Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Zebra Sightings...

As promised, we've been keeping track of not only ACC officials, but every official working the field of 64. Keep in mind that officials work in multiple conferences. We have listed the conference tournament that officials worked. In many cases, officials worked multiple conferences tournaments (What was that Bob Knight was saying?) When that has occurred, we tried to indicate the highest level conference tournament worked. Crews who worked conference championship games have * listed by the conference name.

In the past, the officials who have graded the highest have advanced in the tournament. In general, if an official did not work a second round game, he is not going to be around for the regionals.

I think Mike Wood, Les Jones and John Cahill can make other plans this weekend. They were the crew that worked the Xavier-OSU game. Many feel that Greg Oden's foul at the end of the game should gave been called intentional or flagrant, giving Xavier 2 shots and the ball. As it turned out Xavier only hit one of two and OSU tied the game with a 3-pointer. In the past, if a crew missed a call that cost a team a game, that crew went home as well.

If the NCAA continues with what they have done in recent years, three crews will be assigned to each regional. Two crews will work the regional semis while a third crew will work the regional finals. The top 3 crews from the regionals will advance to the Final Four.

Official...............Conference.....1st Round.....2nd Round
Ayers, Roger...........ACC............NMS-Tx
Clinton, Bernard.......ACC............TAMUCC-Wis
Eades, Mike............ACC............Xav-BYU
Jones, Les.............ACC............CCS-OSU.......Xav-OSU
Luckie, Jamie..........ACC............TAMUCC-Wis....UNLV-Wis
Natili, Ray............ACC............GW-Van
Wood, Mike.............ACC............Stan-Lou......Xav-OSU
Hess, Karl.............ACC*...........PU-Az.........PU-Fla
Kersey, Brian..........ACC*...........MSU-MQ........BC-Gtown
Maxwell, Gary..........ACC*...........Stan-Lou......Lou-TxA&M
Stehpens, Michael......Am East........Pen-TxA&M
Carstensen, DJ.........Atlantic 10....MSU-MQ
Connolly, Fran.........Atlantic 10....NTx-Mem
Demayo, Joe............Atlantic 10....Stan-Lou
Faia, Paul.............Atlantic 10....GT-UNLV
Hughes, John...........Atlantic 10....VCU-DU........BU-UMD
Perone, Ray............Atlantic 10....NMS-Tx........Winth-Ore
Simpson, Lamar.........Atlantic 10....Ark-USC
Roberts, Mike..........Atlantic 10*...TT-BC
Scagliotta, Frank......Atlantic 10*...PU-Az
Staratore, Gene........Atlantic 10*...Albany-UVa
Clark, Jeff............Big East.......WS-UCLA.......Van-WSU
Corbet, Ed.............Big East.......GT-UNLV.......UK-KU
Donato, Bob............Big East.......NMS-Tx........USC-Tx
Greenwood, Reggie......Big East.......NTx-Mem.......Nev-Mem
Higgins, Tim...........Big East.......HC-SouIll.....VT-SouIll
O'Connell, Brian.......Big East.......ORU-WSU.......Ind-UCLA
Walton, Earl...........Big East.......LBSU-Ten
Cahill, John...........Big East*......Pen-TxA&M.....Xav-OSU
Driscoll, Pat..........Big East*......TT-BC.........MSU-UNC
Kitts, Michael.........Big East*......MSU-MQ........BC-Gtown
Scofield, Bob..........Big Sky........Nia-KU
Curry, Eric............Big Sky*.......VCU-DU
Collins, JD............Big Ten........GW-Van........Van-WSU
Hartzell, Rick.........Big Ten........Ark-USC
Janssen, Paul..........Big Ten........LBSU-Ten......UVa-UT
Rodeheffer, Sid........Big Ten........HC-SouIll
Sanzere, Mike..........Big Ten........Ark-USC.......USC-Tx
