1. How long have you officiated hoops
6 Years
2. Most rewarding experience
Anytime I can work on known varsity nights
3. Toughest game: rivalry, state-semi, or loser out
December 4th of this year. A game between Southeastern and Pittsfield High Schools. Everything considered, this had to be the toughest overall game for me to officiate in my 5 year varsity career.
4. A good partner is:
Someone that shows up on time and someone that is flexible in doing things during a game.
5. Worse place to dress is
In a coaches room, next to a team locker room with a glass window to look into where we are dressing.
6. Best advice received from coach, player, fan?
"Call it both ways."
7. If I could change one basketball rule it would be:
FT rule in National Federation rules.
8. Who makes the best shoes, bag, whistle:
Shoes--Converse All-Stars, or the new New Balance 908s, Bags--Nike, Whistles--By far Fox 40
9. Least favorite place to officiate
Girls games in the Chicagoland area
10. Worse time to kick a call is
First minute of the game. It affects what they think of you the entire game.
11. Slowest dresser is
After a game, it has to be me.
12. Fans are:
For the most part ignorant NBA fans. They watch too much TV.
13. What is your pregame ritual?
Flip the ball up wards while running opposite the table when I am R. Or fist pounding (a good luck thing) with my regular partners before we get ready to officiate
14. Official scorer's can:
And make your job easier when good, or make the night a living hell when bad
15. Best place to eat after game is:
Do not do this very often. And I go too many places to have a favorite
16. Most embarassing moment in a game was
When I ran into the wall in a gym I was very unfamilar in as the lead official
17. If I could change the uniform I would
NO!!
18. Most junk in gym bag:
Shoe shining material
19. Strangest thing I ever saw on a court was
When I was doing a girls varsity game, and a girl's Mother came out of the stands to complain about a call. She got removed from the building of course.
20. The toughest call for me in basketball is:
Giving T's always at the right time.