Bernie Fryer
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 25, 1949 Bellingham, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Port Angeles (Port Angeles, Washington) |
| College |
|
New Orleans Jazz | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 756 (6.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 227 (3.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 356 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bernie W. Fryer (born December 25, 1949)[1] has been Vice President and Director of Officials for the National Basketball Association since July 2008.[2] He was a player in the NBA and American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1973 to 1975 [3] before serving as a referee from 1978 to 2007.[1]
Early life
Fryer attended
All-American" in both sports during his junior and senior season.[1] Following high school, he attended and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1972.[1] At BYU, he played basketball and was selected to the All-Western Athletic Conference team from 1970 to 1972.[1]
He led the team in scoring in 1971 with 19.2 ppg to help the Cougars win the WAC championship.
Professional basketball career
Fryer was selected by the
New Orleans Jazz of the NBA and the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis, scoring 157 combined NBA/ABA points before retiring in 1975.[3] Over his playing career, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.0 assists and 1.8 rebounds with the Trail Blazers and Jazz in the NBA and 7.8 points, 2.9 assists and 2.4 rebounds in nine games for the St. Louis Spirits in the ABA.[1]
Officiating career at NBA
After retiring as a player, Fryer embarked upon a lengthy career as an NBA referee, beginning in 1978. As of the beginning of the
2002 playoff game between the Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic, Fryer and his officiating crew disallowed a field goal made by the Hornets' Baron Davis.[5] Davis received an inbound pass with 0.7 seconds remaining and successfully made the shot before the buzzer sounded.[5] This incident led Commissioner David Stern to consider the use of instant replay in NBA games.[5] Considered one of the top-rated referees in the league, he retired in 2007 following Game 3 of the 2007 NBA Finals having officiated 1,806 NBA games.[6] It was reported that Fryer was dissatisfied over the current state of management of officials.[6]
Director of Officials
During the
D-league and the NBA, as well as managing their on-court performance.[2]
Fryer still remains an advisor to the NBA.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bernie Fryer #7". National Basketball Referees Association. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ a b "Bernie Fryer – Vice President and Director of Officials". NBA.com. 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bernie Fryer". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Did You Know?". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ a b c Sheridan, Chris (2002-04-29). "Stern: League will look at instant replay". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2004-07-13. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Bucher, Ric (2007-08-03). "NBA officials see themselves in no-win situations". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
External links
- Bernie Fryer at BYUCougars.com