OT: Who is the best player you ever officiated?

[Burtis449]

Kobe Bryant Lower Merion HS. Had to call a technical foul on him due to dead ball contact.

[Pantherdreams]

Didn't work his game, but worked at a tournament where Anthony Bennett was playing as a 16 year old.

Ironically enough most people seem to consider him to have a university ready body but be overrated as a player in general.

Also worked as a table official in a tournament where Rob Sacre played. Watched him take over a game when his teammates were playing awful and decide he wasn't going to lose. Scored of assisted on every hoop in the 4th quarter had a double double (almost had a triple double that quarter).

[zm1283]

Basketball: Dorial Green-Beckham. Just an unreal physical specimen. Hopefully he keeps his nose clean after getting drafted, because he has talent that the rest of us can only dream of. He could have been a D1 basketball player too.

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Baseball: Mike Trout

[SE Minnestoa Re]

God Shamgod when he was playing in the CBA in La Crosse, Wisconsin. They trained in my town when Dennis Johnson was the coach and we would work the intersquad games for them.

[Bad Zebra]

Xavier Carter. Went on to fame and fortune for football and track, though.

[River Ref]

Adam Woodbury playing basketball for Iowa. First time was as a Freshman and my thought was (good gosh is he tall). Listed as 7ft 1 now.

[Mark Padgett]

I reffed David Lucas for many years in our local kids rec league. He's Maurice Lucas' son and was all Pac-10 twice at Oregon State. He's now the very successful owner of a basketball camp.

Also, although they weren't future players but former players, I once reffed a "charity" game between the Portland Trailblazer "Alumni Team" and a bunch of P.E. teachers from my local HS to raise money for the sports programs at the HS. The Blazers provided a team of former players to play games to raise funds for charities and non-profits. So, that afternoon in the HS gym, I officiated Bob Gross, Larry Steele, Kevin Kunnert and Kenny Carr, among some others I don't remember. It was a blast. I already knew Kunnert because he coached his daughters in our local kids rec program. He gave me a hard time just for the fun of it and we both laughed.

Oh yeah - I worked the game by myself! And yes, I donated my time.

[Kelvin green]

During the course of my career, and thanks to some friends, I have had some great opportunities to referee at least 3 of the best 100 NBA players ever while they were in the league or starting in the league and A couple of WNBA stars.

Now With our summer pro league and a couple of national tournaments... a whole bunch of other future or current/former NBA, European, South American, or d-1 players...

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

When my wife and I lived in Glendale, California (1982-84) I did not have the chance to officiate and UCLA and USC women's games but I did officiate a USC scrimmage both years when Cheryl Miller was playing for USC then.

MTD, Sr.

[griblets]

Otis Smith during a summer semi-pro league in Orlando in the mid 90's.

I joined the local HS association in Daytona one year after Vince Carter left for UNC. LaDarius Halton (UF) followed him at a rival school and was as good a HS player as I've seen.

[Robert E. Harrison]

Jadeveon Clowney at South Point High School tremendous physical speciman and decent basketball player.

Raymond Felton Latta High School

Kevin Garnett at Mauldin High School.

Skip Wise. Quickest hands.

Khalil Greene Clemson tremendous bat speed.