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USC • Athletic Dept.

(All numbers are area code 213 unless noted) Stephanie Hong, Katie Johnson, Andi Ostrowski, Dunford Rodill, Rachel Schlachet, ADMINISTRATION (740-3843) Justin Shibel, Winnie Voong Charles Griffin Cale Director of Athletics’ Chair: Lynn Swann (740-3843) Rehab Coordinator: Andrew Tai (JMC), Lisa Noceti-DeWit (Galen Center) Senior Associate Athletic Director (Chief Operations Officer): Steve Associate Athletic Director for Sports Science and Performance: Lopes (740-4158) John Meyer Senior Associate Athletic Director (Senior Woman Administrator): Dr. Sports Dieticians: Kristy Morrell, Becci Twombley, Charlotte Vance, Andrea Donna C. Heinel (740-1636) Vanderwoude Associate Athletic Director: Jeff Fucci (821-6596) Associate Athletic Director: Marilee Pischel (740-9021) STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING (740-7990) Assistant Athletic Director (Business Manager): Isaac Flores (740-4153) Head Coach: Ivan Lewis Assistant Athletic Director (Admissions and Initial Eligibility): Alex Assistant Coach: Kurtis Shultz (Galen Center), Torre Becton, Kelly Garfio (740-5326) Dormandy,Josh Heidegger, Brent Metz (Galen Center), Steve Novencido, Tatyana Assistant Athletic Director (Business Manager): Andrea Katz (740-4174) Obukhova McMahon, Tim Ojeda, Tony Randolph, Danny Van Dijk Assistant Athletic Director (Budget and Financial Performance): Bren- dan Loftus (740-6333) VIDEO OPERATIONS (740-6803) Executive Assistant to the Athletic Director: Dr. Monica K. Morita (740-4154) Director of Video Operations: Eric Espinoza Receptionist / Office Assistant: Rebecca Morin (740-3843) Assistant: Daniel Dmytrisin Assistant Director of Human Resources: Chanel Buccola (821-4544) EQUIPMENT (740-7862) TROJAN ATHLETIC FUND (740-4155) Director of Equipment Operations: Todd Hewitt Senior Associate Athletic Director: Ron Orr Director of Football Equipment Operations: David B. Scott Associate Athletic Director: Alexandra Bitterlin, Scott Jacobson, Jennifer Noriega Assistants: Libby Garcia (Galen Center), Greg Allen (football), Jim Davis, Tino Assistant Athletic Director: Julian Bonse, Scott Wandzilak Dominguez (football), Chris Dozal, Travis Hewitt, Tremarri Limbrick, Seth Svendsen Director of Development: Alina Arakelian, Jeremy Cherry, Becky Gramstrup, Tara Quarrie, Brent Watson TEAM PHYSICIANS Assistant Director of Development: Joe Aguirre, Suzanne Ebner Head Team Physician: James Tibone, M.D. (800-USC-CARE) Heritage Initiative Chair: John Robinson Director of Sports Medicine/Internal Medicine: John Brodhead Office Manager: Jordan Bradley Team Physicians: Michael Apuzzo, Jorge Bernardez, Alan Erlbaum, Seth Gam- radt, Rick Hatch, John Hubanks, Charles Liu, Mark Lurie, Ramon Roges, Chester STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES (740-3801) Semel, Jason Snibbe, Francis Te, Thomas Vangsness, Robert Watkins Senior Associate Athletic Director: Dr. Magdi El Shahawy Chiropractor: Edward Scale Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Student Support Services: Dar- rick Brown Assistant Athletic Director/Director of Student-Athlete Academic University Personnel Services: Dr. Denise Kwok Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising: Heather Bell Faculty Athletic Representative: Clare Pastore Associate Director of Athletic Academic Support: Mimi Butler Vice President, Athletic Compliance: David M. Roberts Assistant Director/Learning Specialist: Dr. Jennifer Castro Director of Compliance: Joyce Bell, Brad Boswell, Scott