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USC • Athletic Dept. (All numbers are area code 213 unless noted) ADMINISTRATION (740-3843) University Personnel Charles Griffi n Cale Director of Athletics’ Chair: Pat Haden Senior Associate Directors: Dr. Donna C. Heinel (SWA), Mark Jackson, Faculty Athletic Representative: Clare Pastore Steve Lopes, J.K. McKay Vice President, Athletic Compliance: David M. Roberts Assistant Director: Marilee Pischel Associate VP, Athletic Compliance: Ellen Ferris Assistant Athletic Director, Game Management: Hatcher Parnell (740-4166) Director of Compliance: Joyce Bell, Kyle Conder, Paul Perrier, Kevin Sergent Assistant Director of Game Management: Ryan Maier (821-1083) Assistant Director: Monica Mims, Ralph Shick, Scott Simon, Kyle Waterstone Galen Center Manager: Anthony Vail (740-0662) Administrative Assistant: Gigi Shapiro (740-4577) Assistant Business Managers: Isaac Flores, Andrea Katz, Brendan Loftus Assistant to the VP: Danielle Martinez-Galvan (740-6127) Information Technology Director: Daryl Lundy Executive Assistant to Athletic Director: Heather Dunn Receptionist/Offi ce Assistant: Rebecca Morin Receptionist/Galen Center: Shelby Avol USC Athletics Head Coaches Ticket Offi ce Director: Debra Duncan (740-4672) — Men’s: BASEBALL: Frank Cruz (740-5762) DEVELOPMENT (740-4155) BASKETBALL: Kevin O’Neill (740-3815) Senior Associate Athletic Director: Ron Orr, Don Winston FOOTBALL: Lane Kiffi n (740-4204) Assistant Athletic Director: Scott Jacobson, Jennifer Noriega, Teresa Verbeck GOLF: Director of Golf, Kurt Schuette (740-0687), Chris Zambri (740-0687) Director of Development: Karen Bowman, Alexandra Bitterlin, John Robinson SWIMMING/DIVING: Dave Salo/Hongping Li (740-8444) Assistant Director of Development: Kathleen DeCristo, Gregory Millward, TENNIS: Peter Smith (740-3829) Samantha Tulin TRACK & FIELD: Director of Track & Field, Ron Allice (740-4201) Administrative Assistants: Jill Dennis, Elyssa Espinoza VOLLEYBALL: Bill Ferguson (740-3838) WATER POLO: Jovan Vavic (740-8444) STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES (740-3801) Associate Athletic Director: Dr. Magdi El Shahawy — Women’s: Assistant Director/Academic Counselor: John Mosbach, Toni VanEck BASKETBALL: Michael Cooper (740-7204) Assistant Director/Directed Studies Progr. Coordinator: Dr. Denise Kwok CROSS COUNTRY: Tom Walsh (821-2171) Academic Counselors: Heather Bell, Cory Buckner, Kam Klaver, Kyle Ross, GOLF: Andrea Gaston (740-5421) Whitney Rotrock ROWING: Director of Rowing, Zenon Babraj (740-3830) Learning Specialsts: Mimi Butler, Dr. Jennifer Castro, Susie Cognetta SOCCER: Ali Khosroshahin (740-1356) Academic Monitor: Willie Brown SWIMMING/DIVING: Dave Salo/Hongping Li (740-8444) Director of Student Services: Monica Morita TENNIS: Richard Gallien (740-3828) Assistant Director of Student Services: Jennifer Amran TRACK & FIELD: Director of Track & Field, Ron Allice (740-4201) Offi ce Manager: Michelle Boon VOLLEYBALL: Mick Haley (740-4151) Mentor Coordinator: Maria Juliani WATER POLO: Jovan Vavic (740-8444) Information Technology Coordinator: Alan Hong MARKETING (740-4170) Associate Athletic Directors: Jose Eskenazi, Craig Kelley Sports Information Event Marketing Manager: Braden Hensley Manager of Sponsorships, Hospitality: Jessica Onyepunuka SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: (740-8480) Sponsorship and Marketing Coordinator/Galen Center: Jordan Cohen Tim Tessalone, Home (310-540-7052), Cell (213) 725-3572 Marketing Coordinator: Sean Jordan ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS: (740-8480) Darcy Couch, Cell (213-725-3447); Paul Goldberg, Cell (213-725-3567); TRAINING ROOM (740-5845) Jason Pommier, Cell (213-725-3529); David Tuttle, Cell (213-725-3102), Chris A.D. Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer: Russ Romano Roberts, Cell (213-280-6441) Assistant Athletic Trainers: David Borchardt (men’s basketball), Paul Diaz, SPORTS INFORMATION FAX NUMBER: (740-7584) Katherine Hill, Hillery Magness, Sue Lerner, Sandra Olsen, Justin Shibel, Jon Yonamine Rehab Coordinator: John Meyer Nutritionist: Kristy Morrell Physical Therapist: Drew Morcos Fax Numbers STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING (740-7990) Administration: 740-1306; Baseball: 740-5479; Compliance: 740-6744; Head Coach: Aaron Ausmus Equipment Room: 740-9864; Football: 740-6665; Galen Center: 740- Assistant Coach: Bryan Bailey, Shaun Brown (Galen Center), Tim Caron, Brent 3185; Kennedy Building (Men’s and Women’s Golf, Swimming, Water Polo and Metz (Galen Center), Tatyana Obukhova, Tim, Ojeda, Wendell Richards Women’s Soccer): 740-6177; Men’s Basketball: 740-7586; Operations/ Game Management: 821-1075; Sports Information: 740-7584; Student- VIDEO OPERATIONS (740-6803) Athlete Academic Services: 740-4407; Ticket Offi ce: 740-4300; Train- Director of Video