Steve Anderson (basketball)

Steven Anderson
Born Sarasota, Florida
Nationality  United States
Occupation NBA referee

Steven Anderson is a professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four seasons (2013-2017).[1] He wore the uniform number 35.

Anderson resides in Orlando, Florida.[2] He is an alumnus of the University of Central Florida, from where he received a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in higher education.[3] He has been an international basketball official for FIBA since 2011. He was selected to officiate at the 2014 FIBA World Cup[4] and worked the third-place game. He was also selected to officiate the 2016 Summer Olympics[5] in Rio as the only American to work the Men's basketball tournament.

References

  1. http://mediacentral.nba.com/media/mediacentral/Officials-Guide.pdf
  2. http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/nba-roster/
  3. http://today.ucf.edu/referee-u-meet-two-nba-officials-learned-trade-ucf/
  4. "Referees of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  5. "Referees of the 2016 Olympic Games: Tournament for Men, where he mad the worst call in Olympic history costing Australia the bronze medal - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.


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