Brett Nansel
NBA referee · #44 · Umpire in 4 of 5 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 5 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 5 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 46.0 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +1.0 fouls |
| FTA | 50.0 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −0.7 FTA |
| Points | 225.2 pts | 226.8 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Pace | 101.1 poss | 103.1 poss | −2.0 poss |
| Home teams | 4-1 (80%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
444 regular-season games over 12 seasons (2014-15 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.3 fouls, +0.5 FTA, +0.5 pts per game. Home teams won 60% of their games (league 56%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17 | 39.5 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 229.6 pts | 231.2 pts | 7-10 |
| 2024-25 | 52 | 35.4 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 229.2 pts | 227.7 pts | 30-22 |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 36.3 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 224.1 pts | 228.4 pts | 37-18 |
| 2022-23 | 58 | 40.5 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 230.0 pts | 229.4 pts | 35-23 |
| 2021-22 | 52 | 39.3 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 224.8 pts | 221.2 pts | 28-24 |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 39.4 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 229.1 pts | 224.2 pts | 20-16 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 41.2 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 226.2 pts | 223.6 pts | 14-16 |
| 2018-19 | 44 | 42.5 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 220.6 pts | 222.4 pts | 33-11 |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 212.7 pts | 212.7 pts | 25-18 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 39.6 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 210.1 pts | 211.2 pts | 24-16 |
| 2015-16 | 13 | 39.5 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 207.0 pts | 205.3 pts | 10-3 |
| 2014-15 | 4 | 42.5 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 211.2 pts | 200.0 pts | 2-2 |
Scoring and foul rates changed a lot across these seasons, so each season is compared with its own league average.
From box scores, regular season only. Fouls and free-throw attempts count both teams; pace is an estimate of possessions per team. A referee works with a different crew and different teams every night, so these numbers describe their games, not their whistle alone. Roles come from the NBA's daily assignment page. All referees