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USC • Athletic Dept.

(All numbers are area code 213 unless noted) Dormandy, Brent Metz (Galen Center), Tatyana Obukhova McMahon, Tim Ojeda, ADMINISTRATION (740-3843) Mark Philipp, Grant Steen Charles Griffi n Cale Director of Athletics’ Chair: Pat Haden Senior Associate Directors: Dr. Donna C. Heinel (SWA), Mark Jackson, Steve VIDEO OPERATIONS (740-6803) Lopes, John K. McKay Director of Video Operations: Eric Espinoza Assistant Athletic Director: Marilee Pischel Assistant: Daniel Dmytrisin Assistant Athletic Director, Game Management: Hatcher Parnell (740-4166) Assistant Director of Game Management: Ryan Maier (821-1083) EQUIPMENT (740-7862) Galen Center General Manager: Carl Reed (740-1381) Director of Equipment Operations: Todd Hewitt Galen Center Events Manager: Emily Martin Director of Football Equipment Operations: David B. Scott Assistant Business Managers: Isaac Flores, Andrea Katz, Brendan Loftus Assistants: Libby Garcia (Galen Center), Greg Allen (football), Jim Davis, Tino Information Technology Director: Johnny Liu (821-1084) Dominguez (football), Chris Dozal, Tremarri Limbrick, Seth Svendsen Information Technology Assistant Director: David Han (821-1084) Admissions Assistant: Alex Garfi o (740-5326) TEAM PHYSICIANS Executive Assistant to Athletic Director: Heather Dunn (740-4154) Head Team Physician: James Tibone, M.D. (800-USC-CARE) Receptionist/Offi ce Assistant: Rebecca Morin (740-3843) Director of Sports Medicine/Internal Medicine: John Brodhead Galen Center Front Desk: Receptionist (740-0626) Team Physicians: Michael Apuzzo, Jorge Bernardez, Alan Erlbaum, Seth Gam- Ticket Offi ce Director: Lauren Ranieri (740-4672) radt, Rick Hatch, John Hubanks, Charles Liu, Mark Lurie, Ramon Roges, Chester Semel, Jason Snibbe, Francis Te, Thomas Vangsness, Robert Watkins TROJAN ATHLETIC FUND (740-4155) Physical Therapy: Steve Reischl Senior Associate Athletic Director: Ron Orr Chiropractor: Edward Scale Associate Athletic Director: Scott Jacobson, Jennifer Noriega Assistant Athletic Director: Alexandra Bitterlin, Gregg Millward Director of Development: Julian Bonse, Karen Bowman, Jessica Dugaw, University Personnel Melinda Marino, Scott Wandzilak Assistant Director of Development: Jeremy Cherry Faculty Athletic Representative: Clare Pastore Heritage Initiative Chair: Don Winston, Barbara Hedges, John Robinson Vice President, Athletic Compliance: David M. Roberts Joyce Bell, Paul Perrier, Kevin Sergent, Scott Simon Development Assistants: Becky Gramstrup Director of Compliance: Assistant Director: Brad Boswell, Aaron Price, Kyle Waterstone, Nathan Wood Damilola Sule, Andrew Matson STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES (740-3801) Compliance Coordinator: Gigi Shapiro (740-6127) Senior Associate Athletic Director: Dr. Magdi El Shahawy Administrative Assistant: Director of Athletic Academic Advising: Darrick Brown Director of Athletic Academic Support: Dr. Denise Kwok Assistant Director of Athletic Academic Advising: Heather Bell Associate Director of Athletic Academic Support: Mimi Butler USC Athletics Head Coaches Directed Studies Program Assistant: Cory Buckner Academic Couselor/Personal Development Coordinator: Whitney Rotrock — Men’s: Dan Hubbs (740-5762) Academic Counselors: Susie Cognetta, Renee Ramons, Angela Munger BASEBALL: Andy Enfi eld (740-3815) Tutorial Coordinator: Dr. Jennifer Castro BASKETBALL: Steve Sarkisian (740-4204) Learning Specialsts: