13 | $1,502 | $21,476 |
| 2022-2-10 | Tom Spitznagel | Tony Padilla | Brad Ferrie | Utah Valley | Grand Canyon | 69 - 79 | 21 - 17 | $1,502 | $19,974 |
| 2022-2-5 | Tom Spitznagel | Dennis Flannery | Ryan McCarty | Portland | San Francisco | 71 - 74 | 16 - 19 | $2,184 | $18,472 |
| 2022-2-3 | Tom Spitznagel | Wilson Holland | Chad Shepherd | Utah State | San José State | 78 - 62 | 11 - 14 | $2,184 | $16,288 |
| 2022-1-29 | Tom Spitznagel | Justin Shamion | Davis Torgerson | Sacramento State | Weber State | 59 - 79 | 14 - 14 | $1,774 | $14,104 |
| 2022-1-27 | Shawn Lehigh | Brad Fowler | Tom Spitznagel | Montana State | Eastern Washington | 69 - 65 | 15 - 20 | $1,774 | $12,330 |
| 2022-1-15 | Tom Spitznagel | Gregory Nixon | Ryan McDaniel | Arizona | Utah | 82 - 64 | 15 - 18 | $2,548 | $10,556 |
| 2022-1-8 | Rick Batsell | Tom Spitznagel | Jimmy Casas | San Francisco | San Diego | 88 - 73 | 19 - 23 | $2,184 | $8,008 |
| 2021-12-18 | Tom Spitznagel | Sir Allen Conner | Derek Anganes | Idaho | Sagu American Indian College | 84 - 55 | 18 - 19 | $1,774 | $5,824 |
| 2021-11-12 | Tom Spitznagel | Riel Banaria | Matt Basham | Utah Valley | Antelope Valley | 82 - 48 | 19 - 19 | $1,502 | $4,050 |
| 2021-11-9 | Tom Spitznagel | Ryan Holmes | Bill Vinovich | Washington | Northern Illinois | 64 - 71 | 21 - 30 | $2,548 | $2,548 |
| 2021-2-26 | Randy McCall | Tom Spitznagel | Eric Curry | Seattle U | Grand Canyon | 63 - 57 | 20 - 23 | $1,452 | $19,844 |
| 2021-2-20 | Tom Spitznagel | Tony Padilla | Gregory Nixon | Washington State | Stanford | 85 - 76 | 17 - 24 | $2,464 | $18,392 |
| 2021-2-13 | Tom Spitznagel | Kurt Walker | Riel Banaria | California Baptist | Sacramento State | 83 - 71 | 20 - 17 | $1,452 | $15,928 |
| 2021-2-6 | Tom Spitznagel | Ruben Ramos | Nate Harris | Utah Tech | Seattle U | 56 - 77 | 22 - 20 | $1,452 | $14,476 |
| 2021-1-16 | Tom Spitznagel | Coban Lopez | Courtney Holmes | Pacific | Loyola Marymount | 58 - 49 | 19 - 21 | $2,112 | $13,024 |
| 2021-1-9 | Tom Spitznagel | Toby Doolittle | Layne Barney | Seattle U | Saint Martin's | 98 - 63 | 17 - 20 | $1,452 | $10,912 |
| 2020-12-30 | Tom Spitznagel | Donn Berdahl | Brent Watts | Seattle U | Portland | 84 - 68 | 18 - 20 | $1,452 | $9,460 |
| 2020-12-23 | Tom Spitznagel | Michael Greenstein | Glen Mayberry | Washington State | Northwestern State | 62 - 52 | 13 - 23 | $2,464 | $8,008 |
| 2020-12-18 | Tom Spitznagel | David Hall | Eric Boyce | Idaho State | Sagu American Indian College | 113 - 46 | 14 - 18 | $1,716 | $5,544 |
| 2020-12-12 | Tom Spitznagel | Eric Boyce | Ray Ames | Montana | Yellowstone Christian College | 102 - 42 | 11 - 22 | $1,716 | $3,828 |
| 2020-12-4 | Tom Spitznagel | D.G. Nelson | Nate Harris | Boise State | College of Idaho | 86 - 49 | 13 - 26 | $2,112 | $2,112 |
| 2020-2-29 | Michael Irving | Tom Spitznagel | Bill Vinovich | Pepperdine | BYU | 64 - 81 | 13 - 15 | $2,040 | $21,122 |
| 2020-2-15 | Kevin Brill | Tom Spitznagel | Randy Richardson | Pepperdine | Gonzaga | 77 - 89 | 20 - 13 | $2,040 | $19,082 |
| 2020-2-8 | Justin Shamion | Tom Spitznagel | Martin Cichocki | Utah Valley | Seattle U | 85 - 87 | 28 - 25 | $1,402 | $17,042 |
| 2020-2-1 | Ronald Brokenbrough | Tom Spitznagel | Rick O'Neill | San Francisco | Gonzaga | 79 - 83 | 25 - 21 | $2,040 | $15,640 |
| 2020-1-18 | Mark Fulton | Tom Spitznagel | Ian Caldwell | San Francisco | Loyola Marymount | 61 - 53 | 16 - 16 | $2,040 | $13,600 |
| 2019-12-29 | Kevin Brill | Jeff Wooten | Tom Spitznagel | Oregon State | North Dakota | 83 - 66 | 20 - 23 | $2,380 | $11,560 |
