Who are the Final Four refs? Officials assigned to UConn-Illinois, Arizona-Michigan
These are the guys in the stripes.
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It's one of the biggest honors in officiating. Being chosen to referee the Final Four, or even the national championship game, is a special distinction in college basketball. With the Final Four this weekend, there are a bunch of the guys in stripes who get that recognition.
The NCAA announced this weekend the refs for the two national semifinals and the national title game. The Final Four matchups pit UConn against Illinois and Arizona against Michigan. The final will be Monday night between the two winners.
MORE: A crazy link between Bill Murray, Illinois, UConn and Duke's Jon Scheyer Who are the Final Four refs? Illinois-UConn The three refs for the first national semifinal are Ron Groover, Paul Szelc and Marques Pettigrew, with Greg Nixon as alternate. They ranked 3 (Groover), 4 (Pettigrew) and 10 (Szelc) in KenPom ref rankings.