NBA Referee Profile
Hue Hollins
Hue Hollins has worked 969 NBA games, and the numbers say he is not the guy blowing his whistle every time someone breathes on a shooter. His personal foul rate sits 1.5% below league average at 44.6 per game, and free throw attempts follow the same pattern at 51 per game, running 3.4% under the norm. Hollins lets play run. Bettors fading totals should note that fewer foul calls generally compress scoring opportunities, especially in the fourth quarter when ref-driven free throw inflation tends to pad numbers. The home-court angle is harder to ignore: teams playing at home win 63.3% of games Hollins officiates, a number that outpaces the typical NBA home-win baseline by a meaningful margin. That is not random noise across 969 games. If you are building a same-game model and Hollins is on the sheet, tighten your total projection and weight the home side accordingly.
Career stats
Games officiated
969
Personal fouls / g
44.6
-1.5% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
51.0
-3.4% vs league
Combined points / g
198.8
-1.1% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 63.3% of games officiated by Hue. That's well above the league's ~57% home-court baseline — a signal his crews lean home when the game is close.
Recent seasons
| Season | Games | PF/g | FTA/g | PTS/g | Home W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 60 | 40.2 | 41.0 | 186.8 | 56.7% |
| 2001-02 | 64 | 41.9 | 45.9 | 189.0 | 56.3% |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 185.3 | 62.5% |
Top team splits
Teams Hue has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 35 | 19-16 | 54.3% | 92.2 | 97.4 |
| GSW | 33 | 11-22 | 33.3% | 92.8 | 93.8 |
| UTA | 33 | 28-5 | 84.8% | 89.3 | 98.4 |
| NYK | 33 | 19-14 | 57.6% | 89.8 | 92.3 |
| SAC | 32 | 14-18 | 43.8% | 96.4 | 97.1 |
| OKC | 31 | 20-11 | 64.5% | 89.9 | 94.6 |
| NJN | 31 | 11-20 | 35.5% | 92.6 | 92.0 |
| BOS | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 92.7 | 93.2 |
| MEM | 30 | 6-24 | 20.0% | 90.6 | 91.8 |
| POR | 30 | 17-13 | 56.7% | 89.3 | 94.2 |
| ATL | 30 | 16-14 | 53.3% | 89.8 | 88.0 |
| PHO | 30 | 17-13 | 56.7% | 92.8 | 95.6 |
| DET | 30 | 20-10 | 66.7% | 90.2 | 93.9 |
| PHI | 29 | 17-12 | 58.6% | 91.1 | 91.1 |
| CHA | 29 | 18-11 | 62.1% | 91.4 | 93.5 |
| MIL | 28 | 12-16 | 42.9% | 91.7 | 95.3 |
| WAS | 28 | 10-18 | 35.7% | 91.0 | 92.5 |
| SAS | 27 | 15-12 | 55.6% | 90.0 | 92.1 |
| IND | 27 | 21-6 | 77.8% | 89.0 | 93.6 |
| CLE | — | — | — | — | — |