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Basketball is regarded by many fans as among the most difficult sports to officiate. [2] Usually basketball officials have only split seconds to determine if an infraction has occurred, due to the speed of play of the game and the officials' proximity to the action. Especially difficult are the "charge/block" call and shooting foul/block attempt.
Che Flores (born July 18, 1979) is an American referee in the National Basketball Association who wears uniform number 91. [1] In 2021, they became the first official to work National Collegiate Athletic Association, NBA G League, and Women's National Basketball Association championship games in the same year.
Marvin "Mendy" Rudolph (March 8, 1926 – July 4, 1979) [1] was an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 22 years, from 1953 to 1975. One of the few basketball game officials to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Rudolph was the first league referee to work 2,000 games.
For the NCAA, Kantner has been a referee in over twenty Final Four rounds since 1992 and over ten championship games in women's basketball. [18] [19] Outside of the NCAA, Kantner has also worked as a referee for the Continental Basketball Association. [15] At individual events, Kantner was a referee during the National Sports Festival held in ...
Kyle Neddenriep followed a veteran officiating crew as they refereed three tournament games at three venues. Believe it not, refs are people, too. Basketball referees are human.
Since 2015, games are available in Spanish on SAP using ESPN Deportes audio. Until 2014, the games had a Spanish version on SAP with different commentators from the ESPN Deportes telecast. [ 8 ]
Officiating career 2018–present Ashley Moyer-Gleich ( / ˌ m ɔɪ ər ˈ ɡ l iː ʃ / moy-ər- GLEESH ; [ 1 ] born August 5, 1987 [ 2 ] ) is an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 13.
Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: [1] The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.