Jacki Windon, of Columbus, has been a basketball official for 15 years and has worked multiple state tournament games. Prior to officiating, the eastern Ohio native was a Hall of Fame player at both Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban and Gannon University (Erie, Pa.). She was the head women's basketball coach at Division III Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) and an assistant coach with the Akron Zips. She is a TV color analyst for basketball games on FoxSports Ohio, SportsTime Ohio and Spectrum Sports. She is a member of the Hub Of Ohio Basketball Officials Association in central Ohio.

Married couple Ben & Erin Levin, of Cincinnati, Ohio, worked a girls state tournament game together. Ben was also a professional Minor League Baseball umpire, climbing as high as AA ball. The first half of this podcast features Ben speaking about his Minor League Baseball experience and how it has helped his basketball career; Erin joins the podcast in the second half. Both are members of the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Officials Association in southwest Ohio. Ben has been a basketball official for 15 years and Erin has 11 years in officiating. They were both great to talk with and I hope you enjoy their comments!

Tim Gebhardt, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, has been a high school basketball official for 47 years and was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. He's worked 9 state tournaments and 28 consecutive regional boys tournaments. He provides some great advice for officials along with a few good stories. Enjoy!

My first guest of The High School Basketball Referee with Mark Froelich is Dr. Denny Morris, the director of officiating development in basketball with the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Denny has been a high school basketball official since 1975 and is the state high school basketball rules interpreter. I hope you enjoy and learn from this discussion!

My first guest of The High School Basketball Referee with Mark Froelich is Dr. Denny Morris, the director of officiating development in basketball with the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Denny has been a high school basketball official since 1975 and is the state high school basketball rules interpreter. I hope you enjoy and learn from this discussion!

This preview provides a description of what to expect from this podcast and a short bio of the host.

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