Jonathan Sterling

{{Short description|American basketball player and referee}}

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Jonathan Sterling (born April 16, 1982) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 17. Sterling also played college basketball at Flagler College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. Sterling previously refereed six NBA Development League seasons, three WNBA seasons and eight NCAA seasons before becoming a full-time referee for the 2017–18 NBA season. Sterling was raised in Satellite Beach, Florida. In June 2017, Sterling married NBA referee Lauren Holtkamp.{{cite web | title=The 2017-2018 season marks a first for the NBA officials - the 1st season featuring a married couple: Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling.| work=twitter.com | url=https://twitter.com/OfficialNBARefs/status/916383822471684096 |accessdate=}}{{cite web | title=Married NBA refs Lauren Holtkamp and Jonathan Sterling | work=usatoday.com | url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/nba/2018/02/13/married-nba-refs-lauren-holtkamp-and-jonathan-sterling/110378130/ |accessdate=February 13, 2018}} On October 18, 2017, Sterling made his NBA official debut refereeing a regular season contest between Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena.{{cite web | title=Sterling travels the road to the NBA as a referee | work=flaglerathletics.com | url=https://flaglerathletics.com/news/2018/1/16/MBB_0116_Sterling_referee.aspx?path=mbball |accessdate=September 28, 2018}}{{cite web | title=Flagler College graduate Jonathan Sterling enjoying life as NBA official | work=staugustine.com | url=http://www.staugustine.com/sports/20180217/flagler-college-graduate-jonathan-sterling-enjoying-life-as-nba-official |accessdate=September 28, 2018}}