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PRESS CREDENTIALS All requests for working press, photo, and broadcast credentials for SMU s home basketball games should be made in writing on company letterhead by the sports editor or director to: Travis Chamblee Assistant Director of Public Relations 5800 Ownby Drive - Suite 305 Dallas, Texas 75275 Individual game requests should be received by the Public Relations offi ce at least one week prior to the game. All credentials which cannot be mailed should be picked up on game days in the Public Relations Offi ce or at Gate 3 located at the northeast corner of Moody Coliseum on Binkley Avenue. Gate 3 is open 90 minutes before the game. PARKING ATHLETICS PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION TRAVIS CHAMBLEE Assistant Director of Athletics Public Relations Offi ce: 214-768-3735 Cell: 214-931-1714 Email: tchamblee@smu.edu CONFERENCE USA MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF 5201 N. O Connor Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, TX 75039 214-774-1300 Fax 214-496-0055 conferenceusa.com Associate Director of Media Relations Debbie Davis Phone: 214-774-1354 E-Mail: ddavis@c-usa.org ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address Box 0315 Dallas, TX 75275-0315 Street Address For Overnighted Materials Loyd All-Sports Center 5800 Ownby Drive Suite 305 Dallas, TX 75205 Public Relations Office 214-768-2883 Public Relations Fax 214-768-2044 Moody Coliseum Press Row 214-768-7742 Basketball Office 214-768-4040 Athletics Websites SMUMustangs.com facebook.com/smumustangs twitter.com/smumustangs twitter.com/smubasketballw youtube.com/smumustangsathletics MEDIA INFORMATION Requests for parking passes should be made at the same time as the requests for press credentials. A limited number of spaces are available in the Moody Garage, due north of Moody Coliseum. RADIO & TELEVISION All visiting radio and television stations should coordinate plans through SMU Associate Athletic Director for Public Relations and Marketing Brad Sutton at (214) 768-2883. SMU provides an ISDN and regular business phone line for visiting broadcasters on a reciprocal basis. WORKING AREA Working media, television and radio crews will be seated courtside. Overfl ow media will be seated behind the scorer's table or along the east baseline. PRESS ROW SERVICES & WIRELESS ACCESS Statistics monitors, complete box scores, running play-byplay, post-game notes and coaches and players quotes for SMU will be provided to the media. For fax service, please contact a member of the SMU Public Relations staff. Moody Coliseum is equipped with wireless Internet access. To access the network (SMU1911), open your internet browser and enter your e-mail address in the appropriate fi eld on the SMU homepage. PHOTOGRAPHERS All photographers must have proper credentials, worn in plain sight. Photographers from daily newspapers, wire services, major magazines and television stations have priority. Photographers will be allowed to shoot the game from behind the end lines in the northwest and southeast corners of Moody Coliseum, but not directly underneath the baskets. INTERVIEWS The SMU locker room will be closed to the media following games. After a brief cooling down period, Coach Rhonda Rompola and selected players will be available. Please make any specifi c player requests to Public Relations Assistant Director Travis Chamblee. Interviews during the week with Rhonda Rompola or any SMU players should be arranged through the Public Relations Offi ce. It is best to arrange for coach and player interviews at least 24 hours in advance. TELEPHONES The press row phone number is (214) 768-7742. There is also a phone in the press work area in Moody Coliseum. PRACTICE ATTENDANCE SMU Basketball practices are open for the fi rst 20 minutes, and members of the media are welcome to attend. Please notify the Public Relations Offi ce in advance. Those attending practice are asked to remain off the court, away from the workout. Practice times vary, so please call the Public Relations Offi ce for the daily schedule. E-MAIL Public Relations Assistant Director Travis Chamblee e-mails press releases to members of the media covering SMU. If you wish to be added to the list, contact him at 214-768-3735 or tchamblee@smu.edu. CONFERENCE USA PRIMARY SMU MEDIA OUTLETS PRINT Dallas Morning News 214-977-8444 Bob Yates, Executive Sports Editor 214-977-8260 Garry Leavell, Sports Editor 214-977-8987 Keith Campbell, Colleges Editor 214-977-7896 Bill Nichols, SMU Beat 214-977-8032 Daily Campus 214-768-1516 WIRE SERVICE Associated