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Administrators: David Stern,     Joel Litvin,     Ron Johnson,     Joe Borgia,     Bernie Fryer,     Ronnie Nunn
 
Referees: Bennie Adams Mark Ayotte Dick Bavetta Matt Boland Tony Brothers
Tony Brown Mike Callahan James Capers Jim Clark Derrick Collins Sean Corbin
Dan Crawford Joe Crawford Marc Davis Bob Delaney Joe DeRosa Kevin Fehr
Brian Forte Joe Forte Scott Foster Pat Fraher Ron Garretson John Goble
Luis Grillo David Guthrie Steve Javie David Jones Bill Kennedy Courtney Kirkland
Eric Lewis Mark Lindsay Ed Malloy Ken Mauer Monty McCutchen Rodney Mott
Jack Nies Tommy Nunez Jr. Ron Olesiak Violet Palmer Jason Phillips Olandis Poole
Derek Richardson Leroy Richardson Phil Robinson Eli Roe Eddie F. Rush Bennett Salvatore
Mike Smith Bill Spooner Derrick Stafford Scott Wall Tom Washington Greg Willard
Leon Wood Haywoode Workman Sean Wright Wunderlich Zach Zarba Gary Zielinski
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birthplace		        (as of 8/1/08)
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College
Graduate School

a1Stern, David
9/22/42
 
New York, NY
 
top 		Commissioner
 Teaneck HS, NJ
Rutgers U., NJ, '63
Columbia U. Law School, NY, '66

a2Litvin, Joel
 
Westchester County, NY
 
top 		President of League & Basketball Operations
reports to David Stern		 Wharton School, U.of Penn, '81
New York U. Law School, '85

a3Johnson, Ron
12/25/49
Alexandria VA
top 		Senior Vice President of Referee Operations West Point, NY '76
Georgia Tech,
ms operations research and systems analysis
, Army school of advanced military study, masters in strategy

a4Borgia, Joe
 
St. Petersburg, FL
New Rochelle, NY
top 		VP, Referee Operations
recruitment, training
reports to Ron Johnson		  

from Icon SMI 		a5Fryer, Bernie
12/25/49
Sequim, WA
Bellingham, WA top 		VP, Director Of Officials
daily management, on court performance supervision
reports to Ron Johnson		 Port Angeles H.S. WA
Brigham Young U., UT, '72

a6Nunn, Ronnie
 
 
Brooklyn, NY top 		Director Of Development
newer officials development
reports to Bernie Fryer		 Brooklyn Technical H.S., NY
George Washington U., DC

from Icon SMI 		01Adams, Bennie #47
04/08/67
Los Angeles, CA
New Orleans, LA
top 		1
12		64
644		0
4		0
0		 Eleanor McMain HS, New Orleans, LA
Southern University, '90
Southern University, M.S., '93

from Icon SMI 		02Ayotte, Mark #56
03/12/64
Glendate, AZ
Ishpeming, MI
top 		1
3		63
107		0
0		0
0		 Negaunee HS, Negaunee, MI
Michigan Technology University, '87

from Icon SMI 		03Bavetta, Dick #27
12/10/39
Ocala, FL
Brooklyn, NY
top 		1
32		83
2,247		11
241		2
26		 Power Memorial HS, New York, NY
St. Francis College, '62

from Icon SMI 		04Boland, Matt #46
09/28/66
Groton, CT
Putnam, CT
top 		1
4		60
224		0
0		0
0		 Marianapolis Prep School, Thompson, CT
Quinebaug Valley, '90

from Icon SMI 		05Brothers, Tony #25
09/14/64
Smithfield, VA
Norfolk, VA
top 		1
13		78
786		8
29		0
0		 Booker T. Washington, Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University, '86

from Icon SMI 		06Brown, Tony #30
01/02/67
Atlanta, GA
Florida
top 		1
5		62
283		0
0		0
0		 Amos P. Godby HS, Tallahassee, FL
Clark Atlanta University

