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Originally posted by ChuckElias
The NBA does not draw its officials from NCAA women's officials, as far as I know (and, by coincidence, I just spoke to a D-League official about it this morning!).
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Yes and no Chuck. That is not the only place they get officials, but they do draw canidates from the NCAA Women's side. The mechanics are almostly identical, so they can evaluate them based on their mechanics. And being from Chicago, like Bill and I are, there are people in this area that can get you opportunities in those leagues. Actually I know several officials that work in the CBA, NBDL and the many other Pro-Am Leagues around the country. More than I can name and most, including myself had never heard of. And as a point of fact, Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer were both NCAA D1 Officials before making the jump to the NBA. Dee has sense gone back to being a D1 official after her release about a year ago.
Peace