2013 America East Men's and Women's Basketball Championship
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2013 America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Media Information Presented by SEFCU Media Information March 8-10 :: SEFCU Arena:: Albany, N.Y.:: Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds Director of Communications: Sean Tainsh, cell: 617-999-9947, [email protected] Director of Strategic Media (WBB Contact): Jared Hager, cell: 508-517-6259, [email protected] Twitter: @AmericaEast :: www.Facebook.com/AmericaEast :: Youtube.com/AmericaEast :: AExtra.blogspot.com AWARDS RECEPTIONS Welcome to the 2013 Men's and Women's The conference’s annual award winners will be unveiled at separate men’s and Basketball Championship! The next three women’s receptions to be held at the Campus Center Ballroom on University days, March 8-10, is an exciting time to be a at Albany’s campus (see attached map). The women’s reception will be held part of America East basketball as the com- Notebooks Thursday, March 7 at 5 p.m., while the men’s will be held Friday, March 8 at 5 bined format comes to Albany. I'm thrilled p.m. All head coaches and student-athletes will be in attendance and will be to assist you in covering this event, and ask available for photos and interviews following the program. Media interested in that you do not hesitate to ask myself or attending should contact Sean Tainsh or Jared Hager. any of the conference staff if you have any questions at all. Thanks for your coverage PARKING and enjoy the games! Media, with proper parking passes, will be admitted to the Media Parking Lot - Jared Hager (campus map on page 3). The Media Parking Lot is a gravel lot adjacent to the bus circle at SEFCU Arena. In the event that the Media Parking Lot is full, the Dutch Gold Lot will be open for general parking. If you are in need of a parking pass, contact either Sean Tainsh or Jared Hager at America East TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Women’s Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 at SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY MEDIA ENTRANCE/WILL CALL Game 1- #2 Hartford vs. #7 Binghamton, 12:02 pm Profiles Team The media entrance to SEFCU Arena will be through the main entrance to the Game 2- #3 UMBC vs. #6 Vermont, 30 minutes following conclusion of prior game building, into the main lobby. Those who requested to pick up credentials at Game 3- #4 Stony Brook vs. #5 New Hampshire, 6:02 pm Will Call will do so at the Physical Education Building directly across from the main entrance to SEFCU Arena. All others should have received credentials via Men’s Quarterfinals mail or delivery from a member of the conference office. Any credential issues Saturday, March 9 at SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY should be directed to Sean Tainsh or Jared Hager at America East. Game 1- #2 Vermont vs. #7 New Hampshire, 12:02 pm Game 2- #3 Hartford vs. #6 UMBC, 30 minutes following conclusion of prior game MEDIA WORKROOM Game 3- #1 Stony Brook vs. #8 Binghamton, 6:02 pm The media work room is located on the arena level of SEFCU Arena adjacent Game 4- #4 Albany vs. #5 Maine, 30 minutes following conclusion of prior game to Albany’s regular-season workroom. Media will have access to the workroom through the locker room tunnel located to the right of of press row. The room Women’s Semifinals will have wireless internet, power outlets, work tables and phone lines, as well Sunday, March 10 at SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY as game notes, box scores and other useful materials. Game 4- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 11:02 a.m. Game 5- Winner Game 3 vs. #1 Albany, 30 minutes following conclusion of prior HOSPITALITY game Book Record Complimentary media buffets, for credentialed personnel only will be available Men’s Semifinals adjacent to the media work room beginning one hour before each session. Sunday, March 10 at SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY Game 5- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5:02 p.m. Game 6- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 30 minutes following conclusion of PRESS ROW SEATING prior game Due to limited space, press row seating will be assigned on a priority basis to media outlets that cover America East basketball regularly throughout the Men’s Championship Game regular season. Seating will be reserved for outlets during sessions in which the team(s) they are covering are playing. Please only sit at spaces that are Saturday, March 16 designated for you and/or your media outlet. Overflow seating will be avail- Game 7- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11:32 a.m. (at home court of higher able. Please direct any questions or concerns to Sean Tainsh or Jared Hager. remaining seed) Women’s Championship Game WIRELESS/PHONES/LIVE STATS Saturday, March 16 Wireless internet access is available throughout SEFCU Arena for members of Game 6- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 7:02 p.m. (at home court of higher the working media. The wireless network name is “ualbany athletics”. Once remaining seed) Statistics the web browser is open, you can connect to the network using user name “athletics” and password “greatdanes”. All games will be streamed live on ESPN3 and via the WatchESPN app on your mobile device. The men's title game will be televised on ESPN2, while There will be a limited number of phone lines on press row and in the media the women's will be available on Fox College Sports and ESPN3. work room. To dial out on the phones in SEFCU Arena press "8" Media live stats for all games can be accessed at "http://http://www.stat- broadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ameast" 1 LIVE SHOT POLICY PRESS CONFERENCES Outlets wishing to do live shots from inside SEFCU should make such requests Postgame press conferences with each team’s coach and selected players to Sean Tainsh or Jared Hager of America East. Live shots are not permitted are held following a cooling-off period in the interview room located up- inside the arena while games are being played. stairs adjacent to the media work room. The winning coach and a minimum of two student-athletes are required in the media interview room no later than 10 minutes following the conclu- POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Postgame interviews are permitted on the court when requested by television sion of the game. The coach will start the press conference with an open- or radio. Media members wishing to do so must get clearance from the respec- ing statement. Questions will then be asked for the student-athletes only. tive SID as well as America East. When there are no further questions for the student-athletes, they will be dismissed and questions will be asked of the coach. The session with the winning team will be limited to 15 minutes. OFFICIALS INTERVIEWS Media Information Game officials shall not conduct interviews with the media without the ex- The losing coach and a minimum two student-athletes are required in the pressed permission of America East. media interview room following the winning team. The coach will start the press conference with an opening statement. Questions will then be asked for the student-athletes only. When there are no further questions for the student-athletes, they will be dismissed and questions will be asked of the PHOTOGRAPHY Photographers are restricted to the “photographers’ box” at either end of the coach. The session with the losing team will be limited to 10 minutes. court. Flash photography is not permitted while on press row. Please shoot only from the area that is designated for you and/or your media outlet. A pho- After fulfilling the commitment to the media interview room, coaches and tographer sitting in the first photo row must sit on the floor. A photographer student-athletes may participate in any interview requests, which should sitting in the second row may sit on an elevation not more than nine inches be made via the team’s respective SID. high. No tripods may be placed on or beside the playing floor. Photgraphers will also be permitted to shoot from designated areas around the track. America East will provide a conference moderator for the media interview room. Press conferences will be streamed live on www.AmericaEast.com. Notebooks Press conferences quotes will also be made available in the media room in a reasonable amount of time following the conclusion of the game and will CAMERA/MICROPHONE PLACEMENT Television cameras or microphones shall be allowed in team huddles, the team also be posted on www.AmericaEast.com. bench area, or in the locker rooms for pregame or halftime only upon the Locker rooms are CLOSED to all media at the America East Men’s and granting of permission prior to the game by the institution involved. Addition- Women’s Basketball Championships. ally, coaches and bench personnel may be wired with televisio m icrophones during games upon receiving permission by the institution. HALFTIME INTERVIEWS Halftime interviews are permitted on the court when requested by televi- sion or radio. Please contact Sean Tainsh or Jared Hager of America East to request such interviews. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SID CONTACTS Team Profiles Team Albany Binghamton Hartford Brianna LaBrecque David O’Brian Dan Ruede [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] O: 518-442-5733 O: 607-777-6478 O: 860-768-4501 C: 518-605-5026 C: 607-222-6473 C: 860-748-3950 Record Book Record UMBC New Hampshire Paige Schneider Doug Poole [email protected] [email protected] O: 410-455-2639 O:603-862-2585 C: 443-388-3222 C: 603-969-5433 Stony Brook Vermont Statistics Beth Ann Clyde Lisa Champagne [email protected] [email protected] O: 631-632-6328 O: 802-656-1818 C: 802-363-6368 2 Media Information 3 Notebooks Team Profiles Team Record Book Record PARKING MAP PARKING Statistics Media Information 4 Notebooks CAMPUS MAP