2011 TULSA SHOCK MEDIA GUIDE 2011 TULSA SHOCK MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA | CHEAT SHEET 2011 TULSA SHOCK 24 8 4 33 MIRANDA AYIM ELIZABETH CAMBAGE AMBER HOLT TIFFANY JACKSON Center • Rookie Center • Rookie Forward • 3 Years Pro Forward • 4 Years Pro 6’3 6’8” • 225 6’0 • 170 6’3 • 185 Pepperdine Australia Middle Tennessee St. ‘08 University of Texas 20 21 12 7 MARION JONES JENNIFER LACY IVORY LATTA BETTY LENNOX Guard • 1 Year Pro Forward • 5 Years Pro Guard • 4 Years Pro Guard • 11 Years Pro 5’10 • 150 6’3 • 175 5’6 • 143 5’8 • 143 North Carolina Pepperdine North Carolina Lousiana Tech 2 3 14 0 RASHANDA McCANTS DARXIA MORRIS KAYLA PEDERSON CHASTITY REED Forward • 2 Years Pro Guard • Rookie Forward • Rookie Forward • Rookie 6’1 • 163 5’8 6’4 6’1 North Carolina UCLA Stanford Arkansas-Little Rock 22 SHERYL SWOOPES Guard • 11 Years Pro 6’0 • 145 Texas Tech GET PLUGGED IN TULSATULSA SHOCKSHOCK CREDITSTS Editorss . .PardeepParPa deee p TToorooooro Design,n LayoutLayoy utt andannd Production.Production . RegRReganan RobinettRobinettt Photography . Shane Bevel © 2011 Tulsa Shock All WNBA and team insignia depicted in this publication are the property of WNBA Properties, Inc. and the respective teams of the WNBA and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of WNBA Properties, Inc. The information contained in this publication was compiled by the Tulsa Shock and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the press and may be used only for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Tulsa Shock. 2011 TULSA SHOCK MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Credits . 1 All-Time Transactions . 53 Media Guidelines Information . 3 All-Time Trade History . 58 Staff Directory . 4 All-Time Draft History . 60 All-Time Coaching History . 61 FRONT OFFICE All-Time Roster (Alphabetical) . 62 Ownership Group . 6 Preseason Results . 74 President, Steve Swetoha . 7 Shock Honors . 75 Coach & GM, Nolan Richardson. 8 Assistant Coach, Wayne Stehlik. 10 RECORDS Director of Basketball Operations All-Time Leaders . 78 and Assistant Coach, Teresa Edwards . 11 Shock Team Highs . 80 Staff Photos . 12 Shock Team Lows . 82 Shock Miscellaneous Team . 84 PLAYER PROFILES Shock Individual Highs . 86 Amber Holt . 14 Opponent Team Highs/Lows . 90 Tiff any Jackson . 15 Opponent Individual Highs . 92 Marion Jones . 16 Year-By-Year Leaders . 96 Jennifer Lacy . 17 Year-By-Year Comparison . 98 Ivory Latta . 18 Betty Lennox . 19 OPPONENTS Rashanda McCants . 20 WNBA Stats . .100 Sheryl Swoopes . 21 WNBA Leaders . .103 Elisabeth Cambage . 23 Atlanta Dream . .104 Kayla Pedersen . 23 Chicago Sky . .106 Chastity Reed . 24 Connecticut Sun . .108 Darxia Morris . 24 Indiana Fever . .110 Miranda Ayim. 24 Los Angeles Sparks . .112 Shock Roster . 25 Minnesota Lynx . .114 How They Were Assembled . 26 New York Liberty. .116 Phoenix Mercury. .118 2010 SEASON REVIEW San Antonio Silver Stars . .120 Shock Final Statistics . 28 Seattle Storm . .122 2010 High Games . 30 Washington Mystics. .124 Highs and Lows . 32 Year-by-Year vs. Opponents . .126 SHOCK HISTORY MISCELLANEOUS Detroit Shock History . 36 About the City of Tulsa . .128 2008 Season in Review . 38 BOK Center . .129 2008 Playoff s in Review. 39 WNBA History. .130 2007 Season in Review . 40 WNBA Cares. .140 2007 Playoff s in Review. 41 WNBA Court Diagram. .141 2006 Season in Review . 42 Offi cials List . .142 2006 Playoff s in Review. 43 Media . .143 2005 Season in Review . 44 Partners . .144 2005 Playoff s in Review. 45 Tickets . .145 2004 Season in Review . 46 Schedule . .146 2004 Playoff s in Review. 47 2003 Season in Review . 48 2003 Playoff s in Review. 49 2002 Season in Review . 50 2001 Season in Review . 51 2000 Season in Review . 52 1999 Season in Review . 53 1999 Playoff s in Review. 54 1998 Season in Review . 55 2 GET PLUGGED IN MEDIA GUIDELINES INFORMATION OVERVIEW MEDIA WORKROOM During the season, updated team information is available The media workroom is located next to the Shock locker room by contacting either member of the Shock Public Relations by concourse 108. The room is open 2.5 hours prior to tip-off Department. The Shock organization welcomes media and features comfortable work areas for your convenience. coverage and will make every eff ort to accommodate Telephone and fax service is available, as well as game notes, any related needs. media guides, statistics, post-game quotes and out-oftown scores. Snacks and beverages are also provided for working CREDENTIALS media members, and admission is by offi cial Shock passes. Offi cial Shock media passes (or WNBA passes when Press credentials are required for admission into the media appropriate) are required for admission to Shock games room. Should you need any additional assistance or service, and for admission to media facilities