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Guest Name
Tim Dryer
Guest Occupation
Illinois Basketball Coaches Assoc HOF, Co- Founder/President of Girls Catholic Ath. Officials Assoc.
Guest Biography

Tim Dryer was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2002 and will be entering his 45 season of officiating basketball for the IHSA in 2019-20. He is the co-founder and current president of the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Officials Association and was inducted into the GCAC Hall of Fame in 2003. He served as the IHSA ‘s official for girls basketball in 2000, 2001,2002,2004 and 2005 and worked the IHSA Class AA State Finals in 1990,1991,1992 & 1996 Tim was named Illinois Official of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Association and IHSA in 2005. He currently works woman’s college basketball for the past 40 years in the Following conferences CCIW, CCAC, NAC, N4C and NJCAA on the college level where he has worked the college playoffs for the past 30 years. Tim also worked basketball for 2 years while stationed in the US Army in Europe.  Tim is also one of the first Certified Clinicians for the IHSA serving from 1980’s threw now

Tim also was head umpire for Downers Grove Youth Baseball in the 1990’s where he started using players and former players to umpire. Tim played High School Basketball and Baseball for St Rita High School in Chicago. Shortly after graduation Tim was Drafter into the US Army during the Vietnam war.