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Tommy Short
First Season: 2010-11 or earlier
Last Season: 2021-22
Total Games: 293
Crew Chief: 59 (20%)
U1: 120 (41%)
U2: 114 (39%)
Home Wins: 66%
Home Fouls: 17.2
Away Fouls: 18.7
Foul Diff: 1.5
Attendance: 3,328
| Games | Total | 2021-22 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 293 | 1 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Crew Chief | 59 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 120 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| U2 | 114 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament | 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 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OVC | 88 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| CUSA | 68 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 25 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southern | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Belt | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASUN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| A-10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Southland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-1-13 | Jason Baker | Chad Barlow | Tommy Short | Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina | 61 - 60 | 12 - 12 | $1,866 | $1,866 |
| 2020-3-11 | Antinio Petty | Tommy Short | Gary Maxwell | Florida International | Rice | 85 - 76 | 16 - 21 | $1,700 | $79,519 |
| 2020-3-7 | John St. Claire | James Hicks | Tommy Short | Belmont | Murray State | 76 - 75 | 14 - 15 | $1,445 | $77,819 |
| 2020-3-4 | Kelly Self | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Marshall | Florida Atlantic | 94 - 82 | 20 - 24 | $1,700 | $76,374 |
| 2020-3-1 | Roger Ayers | Joe DeRosa | Tommy Short | North Texas | Western Kentucky | 78 - 72 | 14 - 15 | $1,700 | $74,674 |
| 2020-2-29 | Roland Simmons | Tommy Short | Edward Crenshaw | Evansville | Illinois State | 60 - 71 | 15 - 21 | $1,955 | $72,974 |
| 2020-2-27 | Tommy Short | Bradley Fritsche | John Boylan | Southeast Missouri State | Eastern Illinois | 70 - 72 | 18 - 17 | $1,445 | $71,019 |
| 2020-2-22 | Tommy Short | Kevin Mathis | Isaac Barnett | Florida Atlantic | UAB | 65 - 58 | 15 - 15 | $1,700 | $69,574 |
| 2020-2-20 | Steve Devine | Tommy Short | James Gibson | Morehead State | Belmont | 67 - 80 | 12 - 8 | $1,445 | $67,874 |
| 2020-2-15 | Tommy Short | Kelly Davis | Bill Jacobson | UTSA | Western Kentucky | 73 - 77 | 23 - 17 | $1,700 | $66,429 |
| 2020-2-13 | Tommy Short | Jon Campbell | Davis Maxwell | Austin Peay | Murray State | 71 - 68 | 15 - 17 | $1,445 | $64,729 |
| 2020-2-12 | Jeff Malham | Antinio Petty | Tommy Short | Bradley | Indiana State | 72 - 61 | 18 - 18 | $1,955 | $63,284 |
| 2020-2-8 | Clyde Owens | Marques Pettigrew | Tommy Short | Florida Atlantic | Florida International | 59 - 66 | 19 - 17 | $1,700 | $61,329 |
| 2020-2-6 | Tommy Short | Mike O'Neill | Jason Garretson | SIU Edwardsville | Morehead State | 49 - 58 | 16 - 16 | $1,445 | $59,629 |
| 2020-2-5 | Rick Randall | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Evansville | Southern Illinois | 60 - 64 | 16 - 16 | $1,955 | $58,184 |
| 2020-2-1 | Tommy Short | Bobby Daw | Shane Staggs | Southern Miss | Charlotte | 74 - 68 | 11 - 16 | $1,700 | $56,229 |
| 2020-1-25 | John St. Claire | Tommy Short | Bobby Daw | Old Dominion | Florida Atlantic | 65 - 55 | 12 - 16 | $1,700 | $54,529 |
| 2020-1-23 | Tommy Short | Edward Crenshaw | Shane Staggs | SIU Edwardsville | Southeast Missouri State | 84 - 65 | 15 - 19 | $1,445 | $52,829 |
| 2020-1-22 | John Higgins | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Bradley | Illinois State | 75 - 63 | 14 - 14 | $1,955 | $51,384 |
| 2020-1-18 | Andrew Walton | Tommy Short | Ross Cullins | Western Kentucky | Charlotte | 80 - 63 | 13 - 22 | $1,700 | $49,429 |
| 2020-1-16 | Stephen Divine | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | UT Martin | Murray State | 62 - 84 | 15 - 19 | $1,445 | $47,729 |
| 2020-1-15 | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Gary Maxwell | Indiana State | Evansville | 65 - 42 | 12 - 10 | $1,955 | $46,284 |
| 2020-1-11 | Tommy Short | Joey Richardson | Davis Maxwell | UAB | Marshall | 61 - 50 | 12 - 26 | $1,700 | $44,329 |
| 2020-1-9 | Chris Hudson | Tommy Short | Evan Berg | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Illinois | 77 - 74 | 15 - 20 | $1,445 | $42,629 |
| 2020-1-7 | Rick Crawford | Kelly Self | Tommy Short | Southern Illinois | Valparaiso | 63 - 50 | 15 - 16 | $1,955 | $41,184 |
| 2020-1-4 | Stephen Divine | Craig Murley | Tommy Short | Western Kentucky | Rice | 68 - 61 | 11 - 16 | $1,700 | $39,229 |
| 2020-1-2 | Barry Mathis | Tommy Short | Blake Harris | Morehead State | Jacksonville State | 72 - 76 | 16 - 20 | $1,445 | $37,529 |
| 2019-12-29 | Tommy Short | Scott Tierney | Bryan Washer | SIU Edwardsville | Lindenwood | 96 - 48 | 13 - 12 | $1,445 | $36,084 |
| 2019-12-21 | Joe DeRosa | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Youngstown State | West Virginia | 64 - 75 | 22 - 20 | $1,658 | $34,639 |
| 2019-12-17 | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Saint Louis | Maryville University (MO) | 82 - 69 | 12 - 24 | $1,998 | $32,981 |
| 2019-12-14 | John St. Claire | Tommy Short | Kevin Mathis | UAB | Montevallo | 75 - 63 | 16 - 13 | $1,700 | $30,983 |
| 2019-12-7 | Jeb Hartness | Tommy Short | Chance Moore | North Texas | Little Rock | 76 - 53 | 19 - 14 | $1,700 | $29,283 |
| 2019-12-4 | Winston Stith | Jeb Hartness | Tommy Short | Southern Illinois | Norfolk State | 76 - 59 | 12 - 16 | $1,955 | $27,583 |
| 2019-12-3 | Jeff Malham | James Durham | Tommy Short | Indiana State | North Dakota State | 71 - 60 | 15 - 18 | $1,955 | $25,628 |
| 2019-12-1 | Bart Lenox | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Davidson | Temple | 53 - 66 | 12 - 17 | $1,998 | $23,673 |
| 2019-11-29 | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Keith Patterson | Davidson | Fairfield | 67 - 56 | 17 - 12 | $1,998 | $21,675 |
| 2019-11-28 | Rick Crawford | Tommy Short | Keith Patterson | Harvard | Texas A&M | 62 - 51 | 17 - 19 | $1,700 | $19,677 |
| 2019-11-27 | Antinio Petty | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Miami (OH) | Wright State | 66 - 71 | 21 - 16 | $1,742 | $17,977 |
| 2019-11-26 | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Rob Foster | Weber State | Murray State | 68 - 69 | 16 - 13 | $1,658 | $16,235 |
| 2019-11-25 | Tommy Short | Bill Jacobson | Tyler Kumpf | Northeastern | South Alabama | 62 - 74 | 18 - 14 | $1,785 | $14,577 |
| 2019-11-22 | Tommy Short | Gary Maxwell | Jemel Spearman | Oklahoma State | Western Michigan | 70 - 63 | 19 - 19 | $2,720 | $12,792 |
| 2019-11-17 | Jeff Malham | Antinio Petty | Tommy Short | Ball State | Indiana State | 69 - 55 | 15 - 18 | $1,742 | $10,072 |
| 2019-11-16 | Tommy Short | Ray Natali | Chance Moore | Loyola Chicago | Saint Joseph's | 85 - 68 | 15 - 17 | $1,955 | $8,330 |