Simon, Kyle Waterstone Assistant Director/Academic Counselor/Personal Development Coordi- Assistant Director: Shareef Amer, Morgan Dyrek, Aaron Price, Derek Sum- nator: Whitney Rotrock merville Academic Counselor/Student Services: Jennifer Hong Athletic Financial Aid Director: Andrew Matson Academic Counselor: Susie Cognetta, Howard Croom, Angela Munger, Renee Ramos Administrative Assistant: Gigi Shapiro (740-6127) Directed Studies Coordinator/Learning Specialist: Cory Buckner Learning Specialist: Dr. Kevin Bolen, Dr. Martin Jauregui, Marisa Samaniego, Rosie Sese Director of Student Services: Dr. Jennifer Amran Mentor Coordinator: Maria Juliani USC Athletics Head Coaches Director of Technical Operations: Jonathan Young — Men’s: Executive Assistant to the Director: Erin Bridgewater BASEBALL: Dan Hubbs (740-5762) BASKETBALL: Andy Enfield (740-3815) MARKETING (740-4170) FOOTBALL: Clay Helton - (740-4204) • New Media, Strategic Partnerships, and Licensing GOLF: Chris Zambri (740-3885) Associate Athletic Director: Jose Eskenazi SWIMMING/DIVING: Dave Salo/Hongping Li (740-8444) Assistant Director of Web and New Media: Carey Noakes TENNIS: Peter Smith (740-3829) Director of Video Production: Rich Rodriguez TRACK & FIELD: Director of Track & Field, Caryl Smith Gilbert (821-2170) Producer: David Foley, Michael Montgomery VOLLEYBALL: Jeff Nygaard (740-3838) Director of Social Media: Jordan Moore WATER POLO: Jovan Vavic (740-8444) Assistant Director of Social Media: Aubrey Kragen • Marketing and Game Day/Fan Experience — Women’s: Associate Athletic Director: Craig Kelley BASKETBALL: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (740-7204) Assistant Athletic Director: Sean Jordan, Jessica Onyepunuka BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Anna Collier (740-3818) Assistant Director of Marketing: Chad Richardson CROSS COUNTRY: David Freeman (821-2172) Marketing Coordinator: Alex Lais GOLF: Andrea Gaston (740-5421) E-mail Marketing Coordinator: Lauren Wilson LACROSSE: Lindsey Munday (740-0917) Salesforce CRM Specialist: Julia Suraci ROWING: Director of Rowing, Zenon Babraj (740-3830) Director of Community Outreach: McCall Hall SOCCER: Keidane McAlpine (740-1356) Graphic Designer: Jennifer Griner, Michael Fletcher SWIMMING/DIVING: Dave Salo/Hongping Li (740-8444) • Ticket Sales and Service TENNIS: Richard Gallien (740-3828) Senior Associate Athletic Director (Business Development): Tim Martin TRACK & FIELD: Director of Track & Field, Caryl Smith Gilbert (821-2170) Manager of Ticket Sales and Service: Kyle Fujimoto VOLLEYBALL: Mick Haley (740-4151) Senior Account Executive: Joe Bisson Account Executive: Sam Adams, Michael Buell, Jessica Shih, Brett Solomon, Grant Wharton Season Ticket Member Specialist: Johnathan Billinger IT’S NOT ‘SOUTHERN CAL’ Customer Service Representative: Regina Brooks, Diane Smotrys Legends General Manager: Chris Terwoord Note to the media: In references to athletic teams of the University of Southern California, the following are preferred: USC, Southern Califor- ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM (740-5845) nia, So. California, Troy and Trojans for men’s or women’s teams, and Associate A.D. Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer: Russ Romano Women of Troy for women’s teams. PLEASE do not use Southern Cal Associate Athletic Trainers: Jon Yonemine (men’s basketball), Sandy Olsen (it’s like calling San Francisco “Frisco” or North Carolina “North Car.”). Staff Athletic Trainers: Brian Crouser, Paul Diaz, Louis Duran, Catherine Hill,

