Who is refereeing the final four

He is a graduate of Franklin High School who began refereeing 22 years ago, and has been working games at the Division I level for 17 years. Anderson is working his third straight Final Four. He called the national championship game between Villanova and Michigan. He also called the national semifinal between Gonzaga and South Carolina in Anderson is the third ref from Rochester to work the Final Four, but the first to work three of them.

Pete Pavia and '91 , who died in , and Gene Monje and '95 , both worked two. Why does the ref run like this pic. A three-man crew will work each Final Four game, while two officials will serve as the standby officials for all three contests.

There are many qualified officials that could be working the Final Four. Getting the chance to officiate the Final Four is an honor and a privilege for these 11 men.

The sacrifice that all of the tournament officials have made to be in the controlled environment during the tournament and during the regular season is nothing short of fantastic. These officials have gone above and beyond to help make this tournament safe and successful for the student-athletes, coaches and teams.

The officials working the Final Four reflect the efforts of all their peers. I am both happy for them and proud of each of them. After officiating in the past three Final Fours, official John Higgins will not be on the floor this year.

Higgins and his crew were left out of the second weekend's games after after the crew mishandled a call in the Auburn vs. College of Charleston Round 1 match-up, and it will get the same treatment for the Final Four. Higgins was the alternate for that game, but as part of the crew he is being punished as well. Collins to ESPN. The call in question is when Auburn guard Jared Harper , who shot 82 percent from the line this season, was allowed to shoot in lieu of Chuma Okeke , a 69 percent free throw shooter.

The official called the foul, briefly turned his head towards the scorer's table and then turned his head back towards the basket where the foul occurred. When he did so, Auburn's Jared Harper was holding the ball because [Okeke] passed it to him just as he grabbed the rebound. The official pointed to Harper, identifying him as the shooter.