Press Jamie Aron, Sports 972-991-2100 WEBSITES PonyFans.com Steve Lansdale, Editor editor@ponyfans.com MustangManiacs.com Armen Williams, Editor armenw@gmail.com PonyStampede.com Josh Harvey, Editor josh_harvey@live.com ESPN.com/Dallas Richard Durrett, SMU Beat richard.durrett@espnradio.disney.com SMUDailyMustang.com Aida Ahmed, Managing Editor aahmed@smu.edu RADIO KESN (103.3 FM) 817-640-3971 WBAP (820 AM) 817-695-1820 KRLD (1080 AM) 214-443-6400 KTCK (1310 AM) 214-526-7400 TELEVISION Fox Sports Southwest 972-868-1436 KDFW (FOX-4) 214-720-3158 KXAS (NBC-5) 817-654-6465 WFAA (ABC-8) 214-748-9631 KTVT (CBS-11) 817-586-7441 KTXA (IND-21) 817-451-1111 KDAF (CW-33) 214-252-3334 KFWD (IND-52) 214-977-6780 2012-13 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE 80
DIRECTIONS TO MOODY COLISEUM FROM DFW AIRPORT Take the south exit from the airport to State Hwy. 183 East. State Hwy. 183 turns into I-35E South. Take I-35E South down to I-30 East (left). Off of I-30 East take U.S. Hwy. 75 North and take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (left) on Mockingbird Lane and turn left on Airline Road. MOODY COLISEUM SEATING DIAGRAM FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD AIRPORT Exit from the Airport to Mockingbird Lane. Go east on Mockingbird Lane and turn left on Airline Road. FROM I-35E (NORTH OF DALLAS) Go south on I-35E to I-635 (LBJ Freeway). Go east on I-635 to U.S. Hwy. 75 South (right). Take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (right) on Mockingbird Lane and turn right on Airline Road. FROM I-35E (SOUTH OF DALLAS) Go north on I-35E to I-30. Go east on I-30 to U.S. Hwy. 75 North (left). Take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (left) on Mockingbird Lane and turn right on Airline Road. FROM U.S. Hwy. 75 (NORTH OF DALLAS) Go south on U.S. Hwy. 75. Take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (right) on Mockingbird Lane and turn right on Airline Road. FROM U.S. Hwy. 75/I-45 (SOUTH OF DALLAS) Go north on U.S. Hwy. 75. Take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (left) on Mockingbird Lane and turn right on Airline Road. FROM I-30 Go north on U.S. Hwy. 75. Take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (left) on Mockingbird Lane and turn right on Airline Road. FROM I-20 Go north on I-45. I-45 turns into U.S. Hwy. 75. Continue north on U.S. Hwy. 75. Take the Mockingbird Lane exit. Head west (left) on Mockingbird Lane and turn right on Airline Road. IMPORTANT LOCATIONS Media Workroom (123) - Located on the east side of the concourse. Writers are encouraged to fi le their stories from the fl oor. Press Row - Located on the fl oor opposite the benches or along the east baseline. Press Box - Located above sections N & O. Visitor s Locker Room - Located on the councourse level of Moody Coliseum in the north hallway, directly behind section L. SMU Locker Room - Located on the lower level of the Crum Basketball Center, east of Moody Coliseum. Ticket Office - Located at the main entrance (Gate 1) on the west side of Moody Coliseum, across from section Q on the ground level. Media Will Call/Pass Gate - Located on the ground level of Moody Coliseum on the south side of the west entrance (Gate 8). STATS & INFORMATION Updated Conference USA basketball statistics, as well as releases for all sports sponsored by the league, can be obtained by accessing the league s internet site at www. conferenceusa.com. Debbie Davis, Associate Director for Media Relations, handles all information requests related to women s basketball at the Conference USA offi ce. Her offi ce telephone number is (214) 774-1354 and her e-mail is ddavis@c-usa.org. SMUMUSTANGS.COM MUSTANG ALL-ACCESS Media and SMU fans alike can access all the latest information on the SMU Men s Basketball Team via the internet at www.smumustangs.com. Launched in September of 1998, SMUMustangs.com is the offi cial source for news releases, game notes, photographs, rosters, statistics and other interesting items, as well as up-to-the-minute information on the SMU Women s Basketball team and all the other Mustang varsity teams on the Hilltop. Information will be updated throughout the season. Live statistics are available via gametracker and all home games are available through Mustang All-Access. For media access to Mustang All-Access, contact Daniel Beach in the Public Relations Offi ce. Public Relations Office (Room 113) - Located on the ground level of Moody Coliseum in the north hallway, directly behind The Mustang Radio Network will broadcast the SMU women s basketball games in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year on KAAM (770 AM). Ray Canevari will provide the play-by-play action. 2012-13 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE 81
