Ronnie Nunn Inducted in 2024
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NYC Basketball Hall of Fame Legacy Board Member Ronnie Nunn, born in Brooklyn, New York, served the NBA community for 28 years: nineteen seasons as an official, 5 years as the league’s Director of Officials and 3 years as Director of Development. Host of NBA TV's Making the Call with Ronnie Nunn for 7 seasons, he officiated 1,134 regular season, 73 playoff, 4 NBA Finals games, and the 1996 NBA All-Star Game.
Nunn continued his basketball career serving as a consultant to the Euroleague and the NBL of Australia, as a guest analyst for BBallbreakdown.com and operations administrator with The Basketball League.
His NunnBetterRefs Camps (nunnbetterrefs.com) provide instruction, training and development for enhancing basketball officials’ performance. His Twitter account @NunnBetterRefs also provides commentary and responses to referee calls for basketball aficionados worldwide.
Additionally, Nunn created an innovated program, NewHoopsIQ (ronnienunn.com) designed to maximize player time and productivity on the court while teaching methods and techniques to minimize fouling tendencies. Nunn implemented his program with the NY Knicks during the 2012-13 season returning them to the playoffs. ‘
A former 2-sport All City and All-America (baseball and basketball) at Brooklyn Tech, Nunn is a member of the George Washington University’s Hall of Fame and was selected to the university's All-Century Team.
Before joining the NBA, Nunn spent 2 seasons playing professional ball in Mexico and 10 years as a NYC Special Education teacher and administrator.
On September 19, 2024 - Ronnie Nunn joined the ranks of NYC's all-time elite and was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame - the 1st ever to do so under the category "Official."
Nunn continued his basketball career serving as a consultant to the Euroleague and the NBL of Australia, as a guest analyst for BBallbreakdown.com and operations administrator with The Basketball League.
His NunnBetterRefs Camps (nunnbetterrefs.com) provide instruction, training and development for enhancing basketball officials’ performance. His Twitter account @NunnBetterRefs also provides commentary and responses to referee calls for basketball aficionados worldwide.
Additionally, Nunn created an innovated program, NewHoopsIQ (ronnienunn.com) designed to maximize player time and productivity on the court while teaching methods and techniques to minimize fouling tendencies. Nunn implemented his program with the NY Knicks during the 2012-13 season returning them to the playoffs. ‘
A former 2-sport All City and All-America (baseball and basketball) at Brooklyn Tech, Nunn is a member of the George Washington University’s Hall of Fame and was selected to the university's All-Century Team.
Before joining the NBA, Nunn spent 2 seasons playing professional ball in Mexico and 10 years as a NYC Special Education teacher and administrator.
On September 19, 2024 - Ronnie Nunn joined the ranks of NYC's all-time elite and was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame - the 1st ever to do so under the category "Official."