| 2019-11-10 | Kelly Self | Tommy Short | Gary Maxwell | Illinois State | Little Rock | 75 - 70 | 16 - 19 | $1,955 | $6,375 |
| 2019-11-9 | Jeb Hartness | Joe DeRosa | Tommy Short | Western Kentucky | Austin Peay | 97 - 75 | 17 - 25 | $1,700 | $4,420 |
| 2019-11-5 | Tom Eades | Tommy Short | Tyler Kumpf | Baylor | Central Arkansas | 105 - 61 | 20 - 19 | $2,720 | $2,720 |
| 2019-3-14 | Tom Eades | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Old Dominion | Louisiana Tech | 57 - 56 | 16 - 19 | $1,640 | $80,975 |
| 2019-3-9 | James Hicks | Bret Smith | Tommy Short | Belmont | Murray State | 65 - 77 | 19 - 12 | $1,394 | $79,335 |
| 2019-3-3 | Kipp Kissinger | Tommy Short | Olandis Poole | Rice | Middle Tennessee | 67 - 61 | 11 - 23 | $1,640 | $77,941 |
| 2019-3-2 | Tom Eades | James Durham | Tommy Short | Missouri State | Drake | 62 - 73 | 17 - 19 | $1,886 | $76,301 |
Showing 1-50 of 293 games
Tournament Games
| Tournament | Times Worked | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| NIT | 1 | 2019-20 |
| 2K CLASSIC - SUBREGIONAL GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| @EKUHOOPS CLASSIC | 1 | 2015-16 |
| BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS | 2 | 2015-16 |
| C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2019-20 |
| C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL | 1 | 2018-19 |
| CHALLENGE IN MUSIC CITY | 1 | 2016-17 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2018-19 |
| CURE UCD CLASSIC | 3 | 2013-14 |
| FANDUEL LEGENDS CLASSIC | 1 | 2015-16 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL | 1 | 2016-17 |
| GULF COAST SHOWCASE | 10 | 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20 |
| HALL OF FAME CLASSIC - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2017-18 |
| HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC | 18 | 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 |
| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL | 1 | 2019-20 |
| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL | 1 | 2018-19 |
| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL | 3 | 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 |
| OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL | 2 | 2016-17, 2017-18 |
| ORLANDO INVITATIONAL | 3 | 2019-20 |
| SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL - CAMPUS GAME | 1 | 2016-17 |
| SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2016-17 |
| VEGAS 16 - 1st ROUND | 1 | 2015-16 |
| VEGAS 16 - SEMIFINAL | 1 | 2015-16 |
| WOODEN LEGACY | 3 | 2018-19 |
Tommy Short 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: $445,357
Total Games: 293
Avg per Game: $1,520
Highest Season: $80,975 (2018-19)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,866 | $1,866 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 2 | 45 | 14 | 31 | $79,519 | $1,767 |
| 2018-19 | Tier 2 | 46 | 11 | 35 | $80,975 | $1,760 |
| 2017-18 | Tier 2 | 39 | 3 | 36 | $62,588 | $1,605 |
| 2016-17 | Tier 2 | 45 | 12 | 33 | $69,565 | $1,546 |
| 2015-16 | Tier 2 | 44 | 8 | 36 | $65,418 | $1,487 |
| 2014-15 | Tier 2 | 28 | 7 | 21 | $38,365 | $1,370 |
| 2013-14 | Tier 3 | 26 | 2 | 24 | $27,849 | $1,071 |
| 2012-13 | Tier 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | $10,402 | $1,040 |
| 2011-12 | Tier 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | $6,064 | $1,011 |
| 2010-11 | Tier 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $2,746 | $915 |
Tommy Short Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day