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Nicole Leon
First Season: 2019-20 or earlier
Last Season: 2025-26
Total Games: 382
Crew Chief: 22 (6%)
U1: 127 (33%)
U2: 233 (61%)
Home Wins: 70%
Home Fouls: 15.2
Away Fouls: 14.6
Foul Diff: -0.6
Attendance: 1,970
| Games | Total | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 382 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 32 | 40 |
| Crew Chief | 22 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| U1 | 127 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 8 |
| U2 | 233 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
| NCAA Tournament | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NIT Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre/Mid-Season Tournament | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| WCC | 62 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| Big Sky | 62 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| WAC | 41 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Mountain West | 31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Big 12 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 10 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big West | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| ACC | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWAC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CUSA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Am. East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Crew Chief | U1 | U2 | Home | Away | Score | Fouls | Fee | Season $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-3-26 | Melissa Barlow | Kenneth Nash | Nicole Leon | Kansas | San Diego State | 85 - 78 | 8 - 19 | $3,800 | $206,050 |
| 2026-3-21 | Melissa Barlow | Travis Jones | Nicole Leon | Illinois | Colorado | 66 - 57 | 13 - 11 | $4,000 | $202,250 |
| 2026-3-19 | Kenneth Nash | John Capolino | Nicole Leon | Stanford | Loyola Marymount | 80 - 76 | 16 - 21 | $3,800 | $198,250 |
| 2026-3-8 | Mark Berger | Jamie Broderick | Nicole Leon | North Dakota State | South Dakota State | 51 - 64 | 20 - 11 | $0 | $194,450 |
| 2026-3-7 | Doug Knight | Zac Brost | Nicole Leon | North Dakota State | St. Thomas-Minnesota | 63 - 51 | 8 - 15 | $0 | $194,450 |
| 2026-3-6 | Mark Berger | Jamie Broderick | Nicole Leon | Oral Roberts | St. Thomas-Minnesota | 54 - 81 | 22 - 14 | $0 | $194,450 |
| 2026-3-5 | Marc Merritt | Nicole Leon | Mjumbe Williams | UC Riverside | Hawai'i | 56 - 89 | 13 - 19 | $2,450 | $194,450 |
| 2026-3-2 | Kyle Bacon | Esther Hsu | Nicole Leon | Montana | Northern Colorado | 59 - 61 | 13 - 13 | $2,450 | $192,000 |
| 2026-3-1 | Rod Creech | Tyler Trimble | Nicole Leon | Stanford | Clemson | 85 - 50 | 9 - 9 | $3,800 | $189,550 |
| 2026-2-28 | Nicole Leon | Kathleen Cassidy | Kayla Barker | Weber State | Idaho State | 54 - 59 | 19 - 16 | $2,450 | $185,750 |
| 2026-2-26 | Shandra Twine | Nicole Leon | Matt Krenek | New Mexico State | Kennesaw State | 52 - 40 | 12 - 12 | $2,500 | $183,300 |
| 2026-2-25 | Michelle Kramer | Marlin Schoonhoven | Nicole Leon | Omaha | Oral Roberts | 84 - 75 | 15 - 20 | $0 | $180,800 |
| 2026-2-22 | Maj Forsberg | Tyler Trimble | Nicole Leon | SMU | Notre Dame | 63 - 88 | 14 - 13 | $3,800 | $180,800 |
| 2026-2-21 | Chuck Gonzalez | Brian Garland | Nicole Leon | Colorado | Texas Tech | 75 - 68 | 11 - 17 | $3,800 | $177,000 |
| 2026-2-19 | Lisa Jones | Tiara Cruse | Nicole Leon | USC | Wisconsin | 66 - 59 | 15 - 16 | $4,000 | $173,200 |
| 2026-2-18 | Zac Brost | Nicole Leon | Erica Parker | Kansas City | Denver | 63 - 79 | 20 - 15 | $0 | $169,200 |
| 2026-2-15 | Brian Woods | Josh Howell | Nicole Leon | Washington | Oregon | 51 - 43 | 15 - 14 | $4,000 | $169,200 |
| 2026-2-14 | Bob Scofield | Nicole Leon | Kathleen Cassidy | Montana | Montana State | 55 - 72 | 10 - 9 | $2,450 | $165,200 |
| 2026-2-12 | Teresa Turner | Nicole Leon | Karli Childs | Weber State | Idaho | 67 - 80 | 12 - 11 | $2,450 | $162,750 |
| 2026-2-8 | Julie Krommenhoek | Kenneth Nash | Nicole Leon | Colorado | TCU | 80 - 79 | 12 - 18 | $3,800 | $160,300 |
| 2026-2-7 | Nicole Leon | Stacie Blow | Marcus Barnett | Kansas City | North Dakota | 58 - 68 | 13 - 16 | $0 | $156,500 |
| 2026-2-5 | Michael Price | Nicole Leon | Dominique Hunter | Northern Arizona | Idaho State | 70 - 79 | 18 - 18 | $2,450 | $156,500 |
