Thursday 15 October 2026

Efim Resser

Efim Resser was born on February 27, 1952 in USSR.

He is a citizen of Germany.

Height 179 cm, weight – 81 kg.

Graduate of the University, profession – insurance broker.

Languages spoken: English, German, Russian;

Married, has two children.

 

Efim Resser is a former basketball player.

He is a national referee since 1972 (USSR), 1992 (Germany).

 

1985 – FIBA referee

As a referee he participated in more than 500 international games in many continents.

He officiated for the first Dream Team in the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, following by three World and five European Championships, two European Cups finals.

 

2001 till 2004 Euroleague/ULEB referee

2002 FIBA Commissioner

2004 ULEB Commissioner

Dariusz Lenczowski

Former basket ball player, youth and juniors until age 20.

At age 17 made first steps in refereeing. In 1998 approved for officiating top division in polish league. June 2003 received FIBA license.

Season 2005/2006, 2007/2008 – Polish men finals

2008/2009 – Polish women finals, 2008/2009 SBL finals, Taiwan, Taipei.

Participant of many internationals tournaments including European Championship Man U-18, U-20 and European Championship Women U-16 and U-18.

Wiesław Zych

ULEB and FIBA commissioner

As a commissioner and observer work last 3 Final Fours in Euroleague: 2005 Moscow, 2004 Tel Aviv, 2003 Barcelona

Referee since 1965

 

1979 Successfully passed FIBA clinic in Tallinn and become International Referee

 
Officiated many major events and competitions including:

Olympic Games in Seul 1988, Barcelona 1992 (final game), Atlanta 1996 (final game)

World Championships 1986, 1990, 1994

European Championships

4 times Final Four of European Top Competition

3 times referee of McDonalds tournaments 1988 Madrid, 1991 Paris, 1993 Munich

Saša Pukl

Born 25.10,1970 in Maribor, Slovenia
– Referee since 1987
– Passed Fiba clinic in 1995 in Rogaska Slatina (Slovenia)

 

Officiated:

2012 London olympics

2008 (Madrid) and 2016 (Manila) Olympics qualifying tournament

2006 (Japan) and 2010 (Turkey) World cup

2005 (Serbia-Montenegro) and 2007 (Spain) Eurobasket

2011 (Argentina) and 2013 (Mexico) Americas Championship

2001 (Japan), 2005 (Argentina) and 2009 (New Zealand) Fiba U-19 World Championship

Eurolegue referee since 2001

2014 (Moscow) and 2016 (Strasbourg) Eurocup final game

2007 (Athens), 2009 (Berlin), 2014 (Milano) and 2015 (Madrid) Euroleague Final 4. Milano and Madrid also final games


 

Carl Jungebrand

Born: 1964, Helsinki
Referee since 1978 (National)

National League 1984

FIBA licence 1986
more than 1200 international games (1986-)

Olympics 1988 (Seoul), 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney) , 2008 (Beiging)*, 2012 (London)
World Championships for men 1990 (Agrentina), 1994 (Canada), 2006 (Japan)*, 2010 (Turkey), for women 2002 (China)

European Championship for Men 1989 (Yugoslavia)*, 1993 (Germany), 1995 (Greece), 1997 (Spain)*, 1999 (France), 2001 (Turkey)*

McDonalds Open 1989 (Rome), 1995* (London), 1999* (Milano)

Euroleague Final Four 1989 (Munich), 1990 (Zaragoza), 1995 (Zaragoza)*, 1997 (Rome)*, 1999 (Munich)*, 2000 (Thessaloniki), 2001 (Paris), 2005 (Moscow)*, 2006 (Prague)*, 2008 (Madrid)

* = Final

Romas Brazauskas

Referee since 1973

International referee since 1987

 

4 Olympic Games (’92 Barcelona; Atlanta ’96 Women’s Final USA – BRA with W.Zych; 2000 Sydney incl. Men’s Final USA-France, Beijing ’08 Men’s Final USA – ESP)

1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 – World Championships;

1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009 Men’s Final ESP – SRB – European Championships for Men

12 times Euroleague Final Four (1995-2010)

7 Final Games (1997 Rome, 2000 Thessaloniki, 2002 Bologna, 2004 Tel Aviv, 2005 Moscow, 2009 Berlin, 2010 Paris)

2004, 2008, 2010 Our instructor on East Meets West Camp in Bydgoszcz

Costas Rigas

Costas Rigas started as a basketball player with 1st Greek division club. Later he became a coach and a referee in the same time.

In 1974 Mr. Rigas decided to follow his referee career only.

1977 – Mr. Rigas became an International referee.

1992 – He finished his ref career at Barcelona Olympics.

2012– Olympic Game’s Commisioner

 

Costas Rigas officiated big finals and he is very happy and proud to choose the refereeing road which is not easy but as he said: “You are dealing only with yourself. Not with the presidents of the clubs, not with players, fans, media could fire you as it happens with coach job.”

Among the 23 big finals officiated we have to mention the Los Angeles Olympic Games Men’s Final in 1984 and Barcelona Olympics Women’s Final in 1992.

