USA Basketball/FIBA Registration Process

[Jay R]

In Canada, there are presently 14 FIBA licensed officials. I'm not knowledgeable about all the details but I do know that each provincial association can nominate candidates to Canada Basketball. From there, the numbers are narrowed down and those nominees attend a tryout camp which is normally in conjunction with a tournament. Very few are nominated and fewer still are selected. The 14 officials on the list are all top notch university officials in Canada.

I would assume that USA Basketball does something similar. Whenever I see an international tournament being refereed by an American official, they are always NBA or NCAA Division 1 officials.