Here’s some big college basketball news regarding a name all Kentucky fans know (particularly fans of our site): John Higgins is hanging the whistle up. The longtime college basketball referee has been named the new Coordinator of Officials for the Western Basketball Officiating Consortium (WBOC), meaning his days of on-court officiating are over.
In his new role, Higgins will be charged with recruiting, selecting, developing, evaluating, and assigning officials for every men’s basketball game hosted by schools in the WBOC, which comprises the Big Sky, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, Western Athletic, and West Coast Conferences.