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Originally Posted by AremRed
For you college guys have you ever officiated at your alma mater?
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One of my interesting conflict of interest stories.
I started officiating women's college basketball in 1974 while attending the University of Miami (yes, the one in Florida) where my sister was also attending and playing on the women's golf team.
Back then I was the first male to officiate women's college basketball in the State of Florida. During my first two years of officiating I officiated two of UM's home games due to a last minute cancelation. But during the three years I officiated women's college basketball in Florida I officiated UM on the road any where for four to six times a year. Every AD knew my situation and yet would still assign me games involving UM.
The best story involved a Saturday afternoon away game that I officiated where my partner called the first foul an UM's shooting guard. I proceeded to over the course of the remainder of the game called four more fouls on this shooting guard, thereby fouling her out of the game. Our dinner date that evening was very awkward.
MTD, Sr.