Dr. Kevin Bolen, Martin Jauregui, Marisa Samaniego FOOTBALL: Director of Golf, Kurt Schuette (740-3885), Chris Zambri (740-3885) Academic Counselor/Student Services: Jennifer Hong GOLF: Dave Salo/Hongping Li (740-8444) Director of Student Services: Dr. Jennifer Amran SWIMMING/DIVING: Peter Smith (740-3829) Academic Monitor: Willie Brown TENNIS: Director of Track & Field, Caryl Smith Gilbert (821-2170) Computer Systems Administrator: Alan Hong TRACK & FIELD: VOLLEYBALL: Bill Ferguson (740-3838) Executive Assistant to the Director: Joyce Hirayama WATER POLO: Jovan Vavic (740-8444) MARKETING (740-4170) Associate AD, New Media, Strategic Partnerships: Jose Eskenazi — Women’s: Cynthia Cooper (740-7204) New Media & Strategic Partnerships Manager: Carey Noakes BASKETBALL: David Freeman (821-2172) Director of Video Production: Rich Rodriguez (821-2630) CROSS COUNTRY: Andrea Gaston (740-5421) Producers: David Foley, Michael Montgomery GOLF: Director of Rowing, Zenon Babraj (740-3830) Director of Social Media: Jordan Moore (740-3820) ROWING: Keidane McAlpine (740-1356) Associate AD, Marketing: Craig Kelley SOCCER: Dave Salo/Hongping Li (740-8444) Assistant AD, Marketing: Sean Jordan SWIMMING/DIVING: Richard Gallien (740-3828) Assistant Director of Marketing: Jessica Onyepunuka, Chad Richardson TENNIS: Director of Track & Field, Caryl Smith Gilbert (821-2170) Assistant Director of Game Day Experience & Marketing: Daniel Zerunyan TRACK & FIELD: Mick Haley (740-4151) Graphic Designer: Jennifer Griner (821-0438) VOLLEYBALL: Jovan Vavic (740-8444) Matt Barkley Community Outreach Director: Matt Ackels WATER POLO: Associate AD, Ticket Sales & Service: Tim Martin (740-1386) Director of Ticket Sales & Service: Matt Rousso Account Executives: Joe Aguirre, Joe Bisson, Brennan Bittel, Kyle Fujimoto, Stacie Tam, Jason Thornberry Sports Information Customer Service Representative: Regina Brooks, Diane Smotrys (740-8480) Database/CRM Coordinator: Martin Breyer SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Tim Tessalone, Home (310-540-7052), Cell (213) 725-3572 Season Ticket Member Specialist: Jordan Marada, Johnathan Billinger ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS: (740-8480) ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM (740-5845) Rachel Caton, Cell (213-447-3800), Darcy Couch, Cell (213-725-3447); Paul Assistant A.D. Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer: Russ Romano Goldberg, Cell (213-725-3567); David Tuttle, Cell (213-725-3102), Jeremy Wu, Assistant Athletic Trainers: Jon Yonemine (men’s basketball), Paul Diaz, Cell (213-379-3977) Catherine Hill, Stephanie Hong, Hillery Magness, Sandra Olsen, Dunford Rodill, Rachel Schlachet, Justin Shibel, Abbie Wonnell Rehab Coordinator: Drew Morcos (JMC), Lisa Noceti-DeWit (Galen Center) Sports Dieticians: Kristy Morrell, Becci Twombley IT’S NOT ‘SOUTHERN CAL’ Staff Physical Therapist: John Meyer Physical Therapist Resident: Sophia Gonzalez Note to the media: In references to athletic teams of the University of Southern California, the following are preferred: USC, Southern Califor- STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING (740-7990) nia, So. California, Troy and Trojans for men’s or women’s teams, and Head Coach: Ivan Lewis Women of Troy for women’s teams. PLEASE do not use Southern Cal Assistant Coach: Kurtis Shultz (Galen Center), Keith Belton, Chris Chase, Kelly (it’s like calling San Francisco “Frisco” or North Carolina “North Car.”).

