Two quick comments.
1. Last I checked, the officiating assignments for the tournament were made by the men's basketball committee, not Hank Nichols acting on his own. I'm sure he has some input (along with the evaluators from each 1st/2nd round site), but he's not the be all and end all of who gets assigned where in the tourney.
2. An official can be assigned a regional semifinal/final game without having worked a second-round game in the tournament.
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