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Kantner remained with the NBA until she was fired in 2002. After leaving the NBA, she continued to work in the WNBA as the
Director of Referee Development from 2002 to 2004 and was renamed Supervisor of Officials in 2004. By 2019, Kantner had remained in her supervisory role with the WNBA for almost
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While at the
University of Pittsburgh in 1982, Kantner became a referee at basketball games for churches. Following her post-secondary education, Kantner started her engineering career as a
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Director of Referee Development and Supervisor of Officials for the
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held in 1991. During 1993, she was scheduled to work as a referee during the qualification of the U.S. Olympic
Festival. Kantner reffed a quarterfinal game during the
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15 years. For the NCAA, Kantner has been a referee in over twenty Final Four rounds since 1992 and over ten championship games in women's basketball.
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throughout the 1990s. With the NCAA, Kantner has refereed for various Final Four and championship games since 1992.
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team. At the time, she was part of the first-ever "major college men's game" to only have women referees alongside
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For her athletic career, Kantner worked for a fitness center in the early 1980s at
Pittsburgh. Before becoming a
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and five other conferences simultaneously. In the mid 1990s, Kantner worked as a salesperson for
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819:"Longtime game official Dee Kantner receives 2023 Jostens-Berenson Lifetime Achievement Award"
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Fitzhenry, Maureen (September 28, 2000). "Australia armed and ready for the next challenge".
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Bliss, Marjo Rankin (April 3, 1993). "Charlotte referee gets call for women's championship".
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416:"Refs Of Another Stripe Kantner Makes Fans Of Coaches In Her Inaugural Nba Season"
682:"Mike McGovern: a conversation with NCAA women's basketball official Dee Kantner"
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consultant. She continued her engineering experience in the sales department for
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Bortstein, Larry (January 12, 1997). "NBA may hire its 1st female refs soon".
121:, on May 3, 1960, and had three siblings. Growing up, Kantner's parents had a
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as the winner of their
Jostens-Berenson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.
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Voisin, Ailene (March 27, 1997). "Pioneer
Kantner to call 'em in the NBA".
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Clegg, Guerry (December 10, 1990). "Female crew gives Brown inspiration".
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Outside of the NCAA, Kantner was one of the first women referees in the
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Pope IV, Jonas (May 3, 2019). "'19 class features a couple of firsts".
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in 1984, Kantner had previously refereed basketball games ranging from
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Araton, Harvey (April 8, 1997). "Female ref prepares for NBA action".
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In 1997, Kantner was hired as one of the first women referees in the
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during the 2000s. At individual events, Kantner was a referee at the
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Outside of the NCAA, Kantner has also worked as a referee for the
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Shontz, Lori (October 29, 1997). "NBA taps 2 women referees".
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Bonnell, Rick (December 15, 1996). "Ready for the call".
261:. At individual events, Kantner was a referee during the
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