- Eddie Rush
Eddie F. Rush (born
September 19 ,1961 inColumbus, Georgia ) is aprofessional basketball referee in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).cite web|title=Eddie F. Rush #32|url=http://www.probasketballrefs.com/Default.aspx?tabid=121|publisher=National Basketball Referees Association|accessdate=2007-08-08] As of the2006-07 NBA season , he had officiated 1,245 regular season, and 140 playoff games, including nine NBA Finals games.Early life
Rush attended W.H. Spencer High School in Columbus. At Spencer, he played basketball and baseball. Following high school, he attended college and graduated from
Georgia State University in 1983.Officiating career
Prior to joining the NBA, Rush worked high school games for ten years before progressing to college and professional basketball leagues. At the collegiate level, he officiated for eight years in the Big Ten and
Southeastern Conference s, as well asConference USA . He worked First Round games in the 1991 and 1992 NCAA Tournaments. Later he officiated for five years ofContinental Basketball Association officiating experience.Eddie F. Rush is no relation to long-time NBA referee and former Supervisor of Officials
Ed T. Rush .Eddie F. Rush is the only NBA ref to have officiated the last game of the NBA Finals for the last four seasons (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).
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External links
* [http://www.probasketballrefs.com/ National Basketball Referees Association]
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