Steve Anderson (basketball)

Steven Anderson
Born (1982-05-13) May 13, 1982
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Central Florida
OccupationNBA referee

Steven Anderson (born May 13, 1982) is an American 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.

Anderson was selected to officiate at the 2014 FIBA World Cup[4] and worked the third-place game. He was also selected to officiate at the 2016 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament[5] in Rio de Janeiro, where he was the only American to referee for the men's competition.

Three years later, Anderson was selected to officiate at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where he also worked the final.[6] In 2021, Anderson was chosen to officiate for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament.[7]

References

  1. ^ NBA OFFICIALS MEDIA GUIDE 2012-13Archived November 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2014-15 NBA Officials Roster - Referee". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Referee U: Meet Two NBA Officials Who Learned Their Trade at UCF | University of Central Florida News". May 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Referees of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Referees - 2016 Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Men) - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "2019 FIBA World Cup Referees". Phillyref.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Record number of women to referee major FIBA events this summer". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved July 25, 2021.


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