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MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS Admission to Pauley Pavilion’s press seating and media room is by credential only. All credential requests should be made through UCLA’s credential website at least two days in advance of the game. Website address and instructions can be obtained by emailing Alex Timiraos (atimiraos@athletics. ucla.edu). Members of the media should request credentials for road games through Timiraos (via email, or by phone at 310-206-0524). CREDENTIAL PICKUP Credentials are available during the week at the Athletic Communications Office. Credentials not claimed before game day will be available at Pauley Pavilion’s Will Call window, located along the arena’s Northwest corner. The media will call window and adjacent media entrance will open approximately two hours prior to tip-off. MEDIA PARKING A limited number of single-game parking passes Norman Powell (right) after an NCAA Tournament win with analyst Otis Livingston. are available for purchase ($12.00). These passes are good for a special area in parking Lot 8 (south POST-GAME PROCEDURE DIRECTIONS side of Pauley Pavilion), which can be accessed Following a cooling-off period, head coach Steve Directions to UCLA and Pauley Pavilion: From Los by following Westwood Blvd. into campus from Alford and UCLA student-athletes will be available Angeles International Airport, take Century Blvd. Westwood Village (adjacent to the 405 freeway). for interviews in the media workroom (event level). east to the San Diego Freeway (405). Take the 405 MEDIA ENTRANCE/SEATING The UCLA locker room is closed to the media. The north to Wilshire Blvd. (approx. 12 miles). Continue A press pass enables entrance at Pauley Pavilion’s visiting coach will be available outside the visitor’s east on Wilshire, make a left on Westwood Blvd. Northwest media gate (across from the intramural locker room (northwest corner, event level). Continue north along Westwood toward campus. All-day passes ($12.00) are available for purchase field). Press seating is located in the upper level, WEEKDAY INTERVIEWS Section 215, of the arena’s south side. from the parking information kiosk in the middle of Requests for coach and player interviews the street, just past Lot 8. Media are encouraged MEDIA WORKROOM should be made to Alex Timiraos in the Athletic to park in Lot 8 on the west side of Westwood Blvd., The Pauley Pavilion media workroom is located on Communciations Office. Please give at least 24 just south of Strathmore Drive. hours notice. the arena’s event level, nearest to the southeast UCLA WEBSITE elevator. Game notes, statistics and in-game Head Coach: Steve Alford typically addresses the refreshments will be provided prior to tip-off. media on Tuesdays, 30 minutes prior to practice All UCLA releases, results and statistics are (typically at 3 pm, prior to 3:30 pm practice) on the posted on UCLA’s official website (uclabruins. MEDIA SERVICES court in Pauley Pavilion (northeast corner). com). The official website also includes postgame Media will be supplied with pregame notes, video recaps, videos of Steve Alford’s weekly press halftime and final statistics, a full play-by-play Players: All interviews must be arranged through conferences, featured video items with student- account of the game and postgame quotes from the Athletic Communications Office at least 24 athletes and links to UCLA’s social media websites, both head coaches. Media members wishing to hours in advance. Players will be available after including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. order a telephone line should email Alex Timiraos Coach Alford speaks on Tuesdays. Special player ([email protected]). Telephone lines have interview times on Monday and Tuesday can also been installed at the visiting radio position courtesy be arranged. Please do not expect players to be ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS available if you have not made prior arrangements. of IMG, UCLA’s media rights partner. Men’s Basketball Contact: Alex Timiraos PRACTICE Email: [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY Office Phone: (310) 206-0524 Photo passes are available to accredited media and The team typically practices in Pauley Pavilion. should be ordered in the same manner as media UCLA’s team practices are closed to the media Sr. Assoc. A.D., Communications: Josh Rupprecht and public. Media members are allowed to observe Email: [email protected] credentials. Photographers must work from the Office Phone: (310) 206-8194 baselines between the basket support and the right and record footage from the first 15 minutes of sideline. Photographers are not allowed to shoot practice following Steve Alford’s media availability Alex Timiraos is currently in his fifth season as the primary from the sidelines or seating areas at any time. on Tuesday afternoons (date is subject to change, media contact for the UCLA men’s basketball team. All depending upon UCLA’s schedule that week). interview and credential requests should be directed to Passes should be worn in plain sight at all times. Timiraos, preferably via email. Josh Rupprecht serves as the UCLA athletic department’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications. KEY PHONE NUMBERS UCLA Athletic Communications Office (310) 206-7870 UCLA Athletic Communications Fax Number (310) 825-8664 Pauley Pavilion Press Row Phone Number (310) 206-9562 UCLA’s Athletic Website www.uclabruins.com UCLA Basketball on Social Media Twitter: @UCLAMBB Instagram: @UCLAMBB Facebook: facebook.com/UCLAMensBasketball Tony Parker speaks with a group of reporters prior to UCLA’s practice. 