TV Network Basketball Operations Information University of Illinois // Assembly Hall KEY CONTACTS Sports Information Kent Brown, Sports Information Director: cell-217-493-9795 email kwbrown3@illinois.edu Derrick Burson, Asst. SID, men s basketball contact: cell 217-766-7315 email burson@illinois.edu Derek Neal, Asst. SID, women s basketball contact: cell 309-241-0804 email drneal@illinois.edu Event Management/Game Operations (timing sheets) James Morton, Asst. Athletics Director, men s basketball: office 217-244-9755 cell 217-649-2799 email jtmorton@illinois.edu Holly Stalcup, Event Coordinator, women s basketball: office 217-244-6518 cell 217-649-4762 email stalcup@illinois.edu Assembly Hall Facility Director (park and power) Tom Divan, Director of Facilities office 217-333-2326 cell 217-260-0473 email divan@illinois.edu
Video Coordinator Andy Young, Director of Video Services: office 217-265-6292 cell 217-766-1066 email ayoung4@illinois.edu Phone Lines & High Speed Internet AT&T: 800-321-8152 Catering Aaron Kielbasa, University Dining Services: 217-333-0126 Credentials & Parking Please address credential and parking requests to Kent Brown (kwbrown3@illinois.edu) Basketball Crew Parking Northeast Lot of Assembly Hall by pass list. (entry off Fourth Street) Assembly Hall TV Operations TV COMPOUND: The Assembly Hall TV Compound is located in the loading dock below the Northeast corner of the building (entry off Fourth St.). There is room for two remote trucks. Satellite trucks park on the north side of Assembly Hall next to the guard shack. CAMERA LOCATIONS: Two high sideline camera locations in Level B on the upper platform between B31 & B32 (Illinois video utilizes the lower platform in the same area). There are two camera locations under each basket, chairs are not provided. There is an additional floor camera location on a raised platford in the SE corner of the court. Television is also capable of putting a hand-held camera in front of the announce table at midcourt. CABLING: Assembly Hall is pre-cabled. Connections for both audio and video for floor cameras are located near the north tunnel on the upper west wall. Connections also exist in for the high sideline cameras near the platform.
MEN S SCORER S TABLE LAYOUT: (order of seats left to right facing the floor) home radio seats (1-3), time-out coordinator (4), Shot Clock (5), Clock (6), Backup timer (7), scoreboard (8), visiting team scorebook (9), official scorebook (10), home scorebook (11), PA spotter (12), PA announcer (13), Illinois administration (14-16), rotating sign (17), visiting radio (18-20). WOMEN S SCORER S TABLE LAYOUT: (order of seats left to right facing the floor) open seats (1-2), officials evaluator (3), time-out coordinator (4), Shot Clock (5), Clock (6), Backup timer (7), scoreboard (8), visiting team scorebook (9), official scorebook (10), scorebook spotter (11), PA spotter (12), PA announcer (13), Illinois administration (14-16), rotating sign (17), open seats (18-20). LOCKER ROOMS: Both teams enter the court through the north tunnel. Visiting Team locker room is Room A, just to the right inside the tunnel. Visiting coaches are in Dressing Room 1, just inside the tunnel to the left. Illinois team locker room is Room B, and the coaches are in Room C, down the east hall. POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCES: Both Illinois and the visiting team will conduct their post-game press conference on the press level of room 124 of Assembly Hall. There are existing audio and video cables to the post-game press conference area. PHONE LINES: Arrange phone lines through AT&T (800-321-8152). Assembly Hall address is 1800 South First Street, VIDEOBOARD: Videoboard is Daktronics. The main contact for the videoboard is Andy Young (ayoung4@illinois.edu // 217-265-6292). Directions to Champaign From Chicago O Hare International Airport: I-90/94 East to I-57 South to I-74 East OR I-294 Tri-State Tollway East to I-80 West to I-57 South to I-74 East. Exit I-74 on Neil Street heading South. Take a left onto St. Mary s Rd. Turn left onto First Street and turn at the second left into Lot 32. Approximate travel time: 3:00 From Chicago Midway Airport: Cicero Avenue South to I-294 Tri-State Tollway East to I-80 West to I- 57 South to I-74 East. Exit I-74 on Neil Street heading South. Take a left onto St. Mary s Rd. Turn left onto First Street and turn at the second left into Lot 32. Approximate travel time: 2:45 From Indianapolis International Airport: I-465 North to I-74 West. Exit onto Lincoln Ave heading South. Take a right onto Florida Ave. Turn left on Fourth Street. Take a right onto St. Mary s Rd. Turn right on First Street and take second left into Lot 32. Approximate travel time: 2:00 From Lambert-St. Louis Airport: I-70 East toward St. Louis. (will hit I-170 North and I-270 East before becoming I-70 East again). Merge onto I-57 North. Take exit 229 Monticello/Savoy. Head east to Hwy 45 and take left. Take right onto St. Mary s Dr. Take left onto First Street and turn at the second left into Lot 32. Approximate travel time: 3:30
From Willard Airport: Take Rt. 45 North from the Airport exit (turns into Neil Street once in Champaign). Take right onto St. Mary s Dr. Take left onto First Street and turn at the second left into Lot 32. 10-15 minute drive. Emergency Services Nearest Hospital is Carle Foundation Hospital, 611 West Park, Urbana, Ill. 61801; General phone: 217-383-3311; Emergency Room: 217-383-3366
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