Referee Hwang In-tae promoted to NBA

He's one of 74 full-time leprees

Judge Hwang In-tae, the first Korean to enter the National Basketball Association (NBA) regular league court, was promoted to the "Full-time Refree" in the 2023-2024 season.

According to a report by the Associated Press on the 11th, the NBA Secretariat said it has promoted referee Hwang In-tae and Sharae Mitchell to full-time referees.

The NBA has appointed 74 full-time and eight non-executive referees ahead of this season, with Hwang In-tae among 74.

Monty McCutcheon, vice chairman of the NBA referee development and training division, said, "I'm happy to accept Hwang In-tae and Mitchell as full-time referees," adding, "They showed excellent abilities and earned the right to be judges in the NBA regular league."

Hwang is a veteran of 466 games (including playoffs) as a KBL referee from 2008 to 2019.

As a referee in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), he gained experience in various international competitions such as the Olympics and the World Cup. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she was recognized on the world stage as a referee in the women's basketball final. 스포츠토토

After moving to the U.S. after receiving an invitation from the NBA to participate in a referee training program in January 2020, he gained experience by serving as a referee in the G League, the lower league of the NBA, in the 2021-2022 season.

On October 31st last year, he was a referee in seven NBA regular league games. She also played in the G League and the WNBA games.