NCAA Men's Tournament Officials (2015)

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

FIRST FOUR -- DAYTON, OH

Tuesday, 3/17/2015
(16a) Hampton vs. (16b) Manhattan -- Doug Shows, Pat Adams, Marques Pettigrew
(11a) BYU vs. (11b) Ole Miss -- Ray Natili, Brian O'Connell, Paul Faia

Wednesday, 3/18/2015
(16a) Robert Morris vs. (16b) North Florida -- Alfred Smith, Michael Stephens, Mike Eades
(11a) Dayton vs. (11b) Boise State -- John Higgins, Tony Padilla, Tim Kelly

SECOND ROUND

Thursday, 3/19/2015
PITTSBURGH
(14) Northeastern vs. (3) Notre Dame -- Ed Corbett, Michael Irving, Bret Smith
(11) Texas vs. (6) Butler -- Chris Rastatter, Brian O'Connell, Rick Crawford, alternate: Joe DeRosa
(16) Lafayette vs. (1) Villanova -- Pat Adams, Byron Jarrett, Anthony Jordan
(9) LSU vs. (8) NC State -- Joe DeRosa, Darron George, Dwayne Gladden

LOUISVILLE
(14) UAB vs. (3) Iowa State -- Ray Natili, John Gaffney, Brett Nansel
(11) UCLA vs. (6) SMU -- Antinio Petty, Larry Spaulding, Sean Hull
(9) Purdue vs. (8) Cincinnati -- Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, Earl Walton
(16) Hampton vs. (1) Kentucky -- Paul Szelc, Tim Comer, Mike Greenstein

JACKSONVILLE
(14) Georgia St vs. (3) Baylor -- Jamie Luckie, Gary Prager, AJ Desai
(11) Ole Miss vs. (6) Xavier -- David Hall, Burt Smith, Bill Ek
(13) Harvard vs. (4) North Carolina -- Don Daily, Lee Cassell, Mike Sanzere
(12) Wofford vs. (5) Arkansas -- Mike Roberts, Chris Beaver, Jose Carrion

PORTLAND
(15) Texas Southern vs. (2) Arizona -- Terry Moore, Lamar Simpson, Rodrick Dixon
(10) Ohio State vs. (7) Virginia Commonwealth -- Mike Reed, Tony Henderson, Kevin Brill
(12) Stephen F. Austin vs. (5) Utah -- Roger Ayres, Jerry Heater, Mark Schnur
(13) Eastern Washington vs. (4) Georgetown -- Verne Harris, DJ Carstensen, Eric Curry

Friday, 3/20/2015
OMAHA
(15) New Mexico State vs. (2) Kansas -- Greg Nixon, Deron White, Tony Padilla
(10) Indiana vs. (7) Wichita State -- Dougs Shows, Kipp Kissinger, Jeb Hartness
(9) Oklahoma State vs. (8) Oregon -- Tim Nestor, Pat Driscoll, Bill McCarthy
(16) Coastal Carolina vs. (1) Wisconsin -- William Covington, Clarence Armstrong, John Higgins

CHARLOTTE
(10) Georgia vs. (7) Michigan State -- Joe Lindsay, Donnie Eppley, Michael Stephens, alternate: James Breeding
(15) Belmont vs. (2) Virginia -- Gene Steratore, Keith Kimble, Mark Whitehead
(26) Robert Morris vs. (1) Duke -- Larry Scirotto, James Breeding, Steve Olson
(9) St. John's vs. (8) San Diego State -- Bryan Kersey, Lamont Simpson, Thomas O'Neill

SEATTLE
(12) Wyoming vs. (5) University of Northern Iowa -- Mike Eades, Tim Gattis, Brent Hampton
(13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Louisville -- Randy McCall, Dick Cartmell, Robert Riley
(10) Davidson vs. (7) Iowa -- Bob Staffen, Mike Scyphers, Doug Sirmons
(15) North Dakota State vs. (2) Gonzaga -- Tim Clougherty, Olandis Poole, Jeff Anderson

