Jefferson Airplane founding member Paul Kantner's death at age 74 on Jan. 28 has been met by a mainstream culture shrug compared to the celebratory attention paid rock stars dead in the past month including David Bowie, the Eagles' Glenn Frey . It was cruel, brilliant, beautifully written and perfectly designed, and feared by all. or 'you have plenty of games on the women's side,' I wasn't surprised when they didn't give me a shot at it. According to our Database, She has no children. You are using an out of date browser. Those who followed them still faced real challenges. [5][6] Following her post-secondary education, Kantner started her engineering career as a pipe stress analysis consultant. Shes a doer, not justa leader.. Eventually, it's going to catch up with you. Allpossibilities were covered andthey had to be activated. "She did it way before all of us, before the world we live in now that's all accepting," Moyer-Gleich said of Kantner. Very fun Nite of women's basketball. Hard workers just work hard and let their results speak for themselves." Character traits that wouldone day make her a toweringpresence in officiating werestarting to reveal themselvesduring those days. Youve been watching whattheyve been calling, youvegot the tempo and the tone,just warm up, Courteau said. Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It's a first since 1997 when women began as referees, with Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer becoming the first full-time referees. She wanted the public to focus on her performance on the court over anything else. [15] By 2019, Kantner had remained in her supervisory role with the WNBA for almost 15 years. 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"I just never mentioned it publicly because no one ever publicly asked me. (Photo Credit: Allen Kee / ESPN Images) R ecently, we asked a handful of top NCAA officials from both the men's and women's game to share their fitness routines as they prepared for a new season on the hardwood. Join Us in the Conversation. "To be honest, I was always out," Palmer told me. Palmer recalls all the media hubbub that surrounded her and Kantner when they entered the league; when Holtkamp-Sterling did the same 17 years later, there was hardly so much as a press release -- something Palmer delighted in seeing. Everything we send is officiating specific because that's all we do. Dee Kantner has a net worth of $5.00 million (Estimated) which she earned from her occupation as Referee. "That summer, I attended an NCAA camp, and the men there were a bit taken aback by my presence. He said, You can dowhatever you want in life. "I remember learning about Dee and Violet being NBA referees," Holtkamp-Sterling said of her younger self. Dee Kantner joked that being inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame made her feel old. She takes us through her journey to becoming a referee and gives insight into what it takes to do one of the most criticized and challenging jobs in basketball. ", "Refs Of Another Stripe Kantner Makes Fans Of Coaches In Her Inaugural Nba Season", "Smooth sailing for Kantner in her first NBA game", "WNBA Names Dee Kantner Supervisor of Officials", "Professional Basketball: Pitt grad Kantner first woman referee to be fired by NBA", "Mike McGovern: a conversation with NCAA women's basketball official Dee Kantner", "Dee Kantner, Stu Jackson inducted into Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on 'special' night", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dee_Kantner&oldid=1131653204, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 04:15. [4] Her first regular season game as an NBA referee was in November 1997 during a match between the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers. She debuted her NBA officiating career with a game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Vancouver Grizzlies. Those crews ofofficials she helped mentor are rowingin unison more than ever, puttingaside egos for the common interestof getting it right for the players andcoaches with whom they work. NBA officiating director Ed Rush said referee Jim Kinsey also was dismissed, according to Bloomberg. I said, Gina, youre goingin. Shewas clearly inspired by it and keptreading the quotes. The current supervisor of officials for the WNBA was the first female to referee an NBA game. With so many other factors weighing against her career, Palmer knew that making an issue of her sexuality would only add another bullseye to the back of her shirt. "We are a very empowered group of women," Jelks said. T. Tedesco/WNBA Images. All five women said they'd absolutely recommend refereeing both men's and women's basketball to any young woman with the drive and dedication. Kantner will be officiating her 25th Women's Final Four, while Barlow . They allow the league's scouts to evaluate larger swaths of the population and identify greater cumulative talent. Decided to get a bite to eat and a drink at a local establishment. Kantner, who was fired by the NBA in 2002, said she believes there are more and better opportunities for women in athletics since 1972. "Once [my peers] saw that I was about the business and the work and wanting to learn the craft, they were more than willing to open themselves up to teach me.". "And I say that very positively. Referee Dee Kantner blows her whistle to call a play during the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers at the STAPLES. I look over and see Dee Kantner. Paul Kantner, founding member, guitarist and singer for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson . There were five sisters inthe Greek family and, of course,they had many cousins andkids. Rather, they've tried to go further. Obviously, she is the best teacherand trainer in the country in the past,present and future that there couldpossibly be. Outside of the NCAA, Kantner was one of the first women referees in the National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2002. Dee Kantner Basketball Inducted: 2019 Longtime resident of Charlotte, NC Women's Division I basketball official for over 30 years (and counting) At time of induction, refereed 8 Semifinals, 22 Final Fours, and 14 Championship As the buzzer sounded, the father of one of the boys in the game approached and accosted her over her gender. They coached our softball team and those were great learning experiences.. "Lauren took about six of us under her wing a couple summers ago," Sago said. After university, she worked in sales