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MEDIA AND GENERAL INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS PHOTOGRAPHY UCLA WEB SITE Admission to the Pauley Pavilion press box, Photo passes are available to accredited All UCLA releases, results and statistics sidelines and interview area is by credential media and should be ordered in the same are posted on UCLA’s official web site. The only. Requests should be made in writing manner as media credentials. Photographers address is www.uclabruins.com. at least one week prior to the game and must work from the baselines between addressed to Ryan Finney (rfinney@ the basket support and the right sideline. athletics.ucla.edu), Sports Information Photographers are not allowed to shoot Office, UCLA Athletic Department, 325 from the sidelines or seating areas at any Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095- time. Passes should be worn in plain sight 1639. Writers covering UCLA should request at all times. credentials for road games through Finney, POST-GAME PROCEDURE the Bruins’ men’s basketball contact. You may call Finney at (310) 206-4701. Following a cooling-off period, head coach Ben Howland and selected Bruin players CREDENTIAL PICKUP will be available for interviews in the Donahue Auditorium in the Acosta Athletic Credentials are available during the Training Complex, which can be accessed week at the Sports Information Office. by exiting Pauley Pavilion at Gate 10. The Credentials not claimed before game day UCLA locker room will be closed to the will be available at the “Will Call’’ window, media after the game. The visiting coach which is located at the James West Center, will be available outside the visitor’s locker directly across from the southeast corner room (southeast corner/floor level/behind of Pauley Pavilion. “Will Call’’ opens two the bleachers). hours prior to tip-off. WEEKDAY INTERVIEWS MEDIA PARKING Requests for coach and player interviews A limited number of single-game parking should be made to Ryan Finney in the UCLA passes are available for purchase ($10.00). Sports Information Office. Please give at These passes are good for a special area least 24 hours notice. on the top level of Lot 8 (to the south of Head Coach: Ben Howland hosts a media Pauley Pavilion), which can be reached conference (with selected players) on Len Elmore (left) Interviews Darren Collison by following Westwood Blvd. into campus Tuesday during the season at 1:30 p.m. in from Westwood Village. the UCLA Hall of Fame Press Room (first floor-J.D. Morgan Center). In addition, an MEDIA ENTRANCE/SEATING audio tape of his Tuesday news conference IMPORTANT INFORMATION A press pass enables entrance at any Pauley is available for playback the rest of the UCLA SPORTS INFORMATION NUMBER Pavilion gate. Press seating is located mid- week and video of the conference is on the (310) 206-6831 to-upper level on the north side (opposite Bruins’ Web site (www.uclabruins.com). the team benches) of Pauley Pavilion. Players: All interviews must be arranged RYAN FINNEY OFFICE PHONE NUMBER through the SID office at least 24 hours MEDIA WORKROOM (310) 206-4701 in advance. Players (and coaches) will The Chancellor’s Room, located in the be available before practice (2:00 p.m.) RYAN FINNEY CELL PHONE NUMBER upper northeast corner of Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday at Coach Howland’s press is the media workroom. Refreshments will conference. Special player interview (424) 832-0676 be provided before opening tip-off. times on Monday and Tuesday can also be arranged through the Sports Information SPORTS INFORMATION FAX NUMBER MEDIA SERVICES Office. Please do not expect players to (310) 825-8664 Working media will be supplied with a be available if you have not made prior program, pregame notes, wireless code, arrangements. PAULEY PAVILION PRESS ROW NUMBER halftime and final statistics and a play-by- (310) 825-1899 play account of the game. Quotes from PRACTICE both coaches will be supplied following the The UCLA basketball team practices in VERIZON PHONE ORDERS FOR PAULEY game. Pauley Pavilion. Practices are closed to the (800) 344-4831 media. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UCLA WEB SITE DIRECTIONS Media members wishing to have stories http://www.uclabruins.com or statistics transmitted from the press Directions to UCLA and Pauley Pavilion: area should contact Amfax (Rick Laubert From Los Angeles International Airport, WHAT’S BRUIN BLOG — 310/494-8757) for fax service. Media take Century Blvd. east to the San Diego members wishing to order a telephone Freeway (405). Take the San Diego http://www.uclabruins.com/blog/ line should contact Verizon at 800/344- Freeway north to Wilshire Blvd. (approx. 