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 saint arts in leadership , 2010 -rrb- mary 's college of california -lrb- master of bob s. delaney nba referee retired new jersey state police officer
bob delaney -lrb- basketball referee -rrb-

bob delaney -lrb- born november 1 , 1951 in paterson , new jersey -rrb- is a former police officer and professional basketball referee in the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- who officiated from the 1987-88 nba season up until the 2010-11 nba season .
beginning the 2006-07 nba season , delaney had officiated in 1,182 regular season games , 120 playoff games , and seven nba finals games .
in addition , delaney was assigned to the 1998 nba all-star game .
he wore the uniform number 26 .
delaney is a 1973 graduate of new jersey city university with a bachelor of science degree in criminology .
he is a 2006 inductee into njcu 's athletics hall of fame .
after finishing college , delaney joined the new jersey state police .
during the mid-1970s , delaney worked as an undercover officer as part of an operation known as `` project alpha '' .
while serving as a police officer , delaney was also a high school basketball referee in new jersey from 1972 to 1982 and later officiated in the continental basketball association -lrb- cba -rrb- for four years before being selected by scouts to officiate in the nba , beginning in 1987 .
in the early 1980s , delaney retired as a law enforcement officer and devoted full-time to becoming a basketball referee .
in 2008 , delaney wrote about his undercover experience in `` covert : my years infiltrating the mob '' , with co-author dave scheiber .
he completed a master of arts degree in leadership from saint mary 's college of california .
