NEW YORK (Oct. 13, 2022) – NBA G League referees Cheryl Flores, Robert Hussey, Matt Kallio and Dannica Mosher have been promoted to full-time NBA staff officials for the 2022-23 season, it was announced today by Monty McCutchen, NBA Senior Vice President, Head of Referee Development and Training.

“Cheryl, Robert, Matt and Dannica have demonstrated the ability and professionalism required to be a fulltime NBA officiating staff member,” said McCutchen. “We are excited for them to have reached this milestone in their careers.”

Matt Kallio is the first international official to join the fulltime NBA officiating staff. The Edmonton, Alberta native has seven seasons of NBA G League and four seasons of WNBA officiating experience. He worked 10 NBA regular-season games as a non-staff official during the 2021-22 season. Kallio has been a FIBA official since 2012 and was assigned to officiate at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.  

The 2022-23 NBA regular season will tip off on Tuesday, Oct. 18 with a doubleheader on TNT as the Philadelphia 76ers visit the reigning Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics (7:30 p.m. ET) and the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).