Skiles, Steve..........Big Ten........GW-Van........Van-WSU
Steed, Zelton..........Big Ten........VCU-DU........VCU-Pitt
Burr, Jim..............Big Ten*.......ORU-WSU
Gray, Donnee...........Big Ten*.......Nia-KU........UK-KU
Hillary, Ted...........Big Ten*.......Cre-Nev.......Nev-Mem
Hall. David............Big-12.........JS-Fla........PU-Fla
Moore, Terry...........Big-12.........Mia-Ore
Pollard, Gerry.........Big-12.........CCS-OSU
Randall, Rick..........Big-12.........GT-UNLV
Self, Kelly............Big-12.........WS-UCLA
Thibodeaux, Mike.......Big-12.........Ill-VT
Welmer, Steve..........Big-12.........EKU-UNC
Whitehead, Mark........Big-12.........WS-UCLA.......Ind-UCLA
Higgins, John..........Big-12*........LBSU-Ten......UVa-UT
Shaw, Curtis...........Big-12*........Xav-BYU.......Lou-TxA&M
Thornley, Scott........Big-12*........Nova-UK.......UNLV-Wis
Edsall, Duke...........C-USA..........WrS-Pitt
Husk, Hal..............C-USA..........Albany-Uva....UVa-UT
Pyatt, Steven..........C-USA..........Mia-Ore
Olson, Steve...........C-USA*.........Cre-Nev
O'Neill, Tom...........C-USA*.........Cre-Nev.......Nev-Mem
Rose, Larry............C-USA*.........Ill-VT........VT-SouIll
Wymer, Terry...........MAC*...........Xav-BYU.......Lou-TxA&M
Covington, William.....MEAC*..........Dav-MD
Gladden, Dwayne........MEAC*..........Gon-IND
Littlewood, Mike.......Mtn West.......CCS-OSU
Eggers, Michael........Pac 10.........ODU-BU
Harris, Vern...........Pac 10.........EKU-UNC.......BC-Gtown
Hicks, Bruce...........Pac 10.........EKU-UNC
McCall, Randy..........Pac 10.........Bel-Gtown.....MSU-UNC
Rastatter, Chris.......Pac 10.........Nia-KU
Reed, Michael..........Pac 10.........NTx-Mem
Scyphers, Mike.........Pac 10.........Dav-MD........BU-UMD
Vinovich, Bill.........Pac 10.........Ill-VT
Cartmell, Richard......Pac 10*........WrS-Pitt......BU-UMD
Libbey, David..........Pac 10*........Dav-MD........VCU-Pitt
Reischling, Mark.......Pac 10*........Nova-UK
Giallella, Rich........Patriot*.......Bel-Gtown
Adams, Pat.............SEC............Pen-TxA&M
Caldwell, JB...........SEC............Gon-IND
Clougherty, Tim........SEC............ORU-WSU
Eades, Tom.............SEC............Winth-ND......USC-Tx
Forte, Brian...........SEC............JS-Fla
Lindsay, Joe...........SEC............Nova-UK.......UNLV-Wis
Lopes, Tom.............SEC............Albany-Uva....VT-SouIll
Nance, Mike............SEC............HC-SouIll
Petty, Antinio.........SEC............JS-Fla
Shows, Doug............SEC............ODU-BU........VCU-Pitt
Smith, Bert............SEC............ODU-BU
Valentine, Ted.........SEC............Winth-ND......Winth-Ore
Greene, Tony...........SEC*...........Gon-IND.......Ind-UCLA
Sirmons, Doug..........SEC*...........TT-BC.........MSU-UNC
Stuart, Mike...........SEC*...........Mia-Ore.......Winth-Ore
Staffen, Bob...........WAC............TAMUCC-Wis....UK-KU
Ditty, Ken.............WCC*...........WrS-Pitt
Adams, Robert.........................Bel-Gtown
Evans, Pat............................PU-Az.........PU-Fla
Nichols, Tom..........................Winth-ND.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cahill is bad news. He was on the crew for Butler vs. Florida in the Sweet 16 (along with Little wood from the MWC and Collins from the Big 10). The calls were horrible and one-sided (25 for BU, 16 for UF). At one point the entire dome including the UNLV and Oregon fans erupted.

Either Cahill is constantly in the wrong place at the wrong time, or he's not doing his job. At the very least, the ACC should send him in for an eye exam.

Anonymous said...

Correction: Cahill is Big East not ACC.