He also officiated World Championships Final in 1996. European Championships Finals in 1985 and 1991. Club’s Champions finals “Korac Cup” four times and Intercontinental Final, America’s Final twice and the first McDonald final in Milwaukee and other Zones Championships Finals.

He decided to finish 2 years earlier than the limit says, becoming the first General Director of the Professional League in Greece while at the same time he was FIBA commissioner and National Instructor.

With the unanimous decision of the clubs Costas Rigas became Director of the Euroleague referees on 2000 when the new organization was established.

Lubomir Kotleba

Mr. Kotleba`s basketball career was the following:

1960 – 1968 – a player

1968 – 1970 – a coach

1970 – 1975 – a team manager

1963 – 1975 – a referee on national level,

1975 – 1989 – an international referee (FIBA)

 

Mr. Kotleba became a Central Board member of Slovak basketball federation in 1972, and since 1981 he was a Central Board member of Czechoslovak basketball federation.

Since 1989 till now Mr. Kotleba is a FIBA full-time staff. ( FIBA Sport Director )

Mr.Kotleba officiated 4015 games, three Olympic Games ( two finals), five World Championships, twelve European Champioships, six championships of other continents and ten European Club Competitions finals.

As a commissioner he officiated five Olympic Games, twenty two World Championships, twenty one European Championships and about 100 European Club Competitions games.

Besides as a FIBA lecturer he participated in 96 referee clinics in 57 countries of five continents.

Ronnie Nunn

Director of Officials

National Basketball Association

 

Ronnie Nunn, the NBA’s Director of Officials, is a veteran of 23 NBA seasons. During his officiating career, which spanned 19 seasons, Nunn worked 1,134 regular-season, 73 playoff and four NBA Finals games, as well as the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, the 1993 McDonald’s Championship in Munich, Germany, the NBA Japan Summer Charity Games in 1996 and the 2000 Mexico Challenge. He has also been involved in the WNBA’s mentor program and is an NBA instructor during the summer.

 

Nunn handles the day-to-day management of the officiating staff, including daily instruction on the correct application of NBA playing rules. He reports directly to Stu Jackson, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

 

Prior to joining the NBA as an official, Nunn officiated in the CBA for two years, and officiated Pro-Am basketball in New York City for two years. He also has one year of high school officiating experience in New York and New Jersey, and worked as a special education teacher for 10 years.

 

Nunn was an assistant coach at Pace University from 1978-1980 and at his alma mater, Brooklyn Tech High School from 1976-77. He played professionally on the National Basketball Circuit of Mexico from 1972-74 and was named MVP in 1973, and Best Player of the Decade (1970s). Nunn played collegiate basketball for three seasons at George Washington University where he became the Colonials’ leading scorer and a member of the 1,000 points club in 1972. He was inducted into the George Washington University Hall of Fame in 1997 and named to the school’s All-Century Team. Nunn received his undergraduate degree from George Washington and an M.S. at the College of New Rochelle and an M.S. at Queens College.

 

Nunn, along with his wife, Andee, an American Studies teacher at Danbury HS, has established the Nunn-Better Scholarship Award, given to students of diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated academic excellence and have overcome other obstacles in their lives. The award is offered to students of Danbury High School and The Hord Foundation.

 

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Nunn currently resides in Danbury, Conn. He is the father of two daughters, Ilana who works as a publicist, and Alexi who works as an attorney. He is also a member of the local NAACP and Danbury’s Concerned Black Men, an organization that tutors and mentors minority students.

 

In 2009 in Katowice Ronnie was an instructor at EMW Referee’s Camp.

 

Check “Officials Time Out” by Ronnie Nunn

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Check “Double Dribble” by Ronnie Nynn

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Tommy Nuñez

Officiated over 2,000 regular NBA season and 75 play-off games in his career.

Officiated the 1992 NBA All-star game, the 1992 and 1996 Mexican Challenge, the 1994 European Tour in Paris, France and Spain and the NBA-ABA Tour in Japan in 1974.

Officiated 12 years of high school and junior college football, basketball and baseball.

Former Supervisor of Referee’s for the NBA – Ronnie Nunn’s (Director of Officials) assistant. Now Tommy works as one of four NCAA National Observers. He evaluates referees for the NCAA league.

Instructor at REFEREE.PL in: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017

 

His autobiography, “Taking My Best Shot,” was published in 1996, with proceeds from the book benefiting his scholarship program. He is also a member of the “Hispanic Heroes of America” book series, with the proceeds to benefit youth and youth programs.

Recipient of the “1999 Gold Whistle Award of the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO)” for community involvement, achievement in officiating, strong integrity and ethical standards, one of only 12 to rever receive the award.

Received several prestigious awards, including, the “Rising Voices Award” from Nestle, USA and the “Robert Clemente National Humanitarian Award” from the National Council of La Raza for his accomplishments and community service work.

Awarded the “National Hispanic Heritage Award – Sports and Community Service” by the Hispanic Heritage Commission in Washington D.C.

Founder of the Arizona Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.