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2 UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS 11 ALL-AMERICANS EIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES CREDENTIALS All requests for working press, radio, television or photo credentials should be directed to the UNLV Media Relations Office via letter or no later than one week prior to the game. Proof of coverage may be required. Requests for season credentials should be made no later than two weeks prior to the start of the season. Credentials will not be mailed. They can be picked up at the UNLV Media Relations Office, Thomas & Mack Center, Room 74. Requests can also be mailed to the attention of Mark Wasik, UNLV Media Relations, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box , Las Vegas, NV INTERVIEWS All print, television and radio interviews are to be arranged through Mark Wasik, Assistant Media Relations Director. This includes all coaches and players. Please provide 24 hours notice on all requests to enable the Media Relations Office the necessary time to coordinate such requests. Please do not arrive on campus to conduct interviews without first arranging it through the Media Relations Department. PRACTICES Except for special circumstances, Lady Rebel basketball practices are open to the media. Interviews with players or coaches must be arranged 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE with Mark Wasik, Assistant Media Relations Director. Players and coaches are available after the conclusion of practice sessions. No player or coach interviews will be conducted during practice. Requests to attend practice should be made at least one day in advance. Contact the UNLV Media Relations Office for practice times and locations. GAME SERVICES Complimentary soft drinks and bottled water will be available in a curtainedoff area at the southwest corner of the Cox Pavilion floor. Additionally, the UNLV Media Relations Office will provide a program, roster card, halftime and post-game statistics and play-by-play descriptions for all working media. A limited number of telephones and phone lines are available courtside on a first-come, first-served basis. Analog and ISDN phone lines are also available for visiting radio. The Cox Pavilion features complimentary high-speed wireless internet access to credentialed media. PRESS SEATING Press seating is available at UNLV women s basketball games for working media only. Seating is limited and should be reserved in advance by contacting the UNLV Media Relations Office. In compliance with the working code of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, children, spouses, dates, pets and cheering are not permitted. MARK WASIK Women s Basketball Contact Office Phone: (702) Cell Phone: (702) Fax Phone: (702) mark.wasik@unlv.edu Mark Wasik Assistant Media Relations Director Florida State 97, Tennessee 98 (Women s Basketball, Men s Soccer, Women s Soccer, Men s and Women s Swimming & Diving) UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS 4505 Maryland Parkway Box Las Vegas, NV Phone: (702) Fax (702) Assistant A.D./Media Relations Assistant Director Andy Grossman Paul Pancoe andy.grossman@unlv.edu paul.pancoe@unlv.edu Office: Office: Director of Media Relations Assistant Director Mark Wallington Jeff Seals mark.wallington@unlv.edu jeff.seals@unlv.edu Office: Office: POST-GAME INTERVIEWS The UNLV locker room is closed to all media. UNLV coach Kathy Olivier and selected players will be available outside of the locker room following a 10-minute cooling-off period after each game. Special interview requests should be directed to Mark Wasik, Assistant Media Relations Director. COX PAVILION LOCATION The Lady Rebels will play 10 of their home contests at the Cox Pavilion adjacent to the Thomas & Mack Center located on the northeast corner of Swenson Street and Tropicana Boulevard. The other six games will be held in the TMC. Parking is free for both venues. TICKET INFORMATION Admission for UNLV women s basketball games: $7 for adults, $5 for UNLV faculty and staff and seniors; free for all children under 12 all season long; free for UNLV students with a valid University ID. Season tickets are also available, $70 for adults, and $45 for faculty/staff and seniors. For more information, call the UNLV ticket office at (702) 739-FANS or log onto Andy Grossman Assist. AD for Media Relations Arizona 96 (Men s Basketball Men s Golf) Mark Wallington Director of Media Relations Florida 93 (Football, Tennis) Paul Pancoe Assistant Media Relations Director Hiram 06 (Football Asst., Baseball, W. Golf) Jeff Seals Assistant Media Relations Director Oklahoma 99 (Volleyball, Softball Track) Paul Palmer Graphic Arts Coordinator Nebraska 93 Rosa Guzman Management Assistant Media Relations UNLV WOMEN S BASKETBALL

