NCAA Men's Tournament Officials (2016)

Previous Assignments:
NCAA Men’s Tournament Officials (2015)
NCAA Men’s Tournament Officials (2014)
NCAA Men’s Tournament Officials (2013)

FIRST FOUR -- DAYTON, OH

Tuesday, 3/15/2016
(16a) Florida Gulf Coast vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (16b) -- Ron Groover, Lee Cassell, Brandon Cruz
(11a) Vanderbilt vs. (11b) Wichita State -- Paul Szelc, James Breeding, Patrick Evans

Wednesday, 3/16/2016
(16a) Holy Cross vs. (16b) Southern -- Chris Rastatter, Keith Kimble, Ray Acosta
(11a) Michigan vs. (11b) Tulsa -- Kip Kissinger, Tony Jordan, Kelly Pfeifer

ROUND OF 64

Thursday, 3/17/2016
PROVIDENCE
(13) UNC-Wilmington vs. (4) Duke -- David Hall, Lamont Simpson, Tony Chiazza
(12) Yale vs. (5) Baylor -- Roger Ayers, Michael Irving, Tim Comer
(14) Buffalo vs. (3) Miami -- Ed Corbett, Antinio Petty, Tim Gattis
(11) Wichita State vs. (6) Arizona -- Terry Wymer, Ray Natili, Dwyane Gladden

RALEIGH
(9) Butler vs. (8) Texas Tech -- Doug Sirmons, John Gaffney, Matt Potter
(16) Hampton vs. (1) Virginia -- Eric Curry, Earl Walton, Bill McCarthy
(16) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (1) UNC -- Jeff Clark, Michael Greenstein, Donnie Eppley
(9) Providence vs. (8) USC -- Gene Steretore, Joe DeRosa, Olandis Poole

DES MOINES
(9) UCONN vs. (8) Colorado -- James Breeding, Karl Hess, Sean Hull
(16) Austin Peay vs. (1) Kansas -- D.J. Carstensen, Jeffrey Anderson, A.J. Desai
(12) Chattanooga vs. (5) Indiana -- Pat Adams, Tim Clougherty, Larry Spaulding
(13) Stony Brook vs. (4) Kentucky -- Pat Driscoll, Bert Smith, Tommy Nunez

DENVER
(13) Iona vs. (4) Iowa State -- Mike Roberts, Gregory Nixon, Tim Kelly
(12) Arkansas-Little Rock vs. (5) Purdue -- Brian O'Connell, Gerry Pollard, Deldre Carr
(14) Fresno State vs. (3) Utah -- Tom Eades, Bret Smith, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
(11) Gonzaga vs. (6) Seton Hall -- Mike Reed, Don Daily, Byron Jarrett

Friday, 3/18/2016
ST. LOUIS
(10) Syracuse vs. (7) Dayton -- Mike Eades, Ted Valentine, Raymond Styons
(15) Middle Tennessee vs. (2) Michigan State -- Bryan Kersey, Clarence Armstrong, Brett Nansel
(10) Pittsburgh vs. (7) Wisconsin -- John Higgins, Lee Cassell, Kevin Brill
(15) Weber State vs. (2) Xavier -- Tony Greene, Jerry Heater, Steve Olson

BROOKLYN
(15) UNC-Asheville vs. (2) Villanova -- Mark Whitehead, Anthony Jordan, Paul Faia
(10) Temple vs. (7) Iowa -- Michael Stephens, Tim Nestor, Chris Beaver
(14) SF Austin vs. (3) West Virginia -- Ron Groover, Larry Scirotto, Brent Hampton
(11) Michigan vs. (6) Notre Dame -- Kipp Kissinger, Bill Covington Jr., Robert Riley

OKLAHOMA CITY
(10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon State -- Jamie Luckie, Keith Kimble, Tony Henderson
(15) Cal-Bakersfield vs. (2) Oklahoma -- Paul Szelc, Brian Dorsey, Les Jones
(14) Green Bay vs. (3) Texas A&M -- Verne Harris, Bill Ek, Mike Scyphers
(11) Northern Iowa vs. (6) Texas -- Bo Boroski, Chris Rastatter, Marques Pettigrew

