Tony Brothers
Tony Brothers | |
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Born | September 14, 1964 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Old Dominion University |
Children | 2 |
Basketball career | |
Position | NBA referee |
Officiating career | 1994–present |
Tony Brothers (born September 14, 1964) is an American professional basketball referee, who works in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been a referee in the NBA since the 1994–95 season.[1] Now in his 27th year, Brothers has 1,600 regular season games, 128 playoff games and 8 NBA Finals games. He officiated the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] He wears the uniform number 25.[3]
Brothers graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia. A 1986 graduate of Old Dominion University, he received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014. In 2007, he and his ex-wife, Monica, founded Still Hope Foundation, Inc.,[4] to assist single mothers in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. In 2015, he founded Men for Hope, Inc., a non-profit to support men, organize their effort in the community, and work with organizations providing services for women and their families.
References[]
- ^ "NBA Officials Media Guide 2013-14" (PDF). Mediacentral.nba.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "East at West Game Boxscore". Nba.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Tony Brothers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "About Us". Stillhopefoundation.org. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- National Basketball Association referees
- Old Dominion University alumni
- Continental Basketball Association referees
- Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
- Basketball people from Virginia
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs