Steve Anderson (basketball) explained

Steven Anderson
Birth Place:	Sarasota, Florida
Occupation:	NBA referee

Steven Anderson is a professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four seasons (2013-2017).^[1] He wore the uniform number 35.

Anderson resides in Orlando, Florida.^[2] He is an alumnus of the University of Central Florida, from where he received a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in higher education.^[3] He has been an international basketball official for FIBA since 2011. He was selected to officiate at the 2014 FIBA World Cup^[4] and worked the third-place game. He was selected to officiate at the 2016 Summer Olympics^[5] in Rio de Janeiro, where he was the only American to referee games for the 2016 Summer Olympics Men's basketball tournament. In 2021, Anderson was once again chosen to officiate for the 2020 Summer Olympics Men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics,^[6] along with fellow American Amy Bonner.

Notes and References

1. http://mediacentral.nba.com/media/mediacentral/Officials-Guide.pdf NBA OFFICIALS MEDIA GUIDE 2012-13
2. Web site: 2014-15 NBA Officials Roster - Referee . 2014-11-03 . 2014-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103222105/http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/nba-roster/ . dead .
3. Web site: Referee U: Meet Two NBA Officials Who Learned Their Trade at UCF | University of Central Florida News . 22 May 2014 .
4. Web site: Referees of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180527162137/http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/referees. live. May 27, 2018. FIBA.com. 2016-08-09.
5. Web site: Referees - 2016 Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Men) - FIBA.basketball. FIBA.basketball. 2019-09-03.
6. Web site: Record number of women to referee major FIBA events this summer. fiba.basketball. 25 July 2021.