engineering. I look over and see Dee Kantner. They just see you put on a shirt, referee, and that's it. The names she's invoking are Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner, the first full-time women referees to ever work in the NBA. Dee Kantner earned 13 varsity letters at Exeter back in the 1970s and didn't realize how lucky she was. [11] By 1997, Kantner was refereeing for eight conferences at the same time. It was the first time in major U.S. professional sports that women officiated regular-season games in an all-male league . With the NCAA, Kantner has refereed for various Final Four and . Because I've seen it done before.". She played field hockey while at the University of Pittsburgh and graduated with an engineer's degree in 1982. Inspiration was even easier to come by for Jenna Schroeder, 35, another former collegiate athlete who, like Holtkamp-Sterling, transitioned to the officiating side following college. I might have been tempted to slip a few of these to influence their calls today, Thanks for sharing! In 1997, Violet Palmer and Dee Kantner became the first women to serve as referees in the NBA. She is currently single. Elderly man dies, wife hospitalized after dog attack; arrest made Ink no longer runs dry at studio of S.A.'s child tattoo artist Eat the Street: Hackberry Street Kantner started with the Southern Conference before appearing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference throughout the 1990s. Take careof the game. And they bothlooked at me, they get a grin ontheir faces and they said, Wevegot this, June. And then wentout there and nailed it. Holtkamp-Sterling, now 40, had just finished officiating a youth boy's game as the solo referee. "Her advice is always authentic.". by AARP, February 20, 2018. The approval of her peers in the officiating world. But theres still work to be done, she said. Weve talked about itand we said Im better becauseof her and shes better becauseof me.. (Prior to entering the league, Palmer worked as a referee in NCAA Division I women's basketball.) NBA officials are evaluated by Jackson, the league's supervisor These included the Pac-10 Conference and West Coast Conference. . In a story published in the Sacramento Bee, Kantner said she was given no warning before being fired and said she is "pursuing all options," which could include legal action. She became a basketball official in 1984, was one of the first two women along with Violet Palmer to be hired by the NBA in 1997 and worked her 25th NCAA Womens Final Four in April. Grasping it entirely is a struggle. And whenshe talked, you listened. The two pioneers paved the way for the female refs who make up 8% of the league's 75-member officiating staff. "I feel very grateful that there were people before me to have experienced the initial pushback of what it's like being a female in a male-driven world," Jelks said. Nobodytold her what to do, but she wasthere doing it. Dee Kantner's net worth A well-read womanwith an insatiabledesire to cram yetmore knowledge intoher mind was sittingpoolside at an Aruba timesharedwelling in the summer of 2015. That means indirectly, Youre kind of better than I am because youre seeing something and I recognize that! So, that makes them feel a little bit better and its like, Shes not dissing me. So now were having a conversation! "I'll prove myself amongst them, so they'll look at me as just a referee," Palmer said of her mindset at the time. Stu Jackson reflected on his road that ended at Saturday night's induction banquet at . Now they have six full-time women (officials). I turned around and I said tohim, Andy, you have a choice. Maybe the pinnacle ofCourteaus career came inher last Final Four as nationalcoordinator. It was my very firststandby job. Subscribe to get the Referee.com Review every week plus periodic free training and special offers on the sports you officiate. But the offer was rescinded shortly thereafter. Yes. Natalie Sago, 31, a 2018 addition to the league, had a birthright motivating her: Her father, Dr. Shelton Sago, was a 35-year high school official in Missouri, a local legend in both basketball and football. She found it at Comerica Park. Decided to get a bite to eat and a drink at a local establishment. She remembers the days when she was the one girl who would play football and basketball with boys on the playground before high school. Dee entered the career as Referee In her early life after completing her formal education.. Born on May 3, 1960, the Referee Dee Kantner is arguably the worlds most influential social media star. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Discover Dee Kantner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. She's . The prep that goes intothat, June is the master atthose kinds of things. It's needed that we strengthen each other emotionally, and just have that good support team.". I remember one time inWhite Bear (School District)there had been a tornado andTerrys school had turned intoa crisis center, Moore said. With the NCAA, Kantner has refereed for various Final Four and championship games since 1992. She had a vision of how to besttrain and teach aspiring youngofficials to be their best, withtechnology, with psychology,with actually walking on thefloor with them and trainingand teaching and sitting inclassrooms. January 31, 2016 by Howard Mandel. Anyway, as part of our introduction to the ACC, we're attending the Tournament in Greensboro. Her first regular season game as an NBA referee was in November 1997 during a match between the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers. Areas like these come to the forefront as the NBA continues to strive for an earned reputation as a progressive organization. When RU was in Portland for the 2000 NCAA regionals, Dee got my wife, myself and 2 other folks tix to the NBA game at the Rose Garden one of the nights we were out there (we paid, she just arranged them, there was a box that appeared to be "guests" of refs and other folks). "I'm not sure what the reason really was, but that was the rumor," she said. Growing up, Kantner's parents had a marital separation. Back then, Palmer hardly had time to consider the significance of her accomplishment. Kantner spent her childhood in Reading, Pennsylvania. Youve seen the movie MyBig Fat Greek Wedding where you had the loud family that takes a half-hour to say hi and takes you a half-hour to say goodbye? This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 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