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Utah Utes

How the Utes play under each referee

Every Utes game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Utes are 88-102 (46.3%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Tony Padilla has the most Utes games in this sample (22).

Updated Sep 30, 2026, 12:31 a.m.·2020-2026 (2020-12-03 – 2026-03-10)

Utes record: 88-102 (46.3%)

Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (309) exceed 190 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

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#RefWin ratevs baselineClose gamesOpponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more), a favorable minors/flags edge.

Verne Harris
+20.4 pts vs team-0.5
David Hall
+14.8 pts vs team-1.0
Michael Greenstein
+13.7 pts vs team-0.5
Tony Padilla
+12.8 pts vs team-0.7
Kipp Kissinger
+3.7 pts vs team+0.0
Eric Curry
+3.7 pts vs team+0.6
Kevin Brill
+3.7 pts vs team+0.9
Randy Richardson
+3.7 pts vs team+0.3
Gregory Nixon
+1.3 pts vs team-2.1
Darron George
-1.9 pts vs team+0.0
Mike Reed
-2.5 pts vs team-0.7
Scott Brown
-4.6 pts vs team-0.7
Michael Irving
-5.1 pts vs team-0.4
Randy McCall
-6.3 pts vs team+0.3
Brooks Wells
-7.8 pts vs team+1.2
Deldre Carr
-8.8 pts vs team+0.8
Deron White
-13.0 pts vs team+0.4
Nate Harris
-16.3 pts vs team+0.2
Marques Pettigrew
-21.3 pts vs team+3.1
Ray Natili
-21.3 pts vs team+3.0
Frank Harvey
-26.3 pts vs team+2.2
Tommy Johnson
-35.2 pts vs team+1.6

Tight-game proxy

How Utah Utes compares in tight final-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores, not last-two-minute reports.

Close games (≤5 pt margin)

44 of 190 games match this window

Avg combined points
Tight-game avg
144.3
Season avg
145.1
Pressure impact
-0.8
Avg fouls
Tight-game avg
34.1
Season avg
33.2
Pressure impact
+0.9
Over rate
Tight-game avg
43.2%
Season avg
45.8%
Pressure impact
-2.6 pp

Over benchmark: 145.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 190 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

52 of 190 games match this window

Avg combined points
Toss-up avg
139.7
Season avg
145.1
Pressure impact
-5.4
Avg fouls
Toss-up avg
32.9
Season avg
33.2
Pressure impact
-0.3
Over rate
Toss-up avg
36.5%
Season avg
45.8%
Pressure impact
-9.3 pp

Over benchmark: 145.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 190 total games in sample

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Utes games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Utes went 88-102 (46.3%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Utes.

Scores, fouls, and referee crews from ESPN (9885 games across 80 tracked programs, 6047 with sportsbook totals). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Matrix: 4078/8349 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 69 games skipped (no officials listed). 0 games skipped (outside live conference gate). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.