Sally Bell

Categories: Class of 2017

Bell began officiating high school basketball in 1975, moved on to NAIA and NJCAA games in 1979, and first officiated Division I and II games in 1981
She officiated 15 NCAA Division I Women’s Final Fours, including 13 consecutive from 1993-2004
She officiated the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
In 1991, Bell was named Naismith College Women’s Basketball Official of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club
She is the Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials for six different conferences (Atlantic Sun, OVC, SEC, Southland, SWAC, Sunbelt)
In 1990, Bell officiated the World Championships held in Malaysia
Bell served as a member of the U.S. Olympic Selection Committee for officials from 1996 to 2004
She officiated the 1994 Goodwill Games (Russia) and the 1993 World University Games (United States)
In 2012, Bell was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame