Basketball News & Announcements

March 27, 2020

OFFICIATING COURSES AVAILABLE FOR FREE THROUGH JULY 1 ON THE NFHS LEARNING CENTER

Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access ...

March 27, 2020

TAPPS REWIND

As sports across the country remain at a standstill, TAPPS is ready to fill that void for you with “TAPPS ...

March 23, 2020

CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS RELIEF BILL AND UNPAID GAME FEES

TO: TASO Members Coronavirus Stimulus Relief Bill If you have been following the news coverage on a Coronavirus Stimulus Relief ...

March 20, 2020

UIL ANNOUNCES EXTENDED SUSPENSION OF ALL UIL ACTIVITIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is extending its suspension of all UIL sanctioned activities due to the outbreak of COVID‑19 in ...

March 20, 2020

MARCH WAS MADDENING LAST WEEK IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

March Madness took on another meaning for everyone in the sports world last week – a week like none other ...

March 18, 2020

TASO BASKETBALL UIL REGIONAL AND STATE TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Congratulations to these TASO Basketball Members selected to officials the UIL Regional and State Tournaments GIRLS REGIONAL FINALS BOYS REGIONAL ...

October 25, 2019

UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES GAME/MATCH FEE INCREASE

At their October 21, 2019 meeting the UIL Legislative Council approved a TASO initiated game/match fee increase for Texas sports ...

June 26, 2019

TASO Threads

TASO is proud to announce the opening of the TASO Threads Store for each Sports Division.  The on‑line store contains ...

March 18, 2020

2020-2021 TASO BASKETBALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The TASO Basketball 2020 elections have concluded. In the only contested race, Mario Reyna received a majority of the votes.  ...

March 10, 2020

Billy Crow, a 50 year veteran of High School Football and Basketball retires

Men and women like Billy are a big reason Texas High School Athletics is the best in the country, Billy's ...

February 25, 2020

TASO MEMBER TO BE INDUCTED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Congratulations to Mario Reyna for being inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame.  Mario has held various ...

February 3, 2020

LESSONS BEYOND THE GAMES

Officiating teaches valuable lessons both on the court or field and off. It’s Worth the Wait “I’ve officiated football and ...

January 24, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT – THE SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS

MCALLEN (KGBT) — A huge non‑district matchup between Sharyland Pioneer and McAllen Rowe has both teams heated. In the middle ...

December 13, 2019

IMPARTIALITY IN ADDRESSING COACHES

I‘m always ill at ease when an official with whom I’m working is on a first‑name basis with a coach. ...

October 29, 2019

DEALING WITH OBNOXIOUS FANS

Between the lines, sports officials have every right and can take immediate action to eject a player or coach from ...

September 19, 2019

OFFICIALLY SPEAKING

A new Episode of the TASO Video Podcast series has been published. Episode 03 features the TASO Basketball Division with ...