WSJ - The Call of a Lifetime For Basketball Referees
 

From March 2006
Each spring, as the NCAA tournament selection committee is deciding which teams will round out the bracket, a much less public but equally important selection process is taking shape. The contenders don't have camera crews setting up in their living rooms, and they certainly don't affect anyone's office pools. But for the 96 officials who make the initial cut -- three in every game -- getting into and advancing through the tournament provides the kind of exposure, credibility and money that can put their careers into overdrive.

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Apologies if this was already posted.

Yeah, it was already posted before, but it is a good read and I'm sure that someone will benefit from you bringing it up again. :)