NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2023 – NBA G League referees Intae Hwang and Sha’Rae Mitchell have been named full-time NBA staff officials for the 2023-24 season, it was announced today by Monty McCutchen, NBA Senior Vice President, Head of Referee Development and Training.

“We are thrilled to welcome Intae and Sha’Rae to our full-time staff,” said McCutchen.  “They have excelled in their performance areas and earned the right to officiate NBA games on a regular basis.”

In addition to their NBA assignments this season, Hwang and Mitchell will continue to officiate NBA G League games.  All NBA referees with fewer than four years of service in the NBA work NBA G League games to gain additional experience as crew chiefs and develop as leaders.

A South Korean native, Hwang refereed seven regular-season games as a non-staff official during the 2022-23 NBA season.  He has officiated two seasons in the NBA G League and one season in the WNBA.  Hwang also has 15 years of experience as a FIBA official, including the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.

Mitchell refereed 11 regular-season games as a non-staff official during the 2022-23 NBA season.  She has officiated five seasons in the NBA G League and two seasons in the WNBA.  The California native also has five years of officiating experience in college basketball, with assignments in the Pac-12, West Coast, Big Sky and Western Athletic conferences.

The 2023-24 NBA regular season will tip off on Tuesday, Oct. 24 with a doubleheader on TNT as the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Phoenix Suns visit the Golden State Warriors (10 p.m. ET).

For the complete list of 2023-24 NBA game officials, click here.