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Press Credentials: Direct all inquiries to Tim Tessalone, Sports several players will be brought to the post-game interview room. Additional Information Director, USC Heritage Hall Room 103, , California media interviews will be conducted in the area outside the post-game in- 90089-0601, (213) 740-8480. Information about radio and television broad- terview room as coaches and players exit the locker room hallway. USC’s casting rights can also be obtained from Tessalone. Media credentials for sports information staff will work with the media to expedite this process. USC home men’s basketball games will not be mailed in advance. Instead, credentials will be available for pick-up on game days at the Galen Center USC Practices: Men’s basketball practices at USC will be closed to the public and media unless pre-approved. To ensure that USC and its Office media entrance (located on the Flower Street side of the arena), generally of Athletic Compliance know which individuals are coming into the presence 2 hours before tipoff. Credentials will be issued on a game-by-game basis of our players, media wishing to attend a USC men’s basketball practice (there are no season passes). Credentials must be requested prior to each must complete a one-time online waiver no later than 2 p.m. on Monday of game (requests will NOT roll over to the following game). Credential requests the week of the first planned visit (contact David Tuttle in the Sports Infor- must be received by noon 2 days prior to each game, so that the USC mation office for the link) in order to allow the Office of Athletic Compliance sports information office can work with USC’s Office of Athletic Compliance time to review and approve requests. Also, once initially approved, media do to review and approve requests. The online credential request form covers not need to seek permission to attend subsequent practices, as names will NCAA compliance issues. To request a credential, contact David Tuttle remain on the approved list for the rest of the year. USC will practice at the in the Sports Information office and he will provide you with the credential Galen Center on the main floor or in the practice courts (call the USC sports application link. Credentials are non-transferrable. A valid identification information office for daily practice schedule updates). The first 15 minutes that matches the submitted name must be shown and credentials must of practices will be open to local and national media. Media must remain in be picked up in person. At the Galen Center media entrance, media must a designated area of the arena or practice court. USC coaches and players sign an acknowledgement of the completed online waiver prior to being will be available to the media on the court immediately after all practices. issued a credential. Player Interviews: All requests for player interviews should be Telephones: Contact ITS at (213) 821-0687 to order phone service directed to Dave Tuttle, Assistant Sports Information Director by calling (213) at the Galen Center. 740-8480 or e-mailing [email protected]. Please make your requests at least 48 hours in advance. Media members may interview players after Galen Center: The Galen Center (3400 South Figueroa Street) USC’s practice sessions or during a class break if possible. No interviews is located approximately 15 miles from Los Angeles International Airport will be granted on the day of a game or prior to practice and under no cir- (adjacent to the USC campus). Directions: take Century Blvd. east to I-405 cumstances are players available for interviews by calling them in their dorm north; exit to I-10 east (toward Los Angeles) to I-110 South; exit Adams Blvd. rooms or apartments. Players are instructed not to grant any telephone or and turn right onto Figueroa St.; go one mile and the Galen Center will be face-to-face interviews unless arrangements are made through the USC on your left. Or take I-405 south to I-105 (toward Norwalk) east to I-110 Sports Information Office. north (toward Pasadena/Los Angeles) and exit at King Blvd. Coach Interviews: All requests for interviews with Andy Enfield Media Parking: Media parking is available in Parking Structure 2, and his staff should be directed to Dave Tuttle, Assistant Sports Information next to the Radisson Hotel. The entrance is off Figueroa Street. Director (213) 740-8480.