Operations: Eric Espinoza ing Room: 740-0504; Weight Room: 821-3142; Women’s Basketball: Director of Video Production: Rich Rodriguez 740-7380 Assistant Football Video Coordinator: David Scott Assistant: Lindsay Crouch Director of Social Media: Jordan Moore EQUIPMENT (740-7862) Director of Equipment Operations: David Scott IT’S NOT ‘SOUTHERN CAL’ Assistants: Erik Perea (Galen Center), Greg Allen, Jim Davis, Tino Dominguez, Chris Dozal, Seth Svendsen, Tremarri Limbrick. Note to the media: In references to athletic teams of the University of Southern California, the following are preferred: USC, Southern California, TEAM PHYSICIANS So. California, Troy and Trojans for men’s or women’s teams, and Women Head Team Physician: James Tibone, M.D. (800-USC-CARE) of Troy for women’s teams. PLEASE do not use Southern Cal (it’s like Team Physicians: Michael Apuzzo, John Brodhead, Alan Erlbaum, John Hubanks, John Itamura, Mark Lurie, Ramon Roges, Chester Semel, Francis Te, calling San Francisco “Frisco” or North Carolina “North Car.”). Thomas Vangsness, Robert Watkins Physical Therapy: Steve Reischl Chiropractor: Edward Scale 2011-2012 • 183 • USC BASKETBALL 553362MBBsec8.indd3362MBBsec8.indd 118383 111/1/20111/1/2011 44:13:31:13:31 PPMM Media • Press Credentials: Direct all inquiries to Tim Tessalone, Sports interviews will be conducted in the area outside the post-game interview Information Director, USC Heritage Hall Room 103, Los Angeles, California room as coaches and players exit the locker room hallway. USC’s sports 90089-0601, (213) 740-8480. Information about radio and television broad- information staff will work with the media to expedite this process. casting rights can also be obtained from Tessalone. Media credentials for USC home men’s basketball games will not be mailed in advance (if requested, USC Practices: Men’s basketball practices at USC are required to parking passes can be mailed). Instead, credentials will be available for be closed to the public, per NCAA sanctions, but pre-approved media are allowed to attend. To ensure that USC and its Offi ce of Athletic Compliance pick-up on game days at the Galen Center media entrance (located on the know which individuals are coming into the presence of our players, media Flower Street side of the arena), generally 2 hours before tipoff. Credentials wishing to attend a USC men’s basketball practice must complete a one- will be issued on a game-by-game basis (there are no season passes). time online waiver no later than 2 p.m. on Monday of the week of the fi rst Credentials must be requested prior to each game (requests will NOT roll planned visit (contact David Tuttle in the Sports Information offi ce for the over to the following game). Credential requests must be received by noon 2 link) in order to allow the Offi ce of Athletic Compliance time to review and days prior to each game, so that the USC sports information offi ce can work approve requests. Once approved, media must sign at the practice court with USC’s Offi ce of Athletic Compliance to review and approve requests. entrance an acknowledgement of the completed online waiver. Also, once The online credential request form covers NCAA compliance issues. To initially approved, media do not need to seek permission to attend subsequent request a credential, contact David Tuttle in the Sports Information offi ce practices, as names will remain on the approved list for the rest of the year. and he will provide you with the credential application link. Credentials are NOTE: If media was approved to attend USC’s 2011 football practices, those non-transferrable. A valid identifi cation that matches the submitted name approved names will carry over to men’s basketball practices and an online must be shown and credentials must be picked up in person. At the Galen waiver application is not necessary. USC will practice at the Galen Center Center media entrance, media must sign an acknowledgement of the com- on the main fl oor or in the practice courts (call the USC sports information pleted online waiver prior to being issued a credential. offi ce for daily practice schedule updates). Practices will be open to local and national media. Media must remain in a designated area of the prac- Contact ITS at (213) 821-0687 to order phone service Telephones: tice court. USC coaches and players will be available to the media on the at the Galen Center. practice court immediately after all practices. Galen Center: The Galen Center (3400 South Figueroa Street) Player Interviews: All requests for player interviews should be is located approximately 15 miles from Los Angeles International Airport directed to Dave Tuttle, Assistant Sports Information Director (213) 740-8480. (adjacent to the USC campus). Directions: take Century Blvd. east to I-405 Please make your requests at least 48 hours in advance. Media members