Tony Brothers
About Tony Brothers
Tony Brothers is entering his 29th season as an NBA official and has officiated 1,676 regular season games, over 173 playoff games including 11 NBA Finals appearances. He was a member of the crew that officiated the 1996 Mexico Challenge, 1998 Schick Rookie All-star Game, 1999 McDonald’s Championship in Milan, Italy, 2008 NBA China Games, 2009 NBA All-star Game and the 2014 Global Games in Berlin and Turkey, 2018 NBA BWB Africa Games and the 2018 NBA China Games. Prior to joining the NBA, Tony spent four years officiating in the CBA, including three CBA Finals and a CBA All-Star Game. He has one year of collegiate officiating experience at the Division III level. Tony also has seven years of high school officiating experience in Virginia, including three state tournaments. As a way of honoring his late mother Dorothy Brothers, a former Bank of America Executive and member of the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum, and to give back to his community, Tony co-founded, Still Hope Foundation, Inc., now Journey for Success. JFS is an organization that seeks to assist single mothers in building a strong and successful family unit by offering quality resources and supportive relationships. In 2007, he established the Dorothy B. Brothers Women’s Center at the Norfolk, Virginia campus of Tidewater Community College. In September 2015, he established Men for Hope, Inc. to (S)upport underserved men, (O)rganize men’s efforts in the community, and (W)ork with organizations providing services for single women parenting young men – the SOW concept. As a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) public charity, Men for Hope endeavors to “SOW seeds” through mentorship and resources that promote education, financial literacy, and self-fulfillment. In 2018, he established the Dorothy B. Brothers Endowment at Norfolk State University to assist children of single parent households at NSU. He also established the Dorothy B. Brothers Auditorium on the campus of NSU as a tribute to his late mother. Brothers attended Old Dominion University, where he earned his BS degree in Business Administration. In 2014, he was the recipient of the ODU Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2018, he was selected to deliver the fall commencement address at Norfolk State University and received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters and in 2020 to deliver the first virtual commencement address for Thomas Nelson Community College. In 2021 he was appointed to the Hampton Roads Regional Arena Authority by Gov. Ralph Northam. He currently resides in Norfolk, Va. He has two sons, Travis 28, and Trent 22.