Media Will Call: “Media Will Call” for Trojan basketball games is Game Services: All members of the working media will be supplied located at the southeast entrance of Galen Center, located off Flower Street. with a game program, statistics and pregame notes as well as complimentary food service. Final and halftime statistics will be furnished along with a play- Post-Game Interviews: USC’s post-game locker room will be by-play. USC will also supply post-game quotes from both head coaches closed, including to the media, in order to comply with NCAA rules that (and players in the event of outstanding individual performances), in addition prohibit impermissible contact with recruits. Head coach Andy Enfield and to post-game notes.

Sports Information Staff

Director, Asst. Director, Assoc. Director, Sr. Assoc. Director, Asst. Director, Assoc. Director, Asst. Director, Tim Tessalone Rachel Caton Darcy Couch Paul Goldberg Katie Ryan David Tuttle Jeremy Wu

Pac-12 Conference Press Rows

SCHOOL PHONE SCHOOL PHONE Arizona...... (520) 621-4334 Stanford...... (415) 723-4418 Arizona State...... (480) 965-7274/4778 UCLA...... (310) 206-9562 California...... (510) 642-3098 USC...... (213) 740-3900/821-1840 Colorado...... (303) 492-1552/4381 Utah...... (801) 581-6657 Oregon...... (541) 346-4496/4497 Washington...... (206) 543-2230 Oregon State...... (541) 737-3020 Washington State...... (509) 335-2684

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Newspapers Television Stations

Los Angeles Times – 202 W. First St., Los Angeles 90012, (213) 237-5000, fax (213) 237-7876 • latimes.com/sports • Mike James KCBS/KCAL (CBS affiliate) – 4200 Radford Ave., Studio City 91604, (S.E.), Zach Helfand, David Wharton, Lindsey Thiry, Bill Plaschke (col- (818) 655-2000, fax (323) 460-3337 umnist). • Jim Hill, Gary Miller

Orange County Register – 625 No. Grand Ave., Santa Ana KNBC (NBC affiliate) – 100 Universal City Plaza, Building 2120, Universal 92701, (877) 469-7344, fax (714) 796-6765 • ocregister.com/ City, 91608, sports • David Bean (Asst. S.E.), Joey Kaufman (basketball beat), (818) 840-4444, fax (818) 840-3076 Jeff Miller (columnist). KABC (ABC affiliate) – 500 Circle Seven Dr., Glendale 91201, Daily News (lead member of Los Angeles Newspaper Group) – (818) 863-7677, fax (818) 863-7889 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012, (213) 978-0390 • dailynews.com/ • Rob Fukuzaki, Curt Sandoval sports • (Los Angeles Newspaper Group also includes Long Beach Press- Telegram, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San KTLA (CW Network) – 5800 Sunset Blvd., 90028, Bernardino Sun, Pasadena Star-News, Ontario Daily Bulletin and Whittier (323) 460-5500 or -5907, fax (323) 460-5333 Daily News); Gene Warnick (S.E., Daily News); Scott Wolf (basketball beat), Mark Whicker (columnist). KTTV/KCOP (Fox) – 1999 So. Bundy Dr., Los Angeles 90025-5235, (310) 584-2000, fax (310) 584-2168 Long Beach Press-Telegram – 727 Pine Avenue, Long Beach 90844, (562) 499-1330, fax (562) 437-8914 • presstelegram.com/sports

San Gabriel Valley Tribune – 1210 North Azusa Canyon Rd., West Covina 91790, (626) 962-8811 2103, fax (626) 856-2758 • sgvtribune. com/sports

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin – 2041 E. Fourth St., Ontario 91764, (909) 987-6397, fax (909) 948-9038 • dailybulletin.com/sports • Tom Moore (S.E.)

San Bernardino Sun – 290 N. “D” Street, Suite 102, San Bernardino 92401, (909) 889-9666 or 386-3865, fax (909) 384-0327 • sbsun.com/ sports • Tom Moore (S.E.)

Riverside Press-Enterprise – 3450 14th St., Riverside 92501, (951) 684-1200 or (909) 782-7595, fax (951) 368-9029 • pe.com/sports • Tim Hare (S.E.).

South Bay Daily Breeze – 21250 Hawthorne Blvd., #170, Torrance 90503, (310) 540-5511, ext. 432, fax (310) 540-3067 • dailybreeze.com/ sports • Tom Hoffarth (columnist)

Daily Trojan (USC student newspaper – Student Union 404, USC, Los Angeles 90089-0895, (213) 740-5671, fax (213) 740-5666 • dailytrojan. NIKOLA VUCEVIC TALKS TO FSN’S PATRICK O’NEAL com/sports • Hailey Tucker (S.E.) • [email protected] ABOVE AND DEMAR DEROZAN TALKS TO FOX’S CHARISSA THOMPSON BELOW AT THE GALEN CENTER

Wire Services/Ntl. Publications

Associated Press – 221 So. Figueroa #300, Los Angeles 90012, (213) 626-1200, fax (213) 346-0200 • Beth Harris, Greg Beacham

