Centerville, Mass. – The Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced today that Tim McAleer has
been named the inaugural recipient of the Steve Bamford Award for
Distinguished Service to ECAC Basketball Officiating. McAleer will
be honored at the 81st Annual Metropolitan Basketball Writers
Association Dinner on Tuesday, April 22.
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“I am honored to be the first recipient of the Steve Bamford
Award for Distinguished Service to ECAC Basketball
Officiating,” McAleer said. “This award is very
special, but even more so because it is given in Steve
Bamford’s name.”
The Steve Bamford Award is presented to an ECAC basketball
official, coordinator or assignor who has made significant
contributions and provided outstanding service to the
Conference’s officiating bureau. Bamford currently serves as
the Special Assistant to Commissioner Dr. Kevin T. McGinniss and
has been with the ECAC since 2000. Prior to his retirement in 2011,
Bamford served the Conference in a number of administrative
capacities, including two stints as Interim Commissioner
(2006-2007, 2012-2013) and oversaw the ECAC Officiating Bureau. He
managed a staff of 4,400 sports officials, 37 officiating
coordinators and coordinated of over 46,000 annual officiating
assignments during his tenure.
“Tim McAleer was an outstanding and highly respected ECAC
Coordinator in the Metropolitan New York region,” Bamford
said. “He was one of, if not the best coordinator we had
within all the regions. Tim was tough, held officials accountable,
to high standards and always had great relationships with athletic
directors and conference commissioners in the region.”
McAleer has been involved with intercollegiate men’s
basketball officiating for over 35 years. From 2004 through 2012,
he was the ECAC Metropolitan New York Men’s Basketball
Officiating Coordinator. McAleer managed the activities of 67
officials during that time for 30 ECAC member institutions. He has
served as the Coordinator of Officials for the Division II Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) since 2006 and the Division
II East Coast Conference (ECC) for the past five seasons. McAleer
was a game observer for the Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) from 2005 through 2012 and was an evaluator of
officials from 2005 to 2013.
McAleer is also well respected in the officiating community on a
national level. From 2005 to 2011, he was an NCAA northeast
regional referee observer and an NCAA Elite Eight referee observer
for five seasons (2005-2011). McAleer was honored with the College
Basketball Officials of America (CBOA) John P. Nucatola Honorary
Lifetime Membership distinction in 2007 and served as the CBOA
President during the 2004-2005 season. In May of 2012, McAleer was
presented with the CBOA Russ Beisswanger Leadership Award.
During his career, McAleer has been affiliated with the Atlantic 10
Conference, MAAC, Patriot League, Ivy League, Northeast Conference
(NEC), CACC, ECC and ECAC at the collegiate level. He worked the
MAAC Tournament for over a decade and was an official for six
Division I National Invitational Tournament (NIT) contests. McAleer
officiated six NCAA Division II Tournaments, five NCAA Division III
Tournaments, nine CACC Tournament finals and four National Junior
College Division III Championships.
At the high school level, McAleer was an official for New York City
Catholic High Schools. In 2003, he was inducted into the New York
City Catholic High School Hall of Fame as an official and worked 10
New York City Catholic High School finals.
McAleer resides in Breinigsville, Pa. with his wife of 43 years,
Janet. They have four children – Peter, Kevin, Tim Jr. and
Kerri (Fitzsimmons) – and five grandchildren.
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