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NBA Referee Assignments

November 27, 2021

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Minnesota @ Philadelphia Sean Corbin (#33) Jacyn Goble (#68) Mitchell Ervin (#27)
New York @ Atlanta Ed Malloy (#14) Kevin Cutler (#34) Jenna Reneau (#93)
Phoenix @ Brooklyn Pat Fraher (#26) JB DeRosa (#62) Aaron Smith (#51)
Orlando @ Cleveland James Capers (#19) Tom Washington (#49) Evan Scott (#78)
Miami @ Chicago James Williams (#60) Dedric Taylor (#21) Danielle Scott (#87)
Charlotte @ Houston Courtney Kirkland (#61) Ray Acosta (#54) Jenna Schroeder (#84)
Washington @ Dallas John Goble (#10) Karl Lane (#77) Brandon Schwab (#86)
New Orleans @ Utah David Guthrie (#16) Ben Taylor (#46) Jonathan Sterling (#17)
Replay Center: Rodney Mott, Matt Boland, JT Orr

G League Referee Assignments

November 27, 2021

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Raptors 905 @ Delaware John Conley (#56) Tyler Mirkovich (#41) Chelisa Painter (#66)
Iowa @ Motor City Sha'Rae Mitchell (#63) Ryan Sassano (#71) Catherine Chang (#30)
Maine @ Westchester Isaac Barnett (#18) Ben Stirt (#83) Klajdi Mulla (#79)
Memphis @ Austin Phenizee Ransom (#19) Cheryl Flores (#55) Matt Rafferty (#48)
Cleveland @ Sioux Falls Suyash Mehta (#31) Tyler Ricks (#36) Hortencia Sanchez-Carrizales (#50)
Greensboro @ Texas Clare Aubry (#14) Kevin Fahy (#42) Jason Alabanza (#10)

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