from Icon SMI 		07Callahan, Mike (Duke) #24
04/07/59
Drexel Hill, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
17		77
1,018		8
75		0
5		 Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, PA

from Icon SMI 		08Capers, James #19
11/08/61
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
top 		1
12		66
733		5
24		0
0		 Hales Franciscan HS, Chicago, IL
Northern Illinois University, '84

from Icon SMI 		09Clark, Jim #6
06/04/43
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
top 		1
21		78
1,219		7
86		0
2		 Hillcrest HS, Dallas, TX
University of Texas, '66

from Icon SMI 		10Collins, Derrick #54
07/01/65
Sugarland, TX
New Orleans, LA
top 		1
7		68
359		2
2		0
0		 Brother Martin HS, New Orleans, LA
Xavier University (New Orleans), '88

from Icon SMI 		11Corbin, Sean #33
03/18/66
Ocoee, FL
Baltimore, MD
top 		1
14		69
830		6
31		0
0		 Towson Catholic HS, Towson, MD
Coppin State College,'89

from Icon SMI 		12Crawford, Dan #43
11/23/53
Naperville, IL
Chicago,IL
top 		1
23		100
1,525		12
204		1
19		 Cregier HS, Chicago, IL
Northeastern (Il.), '76

from Icon SMI 		13Crawford, Joe #17
08/30/51
Newton Square, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
31		59
2,119		16
282		2
40		 Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, PA
Neumann College, '08

from Icon SMI 		14Davis, Marc #34
12/13/67
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
top 		1
9		76
521		4
5		0
0		 St. Ignatius Prep, Chicago, IL
U.S. Naval Academy

from Icon SMI 		15Delaney, Bob #26
11/01/51
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Peterson, NJ
top 		1
20		75
1,257		11
131		1
7		 Bishop Neumann Prep, Wayne, NJ
New Jersey City University, '73

from Icon SMI 		16DeRosa, Joe #14
04/09/57
North Canton, OH
Youngstown, OH
top 		1
18		81
1,088		13
89		1
6		 Lowellville HS, Lowellville, OH
John Carroll University, '79

from Icon SMI 		17Fehr, Kevin #39
07/01/58
Birmingham, AL
Cincinnati, OH
top 		1
12		64
697		0
0		0
0		 Princeton HS, Cincinnati, OH
Alabama-Birmingham, '80

from Icon SMI 		18Forte, Brian #62
top 		1
1		50
50		0
0		0
0		  

from Icon SMI 		19Forte, Joe #45
03/17/44
Smyrna, GA
New Ork, NY
top 		1
19		82
1,301		8
124		0
1		 Levittown Memorial HS, Levittown, NY
High Point University, '67

from Icon SMI 		20Foster, Scott #48
04/08/67
Woodbine, MD
Silver Spring, MD
top 		1
13		82
805		12
38		2
2		 Margruder HS, Rockville, MD
Maryland, '92

from Icon SMI 		21Fraher, Pat #52
01/13/74
Apple Valley, MN
St. Paul, MN
top 		1
6		69
353		0
0		0
0		 Hastings HS, Hastings, MN
Minnesota, '97

from Icon SMI 		22Garretson, Ron #10
07/01/58
Gilbert, AZ
Westminster, CA
top 		1
20		75
1,333		7
159		0
11		 Servite HS, Anaheim, CA
Golden West Junior College, '79

from Icon SMI 		23Goble, John #67
top 		1
1		62
62		0
0		0
0		  

from Icon SMI 		24Grillo, Luis #8
10/10/48
Annapolis, MD
Washington, DC
top 		1
18		56
1,068		2
37		0
0		 Archbishop John Carroll HS, Washington, DC
Mount St. Mary's, '70

