05-25-2012, 01:55 PM
Here's some news that all long time BEast fans will appreciate...
Sporting News: Longtime refs Tim Higgins, Bob Donato to retire
Sporting News: Longtime refs Tim Higgins, Bob Donato to retire
Quote:He has been to 10 Final Fours, which is more than Jim Calhoun or Jim Boeheim, and left each of them undefeated. Which is not to say Tim Higgins was perfect. He is a game official, so we know it’s unlikely he got every call right.
Higgins will retire from officiating this summer, sources in the Big East Conference told Syracuse Post-Standard basketball writer Mike Waters. He was a member of the Big East’s first officiating team; the league opened for business in 1979.
Official Bob Donato, a Big East regular and a two-time Final Four ref, also is retiring according to the Post-Standard.
Higgins worked well after younger officials such as Gerald Boudreaux and Curtis Shaw retired to become officiating supervisors. He is 66, and StatSheet.com reported he worked 34 games this season, about half what he did two years ago.