After 36 years as a college basketball referee, 32 of them in the Big Ten, it isn't easy for Ed Hightower to experience something new on the court. After 34 years as a college basketball coach, the ...

After 36 years as an NCAA Division I basketball official, Ed Hightower has finally hung up the black referee shoes at the age of 62. During his time of running up and down the courts across the ...

IOWA CITY | After Sunday, Ed Hightower said he’s free to criticize the officiating in any basketball game he watches. And he might just do it. “Why not? I’m a fan now,’’ Hightower said. The ...

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks with official Ed Hightower during a Dec. 2013 game in East Lansing, Mich. Hightower was working his final game at Michigan State. (AP Photo) EDWARDSVILLE • Ed ...

After Sunday, Ed Hightower said he’s free to criticize the officiating in any basketball game he watches. And he might just do it. “Why not? I’m a fan now,’’ Hightower said. The 62-year-old official ...