The following officials worked during the 2004-05 NBA season.
The list preserves the referee uniform numbers recorded in the
NBAHoopsOnline historical archive.
The officiating staff combined veteran officials such as Dick
Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Jess Kersey and Steve Javie with a large
group of referees who would continue working NBA games well into
the following decades. Because referee numbers could change from
one season to another, each season is preserved separately.
2004-05 NBA Referee Roster
| # |
Referee |
# |
Referee |
# |
Referee |
| 6 |
Jim Clark |
31 |
Scott Wall |
55 |
Bill Kennedy |
| 7 |
Bernie Fryer |
32 |
Eddie F. Rush |
56 |
Mark Ayotte |
| 8 |
Luis Grillo |
33 |
Sean Corbin |
57 |
Greg Willard |
| 9 |
Derrick Stafford |
34 |
Marc Davis |
58 |
Zach Zarba |
| 10 |
Ron Garretson |
35 |
Jack Nies |
59 |
Gary Zielinski |
| 12 |
Violet Palmer |
36 |
David Jones |
61 |
Courtney Kirkland |
| 13 |
Monty McCutchen |
37 |
Blane Reichelt |
62 |
Michael Henderson |
| 14 |
Joe DeRosa |
38 |
Michael Smith |
63 |
Derek Richardson |
| 15 |
Bennett Salvatore |
39 |
Kevin Fehr |
67 |
Jason Phillips |
| 17 |
Joe Crawford |
40 |
Leon Wood |
68 |
Tony Brown |
| 18 |
Mark Wunderlich |
41 |
Ken Mauer |
70 |
Phil Robinson |
| 19 |
James Capers |
42 |
Eric Lewis |
71 |
Rodney Mott |
| 20 |
Jess Kersey |
43 |
Dan Crawford |
72 |
Anthony Jordan |
| 21 |
Tim Donaghy |
44 |
Ron Olesiak |
73 |
Ed Malloy |
| 22 |
Bill Spooner |
45 |
Joe Forte |
75 |
Lorenzo Bronson |
| 24 |
Mike Callahan |
46 |
Matt Boland |
76 |
Eli Roe |
| 25 |
Tony Brothers |
47 |
Bennie Adams |
77 |
David Guthrie |
| 26 |
Bob Delaney |
48 |
Scott Foster |
78 |
Sean Wright |
| 27 |
Dick Bavetta |
49 |
Tom Washington |
|
|
| 28 |
Tommy Nunez |
50 |
Olandis Poole |
|
|
| 29 |
Steve Javie |
51 |
Leroy Richardson |
|
|
| 30 |
Gary Benson |
52 |
Pat Fraher |
|
|
|
|
53 |
Robbie Robinson |
|
|
|
|
54 |
Derrick Collins |
|
|
About the 2004-05 Officials
The 2004-05 NBA referee roster provides a useful snapshot of the
league's officiating staff during the first season of the Charlotte
Bobcats and the NBA's return to a 30-team league. The referee list
included experienced officials from earlier eras as well as many
officials whose careers continued through later generations of NBA
basketball.
Among the veteran officials were Dick Bavetta (#27), Steve Javie
(#29), Joe Crawford (#17), Jess Kersey (#20), Dan Crawford (#43)
and Bennett Salvatore (#15). The roster also included Scott Foster
(#48), Tony Brothers (#25), Monty McCutchen (#13), Courtney
Kirkland (#61), Marc Davis (#34), Zach Zarba (#58) and Ed Malloy
(#73).
This season also demonstrates why referee uniform numbers are best
documented year by year. Several officials appear under different
numbers than they did during the preceding 2003-04 season, making
the individual season records useful for identifying officials in
historic photographs, broadcasts and box-score research.
Names and uniform numbers are preserved according to the
NBAHoopsOnline 2004-05 referee archive.
NBA Referees by Season
Corrections and Additions
NBAHoopsOnline continues to preserve historical NBA referee
information. If you notice an incorrect referee name, uniform
number or another error in this archive, please send the correction
with a reliable source when possible.
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Historical corrections will be reviewed before changes are made to
the NBAHoopsOnline referee archive.
