NBA Officials

The NBA and WNBA are two of the world's premier sports and entertainment enterprises; a diverse group of high performing individuals delivering joy and excitement to hundreds of millions of basketball fans all over the world. It should be no surprise that much of our success depends on the Referees who ensure the integrity of the game and a forum where player's skills, team dynamics, passion and dedication determine game outcomes.

It's our goal to recruit referees from around the globe to become part of our team, but also to provide those who want to pursue this exciting career with insight into how they can develop their skills to achieve professional-level officiating excellence.

Therefore the purpose of this website is two fold.

We want you to better understand the officiating experience that will best instill knowledge and skills you need to be a professional referee.
We want to learn more about you and where you currently stand against those experiences.
A solid officiating foundation and experience are necessary tools that help navigate the path to becoming a professional NBA or WNBA referee. To this end, we have mapped out the path of officiating experience that, combined with some innate skill and the dedication to succeed, will provide a candidate with the best opportunity to move and advance through the development and training process.