Bill Mildenhall (born 10 April 1953) is a former basketball referee in the National Basketball League who also played Australian rules football with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Mildenhall, who debuted in 1974, made few appearances early in his career due to injury.
Mildenhall refereed in the NBL between 1979 and 2011, and also officiated in the 1992 Barcelona and 2000 Sydney Olympics.
In 2005, Mildenhall went past Eddie Crouch's league record of officiating in 802 matches, reaching a total of 945 by his retirement in 2011.
[2] He also holds the record for being awarded "NBL Referee of the Year" on the most occasions, winning the accolade 16 times consecutively between 1988 and 2003.