inside the BOK Center. please do not hesitate to ask Pardeep Toor. These passes are working passes and are intended for the use of working media members only. For credential PRE- AND POST-GAME INTERVIEWS information, please contact Pardeep Toor. In accordance with WNBA policy, both the Shock and visiting locker rooms will be open to accredited media members ALL REQUESTS 5 HOURS PRIOR TO GAME TIME for a 45 minute period prior to each game (6:00-6:45 for a Please make certain all requests for credentials are confi rmed 7:30 p.m. game) and 10 minutes following the conclusion by the Public Relations Department prior to arriving at the of each game. It is recommended that any interview lasting arena. Credentials may be obtained 2.5 hours prior to each longer than fi ve minutes in duration be arranged in advance game at the press gate, located outside the loading dock through the Shock PR department (any live television pre- or media entrance of the arena. Credentials must be visibly post-game interviews should also be arranged in advance worn at all times and are non-transferable. through the PR department). ONLY working media members with valid credentials will be admitted to the locker room. No PHOTOGRAPHERS still photography is allowed in either teams’ locker room. Cell Accredited photographers will be permitted courtside in the phones are not permitted in locker rooms. ABSOLUTELY NO BOK Center and will be stationed in one of two quadrants- AUTOGRAPHS ALLOWED DURING MEDIA ACCESS PERIOD. either the west side of the basket stanchion on the north end of the fl oor or the east side of the basket stanchion on INTERVIEW ROOM the north end of the fl oor. Tulsa Shock Head Coach Nolan Richardson will meet the media just outside the Shock locker room, approximately 10 ABSOLUTELY NO TRIPODS ALLOWED minutes after the conclusion of each game. The Shock’s locker Photographers must be seated stationary, at least four feet room will be open to the media immediately after Richardson’s behind the baseline at all times. Photographers are not post-game press conference. permitted on the court at any time during the game and cannot shoot from public walkways or gathering areas. GAME NOTES, STATISTICS & STATISTICIANS Orders for strobe lights or credentials should be requested Game notes and statistics are available in the Shock media through the Shock PR Offi ce. Photo credentials will be issued room 2.5 hours prior to each game. Statistics are distributed in the same manner as other credentials, although requests to the working media following each quarter. Post-game should be submitted by the photo editor. Offi cial Shock quotes and notes are distributed as quickly as possible at photographers’ passes allow admission to the BOK Center, the conclusion of each game. Local statisticians are available the media room and to the locker rooms. The recommended to assist visiting television and radio broadcasters and fi lm speed under all conditions is ASA 400. Recommended can be arranged by contacting the Shock Public Relations fi lms are: Kodak Tri-X (for black and white), Kodacolor 400 Department several days in advance. Once a request is made, (for color negative fi lm for prints) and Ektachrome 400 (for the statisticians must be compensated whether they are used color transparency slide fi lm). When photographing events or not. on the fl oor (lighting tends to be less in the stands), the recommended exposure is: 1 /125 of a second at F 5.6 for FAX SERVICE evening or nighttime events. Equipment not needed during The Shock will provide complementary fax service to members the game must be stored off court. One additional camera can of the working media following each game. be stored either beside or directly behind the photographer. Credentials for cinematographers should be requested AUTOGRAPHS through the Shock PR Offi ce and are available on a game- SEEKING AUTOGRAPHS OR SOUVENIR ITEMS FROM PLAYERS by-game basis. With credentials, cinematographers will be OR COACHES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND SUBJECT TO allowed courtside. FORFEITURE OF CREDENTIAL. RUBBER LENS SHADES PRESS ROW In order to reduce the risk of injury to players, rubber Seating at the Shock courtside press row is absolutely limited lens shades are now required for all still photographers, to media persons covering that particular game. Space is broadcasters, news and entertainment video and fi lm by reservation prior to noon of game day. Others will be crews who are authorized to shoot WNBA game action. accommodated in the press overfl ow area on a space- Any additional light sources must be either removed or available basis. covered with bubble wrap. TELEVISION Rubber lens covers are available by contacting: Two games will be televised nationally on ESPN2, six games on Robert’s Distributors, Inc.