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NBA Referee Assignments

November 21, 2024

Referee assignments are posted at approximately 9:00am ET each game day.

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
New Orleans @ Cleveland Bill Kennedy (#55) Justin Van Duyne (#64) Robert Hussey (#85)
Chicago @ Milwaukee Ed Malloy (#14) Andy Nagy (#83) Jenna Schroeder (#20)
Indiana @ Houston Sean Wright (#4) Eric Dalen (#37) Simone Jelks (#81)
Philadelphia @ Memphis Scott Foster (#48) JT Orr (#72) Brandon Schwab (#86)
Portland @ Oklahoma City Ben Taylor (#46) Natalie Sago (#9) Derek Richardson (#63)
New York @ Phoenix Marc Davis (#8) Aaron Smith (#51) Phenizee Ransom (#70)
Atlanta @ Golden State Tyler Ford (#39) Sean Corbin (#33) Brett Nansel (#44)
Orlando @ LA Clippers Brent Barnaky (#36) Ray Acosta (#54) Derrick Collins (#11)
Replay Center: Kevin Cutler, James Williams, Dannica Mosher

G League Referee Assignments

November 21, 2024

Referee assignments are posted at approximately 9:00am ET each game day.

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
College Park @ Greensboro Blanca Burns (#22) JP Primm (#64) RJ Johnson (#29)
Iowa @ Motor City JD Ralls (#80) Sarah Williams (#20) Rachael Rayford (#44)
Osceola @ Memphis Nate Cearley (#26) Chelisa Painter (#66) Erik Aellig (#4)
Rip City @ Salt Lake City Jenna Reneau (#77) Bobby Bissant III (#58) Kenneth Gardner (#75)
South Bay @ San Diego Ian McClenny (#59) Clare Aubry (#14) Josh Reed (#28)
Santa Cruz @ Stockton Brent Haskill (#34) Cameron Garber (#33) Kaitlynn Versoza (#23)

WNBA Referee Assignments

November 21, 2024

Referee assignments are posted at approximately 9:00am ET each game day.

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate

Crew Chief Position

  • Proficient in Referee and Umpire positions
  • Leader of the crew, on and off the floor
  • High-level play calling, partnering skills, and tools for handling any game situation, including interpersonal communication
  • Understands the importance of extending into their secondary area of coverage, with accuracy

Referee Position

  • Proficient in all Umpire position requirements
  • Effectively the glue for a crew through consistency, teamwork, and communication - makes partners better by carrying a larger portion of the crew’s load than an Umpire
  • Capable of handling some plays in secondary area of coverage
  • Ability to recognize and appropriately manage shifts in game conditions (intensity, emotions, decorum, style of play etc.)

Umpire Position

  • Aggressively and accurately calls plays in the primary area of responsibility
  • Responsible for basic mechanics including rotations, positioning and clock and team foul awareness
  • Strong rules knowledge coupled with contributions to in-game discussions/issues regarding adjudication