| 2026-2-4 | Lisa Jones | Nicole Leon | Kelly Broomfield | UCLA | Rutgers | 86 - 46 | 8 - 15 | $4,000 | $154,050 |
| 2026-2-1 | Michael Price | Nick Marshall | Nicole Leon | Arizona State | Kansas State | 67 - 74 | 18 - 16 | $3,800 | $150,050 |
| 2026-1-31 | Eric Brewton | Kristen Bell | Nicole Leon | Tulsa | Memphis | 74 - 69 | 13 - 30 | $3,100 | $146,250 |
| 2026-1-29 | Marlin Schoonhoven | Nicole Leon | Amy Sanchez | North Dakota State | Denver | 95 - 55 | 17 - 13 | $0 | $143,150 |
| 2026-1-24 | Nicole Leon | Scott Klomfas | Amy Krommenhoek | Kansas City | South Dakota State | 63 - 76 | 10 - 8 | $0 | $143,150 |
| 2026-1-22 | Danielle Johnson | Nicole Leon | Kelly Broomfield | Idaho State | Montana State | 79 - 60 | 20 - 18 | $2,450 | $143,150 |
| 2026-1-21 | Tim Daley | Tiara Cruse | Nicole Leon | Washington | Penn State | 81 - 65 | 15 - 16 | $4,000 | $140,700 |
| 2026-1-17 | Julie Krommenhoek | Bill Larance | Nicole Leon | BYU | Baylor | 58 - 69 | 19 - 16 | $3,800 | $136,700 |
| 2026-1-15 | Nicole Brannon | Nicole Leon | Leah Lanie | Oral Roberts | Kansas City | 81 - 65 | 13 - 16 | $0 | $132,900 |
| 2026-1-11 | Esther Hsu | Tyler Trimble | Nicole Leon | California | Wake Forest | 61 - 52 | 15 - 21 | $3,800 | $132,900 |
| 2026-1-10 | Tyler Trimble | Nicole Leon | Charlie Stein | Sacramento State | Portland State | 68 - 64 | 15 - 16 | $2,450 | $129,100 |
| 2026-1-8 | Rigo Vasquez | Nicole Leon | Nate Acosta | Montana | Idaho | 50 - 67 | 12 - 11 | $2,450 | $126,650 |
| 2026-1-7 | Chuck Gonzalez | Marc Merritt | Nicole Leon | UNLV | Utah State | 69 - 58 | 9 - 15 | $3,000 | $124,200 |
| 2026-1-5 | Maj Forsberg | Fatou Cissoko-Stephens | Nicole Leon | Michigan | Minnesota | 70 - 60 | 11 - 18 | $4,000 | $121,200 |
| 2026-1-4 | Kelsey Reynolds | Angel Kent | Nicole Leon | Nebraska | Purdue | 78 - 62 | 12 - 21 | $4,000 | $117,200 |
| 2026-1-3 | Ty Bills | Nicole Leon | Chris Cooper | Oral Roberts | North Dakota | 95 - 67 | 16 - 21 | $0 | $113,200 |
| 2026-1-1 | Nicole Leon | Lee Mullen | Genesis Perrymond | Northern Colorado | Montana State | 79 - 86 | 19 - 13 | $2,450 | $113,200 |
| 2025-12-31 | Chuck Gonzalez | Cameron Inouye | Nicole Leon | Colorado | Arizona | 75 - 56 | 15 - 21 | $3,800 | $110,750 |
| 2025-12-30 | Michol Murray | Kaili Kimura | Nicole Leon | Washington State | Loyola Marymount | 58 - 67 | 17 - 13 | $3,000 | $106,950 |
| 2025-12-29 | Kaili Kimura | Nicole Leon | Jeremey Kuns | Eastern Washington | Bushnell | 78 - 37 | 6 - 14 | $2,450 | $103,950 |
| 2025-12-28 | Maj Forsberg | Tim Resch | Nicole Leon | California | Cal Poly | 91 - 50 | 10 - 16 | $3,800 | $101,500 |
| 2025-12-21 | Michael Price | Corey Long Jr. | Nicole Leon | Arizona State | Colorado | 79 - 63 | 12 - 20 | $3,800 | $97,700 |
| 2025-12-20 | Kyle Bacon | Kenneth Nash | Nicole Leon | UCLA | Long Beach State | 106 - 44 | 6 - 17 | $4,000 | $93,900 |
| 2025-12-18 | Kenneth Nash | Nicole Leon | Kimberly Hobbes | USC | Cal Poly | 86 - 39 | 13 - 17 | $4,000 | $89,900 |
| 2025-12-17 | Lorena Ahumada | Nicole Leon | Karli Childs | Portland State | Seattle U | 85 - 62 | 16 - 13 | $2,450 | $85,900 |
| 2025-12-15 | Mark Berger | Bill Larance | Nicole Leon | Oklahoma State | Tulsa | 90 - 58 | 18 - 23 | $3,800 | $83,450 |
| 2025-12-14 | Lisa Jones | Brad Maxey | Nicole Leon | Kansas | Denver | 77 - 38 | 14 - 17 | $3,800 | $79,650 |
| 2025-12-13 | Mark Berger | In'Fini Robinson | Nicole Leon | Washington | Green Bay | 79 - 74 | 17 - 11 | $4,000 | $75,850 |
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Nicole Leon 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: $983,548
Total Games: 382
Avg per Game: $2,575
Highest Season: $206,050 (2025-26)
Season-by-Season Breakdown
| Season | Tier | Games | CC Games | U1/U2 Games | Total Earned | Avg per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tier 1 | 72 | 8 | 64 | $206,050 | $2,862 |
| 2024-25 | Tier 1 | 66 | 4 | 62 | $199,100 | $3,017 |
| 2023-24 | Tier 1 | 61 | 5 | 56 | $173,477 | $2,844 |
| 2022-23 | Tier 1 | 58 | 1 | 57 | $152,473 | $2,629 |
| 2021-22 | Tier 2 | 53 | 4 | 49 | $106,922 | $2,017 |
| 2020-21 | Tier 2 | 32 | 0 | 32 | $66,352 | $2,074 |
| 2019-20 | Tier 2 | 40 | 0 | 40 | $79,174 | $1,979 |
Nicole Leon Salary Pace by Season
Estimated cumulative salary earned across seasons, relative to each season's opening day