SPOKANE
(13) Hawaii vs. (4) California -- Terry Oglesby, Darron George, Rodrick Dixon
(12) South Dakota State vs. (5) Maryland -- Tony Padilla, LaMar Simpson, Jeb Hartness
(16) Holy Cross vs. (1) Oregon -- Joe Lindsay, Dick Cartmell, Mike Nance
(9) Cincinnati vs. (8) St. Joe's -- Randy McCall, Kelly Self, Mike Stuart

ROUND OF 32

Saturday, 3/19/2016
PROVIDENCE
(11) Wichita State vs. (3) Miami -- Roger Ayers, Lamont Simpson, Ray Natili
(12) Yale vs. (5) Duke -- Terry Wymer, Ed Corbett, Michael Irving

DES MOINES
(5) Indiana vs. (4) Kentucky -- Pat Driscoll, D.J. Carstensen, Jeffrey Anderson
(9) UCONN vs. (1) Kansas -- Pat Adams, Tim Clougherty, Bert Smith

DENVER
(12) Arkansas-Little Rock vs. (4) Iowa State -- Mike Reed, Brian O'Connell, Gregory Nixon
(11) Gonzaga vs. (3) Utah -- Tom Eades, Mike Roberts, Gerry Pollard

RALEIGH
(9) Butler vs. (1) Virginia -- Joe DeRosa, Jeff Clark, Gene Steratore
(9) vs. (1) UNC -- Doug Sirmons, John Gaffney, Eric Curry

Sunday, 3/20/2016
BROOKLYN
(7) Iowa vs. (2) Villanova -- Michael Stephens, Kipp Kissinger, Bill Covington Jr.
(14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (6) Notre Dame -- Mark Whitehead, Ron Groover, Larry Scirotto

OKLAHOMA CITY
(10) VCU vs. (2) Oklahoma -- Bo Boroski, Chris Rastatter, Verne Harris
(11) Northern Iowa vs. (3) Texas A&M -- Jamie Luckie, Brian Dorsey, Keith Kimble

ST. LOUIS
(15) Middle Tennessee St. vs. (10) Syracuse -- Ted Valentine, John Higgins, Lee Cassell
(7) Wisconsin vs. (2) Xavier -- Mike Eades, Bryan Kersey, Tony Greene

SPOKANE
(13) Hawaii vs. (5) Maryland -- LaMar Simpson, Randy McCall, Terry Oglesby
(8) Saint Joe's vs. (1) Oregon -- Mike Stuart, Tony Padilla, Darron George

SWEET SIXTEEN

Thursday, 3/24/2016
LOUISVILLE
(3) Miami vs. (2) Villanova -- LaMar Simpson, Mark Whitehead, Darron George
(5) Maryland vs. (1) Kansas -- Verne Harris, Ron Groover, Don Daily

ANAHEIM
(3) Texas A&M vs. (2) Oklahoma -- Lamont Simpson, Gene Steretore, Roger Ayers
(4) Duke vs. (1) Oregon -- Bert Smith, Gregory Nixon, Bryan Kersey

Friday, 3/25/2016
CHICAGO
(4) Iowa State vs. (1) Virginia -- Randy McCall, Brian Dorsey, Tim Clougherty
(11) Gonzaga vs. (10) Syracuse -- Keith Kimble, Doug Sirmons, Mike Stuart

PHILADELPHIA
(7) Wisconsin vs. (4) Notre Dame -- Ted Valentine, Kip Kissinger, Terry Oglesby
(5) Indiana vs. (1) UNC -- Pat Adams, Joe DeRosa, Lee Cassell

ELITE EIGHT

Saturday, 3/26/2016
LOUISVILLE
(2) Villanova vs. (1) Kansas -- Jeff Clark, Chris Rastatter, Terry Wymer

