CREDENTIALS Information Offi ce has two telephone lines campus. Stop at the parking kiosk. Media Admission to the Pauley Pavilion press at the working press tables available for parking ($8) is available in Lot 8, on the box, sidelines and dressing area is by use following the game. west side of Westwood Blvd., just prior to credential only. Requests should be made Strathmore Drive. in writing at least one week prior to the PHOTOGRAPHY UCLA WEBSITE game and addressed to Ryan Finney Photo passes are available to accredited (rfi [email protected]) or Marc media and should be ordered in the same All UCLA releases, results and statistics Dellins ([email protected]), manner as media credentials. Photographers are posted on UCLA’s offi cial website. The Sports Information Offi ce, UCLA Athletic must work from the baselines between address is www.uclabruins.com. Department, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los the basket support and the right sideline. Angeles, CA 90095-1639. Writers covering Photographers are not allowed to shoot Len Elmore (left) and Darren Collison UCLA may request credentials for road from the sidelines or seating areas at any games through Finney or Dellins. time. Passes should be worn in plain sight at all times. CREDENTIAL PICKUP Credentials are available during the week at POST-GAME PROCEDURE the Sports Information Offi ce. Credentials Following a cooling-off period, head coach not claimed before game day will be Ben Howland and selected Bruin players available at the “Press Will Call’’ window, will be available for interviews in the media which is located at the James West Center, workroom (Chancellor’s Room). The UCLA directly across from the southeast corner locker room will be closed to the media of Pauley Pavilion. “Press Will Call’’ opens after the game. The visiting coach will be two hours prior to tipoff. available outside the visitor’s locker room (southeast corner/fl oor level/behind the MEDIA PARKING bleachers). A limited number of single-game parking passes are available for purchase ($8.00). WEEKDAY INTERVIEWS These passes are good for a special area Requests for coach and player interviews on the top level of Lot 8 (to the south of should be made to Ryan Finney/Marc Pauley Pavilion), which can be reached Dellins in the UCLA Sports Information by following Westwood Blvd. into campus Offi ce. Please give 24 hours notice. from Westwood Village. Head Coach: Ben Howland hosts a media conference (with selected players) on MEDIA ENTRANCE/SEATING Tuesday during the season at 1:30 p.m. in A press pass enables entrance at any Pauley the UCLA Hall of Fame Press Room (fi rst Pavilion gate. Press seating is located mid- fl oor-J.D. Morgan Center). In addition, an to-upper level on the north side (opposite audio tape of his Tuesday news conference the team benches) of Pauley Pavilion. is available for playback the rest of the week and also on the Bruin website (www. IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS uclabruins.com). MEDIA WORKROOM UCLA SPORTS INFORMATION NUMBER Players: All interviews must be arranged The Chancellor’s Room, located in the through the SID offi ce at least 24 hours (310) 206-6831 upper northeast corner of Pauley Pavilion in advance. Players (and coaches) will is the media workroom. Refreshments will be available before practice (2 p.m.) RYAN FINNEY OFFICE PHONE NUMBER be provided before opening tip-off. on Tuesday at Coach Howland’s press (310) 206-4701 conference. Special player interview MEDIA SERVICES times on Monday and Tuesday can also be SPORTS INFORMATION FAX NUMBER arranged through the Sports Information Working media will be supplied with a (310) 825-8664 program, pregame notes, wireless code, Offi ce. Please do not expect players to halftime and fi nal statistics and a play-by- be available if you have not made prior PAULEY PAVILION PRESS ROW NUMBER play account of the game. Quotes from arrangements. both coaches will be supplied following the (310) 825-1899 game. PRACTICE The UCLA basketball team practices in VERIZON PHONE ORDERS FOR PAULEY TELECOMMUNICATIONS Pauley Pavilion. Practices are closed to the (800) 344-4831 Media members wishing to have stories media. or statistics