Lauren Holtkamp Explained

Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling
Birth Date:24 November 1980[1]
Birth Place:Jefferson City, Missouri
Occupation:NBA referee
Children:1

Lauren Holtkamp (born November 24, 1980) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 7. Holtkamp became the third woman to be a full-time NBA referee.[2] Holtkamp also played college basketball at Drury University from 2000 to 2004.[3] Holtkamp previously refereed the last five NBA Development League seasons before becoming a full-time referee for the 2014–15 NBA season. Holtkamp officiated four seasons in the WNBA including the WNBA 2014 conference finals. Holtkamp graduated from Emory University with a Master of Divinity.[4] She also graduated from Drury University with both a Master of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.[5] In June 2017, Holtkamp married NBA referee Jonathan Sterling.[6] [7] In 2019, Holtkamp gave birth to their daughter.[8]

Drury statistics

Source[9]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000-01Drury142126.7%0.0%62.5%1.20.10.30.11.5
2001-02Drury248748.5%0.0%77.8%2.90.50.20.13.6
2002-03Drury2913635.7%0.0%83.0%4.51.40.60.14.7
2003-04Drury318946.7%0.0%61.3%2.40.60.20.02.9
Career9833340.4%0.0%74.8%3.00.80.30.13.4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holtkamp's Profile . basketball-reference.com .
  2. Web site: Former Lady Panther Lauren Holtkamp Featured In USA TODAY Story As NBA's Third Full-Time Female Referee . drurypanthers.com .
  3. Web site: Former Drury basketball player Lauren Holtkamp finds calling as NBA referee . ncaa.com . October 2, 2014.
  4. Web site: Basketball – Five Minutes with Lauren Holtkamp Holtkamp's transition from D-League to NBA. . referee.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306084625/http://www.referee.com/basketball-five-minutes-with-lauren-holtkamp/ . 2016-03-06 . dead .
  5. Web site: Biography of Lauren Holtkamp . nbra.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110620/http://www.nbra.net/nba-officials/referee-biographies/lauren-holtkamp-official-7/ . 2016-03-10 .
  6. Web site: The 2017-2018 season marks a first for the NBA officials - the 1st season featuring a married couple: Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling.. twitter.com .
  7. Web site: Married NBA refs Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling . usatoday.com . February 13, 2018.
  8. Web site: Married NBA refs working to make the right calls at home in Tampa . tampabay.com .
  9. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-06-03.