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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, , 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. Instead, USC Practices: Men’s basketball practices at USC will be closed to credentials will be available for pick-up on game days at the Galen Center the public and media unless pre-approved. To ensure that USC and its Offi ce of Athletic Compliance know which individuals are coming into the presence media entrance (located on the Flower Street side of the arena), generally of our players, media wishing to attend a USC men’s basketball practice 2 hours before tipoff. Credentials will be issued on a game-by-game basis must complete a one-time online waiver no later than 2 p.m. on Monday of (there are no season passes). Credentials must be requested prior to each the week of the fi rst planned visit (contact David Tuttle in the Sports Infor- game (requests will NOT roll over to the following game). Credential requests mation offi ce for the link) in order to allow the Offi ce of Athletic Compliance must be received by noon 2 days prior to each game, so that the USC time to review and approve requests. Once approved, media must sign at sports information offi ce can work with USC’s Offi ce of Athletic Compliance the practice court entrance an acknowledgement of the completed online to review and approve requests. The online credential request form covers waiver. Also, once initially approved, media do not need to seek permission NCAA compliance issues. To request a credential, contact David Tuttle to attend subsequent practices, as names will remain on the approved list in the Sports Information offi ce and he will provide you with the credential for the rest of the year. USC will practice at the Galen Center on the main application link. Credentials are non-transferrable. A valid identifi cation fl oor or in the practice courts (call the USC sports information offi ce for daily that matches the submitted name must be shown and credentials must practice schedule updates). The fi rst 15 minutes of practices will be open be picked up in person. At the Galen Center media entrance, media must to local and national media. Media must remain in a designated area of the sign an acknowledgement of the completed online waiver prior to being arena or practice court. USC coaches and players will be available to the issued a credential. media on the court immediately after all practices. Telephones: Contact ITS at (213) 821-0687 to order phone service Player Interviews: All requests for player interviews should be at the Galen Center. directed to Dave Tuttle, Assistant Sports Information Director by calling (213) 740-8480 or e-mailing [email protected]. Please make your requests at Galen Center: The Galen Center (3400 South Figueroa Street) least 48 hours in advance. Media members may interview players after is located approximately 15 miles from Los Angeles International Airport USC’s practice sessions or during a class break if possible. No interviews (adjacent to the USC campus). Directions: take Century Blvd. east to I-405 will be granted on the day of a game or prior to practice and under no cir- north; exit to I-10 east (toward Los Angeles) to I-110 South; exit Adams Blvd. cumstances are players available for interviews by calling them in their dorm and turn right onto Figueroa St.; go one mile and the Galen Center will be rooms or apartments. Players are instructed not to grant any telephone or on your left. Or take I-405 south to I-105 (toward Norwalk) east to I-110 face-to-face interviews unless arrangements are made through the USC north (toward Pasadena/Los Angeles) and exit at King Blvd. Sports Information Offi ce. Media Parking: Media parking is available in Parking Structure 2, Coach Interviews: All requests for interviews with Andy Enfi eld next to the Radisson Hotel. The entrance is off Figueroa Street. and his staff should be directed to Dave Tuttle, Assistant Sports Information Director (213) 740-8480. Media Will Call: “Media Will Call” for Trojan basketball games is located at the southeast entrance of Galen Center, located off Flower Street. Game Services: All members of the working media will be supplied with a game program, statistics and pregame notes as well as complimentary Post-Game Interviews: USC’s post-game locker room will be food service. Final and halftime statistics will be furnished along with a play- closed, including to the media, in order to comply with NCAA rules that prohibit by-play. USC will also supply post-game quotes from both head coaches impermissible contact with recruits. Head coach Andy Enfi eld and several (and players in the event of outstanding individual performances), in addition players will be brought to the post-game interview room. Additional media to post-game notes. Sports Information Staff