from Icon SMI 		25Guthrie, David #60
05/21/74
Charlotte, NC
Athens, GA
top 		1
2		59
109		0
0		0
0		 W.A. Berry HS, Birmingham, AL
North Carolina State, ‘99

from Icon SMI 		26Javie, Steve #29
01/17/55
Blue Bell, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
21		78
1,342		14
204		1
19		 LaSalle Prep, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University, '76

from Icon SMI 		27Jones, David #36
12/11/54
Gainesville, TX
Ft. Worth, TX
top 		1
18		64
1,098		4
30		0
0		 Oak Ridge HS, Orlando, FL
University of Florida, ‘78

from Icon SMI 		28Kennedy, Bill #55
11/10/66
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
top 		1
9		73
538		4
10		0
0		 St. Mary's HS, Phoenix, AZ
Arizona State University

from Icon SMI 		29Kirkland, Courtney #61
10/22/74
Atlanta, GA
top 		1
7		69
407		2
3		0
0		 Flint Northwestern HS, Flint, MI
Southern University

from Icon SMI 		30Lewis, Eric #42
05/20/71
Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach, FL
top 		1
3		63
170		0
0		0
0		 Daytona Beach, HS
Bethune Cookman College

from Icon SMI 		31Lindsay, Mark #53
Aston, PA
top 		1
1		56
56		0
0		0
0		  

from Icon SMI 		32Malloy, Ed #73
03/17/71
Havertown, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
5		69
303		 1
1		0
0		 Cardinal O'Hara HS, Springfield, PA
Philadelphia University, '93

from Icon SMI 		33Mauer, Ken #41
04/23/55
Afton, MN
St. Paul, MN
top 		1
21		85
1,252		14
81		0
3		 Harding HS, St. Paul, MN
University of Minnesota, '77

from Icon SMI 		34McCutchen, Monty #13
02/14/66
Pipe Creek, TX
San Angelo, TX
top 		1
13		76
830		9
39		0
0		 Dublin HS, Dublin, TX
Texas at Arlington, '88

from Icon SMI 		35Mott, Rodney #71
09/03/57
Las Vegas, NV
New Albany, IN
top 		1
10		68
608		1
2		0
0		 Bishop Turner HS, Buffalo, NY
San Diego State, '86

from Icon SMI 		36Nies, Jack #35
11/11/37
Tucson, AZ
Jersey City, NJ
top 		1
29		60
1,944		0
151		0
10		 St. Peter's Prep, NJ
St. Mary's (KS), '61

from Icon SMI 		37Nunez Jr., Tommy #28
09/07/59
Chandler, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
top 		1
3		62
172		0
0		0
0		 St. Mary's HS, Phoenix, AZ
Grand Canyon University, '83

from Icon SMI 		38Olesiak, Ron #44
07/13/47
Lake Villa, IL
Chicago, IL
top 		1
19		25
1,061		0
18		0
0		 Kelvyn Park HS, Chicago, IL
Wright College (Chicago), ‘66

from Icon SMI 		39Palmer, Violet #12
07/20/64
Los Angeles, CA
Lynwood, CA
top 		1
10		63
563		2
3		0
0		 Compton HS, Compton, CA
Cal Poly Pomona, '87

from Icon SMI 		40Phillips, Jason #23
04/10/70
Brock, TX
Weatherford, TX
top 		1
8		65
445		1
1		0
0		 Cisco HS, Cisco, TX
Tarleton State University, '93

from Icon SMI 		41Poole, Olandis #50
12/24/67
Newport News, VA
Surry, VA
top 		1
3		59
173		0
0		0
0		 Surry County HS, Dendron, VA
Newport News Apprentice School, '90

from Icon SMI 		42Richardson, Derek #63
02/03/62
Los Angeles, CA
Brooklyn, NY
top 		1
10		79
621		0
0		0
0		 R.B. Stall HS, Charleston, SC
Cal State Dominquez Hills, '91

from Icon SMI 		43Richardson, Leroy #51
08/21/64
Suffolk, Va
Brooklyn, NY
top 		1
12		48
695		0
3		0
0		 Westinghouse V&T, Brooklyn, NY

from Icon SMI 		44Robinson, Phil #11
04/02/61
Opelika, AL
Florence, AL
top 		1
9		63
522		0
0		0
0		 Tuscaloosa County HS, Northport, AL
Livingston University, '83
Troy State, '93

from Icon SMI 		45Roe, Eli #64
03/18/74
Orlando, FL
Anderson, IN
top 		1
2		62
113		0
0		0
0		 Highland HS, Anderson, IN
Troy State University, ’96
Troy State U.,MS Math. ‘98

from Icon SMI 		46Rush, Eddie F. #32
09/19/61
McDonough, GA
Columbus, GA
top 		1
21		77
1,322		13
153		2
11		 W.H. Spencer HS, Columbus, GA
Georgia State, '83

from Icon SMI 		47Salvatore, Bennett #15
01/09/50
Stamford, CT
Stamford, CT
top 		1
25		79
1,464		15
182		2
22		 Stamford Catholic,Stamford, CT
C.W. Post, ‘72

from Icon SMI 		48Smith, Mike #38
02/05/55
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
top 		1
14		67
813		3
10		0
0		 Tennessee South Side, Memphis, TN

from Icon SMI 		49Spooner, Bill #22
02/23/57
Oak Park, CA
El Paso, TX
top 		1
18		66
1,058		5
54		0
0		 Taft HS, Woodland Hills, CA
San Diego State

from Icon SMI 		50Stafford, Derrick #9
11/29/56
Fayetteville, GA
Atlanta, GA
top 		1
20		63
1,151		6
66		0
0		 Northside HS, Atlanta, GA
Morehouse College, '79

from Icon SMI 		51Wall, Scott #31
09/11/66
Gainesville, FL
Jacksonville, IL
top 		1
12		63
673		0
3		0
0		 Shawnee Mission NW HS, Shawnee, KS
Emporia State University, '91

from Icon SMI 		52Washington, Tom #49
12/25/57
Laverock, PA
Ft. Smith, AR
top 		1
16		81
905		10
67		0
1		 Central HS, Philadelphia, PA
Norfolk State University, '78, cum laude

from Icon SMI 		53Willard, Greg #57
11/05/58
Huntington Beach, CA
Pasadena, CA
top 		1
19		62
1,208		7
85		0
0		 Edison HS, Huntington Beach, CA
Long Beach State, '84

from Icon SMI 		54Wood, Leon #40
03/25/62
Ladera Ranch, CA
Columbia, SC
top 		1
11		70
676		2
5		0
0		 Santa Monica HS, Santa Monica, CA
Arizona and Cal State Fullerton, '84
55Workman, Haywoode
01/23/66
Tampa, FL
Charlotte, NC
top 		0
0		0
0		0
0		0
0		 Myers Park HS, Charlotte, NC
Winston-Salem State U.
Oral Roberts University

from Icon SMI 		56Wright, Sean #65
08/29/71
Dacula, GA
New York, NY
top 		1
2		62
111		0
0		0
0		 W.P. Davidson HS, Mobile, AL
Spring Hill College, ’93
University of Mobile, MBA ‘96

from Icon SMI 		57Wunderlich, Mark #18
06/12/58
West Chester, PA
Philadelphia, PA
top 		1
17		73
990		11
47		0
1		 Landsdowne-Aldon, Lansdowne, PA
Albright College, '78

from Icon SMI 		58Zarba, Zach #58
04/29/75
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
top 		1
4		67
234		0
0		0
0		 Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
SUNY New Paltz, '97

from Icon SMI 		59Zielinski, Gary #59
08/31/65
Magna, UT
top 		1
6		62
344		0
0		0
0		 Kearns HS, Kearns, UT
Eastern Utah, '86
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