Name: Stelian Banica Place of Residence: Bucarest (ROM) Nationality: Romania Date of Birth: 10.09.1960

Height:	191 cm
Weight:	96 kg
Marital status:	Married
No. of children:	2
Favourite sports to watch:	Basketball and Football
Career/ best moment in basketball:	Played for the Romanian national team for 10 years and in the Romanian first division with Rapid Bucharest. As a referee, I was nominated for the FIBA Euroep League Final Four 2005.
Languages spoken:	English
Professional occupation:	Executive Manager Engineering
Hobbies:	basketball
Referee since:	1991
National league referee since:	1992
FIBA referee since:	1995
Total no. of games called:	620
Total no. of international games called:	280
Career highlights:	1997-2002 Romanian League Finals two Final Fours of FIBA Cup 2000 European Championship for Young Women 2001 European Championship for Women 2002 Champions Cup Final Four Conference South 2003 Champions Cup Final Four 2003 EuroBasket Men 2004 FIBA Europe Cup Women Final Four 2005 FIBA Europe League Final Four