Lauren Holtkamp
Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling | |
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| Born | November 24, 1980[1] |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | NBA referee |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Lauren Holtkamp (born November 24, 1980) is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 7. Holtkamp became the third woman to be a full-time NBA referee.[2] Holtkamp also played college basketball at Drury University from 2000 to 2004.[3] Holtkamp previously refereed the last five NBA Development League seasons before becoming a full-time referee for the 2014–15 NBA season. Holtkamp officiated four seasons in the WNBA including the WNBA 2014 conference finals. Holtkamp graduated from Emory University with a Master of Divinity.[4] She also graduated from Drury University with both a Master of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.[5] In June 2017, Holtkamp married NBA referee Jonathan Sterling.[6][7] In 2019, Holtkamp gave birth to their daughter.[8]
On October 24, 2024, Holtkamp retired as an NBA referee.[9]
Drury statistics
[edit]Source[10]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2000-01 | Drury | 14 | 21 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 62.5% | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2001-02 | Drury | 24 | 87 | 48.5% | 0.0% | 77.8% | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 2002-03 | Drury | 29 | 136 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 83.0% | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2003-04 | Drury | 31 | 89 | 46.7% | 0.0% | 61.3% | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Career | 98 | 333 | 40.4% | 0.0% | 74.8% | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Holtkamp's Profile". basketball-reference.com.
- ^ "Former Lady Panther Lauren Holtkamp Featured In USA TODAY Story As NBA's Third Full-Time Female Referee". drurypanthers.com.
- ^ "Former Drury basketball player Lauren Holtkamp finds calling as NBA referee". ncaa.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Basketball – Five Minutes with Lauren Holtkamp Holtkamp's transition from D-League to NBA". referee.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Biography of Lauren Holtkamp". nbra.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
- ^ "The 2017-2018 season marks a first for the NBA officials - the 1st season featuring a married couple: Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling". twitter.com.
- ^ "Married NBA refs Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling". usatoday.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Married NBA refs working to make the right calls at home in Tampa". tampabay.com.
- ^ "NBA referee Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling announces retirement, citing knee issues". nba.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
External links
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