MMEDIAEDIA AANDND GGENERALENERAL IINFORMATIONNFORMATION 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 offi cial 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 (rfi nney@ the basket support and the right sideline. Len Elmore (left) and Darren Collison athletics.ucla.edu), Sports Information Photographers are not allowed to shoot Offi ce, 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, the Bruins’ men’s basketball contact. You POST-GAME PROCEDURE may call Finney at (310) 206-4701. Following a cooling-off period, head coach CREDENTIAL PICKUP Ben Howland and selected Bruin players will be available for interviews in the media Credentials are available during the workroom (Chancellor’s Room). The UCLA week at the Sports Information Offi ce. locker room will be closed to the media Credentials not claimed before game day after the game. The visiting coach will be will be available at the “Will Call’’ window, available outside the visitor’s locker room which is located at the James West Center, (southeast corner/fl oor level/behind the directly across from the southeast corner bleachers). of Pauley Pavilion. “Will Call’’ opens two hours prior to tip-off. WEEKDAY INTERVIEWS MEDIA PARKING Requests for coach and player interviews should be made to Ryan Finney in the UCLA A limited number of single-game parking Sports Information Offi ce. Please give at passes are available for purchase ($10.00). least 24 hours notice. These passes are good for a special area 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 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 (fi rst fl oor-J.D. Morgan Center). In addition, an MEDIA ENTRANCE/SEATING audio tape of his Tuesday news conference IMPORTANT INFORMATION is available for playback the rest of the A press pass enables entrance at any Pauley 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 offi ce at least 24 hours MEDIA WORKROOM in advance. Players (and coaches) will (310) 206-4701 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 Offi ce. Please do not expect players to (310) 825-8664 be available if you have not made prior Working media will be supplied with a arrangements. program, pregame notes, wireless code, PAULEY PAVILION PRESS ROW NUMBER halftime and fi nal statistics and a play-by- (310) 825-1899 PRACTICE play account of the game. Quotes from 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 http://www.uclabruins.com/blog/ members wishing to order a telephone Freeway (405). Take the San Diego 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 Offi ce 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. 130 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 fl agship station for the network. versus Cal State Fullerton and Washington. eighth 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 18th 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 29th season broadcasting NCAA Division be in his second year serving as analyst when (1550 AM) & KSLK (96.1 FM) in Fresno and KWDJ I sports in Los Angeles. Since 1982, Roberts has MacLean is fulfi lling television obligations. (1360 AM) in Ridgecrest. broadcast more NCAA Division One games in Los Fans around the nation can also follow select In 2009-10, the UCLA basketball team will Angeles radio than anyone. Prior to joining the UCLA games on SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio. again receive maximum television exposure with Bruins in the Fall of 1992, he served as the voice The game broadcasts are also available on the at least 26 regular season games scheduled to be of the Long Beach State 49ers for 10 years and internet at www.uclabruins.com. televised live. Two other games may be televised one with Cal State Fullerton. as “Wildcard” selections. During that time, he The Bruins will make 15 appearances as part was the sports director From Left: Tracy Murray, Chris Roberts, Don MacLean of the Pacifi c-10 Conference’s television package; at KFI/KOST 103FM. A 10 national telecasts on Fox Sports Net, three on four-time Golden Mike CBS and two on ESPN. Non-conference highlights winner, he also handles of the FSN schedule include the Dec. 6 home the play-by-play duties game versus Kansas and the Dec. 12 Wooden for UCLA football. He Classic contest versus Mississippi State. The has also authored two ESPN selections include the fi rst game of ESPN’s books, Stadium Stories: 24-hour marathon to begin the season (Nov. UCLA Bruins and UCLA 16 versus Cal State Fullerton) and a College Football Vault, which he GameDay contest at Washington (Feb. 20). UCLA co-authored with Bill has two additional opportunities for exposure Bennett. when wildcard selections will be announced on A three-time nominee Feb. 22, 2010. for 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 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, Michael Eaves, Sean Farnham, James Washington, CA 90008 — 323/299-3800. Evan Barnes (SE). Don MacLean, Jim Watson. GM: Steve Simpson; Los Angeles Times: 202 West First St., Los Exec. Prod.: Tom Feuer; PR: Whitney Garvens. Angeles, CA 90012 — 213/237-7145. Mike James UCLA Daily Bruin: 308 Westwood Plaza, Los (SE), Pete Thomas (BW). 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