Christopher Franco Sr.
Kihei,HI
Summary
Dedicated basketball official with extensive experience ensuring fairness, sportsmanship and compliance with rules. Recognized for consistent judgment calls, self-awareness, and effective communication with coaches and players.
Always with the intent of getting better for myself and my crew.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Basketball Official
MAHBO Assn.
Maui, Hi
10.2019 - Current
- Officiate basketball games, ensuring compliance with rules and sportsmanship
- Officiate High school boy and girls Varsity and JV Levels.
- Travel island/ State wide to do assigned games.
- Working many pre-season tournaments as well as invitationals.
- Working numerous playoff games as well as going to our State Tournament.
- Highest Game assigned since coming back home was this season 2025-26 State Division II Varsity Girls Championship. I was designated the Head official for that game.
- Assigners, MAHBO: Nate Kurisu, HHSAA: Francis Aiu
High School Basketball Official
SNOA Assn.
Las Vegas, NV
11.2007 - 09.2018
- Attend officials monthly meetings and gatherings to better our craft.
- Classroom reviews and breakdown with smaller crew scenario.
- Travel out of town to do numerous high school games as well as tournaments, ( Beatty, Tonopaha, Laughlin, Dixie Utah, etc.)
- Experienced in numerous AAU Basketball Tournaments. Bigfoot, Fab 5, Nike, Adidas Gauntlet , Las Vegas Classic, etc,
- Have worked the levels of elementary, middle school, high school.
- Highest level games that have been assigned for this Assn, have been Finals for Middle School and High School playoff play-in, first round games.
- Attended Basketball Camps and clinics to better my craft.
- Assisted as a clinician to assist with junior officials coming in.
- Assignors, SNOA Larry Mckay and Vince Kristofic
Independent Contractor Basketball Official
Christopher Franco Sr.
Henderson, NV
10.2007 - 09.2018
- Worked for multiple assignors for numerous leagues, basketball tournaments, private scrimmages, games, and practices.
- The levels of basketball officiating has been from youth, grade school, middle school, high school, college, semi-pro, international try-outs, up to doing off-season training scrimmages with NBA players @ Impact gym in Vegas.
- Hired for basketball officiating at Lifetime Fitness. Officiated retired pro players, college players, a Harlem globe trotter and others that may have little to no experiance.
- Worked County and City youth and adult recreation leagues county wide. (Clark County, City of Henderson, and North Las Vegas, Maui County.)
- Have been assigned games for the Fil-Am league from Vegas to Maui, Latino Invitational Tournaments, Pride, Military, as well as other private interest groups.
- Assigners: Chris Fulce (NSCA)., Thomas Sawyer (RefTown), Sam Gibson, Larry Mckay, John Sheppard.
Education
Liberal Arts
Maui Community College
Kahului, HISkills
- Crew savvy
- Self-awareness
- Judgment call consistency
- Consistency with partners call selections
- Game awareness
- Calls that match the game
- Communication with coach and players
- Safety and awareness for all those involved
- Respect and dignity for the game
Timeline
Basketball Official
MAHBO Assn.
10.2019 - Current
High School Basketball Official
SNOA Assn.
11.2007 - 09.2018
Independent Contractor Basketball Official
Christopher Franco Sr.
10.2007 - 09.2018
Liberal Arts
Maui Community College