3 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location...Las Vegas, Nev. Elevation:... 2,100 Feet Founded Enrollment... 29,000 Nickname... Lady Rebels Colors... Scarlet & Gray Home Court (Capacity)...Cox Pavilion (2,500) Opened Conference...Mountain West President...Neal Smatresk Athletics Director... Jim Livengood Senior Associate AD/SWA...Lisa A. Kelleher Ticket Office Phone... (702) 739-FANS Website... HISTORY First Season All-Time Record / Years (.629) / 36 Years NCAA Appearances (Last)...Eight (2002) Best NCAA Finish NCAA Sweet 16 WNIT Appearances (Last)...Eight (2006) Best WNIT finish Championship game Last Postseason Opponent... Fresno State Result... L, 77-57, 2006 WNIT First Round COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Kathy Olivier Alma Mater... UNLV 82 UNLV Record (.429)/Third Season Overall Record (.515)/19th Season ...kathy.olivier@unlv.edu Associate Head Coach:... Caitlin Collier Assistant Coaches...Nikki Blue, Kim Ortega Director of Basketball Operations...TBA Office Phone... (702) Best Time to Call...Weekday Mornings MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations... Andy Grossman Office Phone... (702) Women s Basketball Contact...Mark Wasik Office Phone... (702) Cell Phone...702) mark.wasik@unlv.edu Fax... (702) Mailing Address Maryland Parkway Box Las Vegas, NV Press Row Phone... (702) RADIO Radio Announcers:...Bob Blum (26th year), Adam Candee (3rd year)... /Mark Wasik (8th year) Radio Flagship:...KSHP-1400 AM MEDIA SERVICES TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record (.419) MWC Record/Finish (7th) Postseason:...None Starters R/L... 5/0 Letterwinners R/L... 11/2 Newcomers... 4 TOP RETURNEES Jamie Smith, F, Jr.... (8.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg) Two-time Honorable Mention All-MWC Two-time MWC rebounding champion (21st in nation in ) MWC Freshman of the Year Kelli Thompson, G, So....(12.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.9 3pt FGs pg) UNLV WOMEN S BASKETBALL 13

4 11 ALL-AMERICANS EIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES BOB BLUM Voice of the Lady Rebels 26th Season Bob Blum, the Dean of West Coast Broadcasters, returns for his 26th season as the Voice of Lady Rebel Basketball. Blum will handle radio playby-play action for all home and select road contests during the season, including any postseason action, on KSHP 1400 AM and via a worldwide internet link on unlvrebels.com. With over 60 years of broadcast experience, the California legend s voice has graced broadcasts for Major League Baseball and National Football League professional sports franchises such as the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Raiders (five years) and the San Diego Chargers (two years), in addition to college football and college basketball broadcasts in the San Francisco Bay Area. His production company, Robert J. Blum Productions, produces Las Vegas 51s Baseball of the Pacific Coast League (AAA affiliate) along with Lady Rebel Basketball and Rebel Baseball broadcasts. Blum has worked more UNLV games behind the microphone than any other sportscaster in school history, and was recognized for having broadcast his 1,000th career game at UNLV in the Lady Rebels contest at Wyoming on Feb. 4, For that reason, it was no surprise that the longtime Rebel supporter was voted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame s Class of 2000 as a distinguished contributor. More recently, Blum was named as the 2002 Nevada Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscaster and Sportswriter Association. In 1998, Blum was honored at the All-American Football Foundation Banquet as its recipient of the Lindsay Nelson Sportscaster Award. The award honors individuals for lifetime achievement in the field of sports broadcasting. ADAM CANDEE Play-By-Play UNLV ON THE AIR This past August, Blum released his first book, Started Talking at 11 Months... Still Talking. Copies are currently available online at Amazon.com, while Bob is always free to autograph a personalized copy. Adam Candee begins his third season at the microphone with the Lady Rebels and his fourth overall with UNLV athletics, sharing duties with Bob Blum on Rebel baseball as well. A former Las Vegas Sun sports reporter and columnist, he was the Lady Rebels beat writer in 2004 and 2005, and also reported extensively on the UNLV men s