Over the past 6 years of working high school games, I've gone through some different shoes:
Officials Choice Patent Leather
Converse Whistle
New Balance (forget model number)
Reebok High Top Basketball Shoe
Couple of others not worth mentioning
This season, I am using an older pair of Nike basketball shoes I had that is still in pretty good shape despite playing basketball in them for the past few years (primarily indoor).
In addition, I broke in a pair of Nike Shox running shoes ($110 retail at Foot Locker) last week. They were surprisingly comfortable and I like them. They are pricey and you can't get discounts on the shoe. However, I make use of my credit card rewards to either get money back or get gift cards to foot locker and that helps offset the high price of the shoe.