transmitted from the press UCLA’S 24-HOUR HOTLINE area should contact Amfax (Rick Laubert DIRECTIONS (310) 825-8575 — 310/494-8757) for fax service. Media Directions to UCLA and Pauley Pavilion members wishing to order a telephone From Los Angeles International Airport, TRZ RADIO BROADCAST LISTEN LINE line should contact Verizon at 800/344- take Century Blvd. east to the San Diego (800) 846-4700 4831. Three telephone lines have already Freeway (405). Take the San Diego been installed at the visiting radio Freeway north to Wilshire Blvd. (approx. UCLA WEBSITE position courtesy of AM 570 Radio, UCLA’s 15 miles). Go east on Wilshire, make a www.uclabruins.com originating station. The UCLA Sports left on Westwood Blvd. go north to the 113030 NCAA Final Four Participants - ’62, ’64, ’65, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’70, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’74, ’75, ’76, ’80, ’95, ’06, ’07 In 2007-08, the UCLA basketball team games will again be broadcast on AM 570 Don MacLean, the all-time leading will again receive maximum television in Los Angeles. This is the 11th year of scorer in UCLA and Pac-10 history (2,608 exposure with at least 26 regular UCLA’s partnership with the station and points, 1989-92) and a nine-year NBA season games scheduled to be televised owner ClearChannel. standout, will be in his sixth year as the live, including 18 network broadcasts. Chris Roberts (talk@chrisrobertsonline. color analyst. Two other games may be televised as net) enters his 16th year as the “Voice Fans around the nation can also follow “Wildcard” selections. of the Bruins” and his 27th season select UCLA games on SIRIUS Satellite Three games (at Michigan, USC and broadcasting NCAA Division I sports Radio. at Arizona) will be televised by CBS, six in Los Angeles. In the past 25 years, The game broadcasts are also available by ABC/ESPN and 16 will be televised Roberts has broadcast more NCAA on the internet at www.uclabruins.com. nationally or regionally as part of the Division One games in Los Angeles radio Pacifi c-10 Conference’s contract with than anyone. Prior to joining the Bruins Chris Roberts (left) and Don MacLean Fox Sports Net. FSN includes 23 regional in the Fall of 1992, he served as the voice sports stations around the nation, of the Long Beach State 49ers for 10 including FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket, years and one with Cal State Fullerton. regional sports cable stations based in During that time, he was the sports Los Angeles and available nationwide on director at KFI/KOST 103FM. A four-time Direct TV (channel 652 for FSNW and Golden Mike winner, he also handles the channel 653 for FSN Prime Ticket). play-by-play duties for UCLA football. Most Bruin games will air on FSN Prime He recently authored a book about Bruin Ticket. In addition, 13 games will be football titled “Stadium Stories” (www. televised in Southern California by FSN stadiumstories.com). Prime Ticket. Bill Macdonald will handle He has twice been nominated for the play-by-play duties for UCLA’s local the Southern California Broadcasters Fox Net package. All four games of the Association “Play-by-Play Broadcaster CBE Classic will be televised by one of of the Year” award. Roberts is a voter the ESPN entities (ESPN2 or ESPNU). for both the Heisman Trophy and the This season, UCLA’s men’s basketball Wooden Award. UCLA Media Outlets NEWSPAPERS UCLA Daily Bruin: 308 Westwood Plaza, Los by-play). Hosts/Reporters: Michael Eaves, Angeles, CA 90024 — 310/825-9851. Sam Sean Farnham, Patrick O’Neal, Christine Nubla, Los Angeles Times: 202 West First St., Los Allen (SE). Angeles, CA 90053 — 213/237-7145. Randy Lindsay Soto, Jim Watson. GM: Steve Simpson; Harvey (SE), Diane Pucin (BW). Exec. Prod.: Tom Feuer; PR: Jennifer Johnson. Orange County Register: 625 North Grand WIRE SERVICES AND NATIONAL ESPN: ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 — 860/766- Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92711 — 714/796-7817. PUBLICATIONS 2000. Local — B: Shelley Smith. Greg Gibson (SE), Robert Kuwada (BW). Associated Press: 221 South Figueroa, Suite Los Angeles Daily News: P.O. 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