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NBA Referee Assignments

March 23, 2023

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
New York @ Orlando Zach Zarba (#15) Rodney Mott (#71) Leon Wood (#40)
Cleveland @ Brooklyn Eric Lewis (#42) Kevin Cutler (#34) Scott Wall (#31)
Charlotte @ New Orleans Bill Kennedy (#55) Natalie Sago (#9) Dedric Taylor (#21)
Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers Tony Brothers (#25) Tre Maddox (#23) John Butler (#30)
Replay Center: Derrick Collins, CJ Washington

G League Referee Assignments

March 23, 2023

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Wisconsin @ Capital City JD Ralls (#80) Ian McClenny (#59) Sarah Williams (#20)
Grand Rapids @ Cleveland Agon Abazi (#7) Catherine Chang (#30) Stacie Blow (#53)
Long Island @ Lakeland Jenna Reneau (#77) Klajdi Mulla (#79) Kaz Beverley (#51)
Westchester @ Maine Pat OConnell (#73) Teresa Stuck (#68) Chelisa Painter (#66)
Santa Cruz @ Rio Grande Valley Matt Kallio (#17) Clare Aubry (#14) Gina Catanzariti (#5)
College Park @ Windy City Jenna Schroeder (#78) Ryan Sassano (#71) Leah Lanie (#37)
Austin @ Salt Lake City Intae Hwang (#46) Marcy Williams (#72) Bobby Bissant III (#58)
Oklahoma City @ Ignite Tyler Ricks (#36) Angel Kent (#43) Jason Alabanza (#10)
Texas @ Ontario Isaac Barnett (#18) Matt Rafferty (#48) Gerda Gatling (#24)

WNBA Referee Assignments

March 23, 2023

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