4831. Three telephone lines have already 15 miles). Go east on Wilshire, make a left UCLA ATHLETICS’ TWITTER PAGE been installed at the visiting radio position on Westwood Blvd. go north to the campus. http://twitter.com/UCLAAthletics courtesy of ISP, UCLA’s media rights partner. Stop at the parking and information kiosk. The UCLA Sports Information Office has two Media parking ($10.00) is available in Lot COACH HOWLAND’S TWITTER PAGE telephone lines at the working press tables 8, on the west side of Westwood Blvd., just http://twitter.com/Ben_Howland available for use following the game. prior to Strathmore Drive. 134 NCAA Final Four Appearances - ’62, ’64, ’65, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’74, ’75, ’76, ’80, ’95, ’06, ’07, ’08 MEDIA INFORMATION For the second straight season, UCLA’s men’s conjunction with the 76 Classic in Anaheim (Nov. Don MacLean, the all-time leading scorer in basketball games will be produced by the UCLA 26, 27 and 29), which is organized by ESPN. UCLA and Pac-10 history (2,608 points, 1989- ISP Sports Network, with AM 570 in Los Angeles Those are in addition to the ESPN appearances 92) and a nine-year NBA standout, will be in his serving as the flagship station for the network. versus Cal State Fullerton and Washington. ninth year as the color analyst. Tracy Murray, This is the 13th year of UCLA’s partnership with Chris Roberts ([email protected]) another former Bruin standout (averaged 18.3 AM 570 owner Clear Channel. Other stations enters his 19th year as the “Voice of the Bruins” ppg at UCLA) and a 12-year NBA veteran, will on the UCLA ISP Sports Network include KXEX and his 30th season broadcasting NCAA Division be in his third year serving as analyst when (1550 AM) & KSLK (96.1 FM) in Fresno and I sports in Los Angeles. Since 1982, Roberts has MacLean is fulfilling television obligations. KWDJ (1360 AM) in Ridgecrest. broadcast more NCAA Division One games in Fans around the nation can also follow select In 2009-10, the UCLA basketball team will Los Angeles radio than anyone. Prior to joining UCLA games on SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio. again receive maximum television exposure the Bruins in the Fall of 1992, he served as the The game broadcasts are also available on the with at least 26 regular season games scheduled voice of the Long Beach State 49ers for 10 years internet at www.uclabruins.com. to be televised live. Two other games may be and one with Cal State televised as “Wildcard” selections. Fullerton. During that The Bruins will make 15 appearances as part time, he was the sports of the Pacific-10 Conference’s television package; director at KFI/KOST 10 national telecasts on Fox Sports Net, three 103FM. A four-time Golden on CBS and two on ESPN. Non-conference Mike winner, he also highlights of the FSN schedule include the Dec. handles the play-by-play 6 home game versus Kansas and the Dec. 12 duties for UCLA football. Wooden Classic contest versus Mississippi State. He has also authored two The ESPN selections include the first game of books, Stadium Stories: ESPN’s 24-hour marathon to begin the season UCLA Bruins and UCLA (Nov. 16 versus Cal State Fullerton) and a Football Vault, which he College GameDay contest at Washington (Feb. co-authored with Bill 20). UCLA has two additional opportunities Bennett. for exposure when wildcard selections will be A four-time nominee for announced on Feb. 22, 2010. the Southern California In addition to the Pac-10’s FSN package, eight Broadcasters Association more games will be televised locally as part of “Play-by-Play Broadcaster the Bruins’ package on Prime Ticket and FS West of the Year” award, in Los Angeles. Roberts is a voter for both From Left: Tracy Murray, Chris Roberts and Don MacLean Additionally, the Bruins will make three the Heisman Trophy and appearances on the ESPN family of networks in the Wooden Award. UCLA MEDIA OUTLETS NEWSPAPERS The Sentinel: 3800 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, Tom Feuer; PR: Whitney Garvens. CA 90008 — 323/299-3800. Ken Miller (SE). Los Angeles Times: 202 West First St., Los ESPNLA: 1011 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA Angeles, CA 90012 — 213/237-7145. Mike James UCLA Daily Bruin: 308 Westwood Plaza, Los 90015 — 213/405-4227. B: Neil Everett, Stan (SE), Ben Bolch (BW). Angeles, CA 90024 — 310/825-9851. Sam Verrett, Shelley Smithy. Exec. Producer: A.J. Strong (SE). Ponsiglione. Los Angeles Daily News: 21860 Burbank Blvd., Suite 200, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 — 818/713- 3600. Gene Warnick (SE), Jon Gold (BW). WIRE SERVICES AND NATIONAL RADIO STATIONS Orange County Register: 625 North Grand Ave., PUBLICATIONS AM 570 KLAC/Fox Radio (UCLA ISP Sports Santa Ana, CA 92711 — 714/796-7817. David Network Flagship Station): 3400 West Olive Bean (ASE), Scott Reid/Adam Maya (BW). Associated Press: 221 South Figueroa, Suite Ave. #550, Burbank, CA 91505 — 818/559-2252. 300, Los Angeles, CA 90012 — 213/626-1200.