{{Short description|American basketball referee}} {{about||the NBA official born in 1961|Eddie Rush|the English Drum and Bass artist|Ed Rush}}
'''Ed T. Rush''' (born 1942) is a former professional basketball referee. He joined the NBA as a referee in 1966, at age 24, becoming the youngest referee in NBA history.<ref name="People"/><ref>Charley Rosen. "[https://www.espn.com/page2/s/rosen/030320.html Whistle blower: Q &A with Ed T. Rush]". ''ESPN Page 2''. Retrieved on March 31, 2010.</ref> In 1973, he left for the American Basketball Association but returned to the NBA when the ABA merged with that league in 1976.<ref>Terry Pluto. ''Loose Balls''. Simon and Schuster, 2007. 127.</ref> Rush became the NBA's director of officiating in 1998,<ref>"[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/19/sports/transactions-016993.html?pagewanted=1 Transactions]". ''New York Times''. May 19, 1998. Retrieved on March 31, 2010.</ref> and served in that position until 2003 when he was succeeded by Ronnie Nunn.<ref>Percy Allen. "[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20031123/allen23/these-stripes-are-tough-to-earn These stripes are tough to earn]". ''The Seattle Times''. November 23, 2003. Retrieved on March 31, 2010.</ref>
He was married to three-time AIAW women's basketball tournament winning coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Cathy Rush.
According to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Rush is unfit to manage a Dairy Queen.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2002/0110/1309138.html ESPN.com: NBA - Dairy Queen to Cuban: Try managing our stores], ESPN.com news services. January 10, 2002.</ref><ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2018/06/12/flashback-after-mark-cuban-returns-to-a-dairy-queen-we-look-back-at-the-day-he-actually-worked-at-one/ Flashback: After Mark Cuban’s latest ‘Dairy Queen’ referee remarks, here’s a look back at the day he actually worked at one], SportsDay Staff. ''The Dallas Morning News''. June 11, 2018.</ref>
== Pac-12 refereeing controversy == On April 1, 2013, CBS Sports reported that during a meeting before the 2013 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament Rush had jokingly offered $5,000 or a trip to Cancún to referees who would properly handle the antics of Arizona head coach Sean Miller, who was called for a controversial technical foul in Arizona's semi-final 2-point loss to UCLA, the first technical foul Miller had received that season. The report cited an unnamed referee who claimed that Rush intimidated the Pac-12's referees and "[bullied] everyone." Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott responded to the allegations in a statement saying that the reports had been investigated and that the conference believed Rush had made the offer "in jest."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21989633/pac-12-head-of-officials-investigated-for-targeting-arizonas-sean-miller |title=Pac-12 head of officials investigated for targeting Arizona's Sean Miller |last1=Goodman |first1=Jeff |date=1 April 2013 |work=CBS Sports |publisher=CBS |accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>
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<ref name="People">{{cite web|last=Rein|first=Richard K. |title=Can Coach and Ref Find Happiness Together? Ed & Cathy Rush Manage|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20066229,00.html|work=People Magazine|publisher= Time Inc|accessdate=7 Dec 2012}}</ref>
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