and women s golf programs. Candee also covered the Northern Arizona women s basketball program from 1999 to 2001 while working as a reporter and columnist at the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz. Candee s previous broadcasting experience includes two seasons as a play-by-play announcer with the NAU men s basketball team and two seasons as the lead play-by-play announcer for prep football and basketball on KVNA-AM in Flagstaff. He also worked for nearly two years as a news reporter and disc jockey at KMGN-FM and KAFF-FM in Flagstaff. He has received awards for his work from the Golf Writers Association of America, Nevada Press Association, Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors and Arizona Press Club. After attending high school in Las Vegas, Candee graduated from Northern Arizona with a degree in broadcast journalism and now lives in Henderson. For the eighth consecutive season, every Lady Rebel game can be heard on KSHP-1400 AM, with Bob Blum and Adam Candee sharing play-by-play duties. Women s basketball SID Mark Wasik will also be on select road broadcasts as a game analyst. Kathy on the Radio: Head coach Kathy Olivier will join Harvey Hyde, former UNLV head football coach and local radio host, this season on KSHP-1400AM for the Lady Rebel Update. The segment will air each Thursday night at 6:30 pm during the basketball season, beginning on Oct. 28. Olivier will also make be appearing regularly on the Lon Kruger Radio Show, which will be airing weekly during the season starting Nov. 2 from 7-8 pm on ESPN 1100 AM. The schedule for the Kruger show will be available at www. unlvrebels.com. ALL-TIME LADY REBEL NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TV APPEARANCES SEASON Mar. 9 NEW MEXICO Sportswest* W, SEASON Mar. 7 BYU Sportswest* L, SEASON Jan. 6 at New Mexico ESPN2 W, Jan. 19 at Colorado State Fox Sports Net L, Mar. 6 UTAH Sportswest* W, Mar. 8 COLORADO ST. Sportswest* W, Mar. 9 BYU ESPN2* L, SEASON Feb. 8 UTAH Fox Sports RM L, Mar. 12 vs. Utah CSTV* L, SEASON Feb. 3 at Utah CSTV L, Feb. 26 at New Mexico CSTV L, Mar. 5 UTAH CSTV L, Mar. 9 vs. Wyoming CSTV* W, Mar. 11 vs. New Mexico CSTV* L, SEASON Feb. 2 TCU CSTV W, Mar. 7 vs. New Mexico CSTV* W, Mar. 9 vs. Utah CSTV* L, SEASON Nov. 11 PEPPERDINE the mtn. L, Dec. 28 DEPAUL the mtn. W, Jan. 11 WYOMING CSTV W, Feb. 1 COLORADO ST. the mtn. W, Mar. 1 NEW MEXICO CSTV W, Mar. 7 NEW MEXICO the mtn. L, SEASON Jan. 26 SAN DIEGO ST. The Mtn. L, Jan. 29 TCU CSTV L, Feb. 27 at San Diego St. The Mtn. L, Mar. 4 NEW MEXICO CSTV L, SEASON Jan. 17 at Wyoming The Mtn. W, Feb. 10 at TCU The Mtn. L, Feb. 21 at BYU CBS College L, Mar. 11 TCU The Mtn.* W, Mar. 13 SAN DIEGO ST. The Mtn. L, SEASON* Nov. 22 N. CAROLINA The Mtn. L, Jan. 26 at Air Force The Mtn. W, Feb. 2 WYOMING The Mtn. W, Feb. 13 SAN DIEGO ST. CBS College W, Feb. 23 at TCU The Mtn. L, SEASON Jan. 11 SAN DIEGO ST. The Mtn. 8 pm Jan. 18 at Colorado State The Mtn. 4:45 pm Feb. 1 at Utah The Mtn. 7 pm Feb. 5 BYU The Mtn. 2:30 pm * - MWC Tournament Game UNLV WOMEN S BASKETBALL

5 SEASON PASS/THE MTN. The Lady Rebels will be reality stars this season, as UNLV will be featured on the newly renamed original program Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, that will provide an insider look into the women s basketball team. The first episode for the Lady Rebels airs Thursday, Dec. 30 beginning at 7:30 p.m. PT. The UNLV women will have seven episodes dedicated to their program. KATHY OLIVIER - We re very proud that the UNLV Lady Rebels have been chosen to be featured for this year s program. It s a unique opportunity for us to showcase our university and our team. We have a great group of ladies and I m excited that our fans and viewers of The Mtn. will be able to see the growth of the program since I arrived here in Las Vegas two summers ago. Season Pass will follow the Lady Rebels from the first days of practice through the 2011 Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships. Unique elements from the prior seasons will return, including Player Profiles and the Lady Rebels Glossary. The show will also incorporate a player version of Coach em Up called This Is My Game, which features different players demonstrating a how-to on various on-court techniques. Additional web-only segments will be available throughout the season exclusively at tv. Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball is scheduled to air on the following dates and times (subject to change). Each episode will be 30 minutes in length. Thursday, Dec. 30 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Episode 1 7:30 p.m. PT Thursday, Jan. 13 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Episode 2 7 p.m. PT Thursday, Jan. 27 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Episode 3 7 p.m. PT Thursday, Feb. 10 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Episode 4 7 p.m. PT Thursday, Feb. 24 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Episode 5 7 p.m. PT Thursday, Mar. 3 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Episode 6 7:30 p.m. PT Thursday, Mar. 31 Season Pass: UNLV Women s Basketball, Series Finale 7:30 p.m. PT MEDIA SERVICES UNLV TO APPEAR ON THE MTN. & CBS COLLEGE SPORTS THIS SEASON The Mountain West Conference television package reaches a national audience through a combination of telecasts on The Mountain- West Sports Network (The Mtn.), CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV) and VERSUS. The Mtn. has been available to cable subscribers in the MWC footprint since it first aired in and is now available nationally on DIRECTV. In , UNLV women s basketball will make at least four appearances on The Mtn. On Aug. 26, 2004, College Sports Television (CSTV) and the MWC announced a visionary partnership that revolutionized the college sports landscape. The landmark agreement was the first NCAA Division I football and men s basketball conference-wide deal for CSTV and provided the network exclusive rights to all conference events, including cable and satellite television coverage, national over-the-air and satellite radio, video-on-demand and online broadcast rights. A succession of events since the fall of 2004 has improved the television model, including CSTV s merger with Comcast SportsNet to create The Mtn. MountainWest Sports Network and CBS Corporation s purchase of CSTV. On Feb. 12, 2008, CBS incorporated CSTV s cable, broadcast and online activities into its world-famous brand. The Mtn. is co-owned by CBS C and Comcast SportNet. The relationship with Comcast SportNet also delivered another national broadcast partner in VERSUS. The MWC was the first exclusive college programming provider for the Comcast-owned entity, with football and both men s and women s basketball games. The CBS C/MWC partnership has guaranteed greater levels of television exposure for all league sports and has resoundingly met the fundamental goals of more exposure and preferred start times and dates. In the summer of 2006, the centerpiece of this historic relationship was realized with the launch of The Mtn. the first sports network dedicated to serving a single collegiate athletic conference. The Mtn. provides sports fans blanket coverage of MWC athletics across multiple sports, including football, men s and women s basketball, and men s and women s Olympic sports. Along with live games, fans get a comprehensive array of news, features and analysis about their favorite MWC teams and players. In , more than 250 MWC events were shown live on The Mtn., CBS C and VERSUS. CBS C is currently available in over 38 million homes, while VERSUS is in more than 79 million households UNLV WOMEN S BASKETBALL 15

6 11 ALL-AMERICANS EIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Newspapers JOE HAWK-Sports Editor Las Vegas Review-Journal P.O. Box 70 Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) MARK ANDERSON-Beat Writer Las Vegas Review-Journal PH: (702) ED GRANEY-Sports Columnist Las Vegas Review-Journal PH: (702) STEVE GUIREMAND-Editor Rebel Nation 1111 W. Bonanza Road P.O. Box 70 Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) JEFF WOLLARD-Beat Writer Rebel Nation PH: (702) RYANE GREEN-Sports Writer Las Vegas Sun 2275 Corporate Circle Dr., Suite 300 Henderson, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) THOMAS J. LOVE-Executive Director Las Vegas Sports Magazine PO Box Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) SPORTS EDITOR Associated Press 1111 West Bonanza Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) MEDIA OUTLETS EDWARD HAUTH-Beat Writer The Rebel Yell 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV PH: (612) FX: (702) LADY REBEL MEDIA Television KEVIN WEST-Sports Anchor KSNV-TV (NBC) 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) KEVIN BOLINGER-Sports Director KVVU-TV Channel 5 (FOX) 25 TV 5 Drive Henderson, NV PH: (702) kbolinger@kvvu.com CHRIS MAATHUIS-Sports Director KLAS-TV Channel 8 (CBS) 3228 Channel 8 Drive Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) cmaathuis@klastv.com DOUG KEZIRIAN-Sports Director KTNV-TV Channel 13 (ABC) 3355 South Valley View Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) dkezirian@ktnv.com MOLLY SULLIVAN-Sports Reporter The Mtn. PH: (702) mollysullivanmtn@gmail.com Radio MITCH MOSS-Sports Director Lotus Broadcasting (AM 1100 & 1460) 8755 West Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) mitchrmoss@yahoo.com BOB BLUM-Basketball Play-by-Play 2675 Windmill Parkway, #1912 Henderson, NV PH: (702) FX: (702) lvcaster@aol.com ADAM CANDEE - Basketball Play-by-Play Basketball Analyst apc11@yahoo.com THE UNLV LADY REBELS!! A note to the media: Please remember that UNLV (acronym on all references) is home to the LADY REBEL women s basketball team. Only the men s basketball team at UNLV is nicknamed the RUNNIN REBELS UNLV WOMEN S BASKETBALL

