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NBA Referee Assignments

January 25, 2022

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
New Orleans @ Philadelphia Ben Taylor (#46) Mark Lindsay (#29) Phenizee Ransom (#70)
Denver @ Detroit Brent Barnaky (#36) Leon Wood (#40) Mousa Dagher (#28)
Charlotte @ Toronto Kevin Cutler (#34) Dedric Taylor (#21) Danielle Scott (#87)
LA Clippers @ Washington Sean Wright (#4) Natalie Sago (#9) Ray Acosta (#54)
Sacramento @ Boston James Capers (#19) Brian Forte (#45) CJ Washington (#12)
L.A. Lakers @ Brooklyn David Guthrie (#16) Tom Washington (#49) Matt Boland (#18)
San Antonio @ Houston Pat Fraher (#26) Gediminas Petraitis (#50) Scott Twardoski (#52)
Dallas @ Golden State Eric Lewis (#42) Tre Maddox (#23) Jonathan Sterling (#17)
Minnesota @ Portland Karl Lane (#77) JB DeRosa (#62) Matt Kallio (#88)
Replay Center: Josh Tiven, Brandon Schwab, John Butler

G League Referee Assignments

January 25, 2022

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Maine @ Fort Wayne Ashley Gloss (#67) Kelly Broomfield (#9) Kristyne Esparza (#8)
Long Island @ College Park Brent Haskill (#34) Kelsey Reynolds (#15) Jason Alabanza (#10)
Texas @ Iowa JD Ralls (#80) Pat OConnell (#73) Ian McClenny (#59)
Lakeland @ Windy City Dannica Mosher (#13) Julian Scott (#61) Stephanie Barksdale (#21)
Santa Cruz @ Rio Grande Valley Angelica Suffren (#86) Matt Rafferty (#48) Nate Cearley (#26)
Sioux Falls @ Agua Caliente Ryan Sassano (#71) Biniam Maru (#45) Catherine Chang (#30)

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