| 2019-12-21 | Ryan Holmes | Tom Spitznagel | Deron White | San Diego State | Utah | 80 - 52 | 19 - 16 | $2,040 | $9,180 |
| 2019-12-14 | Marc A. Beasley | Crystal Hogan | Tom Spitznagel | Oregon State | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 80 - 46 | 15 - 22 | $2,380 | $7,140 |
| 2019-11-21 | Deron White | Tom Spitznagel | Gregory Nixon | Stanford | William & Mary | 81 - 50 | 19 - 21 | $2,380 | $4,760 |
| 2019-11-5 | Tom Nunez | Michael Greenstein | Tom Spitznagel | California | Pepperdine | 87 - 71 | 13 - 14 | $2,380 | $2,380 |
| 2019-3-9 | Randy McCall | Chris Rastatter | Tom Spitznagel | Utah | UCLA | 92 - 81 | 21 - 19 | $2,296 | $24,375 |
| 2019-2-26 | Ronald Brokenbrough | Dennis Flannery | Tom Spitznagel | Seattle U | Utah Valley | 68 - 77 | 24 - 21 | $1,353 | $22,079 |
| 2019-2-23 | Larry Spaulding | Nate Harris | Tom Spitznagel | UCLA | Oregon | 90 - 83 | 16 - 22 | $2,296 | $20,726 |
Showing 1-50 of 181 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 1 | 2015-16 |
| AIR FORCE RESERVE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASSIC | 1 | 2019-20 |
| AT EUGENE OR | 1 | 2011-12 |
| BTI INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2010-11 |
| BTI INVITATIONAL AT EUGENE OR | 2 | 2010-11 |
| CABLE CAR CLASSIC AT SANTA CLARA CA | 1 | 2010-11 |
| CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC | 1 | 2014-15 |
| CBI TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
| CIT - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2014-15 |
| COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC | 3 | 2013-14, 2014-15 |
| ELGIN BAYLOR CLASSIC | 1 | 2018-19 |
| FANDUEL LEGENDS CLASSIC | 1 | 2015-16 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS SHOWCASE | 2 | 2011-12 |
| GOLDEN GATE CHALLENGE | 2 | 2013-14 |
| GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT | 6 | 2012-13, 2014-15 |
| GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT AT ANCHORAGE AK | 1 | 2012-13 |
| Portland Classic | 1 | 2018-19 |
| SHAMROCK OFFICE SOLUTIONS CLASSIC | 1 | 2011-12 |
| UTAH TOURNAMENT | 1 | 2014-15 |
| WCC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINALS AT LAS VEGAS NV | 1 | 2010-11 |
| WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2013-14 |
Tom Spitznagel 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: $289,265
Total Games: 181
Avg per Game: $1,598
Highest Season: $36,137 (2014-15)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Tier 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $4,656 | $2,328 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | $23,876 | $2,171 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | $25,024 | $1,925 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | $19,844 | $1,804 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | $21,122 | $2,112 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | $24,375 | $2,031 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | $9,520 | $1,904 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | $15,822 | $1,758 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | $14,176 | $1,772 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 3 | 27 | 0 | 27 | $36,137 | $1,338 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 16 | 1 | 15 | $20,980 | $1,311 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | $24,494 | $1,361 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 22 | 2 | 20 | $28,910 | $1,314 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 17 | 1 | 16 | $20,329 | $1,196 |
Tom Spitznagel Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day