COLUMBUS
(13) Valparaiso vs. (4) Maryland -- Tom Nunez, Brian Dorsey, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
(12) Buffalo vs. (5) West Virginia – Ron Groover, Raymond Styons, Wally Rutecki
(14) Albany vs. (3) Oklahoma -- Jeff Clark, Terry Wymer, Tony Chiazza
(11) Dayton vs. (6) Providence -- Tom Eades, Terry Oglesby, Mike Nance

THIRD ROUND

Saturday, 3/21/2015
LOUISVILLE
(14) UAB vs. (11) UCLA -- Mike Stuart, Gerry Pollard, John Gaffney
(8) Cincinnati vs. (1) Kentucky -- Antinio Petty, Michael Greenstein, Ray Natili

PORTLAND
(10) Ohio State vs. (2) Arizona -- D.J. Carstensen, Mike Reed, Roger Ayers
(5) Utah vs. (4) Georgetown -- Lamar Simpson, Verne Harris, Jerry Heater

JACKSONVILLE
(14) Georgia State vs. (6) Xavier -- Lee Cassell, Don Daily, Jamie Luckie
(5) Arkansas vs. (4) North Carolina -- Mike Roberts, Bert Smith, David Hall

PITTSBURGH
(8) North Carolina State vs. (1) Villanova -- Michael Irving, Ed Corbett, Chris Rastatter
(6) Butler vs. (3) Notre Dame -- Joe DeRosa, Pat Adams, Brian O'Connell

Sunday, 3/22/2015
CHARLOTTE
(7) Michigan State vs. (2) Virginia -- Bryan Kersey, Mark Whitehead, Joe Lindsay
(8) San Diego State vs. (1) Duke -- Michael Stephens, James Breeding, Keith Kimble

OMAHA
(7) Wichita State vs. (2) Kansas -- John Higgins, Kipp Kissinger, Greg Nixon
(8) Oregon vs. (1) Wisconsin -- Pat Driscoll, Doug Shows, Tony Padilla

COLUMBUS
(11) Dayton vs. (3) Oklahoma -- Jeff Clark, Ron Groover, Brian Dorsey
(5) West Virginia vs. (4) Maryland -- Mike Eades, Terry Wymer, Terry Oglesby

SEATTLE
(7) Iowa vs. (2) Gonzaga -- Randy McCall, Tim Clougherty, Mike Eades
(5) Northern Iowa vs. (4) Louisville -- Doug Sirmons, Jeff Anderson, Mike Scyphers

SWEET SIXTEEN

Thursday, 3/26/2015
CLEVELAND
(7) Wichita State vs. (3) Notre Dame -- Terry Wymer, Michael Irving, Mike Greenstein
(5) West Virginia vs. (1) Kentucky -- Bryan Kersey, John Gaffney, Jeff Clark

LOS ANGELES
(4) North Carolina vs. (1) Wisconsin -- Brian O'Connell, Randy McCall, Lamar Simpson
(6) Xavier vs. (2) Arizona -- Roger Ayres, Keith Kimble, Ron Groover

Friday, 3/27/2015
HOUSTON
(11) UCLA vs. (2) Gonzaga -- Ray Natili, James Breeding, Bert Smith
(5) Utah vs. (1) Duke -- Mark Whitehead, DJ Carstensen, Don Daily

SYRACUSE
(8) NC State vs. (4) Louisville -- John Higgins, Tony Padilla, Mike Reed
(7) Michigan State vs. (3) Oklahoma -- Ed Corbett, Antinio Petty, Jamie Luckie

ELITE EIGHT

Saturday, 3/28/2015
LOS ANGELES
(2) Arizona vs. (1) Wisconsin -- Pat Adams, Michael Stephens, Mike Eades

CLEVELAND
(3) Notre Dame vs. (1) Kentucky -- Chris Rastatter, Joe DeRosa, David Hall