165 MEDIA INFORMATION UCLA BASKETBALL ON TELEVISION, RADIO For the ninth straight season, UCLA men’s basketball as the voice of the San Diego Chargers and recently games will be produced by the UCLA Sports Network completed his fifth season handling play-by-play duties from IMG, with AM 570 Fox Sports LA in Los Angeles for the New York Mets. He brings to Westwood over serving as the flagship station for the network. This two decades of experience calling NFL, MLB, NHL is the 20th year of UCLA’s partnership with AM 570 and NCAA football and basketball contests. Fox Sports LA owner Clear Channel. Other stations Lewin will be joined at his broadcast position by on the UCLA Sports Network from IMG include KXEX Tracy Murray, who will begin his eighth season as (1550 AM) in Fresno and KSLK (96.1 FM) in Visalia. an analyst. Murray, who played at UCLA from 1990- In 2016-17, all 31 regular-season basketball games 92 before enjoying a 12-year NBA career, spent the will be televised live. The Bruins will have at least 10 2015-16 season as a shooting coach for the Los games broadcast by the ESPN family of networks. Angeles Lakers. Previously, he served as a radio Six games will be televised by FOX Sports, and 12 analyst with UCLA from 2008 through 2015. will be carried by Pac-12 Networks. CBS will televise Murray currently ranks ninth on UCLA’s all-time UCLA’s game against Ohio State on Dec. 17 in Las scoring list with 1,792 career points in 98 games. Vegas and the Bruins’ home game against Arizona He was selected in the first round of the 1992 NBA on Jan. 21. Draft by the San Antonio Spurs following his junior UCLA hired Josh Lewin as the program’s new play- season with the Bruins (1991-92). by-play voice in June 2016. He took over for Bill Fans around the nation can also follow select UCLA Roth, who was named to the position in April 2015. games on SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio. Broadcasts In addition to calling UCLA men’s basketball and can be heard online by visiting www.uclabruins.com. football games, Lewin is currently in his 12th season Josh Lewin UCLA MEDIA OUTLETS NEWSPAPERS San Bernardino Sun: 2239 Gannett Parkway, San NBC4: 3000 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91523 Los Angeles Times: 202 West First St., Los Angeles, Bernardino, CA 92407 — 909/386-3865. Newspaper — 818/840-4237. B: Fred Roggin, Mario Solis. CA 90012 — 213/237-7145. Mike Hiserman (ASE), carries L.A. Daily News articles. ABC7: 500 Circle Seven Drive, Glendale, CA 91201 Ben Bolch (BW), David Wharton. Antelope Valley Press: 37404 Sierra Hwy., P.O. Box 880, — 818/863-7677. B: Rob Fukuzaki, Curt Sandoval. Los Angeles Daily News: 21860 Burbank Blvd., Suite Palmdale, CA 93590 — 661/273-8465. KTLA: 5800 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028 — 200, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 — 818/713-3600. Ventura County Star: 550 Camarillo Center Dr., 323/460-5907. B: Rebecca Hall, Derrin Horton. Brian Martin (SE), Clay Fowler (BW), Thuc Nhi Nguyen. Camarillo, CA 93010 — 805/437-0275. Jon Catalini KTTV/KCOP: 1999 South Bundy Dr., Los Angeles, CA Orange County Register: 625 North Grand Ave., Santa (SE) 90025-5235 — 310/584-2030. B: Rick Garcia. Ana, CA 92711 — 714/796-7817. Todd Harmonson The Sentinel: 3800 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (SE), Clay Fowler (BW). 90008 — 323/299-3800. Pac-12 Networks: 360 3rd Street, Floor 3, San Francisco, CA 94107 — 925/932-4411. B: Ashley South Bay Daily Breeze: 5215 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, UCLA Daily Bruin: 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, Adamson, Mike Yam, Yogi Roth, Don MacLean, J.P. Long. CA 90509 — 310/540-4201. Todd Bailey (SE). Mike CA 90024 — 310/825-9851. Waldner (BW). FS West/Prime Ticket: 1150 South Olive, Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA 90015 — 213/743-7800. Hosts/ Riverside Press-Enterprise: 3450 14th St., Riverside, CA WIRE SERVICES, NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS Reporters: Don MacLean, Jim Watson. GM: Steve 92501 — 951/368-9533. Jeff Parenti (ASE). Associated Press: 221 South Figueroa, Suite 300, Los Simpson; Exec. Prod.: Tom Feuer; PR: Whitney Garvens. Angeles, CA 90012 — 213/626-1200. Beth Harris (SE). Long Beach Press-Telegram: 604 Pine Ave., Long Beach, ESPN: ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 — 860/766- CA 90844 — 562/499-1338.