NCAA Men's Tournament Officials (2015)

[bballref3966]

Per Jeff Goodman's Twitter account...

Final Four Officials

Semis:

Bryan Kersey
Mike Eades
Doug Sirmons
Verne Harris
John Higgins
Pat Adams

Title Game:

Joe DeRosa
Michael Stephens
Pat Driscoll

Alternate:

Jeff Clark

[Raymond]

Wow, Kersey finally got in. He was the first college official I ever interacted with. There are things I heard from him in my first 2-3 years of officiating that are still part of my basic foundation of officiating.

[johnnyg08]

Final Four:

DI Men's Basketball Committee names game officials for 2015 Men's Final Four | NCAA.com

The NCAA has notified these 10 individuals selected to work the 2015 Final Four, which will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis:

• Pat Adams, Mobile, Ala.;
• Jeff Clark, Cheltenham, Pa.;
• Joe DeRosa, North Canton, Ohio;
• Pat Driscoll, Syracuse, N.Y.;
• Mike Eades, Princeton, W.Va.;
• Verne Harris, Denver, Colo.;
• John Higgins, Omaha, Neb.;
• Bryan Kersey, Carrollton, Va;
• Doug Sirmons, Virginia Beach, Va.; and
• Michael Stephens, Providence, R.I.

I doubt DeRosa will work the final given he worked the final last year.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I doubt DeRosa will work the final given he worked the final last year.

The finals officials were listed on Twitter: Stephens, DeRosa, Driscoll.

Clark's the alternate.

[CNYREF]

Derosa is on the final.... Does anyone else think maybe this means he got the national coordinator job? Goes out on top....when will they announce that?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by CNYREF

Derosa is on the final.... Does anyone else think maybe this means he got the national coordinator job? Goes out on top....when will they announce that?

With the tournament being in Indy, and with John Adams being an Indy guy, I'm guessing they will announce it at the conference coordinators meeting this week.

[jpgc99]

Originally Posted by CNYREF

Derosa is on the final.... Does anyone else think maybe this means he got the national coordinator job? Goes out on top....when will they announce that?

That was my first thought when I saw the post saying he would work the final. To a lesser degree, the same thing happened to Curtis Shaw several years ago before he took the supervisor position. At this point, I'd be surprised if Derosa isn't named JA's replacement. But, I've been surprised before...

Originally Posted by CNYREF

Derosa is on the final.... Does anyone else think maybe this means he got the national coordinator job? Goes out on top....when will they announce that?

According to what I have heard they are holding off the announcement because one of the candidates (DeRosa obviously) is still working this season.

[tmagan]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Final Four:

DI Men's Basketball Committee names game officials for 2015 Men's Final Four | NCAA.com

The NCAA has notified these 10 individuals selected to work the 2015 Final Four, which will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis:

• Pat Adams, Mobile, Ala.;
• Jeff Clark, Cheltenham, Pa.;
• Joe DeRosa, North Canton, Ohio;
• Pat Driscoll, Syracuse, N.Y.;
• Mike Eades, Princeton, W.Va.;
• Verne Harris, Denver, Colo.;
• John Higgins, Omaha, Neb.;
• Bryan Kersey, Carrollton, Va;
• Doug Sirmons, Virginia Beach, Va.; and
• Michael Stephens, Providence, R.I.

Odd that Sirmons works conferences furthest away from his home.

On my way to Indy, will be signing off till next season, have a good summer and spring. Haters will hate and skaters will skate!

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by big jake

... Haters will hate and skaters will skate!

and Jakes will jake you.

Originally Posted by big jake

On my way to Indy, will be signing off till next season, ...

Which season, Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy, or The Aftermath?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord...endar#Jake_Day

Did you just admit you got Jaked???????

[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Wow, Kersey finally got in. He was the first college official I ever interacted with. There are things I heard from him in my first 2-3 years of officiating that are still part of my basic foundation of officiating.

Sounds LIke Kersey is a solid guy who helps others out and has paid his dues and made an early impact on your officiating career

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Sounds LIke Kersey is a solid guy who helps others out and has paid his dues and made an early impact on your officiating career

When I first got into officiating he used to hold 2 high school camps every summer. It was rather informal, but I for one soaked up what he used to say. First thing I remember him doing was showing a fight from one of his CAA games and explaining why the Center and new Lead have to be engaged with off-ball coverage during transition.