CBB referee tendency rankings

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Analytics and intelligence, bias modeling for the 3rd team on the court.

Showing 2020-2026 for SEC

1,974 games · 221 officials · 6 seasons · Updated Aug. 22, 2026

League reference

147.8 combined points per game · 35.1 fouls called per game

Above-reference frequency uses each game's stored scoring reference. It is not a sportsbook over/under record.

Referee rankings

Rank	Official		Average combined points			Fouls per game		Evidence
1	K.B. Burdett Jr.#206	97	155.5	+7.7	62.9% above scoring reference	35.3	+0.2	High
2	Lucas Santos#242	73	155.1	+7.3	56.2% above scoring reference	35.6	+0.6	High
3	Keith Kimble#24	69	152.9	+5.1	63.8% above scoring reference	35.4	+0.4	High
4	Courtney Green#43	128	152.0	+4.2	53.1% above scoring reference	35.8	+0.8	High
5	Lee Cassell#28	45	151.7	+3.9	60.0% above scoring reference	35.8	+0.8	High
6	Wil Howard#61	139	151.3	+3.5	61.9% above scoring reference	36.2	+1.2	High
7	James Breeding#5	45	151.2	+3.4	73.3% above scoring reference	35.9	+0.8	High
8	Byron Jarrett#55	193	150.8	+3.0	58.0% above scoring reference	35.4	+0.3	High
9	Owen Shortt#60	210	150.3	+2.5	58.6% above scoring reference	34.8	-0.2	High
10	Vladimir Voyard-Tadal#53	174	150.2	+2.4	60.3% above scoring reference	35.9	+0.9	High
11	Josue Nieves#178	65	150.1	+2.3	55.4% above scoring reference	34.2	-0.8	High
12	Jeb Hartness#47	120	149.8	+2.0	50.0% above scoring reference	34.9	-0.1	High
13	A.J. Desai#25	33	149.4	+1.6	48.5% above scoring reference	33.4	-1.7	High
14	Jason Baker#67	116	148.9	+1.1	50.0% above scoring reference	34.5	-0.5	High
15	Joe Lindsay#59	219	148.9	+1.1	56.2% above scoring reference	36.1	+1.1	High
16	Steven Anderson#66	195	148.8	+1.0	53.3% above scoring reference	36.1	+1.0	High
17	Chuck Jones#58	169	148.7	+0.9	55.6% above scoring reference	36.2	+1.2	High
18	Doug Shows#22	226	148.7	+0.9	54.0% above scoring reference	35.7	+0.6	High
19	Todd Austin#166	157	148.6	+0.8	56.1% above scoring reference	35.0	-0.1	High
20	Bharat Ramnanan#278	46	148.5	+0.7	41.3% above scoring reference	33.3	-1.7	High
21	Don Daily#52	223	148.2	+0.4	54.7% above scoring reference	35.5	+0.4	High
22	Patrick Evans#39	124	148.0	+0.2	55.6% above scoring reference	35.6	+0.6	High
23	Bart Lenox#157	192	147.8	+0.0	53.6% above scoring reference	36.7	+1.7	High
24	Olandis Poole#64	157	147.8	+0.0	54.8% above scoring reference	34.3	-0.8	High
25	Garrick Shannon#179	54	147.5	-0.3	46.3% above scoring reference	33.4	-1.6	High
26	Rob Rorke#185	134	147.5	-0.3	53.7% above scoring reference	34.0	-1.1	High
27	K.B. Burdett#65	98	147.4	-0.4	56.1% above scoring reference	36.1	+1.0	High
28	Pat Adams#15	215	147.4	-0.4	55.3% above scoring reference	35.4	+0.3	High
29	Brian Dorsey#6	81	147.2	-0.6	50.6% above scoring reference	35.7	+0.7	High
30	Terry Oglesby#50	193	146.8	-1.0	53.4% above scoring reference	35.9	+0.9	High
31	Chris Ford#244	30	146.5	-1.3	56.7% above scoring reference	33.9	-1.2	High
32	Mike Nance#62	110	145.2	-2.6	50.9% above scoring reference	36.0	+0.9	High
33	Anthony Jordan#63	108	144.9	-2.9	46.3% above scoring reference	33.0	-2.0	High
34	Shaun Seales#265	31	144.9	-2.9	41.9% above scoring reference	33.9	-1.2	High
35	Ron Groover#10	56	144.5	-3.3	53.6% above scoring reference	33.4	-1.7	High
36	Marques Pettigrew#81	45	144.0	-3.8	46.7% above scoring reference	35.9	+0.9	High
37	Mike Roberts#27	49	143.9	-3.9	42.9% above scoring reference	34.9	-0.1	High
38	Terry Wymer#45	54	143.7	-4.1	61.1% above scoring reference	36.1	+1.1	High
39	Tony Greene#57	100	143.7	-4.1	53.0% above scoring reference	34.2	-0.8	High
40	Doug Sirmons#56	61	142.2	-5.6	52.5% above scoring reference	34.8	-0.2	High
41	Kipp Kissinger#23	36	138.9	-8.9	38.9% above scoring reference	31.6	-3.5	High
42	Gerry Pollard#82	34	137.2	-10.6	38.2% above scoring reference	33.7	-1.3	High

Share of historical games finishing above the stored scoring reference for that game.

Notable patterns

Highest-scoring historical environment
K.B. Burdett Jr.
Higher-scoring history
155.5 average combined points
+7.7 versus league
97 games · High evidence
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Lowest-scoring historical environment
Gerry Pollard
Lower-scoring history
137.2 average combined points
-10.6 versus league
34 games · High evidence
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Highest whistle rate
Bart Lenox
Higher whistle rate
36.7 fouls per game
+1.7 versus league
192 games · High evidence
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Lowest whistle rate
Kipp Kissinger
Lower whistle rate
31.6 fouls per game
-3.5 versus league
36 games · High evidence
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