USA Today – 10960 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles 90024, (310) 444-2120, fax (310) 479-2550 • David Leon Moore – 4425 Appleglen Ct., Moorpark 93021

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Cable Television Networks Radio Stations

FOX Sports (USC local telecasts) – 1150 S. Olive St., #200, Los Angeles KSPN-AM (710) (USC flagship) – 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 90015, (213) 743-7800 (production) or 763-4646 (news), fax (213) 763-4633 90015, (213) 284-7162, fax (213) 284-7196, Studio (800) 710-3776 • . com/losangeles/radio • Chris Fisher (play-by-play), Jordan Moore (sideline), ESPN, Los Angeles – (Sports Center) – 1011 S. Figueroa St., Los Steve Mason, John Ireland, Dave Joseph. Angeles 90015 • Sandy Nunez (Producer), Neil Everett, Stan Verrett KNX-AM (1070) – 5670 Wilshire Blvd., #200, Los Angeles 90036, (323) 900-2070, fax (323) 964-8329 • losangeles.cbslocal.com/station/ knx-1070 • Steve Grad, Randy Kerdoon

KLAC-AM (570) – 3400 W. Olive Ave. #550, Burbank 91505, USC Athletics on the Web (818) 559-2252, fax (818) 729-2511 • am570radio.com • Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, Petros Papadakis, Matt Smith, Tim Cates (producer) The USC athletic department has an official “home page” on the World Wide Web, featuring current and historical infor- XPRS (1090) – 3655 Nobel Drive, #470, San Diego 92122, (858) 535- mation about Trojan sports. For access, type http://www. 2500, fax (858), 453-8377 • xxsportsradio.com • Jim Rome, Dan Sileo, usctrojans.com. Darren Smith, John Kentera, Marty Caswell (producer)

KSHP-AM (1400) (USC Trojan Talk) – 2400 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, Nev. 89146, (702) 221-1200 • Harvey Hyde

KXSC-FM (USC student station) – TCC B3, USC, Los Angeles 90089- 3109, (213) 740-5727, fax (213) 740-1853 • kxsc.org

NICK YOUNG AND LODRICK STEWART WITH FSN

TAJ GIBSON AT 2007-08 NCAA TOURNAMENT PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING GAME VS. KANSAS ST.

DESMON FARMER WITH FSN’S JIM WATSON ESPN’S BRAD DAUGHERTY WITH JEFF TREPAGNIER AT THE 2001 FINAL FOUR SLAM DUNK COMPETITION.

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Chris Fisher Jordan Moore

Radio Play-by-Play Radio Sideline Commentary

Chris Fisher begins his seventh Jordan Moore is the Director of So- season of broadcasting USC men’s cial Media for the USC Athletic Depart- basketball games. He also hosts the ment. He also serves as the sideline USC football postgame show, broad- announcer for USC football and men’s casted high school football in southern basketball on flagship station ESPNLA California and done play-by-play on 710 Radio. He also serves as the co- college basketball for Fox Sports West. host of “Trojans Live,” a weekly radio The 31-year-old USC graduate show on ESPNLA 710 featuring Clay spent four years broadcasting minor Helton and Andy Enfield. league baseball and also has called Moore is a USC alum (‘05) who sporting events on USC’s website. went on to call minor league baseball Fisher was named as the radio play- and high school football in Southern by-play announcer for USC men’s basketball broadcasts on July California before returning to his alma mater. 9, 2010, taking over for the late Rory Markas who called Trojan basketball games for 12 seasons. He is married to fellow USC alum Samantha Tulin, who is a former “I am thrilled and thankful to continue to be a part of the Trojan athletic department staffer, and they have a young son named Family,” said Fisher. “However, the unfortunate circumstances of Bailey. how this position opened up are not forgotten as Rory Markas was a tremendous mentor and an even better person to me. This has been a humbling process and I am appreciative that USC has put its conviction in me.” Fisher will team again this season with sideline reporter Jordan Moore to call all of the Trojans’ action for ESPNLA 710 Radio.

Chris Fisher will begin his seventh season of calling USC basketball on ESPNLA 710 Radio

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USC Song Girls

Trojan Dance Force

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