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JIM
BURCH
Jim
Burch has had a distinguished career in education and as a basketball official.
A
native of Mamaroneck, New York, Burch is a 1949 graduate of Fayetteville State
University and was a teacher, coach and then administrator for many years
before joining the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. He was on
the DPI staff in various capacities for over 20 years before his retirement in
1992.
His
officiating experience includes 17 years at the high school level and 29 in
collegiate basketball. He worked the Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (CIAA) tournament 20 years, the Southern Conference event 15, and
worked four NCAA regional tournaments.
Burch
has served as the supervisor or coordinator of basketball officials for the
Southern Conference, the South Atlantic Conference and the CIAA. He is a member
of the Fayetteville State Athletic Hall of Fame, the CIAA Bssketball Officials
Hall of Fame, and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Hall of
Fame. In 1996, Referee
Magazine selected him as one of the 20 who have most influenced
officiating in the last 20 years.
Jim joined the North Carolina
High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in the class of 2005.





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