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__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ALEX STEFANESCU TABLE OF CONTENTS • Awards & Certificates o SIFE Service Leadership Award o PRSSA Certificate of Membership • Charlotte Bobcats o News releases o Other items • CarolinaNightlife.com o News releases o Blog entries • Student Niner Media o Articles & Blog entries • Miscellaneous Items o SIFE Recruitment Flyer AWARDS & CERTIFICATES BOBCATS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, MOBILITIE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP December 21, 2011 – Bobcats Sports & Entertainment President & COO Fred Whitfield announced today the organization has started a partnership with telecommunications infrastructure company, Mobilitie. “We are delighted about our new partnership with Mobilitie,” said Whitfield. “We continually strive to make the fan experience at Time Warner Cable Arena the best in the business and Mobilitie will help us achieve that.” Under the terms of the partnership Mobilitie will provide Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) that will enhance cellular coverage inside Time Warner Cable Arena. Visitors will have stronger signal, better cell phone reception and fewer dropped calls. The distributed architecture of indoor DAS ensures that customers get wireless coverage inside buildings, in underground train stations and in all other types of indoor environments that traditionally have poor wireless coverage. About Mobilitie: Mobilitie vision is to be the premier owner/investor and lessor of capital assets to global telecommunications companies. Our carrier-centric business structure allows us to offer industry-leading infrastructure terms and conditions which are unrivaled by any other telecommunications company. Our flexibility and efficiency help wireless and wireline carriers to preserve precious capital while accelerating network development. Designed by Carriers for Carriers, our proprietary operating covenants make Mobilitie financially and operationally far superior to any alternative for infrastructure ownership in North America, South America or Europe. Bobcats Sports & Entertainment owns the Charlotte Bobcats and operates Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena. -bobcats.com- CONTACT: B.J. Evans, (704) 688-8865, [email protected], Twitter: @BobcatsBBallPR Josh Rosen, (704) 688-8863, [email protected] Alex Stefanescu, (704) 688-8864, [email protected] BOBCATS SIGN FORWARD BISMACK BIYOMBO SEVENTH PICK IN THE 2011 NBA DRAFT CAME TO CHARLOTTE IN DRAFT NIGHT TRADE December 19, 2011 – Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins announced today that the team has signed rookie forward Bismack Biyombo. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Bobcats acquired Biyombo’s rights from the Sacramento Kings as part of three-team trade on June 23, 2011, in which the Bobcats also acquired Corey Maggette from the Milwaukee Bucks and sent Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston and the draft rights to Tobias Harris to Milwaukee. The 6-9 Biyombo spent the last two seasons playing professionally in Spain. He split the 2010-11 season between C.B. Illescas in LEB Silver and Baloncesto Fuenlabrada in the ACB. Biyombo started the season with C.B. Illescas, averaging 9.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 21.9 minutes over 14 games played. He later moved to Fuenlabrada, appearing in 14 contests with averages of 6.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 17.1 minutes As a member of the World Select Team at the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit on April 9, Biyombo recorded the first triple-double in the history of the event, tallying 12 points, 11 rebounds and a Hoop Summit- record 10 blocked shots. Bobcats Sports & Entertainment owns the Charlotte Bobcats and operates Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena. -bobcats.com- CONTACT: B.J. Evans, (704) 688-8865, [email protected], Twitter: @BobcatsBBallPR Josh Rosen, (704) 688-8863, [email protected] Alex Stefanescu, (704) 688-8864, [email protected] BOBCATS SIGN GUARD REGGIE WILLIAMS December 15, 2011 – Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins announced today that the team has signed guard Reggie Williams. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 6-6 Williams signed with the Warriors in March 2010 and spent the remainder of the 2009-10 season and all of 2010-11 with the team. In 104 total games, he has career averages of 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists, while shooting .477 from the field (408-855) and .405 from beyond the three- point line (135-333). In 80 games played last season, he averaged 9.