ANAHEIM
(2) Oklahoma vs. (1) Oregon -- Mike Eades, Ray Natili, Tony Padilla

Sunday, 3/27/2016
PHILADELPHIA
(6) Notre Dame vs. (1) UNC -- Michael Stephens, Tom Eades, Ed Corbett

CHICAGO
(10) Syracuse vs. (1) Virginia -- Mike Roberts, John Higgins, John Gaffney

FINAL FOUR -- HOUSTON, TX

Saturday, 4/2/2016
(2) Villanova vs. (2) Oklahoma -- Mark Whitehead, Tom Eades, Tony Padilla, alternate: Brian Dorsey
(10) Syracuse vs. (1) UNC -- Jeff Clark, Roger Ayers, Mike Eades, alternate: Brian Dorsey

Monday, 4/4/2016
(2) Villanova vs. (1) UNC -- Michael Stephens, Terry Wymer, John Higgins, alternate: Brian Dorsey

[Raymond]

Two of the officials working the WSU/Vandy game are showing very little hustle, taking their sweet time in getting to home position for the C.

[crosscountry55]

Conversely, I thought the FGCU/FDU crew rotated waaaaay too much. They were hardly ever motionless. Looked like a carousel.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Probably Breeding and Szelc.

No, not Szelc, he is moving pretty well.

And he gets Stallings with a T that Breeding seemed to want to ignore. Stallings must have thought he was back on his court in Nashville the way he walked down the end line.

Breeding (whom I only know from seeing him the tournament every year) gives off an air as if he doesn't want to be in Dayton.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

No, not Szelc, he is moving pretty well.

And he gets Stallings with a T that Breeding seemed to want to ignore. Stallings must have thought he was back on his court in Nashville the way he walked down the end line.

Haha I bet you're right! I too thought Szelc was moving well, there was one time where Breeding rotated early during a shot and Szelc literally ran from T to C while still marking the three point shot! I thought Breeding did get the Vandy coach though, Breeding ended up at Slot opposite after the tech shots.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Probably Breeding and Szelc.

Why would you even speculate on such a thing?

Originally Posted by Rich

Why would you even speculate on such a thing?

Cuz I didn't know who BNR was referring to? Why, is that not something I'm allowed to speculate on? AFAIK this isn't the Facebook group where the admin there would probably ban someone for saying that.

[Rich]

So you have no problem with picking 2 of the crew, seemingly at random, and saying they're probably the ones who look lazy.

No, I won't ban you for that, but I won't hesitate to tell you how incredibly stupid it is.

Originally Posted by Rich

So you have no problem with picking 2 of the crew, seemingly at random, and saying they're probably the ones who look lazY.

I was watching the game too, those were the guys I thought BNR was referring too. It isn't a big deal talking about who does what, I'd say the majority of D1 guys float high from the FTLE and take their time getting down there.

As I see it my guessing who BNR is referring to in his post is no different than BNR saying he thinks one of the officials looks like he doesn't want to be there. How is what he wrote any different? Neither of us are ripping anybody, are we not allowed to share our opinion?

[Rich]

You shared your opinion. I shared mine.

[Raymond]

I liked the HC/Southern crew.

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[dahoopref]

Jeff Clark
Eric Curry
Joe DeRosa
Donnie Eppley
John Gaffney
Mike Greenstein
Orlandis Poole
Doug Sirmons
Gene Steratore

Originally Posted by dahoopref

Jeff Clark
Eric Curry
Joe DeRosa
Donnie Eppley
John Gaffney
Mike Greenstein
Orlandis Poole
Doug Sirmons
Gene Steratore

Good info!!!! I'll wait to add them until I know what games they are on.

Anyone else who has info public or private feel free to PM me.

[RedAndWhiteRef]

I know who one of the refs will be for Stony Brook-Kentucky tonight, but I'll never tell

[RefCT]

Has anyone seen Pat Driscoll this year? I haven't seen him at all and am just wondering if he is injured or something else.