The NBA’s 75 officials have to quickly trust their eyes, ears and feet while being the final arbiters of a 75-page rule book, and they have milliseconds to decide whether a player has violated a ...

After the first quarter, both SMU and Memphis assumed everything would calm down. Nine fouls in 10 minutes was a lot. But everyone, officials included, regroups after each quarter. Surely, someone ...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We just wrapped up another high school basketball season this month. That means another year in the books for veteran Chattanooga official Richard West. He’s been calling ...

Mar. 25—On March 14, Dan Jourdain made his first MSHSL state basketball tournament appearance in over two decades. Back in 2003, he made it to state while playing for Red Lake High School.

Basketball games are often decided by whatever happens on the court for 40 minutes. Most of the time, coaches and players get to control everything but there are just some things that are out of ...

Everyone knows that there is a shortage of good basketball officials, and the reason why is often young officials do not survive the parental hostility in youth sports, but Fitz, who previously ...

As the NCAA Tournament intensifies, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats is embracing a potential shift in officiating that could enhance his team’s dynamic playstyle. In a recent ...

The Milwaukee Bucks are fighting hard to get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They have been trying to catch the Indiana Pacers for that fourth spot. Indiana now holds a ...

One longtime women’s basketball coach said of the trio: “It’s such a monopoly — on controlling the entire spectrum of officiating.” ...