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NBA Referee Assignments

January 10, 2026

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Minnesota @ Cleveland Tony Brothers (#25) Jacyn Goble (#68) Brandon Schwab (#86)
Miami @ Indiana Tyler Ford (#39) JB DeRosa (#14) Evan Scott (#78)
LA Clippers @ Detroit Sean Wright (#4) Eric Dalen (#37) Suyash Mehta (#82)
San Antonio @ Boston Curtis Blair (#74) Nick Buchert (#3) Jason Goldenberg (#35)
Dallas @ Chicago Scott Foster (#48) Pat Fraher (#26) Simone Jelks (#81)
Charlotte @ Utah Karl Lane (#77) Andy Nagy (#83) Matt Kallio (#53)

Replay Center: Ben Taylor, Brent Barnaky, Brett Nansel

G League Referee Assignments

January 10, 2026

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
College Park @ Grand Rapids Gina Catanzariti (#5) CP Painter (#66) Jafar Kinsey (#38)
Stockton @ Westchester Clare Simmons (#14) Tyler Mirkovich (#41) Joe Prince (#78)
Osceola @ Birmingham Ken Jones (#40) Austin Spiker (#43) Hortencia Sanchez-Carrizales (#50)
South Bay @ Austin Klajdi Mulla (#97) Sarah Williams (#20) Quincy Smith (#39)
Greensboro @ Rio Grande Valley Kenneth Gardner (#75) Jason Alabanza (#10) Evan Singletary (#65)
Delaware @ Windy City Brent Haskill (#34) Ian McClenny (#59) Ryo Hasebe (#8)
Iowa @ San Diego Sha'Rae Mitchell (#63) Kastine Evans (#11) Julian McFadden (#52)

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