Dee kantner

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No matter how cleanly the game was called. Kantner was hired by the NBA along with Violet Palmer in in a move that was anything but a publicity stunt. Her impressive resume includes 22 college Final Fours and 14 national championships games. Not bad for someone who never had any intention of being a referee for a living. Or even fit the profile of one.

It means that she has a competitive streak and an outspoken personality that made her the kind of player referees come to hate. In every language. Surprisingly, her time in the NBA was among the least contentious. You have to scratch out your territory a little more sometimes. But ultimately, I was accepted. Kantner came to Asheville through her work with Westinghouse in , the same year she was hired by the Southern Conference for her first reffing job.

Dee Kantner (born May 3, ) is a women's basketball referee for the National Collegiate Athletic Association since Kantner started with the Southern Conference before appearing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference throughout the s.

Her pride in her adopted home state only grew when she learned of her selection into its Sports Hall of Fame. She is the second straight official to be inducted into the N. Playing machine-like golf, Stenson […]. February 8, No matter what they say to or about her. The same goes for those watching at home on TV.