Local Association: Basketball SA, SA
WNBL Experience: 16 games
Occupation: Sales Support Officer for Blackbird IT
Playing Experience: Minimal, I played until I aged out of under 18s and pursued my career in Refereeing
Involvement in Refereeing: Started when I was around 14/15yo just for some pocket money with a few Schools friends.
Mentors: Many Different Mentors over the years.
Chris Clarke has been a mentor through my entire Career and has had a huge influence over that time.
Nathan Wieland assisted in my work ethic and was a huge factor in my success through junior nationals.
Michael Aylen’s knowledge, experience and understanding of the game has been the biggest influence in my Senior career.
Fun Facts:
Favourite TV Show: | Game of Thrones |
Favourite Musician: | Kendrick Lamar |
App you can’t live without! | |
Favourite venue to referee: | RAC Arena – Perth, WA |
Craziest thing you’ve seen on a basketball court? | Nothing specifically comes to mind, but lots of spectacular dunks and game winners have been witnessed. |
Pre-game routine or superstitions: | I check my bag about 29 thousand times before leaving and still get anxiety thinking I’ve forgotten something. I like to shower prior to games when possible and I drink a lot of water. |