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists, and ranked ninth in the NBA with a three-point field goal percentage of .423 (102-241). Williams will have surgery in the coming days to repair a tear of the lateral meniscus in his left knee. He is expected to be sidelined for approximately 6-8 weeks. Williams, who led all NCAA Division I players in scoring in both his junior and senior years at Virginia Military Institute, was not selected in the 2008 NBA Draft and spent the 2008-09 season playing in France before joining the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League for the 2009-10 season. A 2010 D- League All-Star, he was leading the league in scoring at 26.4 points per game and was named Player of the Month in February before being called up to the Warriors. -bobcats.com- CONTACT: B.J. Evans, (704) 688-8865, [email protected], Twitter: @BobcatsBBallPR Josh Rosen, (704) 688-8863, [email protected] Alex Stefanescu, (704) 688-8864, [email protected] BOBCATS SIGN FORWARD/CENTER MELVIN ELY December 14, 2011 – Charlotte Bobcats President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins announced today that the team has signed forward/center Melvin Ely. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. An eight-year NBA veteran, Ely has played in 373 games for the Clippers, Bobcats, Spurs, Hornets and Nuggets. He holds career averages of 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting .460 from the field (780-1696). Last season, Ely averaged 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12.2 minutes in 30 games played for the Nuggets. Ely previously played for the Bobcats from 2004-07, joining the team in a trade with the Clippers. He averaged 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 160 games played for the Bobcats before being traded to the Spurs in February 2007. Ely had his best statistical season in 2005- 06, when he averaged career highs of 9.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 23.6 minutes in 57 games played for the Bobcats. Bobcats Sports & Entertainment owns the Charlotte Bobcats and operates Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena. -bobcats.com- CONTACT: B.J. Evans, (704) 688-8865, [email protected], Twitter: @BobcatsBBallPR Josh Rosen, (704) 688-8863, [email protected] Alex Stefanescu, (704) 688-8864, [email protected] BOBCATS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF METROLINA SERVE APPOROXIMATELY 4,000 PEOPLE AT CATS CARE CORNUCOPIA November 22, 2011 – Bobcats Sports & Entertainment and Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina partnered to provide 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to low-income families Tuesday morning at Time Warner Cable Arena. Each meal was prepared to feed a family of four, resulting in approximately 4,000 people served. Bobcats Sports & Entertainment President & COO Fred Whitfield, President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins, Head Coach Paul Silas and Assistant Coaches Stephen Silas and Rob Werdann were in attendance and helped distribute the food. Joining them were additional Bobcats Sports & Entertainment staff, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina staff, Rufus and the Lady Cats. “Hunger is one of the most important issues facing our community and is one of the key pillars of our Cats Care initiative,” Whitfield said. “With today’s event, we continue toward our goal of helping families not go hungry during the holiday season.” Each meal consisted of a turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, string beans, cranberry sauce, rolls, sweet potato pie and a two-liter bottle of Minute Maid lemonade provided by Coca-Cola. Paxton Van Lines provided the trucks to transfer the food from Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina to Time Warner Cable Arena. “Today was special because we were able to interact with those whose lives we touched while also providing them with a Thanksgiving meal they may not otherwise have been able to have” said Higgins. Through its Cats Care initiative, Bobcats Sports & Entertainment is committed to helping the needs of the community in the areas of education, hunger and wellness. Bobcats staff are actively engaged in the community, volunteering their time and efforts to serve these key areas. -bobcats.com- CONTACT: B.J. Evans, (704) 688-8865, [email protected], Twitter: @BobcatsBBallPR Josh Rosen, (704) 688-8863, [email protected] Alex Stefanescu, (704) 688-8864, [email protected] LADY CATS TO UNVEIL 2011-2012 SWIMSUIT CALENDAR ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 November 1, 2011 – The Charlotte Bobcats are proud to announce the unveiling of the 2011-2012 Lady Cats swimsuit calendar. Thursday, November 3, a reception at Mez in uptown’s EpiCentre complex will tip-off the day’s events followed by the official calendar launch party at Whisky River. This year’s calendar spans 14 months from November 2011 to December 2012. All photos were shot right here in Charlotte. Fans will be able to purchase their own copy for $15. The reception at Mez is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and will conclude at 7:00 p.m. The entire Lady Cats team will be in attendance. Calendars will be available for those wishing to purchase their copy. A meet and greet session is scheduled where fans will have the opportunity to get their calendar signed, talk and take pictures with their favorite Lady Cat. The official swimsuit calendar launch party will begin at 8:30 p.m.