Lauren Holtkamp

Lauren Holtkamp
Born (1980-11-24) November 24, 1980[1]
Jefferson City, Missouri
Nationality  United States
Occupation NBA referee

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 2000-2004.[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]

References

  1. ↑ "Holtkamp's Profile". basketball-reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Former Lady Panther Lauren Holtkamp Featured In USA TODAY Story As NBA's Third Full-Time Female Referee". drurypanthers.com.
  3. ↑ "Former Drury basketball player Lauren Holtkamp finds calling as NBA referee". ncaa.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Basketball – Five Minutes with Lauren Holtkamp Holtkamp’s transition from D-League to NBA.". referee.com.
  5. ↑ "Biography of Lauren Holtkamp". nbra.net.



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