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NBA Referee Assignments

November 28, 2023

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Chicago @ Boston Josh Tiven (#58) Justin Van Duyne (#64) Michael Smith (#38)
Toronto @ Brooklyn Ed Malloy (#14) Ashley Moyer-Gleich (#13) Matt Boland (#18)
Atlanta @ Cleveland Zach Zarba (#15) Andy Nagy (#83) Phenizee Ransom (#70)
Milwaukee @ Miami David Guthrie (#16) Jacyn Goble (#68) Marat Kogut (#32)
Charlotte @ New York Courtney Kirkland (#61) Brett Nansel (#44) Matt Myers (#43)
Oklahoma City @ Minnesota Ben Taylor (#46) Scott Twardoski (#52) Jenna Schroeder (#20)
Houston @ Dallas Scott Foster (#48) Gediminas Petraitis (#50) Natalie Sago (#9)
Golden State @ Sacramento James Williams (#60) Mitchell Ervin (#27) JT Orr (#72)
Replay Center: Brian Forte, Tyler Ford, Ray Acosta, Brandon Adair

G League Referee Assignments

November 28, 2023

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Windy City @ Indiana Robert Hussey (#12) Ken Jones (#40) Kelsey Reynolds (#15)
Sioux Falls @ Motor City JD Ralls (#80) Marcy Williams (#72) Maripier Malo (#70)
Austin @ Memphis Jenna Reneau (#77) Biniam Maru (#45) RJ Johnson (#29)
Osceola @ Oklahoma City Blanca Burns (#22) Bobby Bissant III (#58) Leah Lanie (#37)
Texas @ Rio Grande Valley Pat O'Connell (#73) Kenneth Gardner (#75) Stacie Blow (#53)

WNBA Referee Assignments

November 28, 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