Director, Asst. Director, Assoc. Director, Sr. Assoc. Director, Assoc. Director, Asst. Director, Tim Tessalone Rachel Caton Darcy Couch Paul Goldberg 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, KCBS/KCAL (CBS affi liate) – 4200 Radford Ave., Studio City 91604, (213) 237-5000, fax (213) 237-7876 • latimes.com/sports • Mike James (818) 655-2000, fax (323) 460-3337 (S.E.), David Wharton, Gary Klein, Lindsay Thiry, Bill Plaschke (columnist). • Jim Hill, John Ireland

Orange County Register – 625 No. Grand Ave., Santa Ana KNBC (NBC affi liate) – 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.), Michael Lev (basketball beat), (818) 840-4444, fax (818) 840-3076 Jeff Miller (columnist). • Steve Leveton (executive producer)

Daily News (lead member of Los Angeles Newspaper Group) – KABC (ABC affi liate) – 500 Circle Seven Dr., Glendale 91201, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles 90012, (213) 978-0390 • dailynews.com/ (818) 863-7677, fax (818) 863-7889 sports • (Los Angeles Newspaper Group also includes Long Beach Press- • Rob Fukuzaki, Curt Sandoval, Stan Radford (senior producer) Telegram, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Bernardino Sun, Pasadena Star-News, Ontario Daily Bulletin and Whittier KTLA (CW Network) – 5800 Sunset Blvd., 90028, Daily News); Gene Warnick (S.E., Daily News); Scott Wolf (basketball beat), (323) 460-5500 or -5907, fax (323) 460-5333 Mark Whicker (columnist). • Rebecca Hall, Tom Klimasz (producer)

Long Beach Press-Telegram – 727 Pine Avenue, Long Beach 90844, KTTV/KCOP (Fox) – 1999 So. Bundy Dr., Los Angeles 90025-5235, (562) 499-1330, fax (562) 437-8914 • presstelegram.com/sports (310) 584-2000, fax (310) 584-2168

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. com/sports • Aubrey Kragen (S.E.) • [email protected] NIKOLA VUCEVIC TALKS TO FSN’S PATRICK O’NEAL 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 fl agship) – 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

KFWB-AM (The Beast 980) – 5670 Wilshire Blvd. #200, Los Angeles USC Athletics on the Web 90036, (323) 525-0980, fax (323) 871-4670 • kfwbam.com • Marques Johnson, Jeanne Zelasko The USC athletic department has an offi cial “home page” on the World Wide Web, featuring current and historical infor- KLAC-AM (570) – 3400 W. Olive Ave. #550, Burbank 91505, mation about Trojan sports. For access, type http://www. (818) 559-2252, fax (818) 729-2511 • am570radio.com • Dan Patrick, Jay usctrojans.com. Mohr, Petros Papadakis, Matt Smith, Tim Cates (producer)

XPRS (1090) – 3655 Nobel Drive, #470, San Diego 92122, (858) 535- 2500, fax (858), 453-8377 • xxsportsradio.com • Jim Rome, Dan Sileo, 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 fi fth season Jordan Moore is the Director of So- of broadcasting USC men’s basketball cial Media for the USC Athletic Depart- games. He has also hosted the USC ment. He also serves as the sideline football postgame show, broadcasted announcer for USC football and men’s high school football in southern Cali- basketball on fl agship station ESPNLA fornia and done play-by-play on college 710 Radio. He also serves as the co- basketball for Fox Sports West. host of “Trojans Live,” a weekly radio The 29-year-old USC graduate show on KFWB 980 featuring Steve spent four years broadcasting minor Sarkisian and Andy Enfi eld. 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 for- “I am thrilled and thankful to continue to be a part of the Trojan mer athletic department staffer, and they have a baby boy 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 this season with new sideline reporter Jordan Moore to call all of the Trojans’ action for ESPNLA 710 Radio.

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USC Song Girls

Trojan Dance Force

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