Crystal Hogan

{{short description|American basketball referee}}

Crystal Hogan (born 1977) is an American basketball referee.{{Cite news|last=Branch|first=John|date=2020-12-07|title=A Referee Pursues Her Calling in the Men’s Game|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/sports/ncaabasketball/female-referee-ncaa-basketball.html|access-date=2020-12-17|issn=0362-4331}}

Hogan was raised in Compton{{Cite web|date=2020-08-15|title=Episode 227, The Rant: Crystal Hogan.|url=https://refereerant.com/episode-227-the-rant-crystal-hogan/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Referee Rant|language=en-US}} and attended Compton College, playing for their basketball team coached by Louie Nelson. She was recruited to Long Beach State on a full athletic scholarship and earned a degree in psychology before becoming a social worker.{{Cite web|title=Meet Crystal Hogan, the only female official in DI men's college basketball {{!}} NCAA.com|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-12-06/meet-crystal-hogan-only-female-official-di-mens-college|access-date=2020-12-17|website=www.ncaa.com|language=en}}

After training as a referee, Hogan began officiating with the Long Beach Unit of the California Basketball Officials Association. She then watched the Drew League{{Cite web|last=Freeman|first=Dennis J.|title=Referee Crystal Hogan: The peace officer and basketball|url=https://news4usonline.com/2019/08/referee-crystal-hogan-the-peace-officer-and-basketball/|access-date=2020-12-17|language=en-US}} and eventually got to call games, including a foul on Kobe Bryant.{{Cite web|date=2018-08-10|title=Just Do It: Crystal Hogan|url=http://www.drewleague.com/blog/2018/08/10/just-crystal-hogan/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Drew League}} She joined the Division 1 basketball officials in the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web|last=Referee|date=2019-08-16|title=Crystal Hogan is Right At Home in Men's D-I College Basketball|url=https://www.referee.com/crystal-hogan/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Referee.com|language=en-US}} She became the first woman to ever referee a men's Division 1 game when Seattle University played against Puget Sound University.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Russell Rule|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wcc-creates-russell-rule-encourage-hiring-minority-candidates/story?id=72145020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803211949/https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wcc-creates-russell-rule-encourage-hiring-minority-candidates/story?id=72145020 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |access-date=|website=ABC news}} She is also the first full-time referee in NCAA Men's D-1 history.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-13|title=Crystal Hogan Blazes A Trail For Women Refs In Men’s College Hoops|url=https://theshadowleague.com/crystal-hogan/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=The Shadow League|language=en-US}}

Besides her referee responsibilities, Hogan has also worked as a parole agent in California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations.