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NCAA official Moe Kincaid making a call in a 2008 college basketball game. In American high school and college basketball, officials wear black-and-white-striped shirts with black side panels, black pants, and black shoes. Some state high school associations allow officials to wear grey shirts with black pin-stripes instead of black-and-white ...
Female basketball officials, from left, Jara McCoy, Brook Farris and Katelynn Hall were the first all-female referee crew to call an Oklahoma high school state tournament game.
In the Men's leagues, such as the NBA, men's college basketball, and high school, they use a size seven basketball. This is a ball with a 29.5 inch circumference weighing 22 oz. [7] In the Women's basketball leagues, such as the WNBA, women's college basketball, and high school, they use a size 6 ball.
The technology used for game clocks has become part of a basketball referee's on-court DNA, something few could see coming considering the system was initially scoffed at by some officials ...
National Federation of State High School Associations basketball rule 10.6.f of 2012–13 specifically defines "faking being fouled", in the judgment of an official, as unsportsmanlike conduct subject to penalty of a technical foul. However, as there is no in-game access to replay video, this call is rare.
Patty Ryan, 78, is a high school officiating trailblazer. She was the first woman to officiate a boys basketball game in Columbus.
An official raises his/her arm with three fingers extended to signal the shot attempt. If the attempt is successful, he/she raises his/her other arm with all fingers fully extended in manner similar to a football official signifying successful field goal to indicate the three-point goal. The official must recognize it for it to count as three ...
Kyle Neddenriep followed a veteran officiating crew as they refereed three tournament games at three venues. Believe it not, refs are people, too. Basketball referees are human.