Ken Mauer

Mauer attended Harding Senior High School in St. Paul and later attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1977.^[1] At Minnesota, Mauer played baseball and was named an All-Big Ten player.^[1] Mauer comes from a family heavily involved in athletics. Ken's cousins include Joe Mauer and Jake Mauer.^[4] Ken's father and four brothers were all referees,^[5] including his brother Tom Mauer, a referee in the Women's National Basketball Association.^[6] Outside of officiating, Mauer is a guest speaker at basketball officiating camps and clinics and charitable and social groups.^[1]

Mauer officiated for 12 years in the state of Minnesota, nine years at the collegiate level, and later six years in the Continental Basketball Association before being hired by the NBA prior to the 1986–87 season.^[1] In 1993, Mauer was selected to officiate the NBA Europe Tour in London, England.^[1]

Mauer was one of 12 referees selected to work the 2006 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat, the first Finals of his career. Mauer's first game in the championship series was Game 3.