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4/7/2014
Please click here to read Earning the Call (NCAA.org, April 5, 2014).
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3/24/2014
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has made the officiating assignments for the regional rounds of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Please click the Men’s Final Four Logo below to access important information in the event you have been selected to officiate. A new browser will appear when you click the logo, and at the bottom of the new page you must login using your “last name” and the “last four digits of your social security number.” If you experience issues, please contact William Hanner (whanner@ncaa.org or 317-917-6490).
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3/13/2014
If anyone is interested in becoming a certified FIBA basketball official, and thus becoming eligible to work international basketball, there are 2 upcoming certification clinics you might be interested in attending. They are April 9-12 in the Cayman Islands and April 8-11 in Belize City, Belize.
Participants are responsible for travel, lodging and meals and will be expected to pass a written rules test, physical test and an English test. If you want additional information, please contact Ellis Dawson at USA Basketball at edawson@usabasketball.com.
I recently read John Feinstein's new book, Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life in the Minor Leagues of Baseball. It was terrific!
John W. Adams
NCAA National Men's Basketball Officiating Coordinator -
3/10/2014
When you have a chance, you might want to view VB #16 as it is a review of several situations and plays from the 13-14 season. It was prepared as a "pre-post season" video bulletin to help you get ready for post season assignments.
The answers to the 2 YMTC plays in VB#15 are:
Play 1 It is NOT a foul in the act of shooting.
Play 2 It IS goaltending.
All the best for the balance of this season.John W. Adams
NCAA National Men's Basketball Officiating Coordinator -
1/2/2014
Below, please find the answers to Video Bulletin - 7, You Make the Call Video Plays:1. Travel.2. Incidental Contact (4-21-2 p. 51)3. PC Foul. Legal defender moving legally to maintain when illegally contacted.4. PC Foul. Upward motion irrelevant if player is not airborne.5. No call. Trailing defender is right under basket (look where he catches ball). Err on side of safety + not many of you reading this, have ever dunked and had to hang on the rim by your fingers to slow down.6. PC Foul. 2nd and 3rd bumps dislodge a legal defender. -
12/20/2013
The first play under the heading, Flagrant Fouls, should have said, … this foul was a flagrant 2 foul as the contact was excessive, severe/and or extreme. Additionally, the player with the ball is looking at the defender and swings his elbow at his opponent’s face to “clear space."
I apologize for any confusion this play might have caused and we will re-edit the video and re-post it on Monday.John W. Adams
NCAA National Men's Basketball Officiating Coordinator
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10/30/2013
These communication points are to clarify the major changes and intended outcomes for the 2013-14 season. The two major topics are defending the player with the ball and the block/charge play. To view this information, please click here.
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