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 Games
- Made history in 1997 when the NBA hired her as one of the first two women officiates in a major professional sports league
- Officiated in the NBA for five seasons and worked three world championships, as well as the 2000 Summer Olympic Games
