Former NC State Baseball Player is an NBA Finals Referee

Former NC State baseball player David Guthrie is serving as a referee in the NBA Finals for the 1st time in his career (13 seasons).

2018 #NBAFinals Referee

#16 David Guthrie, 13th season, 1st Finals appearance pic.twitter.com/pCJwHtCroV

— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) May 30, 2018

If you look at the list of referees that earned the honor of officiating the 2018 NBA Finals, Guthrie is the only newcomer.

Guthrie was a letterwinner at NC State in 1995, and went on to be drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 26th round after the season. He played for 4 seasons in the Reds Minor League system.

In 2017-18, Guthrie officiated 62 games in the NBA. If you want to check out his referee statistics (that I don’t feel like spending too much time to understand and explain), click here.

And how could I resist sharing this photo from his early years.