NBA announces 36 officials selected for 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel
Ed Malloy (left) and Karl Lane, NBA referees, will officiate games during the 2024 playoffs.
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NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 – The NBA today announced the list of 36 officials who have earned spots to work the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel. The same group also comprises the officiating staff available for the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, which began April 16.
“Byron Spruell, NBA President of League Operations, congratulated the 36 officials who have been chosen to officiate in the NBA Playoffs, calling it a well-deserved and prestigious honor. He expressed his appreciation for the professionalism, dedication, and teamwork that the officiating staff demonstrates throughout the season on a daily basis.”
Here is the list of officials for the first round:
Ray Acosta, Brent Barnaky, Curtis Blair, Tony Brothers, Nick Buchert, James Capers, Sean Corbin, Kevin Cutler, Marc Davis, JB DeRosa, Mitchell Ervin, Tyler Ford, Brian Forte, Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, Jacyn Goble, John Goble, David Guthrie, Bill Kennedy, Courtney Kirkland,Marat Kogut, Karl Lane, Mark Lindsay, Ed Malloy, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, JT Orr, Gediminas Petraitis, Kevin Scott, Aaron Smith, Ben Taylor, Dedric Taylor, Josh Tiven, Justin Van Duyne,James Williams, Sean Wright and Zach Zarba.
Marat Kogut, Ashley Moyer-Gleich and J.T. Orr are making their debuts as members of the playoff staff. Moyer-Gleich becomes the second woman selected to officiate in the NBA Playoffs, joining Violet Palmer.
The following officials are alternates for the first round: John Butler, Derrick Collins, Eric Dalen and Scott Twardoski.
The playoff roster officials have an average of 16.2 years of experience in the NBA. Out of them, 28 have at least a decade of experience. Additionally, 24 officials have a minimum of five years of experience in playoffs.
Among the fifteen referees assigned to the first-round games, all have officiated 50 or more playoff games. Of these, eight referees have presided over 100 or more playoff games. These include Scott Foster with 241 games, Marc Davis with 189, Tony Brothers with 187, James Capers with 178, Zach Zarba with 146, Bill Kennedy with 139, Ed Malloy with 136, and John Goble with 125 games.
The NBA Referee Operations management team chooses playoff officials based on three distinct evaluation measures used throughout the season: NBA Referee Operations scores and rankings, accuracy in making play calls, and team rankings. The performance of these officials is assessed after each playoff round to decide their progression in the 2024 postseason.
The SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament concludes tomorrow as the Miami Heat host the Chicago Bulls on ESPN (7 p.m. ET) and the Sacramento Kings visit the New Orleans Pelicans on TNT (9:30 p.m. ET). The first round of the NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel tips off Saturday, April 20.
Individual game assignments for referees are posted at NBA.com/official at approximately 9 a.m. ET each game day.