SMUMUSTANGS.COM THE OFFICIAL SITE OF SMU ATHLETICS SMUMustangs.com, the official site of the SMU Athletics Department, supplies Mustang fans across the country and around the world with the latest news and features on SMU men's basketball. The site provides the latest press releases, rosters, bios, schedules, team statistics, game notes, quotes, player journals, photo galleries, audio and video available to Mustang fans and the media. SMUMustangs.com also provides coach and player quotes, photos, video and audio clips and the latest weekly notes from SMU Athletic Public Relations in advance of the game. On game day, live statistics and Mustang Sports Network radio broadcasts are available online with recaps, statistics, notes, quotes and photos following shortly after the game. The premium content Mustang All-Access at SMUMustangs.com provides even greater access to the Mustangs for SMU fans. Part of CBS College Sports' national All-Access package, Mustang All-Access will air over 100 SMU athletic events LIVE on the internet during the year. Splash page announcing the hiring of head coach Larry Brown BIOS & STATISTICS SMUMustangs.com provides the latest game, season and career statistics for every Mustang player. Fans can also view updated information on SMU coaches and support staff. GAMEDAY INFORMATION SMUMustangs.com has the latest details for fans attending the game. Ticket & parking options, entrance regulations, coliseum policies, gameday events and more can all be found on the site. ONLINE TICKETING Mustang fans can purchase tickets to all SMU men's basketball games as well as other athletic and special events at the virtual branch of the Mustang Ticket Offi ce at SMUMustangs.com/Tickets. FAN APPAREL SMU apparel and memorabilia can be purchased online. Mustang fans have a choice of anything and everything that is SMU at SMUMustangs.com. 2012-13 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE 82
SOCIAL MEDIA By becoming a fan of SMU Athletics on Facebook, followers of Mustang teams will have the opportunity to receive score updates, event recaps and notices, video features, special announcements, news on promotions and special ticket offers and much more. The Facebook page is available at Facebook.com/SMU Mustangs. SMU Athletics on Facebook will provide users the opportunity to connect with the athletics program through social networking, while providing a source for public dialogue on topics that are current and relevant. By signing up for the SMU SMS feed, fans can have the updates sent directly to their cell phones. SPORT SMU Athletics Basketball - Men's Basketball - Women's FACEBOOK PAGE www.facebook.com/smumustangs www.facebook.com/smubasketball www.facebook.com/smubasketballw Follow the ever growing presence of SMU Athletics on Twitter. Below are links to all the Mustang twitter pages. Follow any of the SMU Athletics Twitter pages is very easy. Just click on any or all of the links below and click on the button in the upper-left hand corner of the page that says Follow. This will allow you to instantly access up-to-date news via Twitter. SPORT SMU Athletics Basketball - Men s Basketball - Men's Basketball - Women s TWITTER PAGE www.twitter.com/smumustangs www.twitter.com/smubasketball www.twitter.com/larrybrownsmu www.twitter.com/smubasketballw By becoming a fan of SMU Athletics on Facebook, followers of Mustang teams will have the opportunity to watch the latest SMU videos including game highlights, player highlights, game interviews, weekly press conferences and more. SPORT SMU Athletics YOUTUBE PAGE www.youtube.com/smumustangsathletics 2012-13 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE 83
TV/RADIO CHART 3 GABRIELLE WILKINS G 5-9 FR-HS Garland, Texas 4 KRISTIN ASKEW G 5-6 SO-1L Arlington, Texas 5 AKIL SIMPSON F 6-0 JR-2L Duncanville, Texas 10 KORINA BAKER G 5-7 JR-TR Valleyford, Wash. 12 LEXUS WILLIAMS P 6-1 FR-HS Sherwood, Ark. 20 FARRIN BELL G 6-0 FR-HS Richardson, Texas 22 ALISHA FILMORE F 5-7 SR-3L Mansfield, Texas 23 KEENA MAYS G 5-7 JR-TR Arlington, Texas 24 NIA JACKSON P 6-2 FR-HS Fort Worth, Texas 25 KRYSTAL JOHNSON G 5-5 JR-2L Garland, Texas 31 DESTYNEE HIVES-MCCRAY F 6-0 SO-1L Arlington, Texas 32 RAVEN SHORT G 5-11 JR-2L Flower Mound, Texas 33 BRITTNEY HARDY F 6-2 SO-1L Frisco, Texas 44 MALLORY SINGLETON P 6-2 JR-2L Flower Mound, Texas RHONDA ROMPOLA Head Coach 22nd season at SMU 2012-13 SMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE 84