Courtney Kirkland
NBA referee · #61 · Crew chief in 5 of 6 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 6 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 6 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 52.5 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +7.5 fouls |
| FTA | 63.3 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +12.6 FTA |
| Points | 227.2 pts | 226.8 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Pace | 106.0 poss | 103.1 poss | +2.9 poss |
| Home teams | 5-1 (83%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | UTA @ NOP | 113-120 | 59 fouls | 73 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 2 | BOS @ HOU | 93-109 | 41 fouls | 33 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 31 | MIN @ SAS | 111-121 | 42 fouls | 57 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | PHI @ IND | 114-109 | 52 fouls | 59 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 24 | BKN @ CLE | 121-125 | 58 fouls | 65 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 21 | CHI @ TOR | 92-135 | 63 fouls | 93 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
1,375 regular-season games over 23 seasons (2003-04 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.3 fouls, −0.4 FTA, −0.9 pts per game. Home teams won 58% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 39.6 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 230.9 pts | 231.2 pts | 30-30 |
| 2024-25 | 62 | 38.5 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 227.2 pts | 227.7 pts | 29-33 |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 37.3 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 227.5 pts | 228.4 pts | 25-28 |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 39.4 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 225.6 pts | 229.4 pts | 31-31 |
| 2021-22 | 54 | 39.6 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 218.5 pts | 221.2 pts | 30-24 |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 37.8 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 214.3 pts | 224.2 pts | 25-19 |
| 2019-20 | 52 | 41.5 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 220.1 pts | 223.6 pts | 26-26 |
| 2018-19 | 61 | 41.5 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 219.2 pts | 222.4 pts | 34-27 |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 214.2 pts | 212.7 pts | 32-28 |
| 2016-17 | 62 | 39.0 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 209.0 pts | 211.2 pts | 42-20 |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 41.7 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 203.8 pts | 205.3 pts | 42-22 |
| 2014-15 | 58 | 41.5 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 200.0 pts | 200.0 pts | 32-26 |
| 2013-14 | 65 | 40.9 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 200.2 pts | 202.0 pts | 40-25 |
| 2012-13 | 66 | 38.1 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 196.6 pts | 196.3 pts | 41-25 |
| 2011-12 | 50 | 38.0 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 187.9 pts | 192.5 pts | 32-18 |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 42.8 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 201.5 pts | 199.1 pts | 41-21 |
| 2009-10 | 64 | 40.7 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 203.9 pts | 200.9 pts | 39-25 |
| 2008-09 | 70 | 42.1 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 202.4 pts | 199.9 pts | 39-31 |
| 2007-08 | 67 | 41.9 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 200.7 pts | 199.8 pts | 33-34 |
| 2006-07 | 68 | 42.2 fouls | 44.4 fouls | 196.4 pts | 197.5 pts | 39-29 |
| 2005-06 | 56 | 46.1 fouls | 45.6 fouls | 195.0 pts | 194.0 pts | 34-22 |
| 2004-05 | 59 | 44.7 fouls | 45.3 fouls | 195.0 pts | 194.4 pts | 36-23 |
| 2003-04 | 56 | 40.6 fouls | 42.9 fouls | 186.0 pts | 186.8 pts | 40-16 |
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