🏆 NCAA Tournament selection since 1998
Consistent selection to the NCAA Tournament for over two decades.
About us
The story behind the camp
Division I official since 1988. Nine NCAA Final Fours. Camp director since 1991. RMAC Supervisor of Officials since 2015.
Founder & Camp Director
Verne Harris
RMAC Supervisor of Officials · D1 Official Since 1988
Verne Harris (born in Denver, CO) is the current supervisor of Men's Basketball Officials for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) since 2015. Since 1988, Verne has been a Division I Men's Basketball Official in many conferences around the country, including the Big Ten, PAC-12, Mountain West, Big West, WAC, Big Sky, and West Coast.
Verne is the founder and camp director of VH1 Basketball Officials Camp and has taught and implemented referee camps since 1991 throughout the mid-west region.
Accomplishments
Career highlights
🎯 9 NCAA Final Fours
Selected to officiate at the sport's highest level — the Final Four — nine times.
🥇 National championship games
2004 · 2005 · 2011 · 2012 · 2014 · 2017 — six national championship game appearances.
🏀 Conference championships
Numerous conference championship selections including PAC-12, WAC, Mountain West, and WCC.
📋 RMAC Supervisor of Officials
Overseeing and developing officials for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference since 2015.
Background
The man behind the whistle
Verne attended George Washington High School in Denver, CO before going on to Arizona State University where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration. He began his officiating career while at ASU, working his way through the high school ranks all the way to Division I Men's Basketball.
After college, Verne moved back to Denver and has been a real estate broker in the Denver Metro Area for over 30 years. He is happily married to Carla Harris for over 30 years and is a proud father to his daughter — a recent graduate of Howard University who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Train with the best
Verne and his D1 staff are ready to help you get to the next level. Register for June 18–20, 2026.