Sunday, 3/29/2015
SYRACUSE
(7) Michigan State vs. (4) Louisville -- Doug Shows, Verne Harris, Pat Driscoll

HOUSTON
(2) Gonzaga vs. (1) Duke -- Mike Stuart, Doug Sirmons, Jeffrey Anderson

FINAL FOUR -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Saturday, 4/4/2015
(7) Michigan State vs. (1) Duke -- Bryan Kersey, Pat Adams, Mike Eades, alternate: Jeff Clark
(1) Wisconsin vs. (1) Kentucky -- John Higgins, Doug Sirmons, Verne Harris, alternate: Jeff Clark

Monday, 4/6/2015
(1) Wisconsin vs. (1) Duke -- Joe DeRosa, Michael Stephens, Pat Driscoll, alternate: Jeff Clark

[bradriney]

Where's Tony Greene?

Several names not on the list this year, they might have took the test or filled out the security info ?

No Tony Greene, who worked a regional final last year.

No Bo Boroski who took the year off after losing all his Big 10/MAC/Summit games.

No Karl Hess for obvious reasons.

No Ted Valentine.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by AremRed

No Ted Valentine.

Was just about to post this. Ted chose to sit out the tournament this year due to his ailing brother.

http://www.postandcourier.com/articl...PC20/150319312

His brother has passed away since this article was written, I believe.

[SC Official]

Tony Greene is the one that caught my attention. I'm would think there's a legitimate reason he's not working (not anything performance-based).

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SC Official

Was just about to post this. Ted chose to sit out the tournament this year due to his ailing brother.

http://www.postandcourier.com/articl...PC20/150319312

His brother has passed away since this article was written, I believe.

His brother passed the day after the article was posted.

[Rich]

First notification via Tapatalk. Cool!

[Rich]

Gene probably should work deep. Adams knows that nothing is going to phase an official who's gotten one step away from being a Super Bowl white hat.

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Rich

Gene probably should work deep. Adams knows that nothing is going to phase an official who's gotten one step away from being a Super Bowl white hat.

I was really surprised he didn't get the nod this year. The divisional round guys were getting reviewed for that assignment, and of the four Rs, I thought by far his game ran the smoothest. Even the Dez Bryant (non-)catch, like the rule or not, he handled superbly.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

I was really surprised he didn't get the nod this year. The divisional round guys were getting reviewed for that assignment, and of the four Rs, I thought by far his game ran the smoothest. Even the Dez Bryant (non-)catch, like the rule or not, he handled superbly.

The first weekend is scheduled in advance. Gene (and anyone who worked one game last weekend) could still work this week.

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Rich

The first weekend is scheduled in advance. Gene (and anyone who worked one game last weekend) could still work this week.

I sure hope he does. I love the way he's able to interact with coaches and still stay focused. When he's tableside C, he spends more time with the whistle out of his mouth than in, but still gets the job done. I like to watch and learn from that; it is so much easier said than done.

[TriggerMN]

Okay, I'll be the one. I think Steratore appears extremely lazy on the floor. He doesn't hustle into position, gets straight-lined too often, and often looks disinterested. Perhaps the reason he doesn't move deep into the tournament is simply because the other guys are better than him?

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Rich

Gene probably should work deep. Adams knows that nothing is going to phase an official who's gotten one step away from being a Super Bowl white hat.

Or.....not.

I'm tellin' ya, I just think JA isn't a big fan of GS. I respect his judgment, but I also respectfully disagree. Was sad not to see GS working in the regional semis.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Or.....not.

I'm tellin' ya, I just think JA isn't a big fan of GS. I respect his judgment, but I also respectfully disagree. Was sad not to see GS working in the regional semis.

I saw a tweet that he was at a table for a regional. I do not know if they assign regionals the same as the FF, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did. 3 crews, 1 alternate.

Interestingly enough, at the B1G Tournament, Carstensen was the alternate for the championship (with Lamont Simpson, Steratore, and Wymer working). Interesting how perceptions change from assigner to assigner.