7 REBELS ON THE WEB UNLVREBELS.COM IS THE HOME OF LADY REBEL BASKETBALL Enjoying a complete redesign in 2008, the official UNLV athletics website has steadily expanded in both content and usership since its premiere in As one of the 250 official athletic sites that make up the CBS College Sports Network, the Rebels home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The official UNLV athletic website features an enhanced design with rotating stories and a wide photo layout on the front page. In addition, the site takes advantage of a number of CBSCollegeSports.com online features, including its exclusive GameTracker technology, allowing Rebel fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play. Through the site, CBS C also operates the Rebels online store, which provides officially licensed merchandise and apparel. Also, unlvrebels.com is your home for UNLV All-Access, which is a popular online service that features the most in-depth coverage of Rebels sports through exclusive audio and video content. Again this season the UNLV Women s Basketball release can be accessed in its entirety by the day before each game. MEDIA SERVICES UNLV ISP SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES Now in its fourth year as the exclusive multimedia rights holder for UNLV Athletics, ISP -- America s Home for College Sports -- is regarded as America s foremost collegiate sports marketing company and brings a national presence to the overall marketing of Rebel athletics. This past summer ISP was acquired by IMG College and is presently transitioning into the new company. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., ISP is also a partner with more than 60 major college athletic programs, conferences, bowl games and venues. Mountain West members BYU and TCU, along with nationally recognized athletics departments such as Auburn, Florida State, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest are part of the ISP family as well. ISP produces and markets a variety of sponsorship opportunities surrounding UNLV Athletics, including radio play-byplay, advertising in various athletics department publications and on the official athletics department website UNLVRebels.com, signage in university athletic facilities, and at-event promotions. Leading the ISP staff at UNLV is Vice President and General Manager Wade Howell, who has extensive experience in the sports marketing field and with ISP. Howell joined the company in 1998 and has served on ISP sales teams at Alabama, Georgia Tech, Tulane and Boston College before being selected to direct the new partnership with the Rebels. He is a graduate of Georgia State University where he also earned a master s in sports administration. A talented and energetic sales team operates under Howell s direction in the sales and marketing of Rebel sports. Associate GM Steve Moser, a 1989 UNLV graduate, is a proven sales and marketing professional in the Las Vegas area with previous experience with the Las Vegas Thunder (hockey) and Las Vegas Stars (baseball) as well as at the university. Assistant GM Paul Woody previously served as the Manager of Business Development at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway a corporate sales executive at UNLV as well as at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He also worked in athletics at TCU. He earned his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College and his master s from Ohio University. Account Executive Kate DeFriece joined the UNLV/ISP team after working at the ISP corporate headquarters in sales and operations. DeFriece is a graduate of the University of Tennessee. To contact the ISP Sports office at UNLV, call (702) WADE HOWELL General Manager STEVE MOSER Assoc. General Manager PAUL WOODY Assist. General Manager KATE DEFRIECE Account Executive UNLV WOMEN S BASKETBALL 17

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