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Media Information
PRESS CREDENTIALS
All requests for working press, photo, and broadcast credentials for SMU’s home basketball games should be submitted via email to Michael High at mhigh@smu.edu.
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All credentials which cannot be mailed should be picked up in the Public Relations Office at the Loyd All-Sports Center or on gameday at the Media Gate located on the southeast corner of Moody Coliseum. The Media Entrance is open 90 minutes before the game.
PARKING 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 specific player requests to Public Relations Assistant Director Michael High. Interviews during the week with Toyelle Wilson or any SMU players should be arranged through the Public Relations Office. 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.
ATHLETICS PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION
MICHAEL HIGH
Assistant Director of Public Relations
Office: 214-768-3735 Cell: 757-358-1446 Email: mhigh@smu.edu
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 parking garage located on Bush Avenue just southeast of Moody Coliseum.
RADIO & TELEVISION
All visiting radio and television stations should coordinate plans through SMU Senior Associate Athletic Director for Public Relations and Marketing Brad Sutton at (214) 768-2883. SMU provides an ISDN and regular phone line for visiting broadcasters.
WORKING AREA
Working television and radio crews will be seated courtside. Media seating is located in section 107 along the east baseline.
PRESS ROW SERVICES & WIRELESS ACCESS
Live stats, box scores, play-by-play, post-game notes and coaches’ and players’ quotes for SMU will be provided to the media. Moody Coliseum is equipped with wireless internet access. To access the network (SMU Athletics Guest), open your internet browser and follow the prompts.
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 baselines lines in the northeast and southwest quadrants of the court in Moody Coliseum, but not directly underneath the baskets.
PRACTICE ATTENDANCE
Most SMU Basketball practices are open, and members of the media are welcome to attend. Please notify the Public Relations Office 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 Office for the daily schedule.
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 mhigh@smu.edu.
SMUMUSTANGS.COM & PONYUPTV
Media and SMU fans alike can access all the latest information on the SMU women’s basketball team via the internet at www.SMUMustangs.com, the official source for news releases, game notes, photographs, rosters and statistics Live statistics are available via gametracker. All postgame press conferences and highlight packages are posted to SMUMustangs.com/PonyUpTV and the official YouTube account at YouTube.com/SMUMustangsAthletics. For media access to Mustang All-Access, contact Travis Chamblee in the Public Relations Office.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing Address:
Box 315 Dallas, Texas 75275-0315
Street Address For Overnighted Materials:
Loyd All-Sports Center 5800 Ownby Drive Suite 305 Dallas, Texas 75205 Media Relations Office: 214-768-2883 Moody Coliseum Press Row: 214-768-7742 Basketball Office: 214-768-4040 Athletics Website: SMUMustangs.com
@SMUMustangs @SMUBasketballW /SMUMustangs /SMUBasketballW
/SMU.Mustangs
MEDIA INFORMATION
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STATISTICS
Updated conference women’s 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. TheAmerican.org.
MUSTANG RADIO NETWORK
The Mustang Radio Network will broadcast the SMU women’s basketball games in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year on KAAM (770 AM). John Hendry will provide the play-by-play action.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INFORMATION
545 East John Carpenter Freeway, Third Floor Irving, TX 75062 www.TheAmerican.org Tom Fenstermaker Director of Communications Women's Basketball Contact Office: (469) 284-5167 TFenstermaker@theamerican.org
IMPORTANT LOCATIONS
Media Workroom - Lettermen's Boardroom located on the east side of the main concourse.
Press Seating - Located in section 107 on the floor along the east baseline. Visitor’s Locker Room - Located on the event level of Moody Coliseum in the north hallway. SMU Locker Room - Located on the lower level of the Crum Basketball Center, east of Moody Coliseum. Ticket Office - Located at the main entrance on the west side of Moody Coliseum, across from section 101 on the concourse level.
Media Will Call/Pass Gate - Located at the main entrance on the west side of Moody Coliseum, across from section 101 on the concourse level.
MOODY COLISEUM SEATING DIAGRAM
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 Bush Avenue. From Dallas Love Field Airport Exit from the Airport to Mockingbird Lane. Go east on Mockingbird Lane and turn left on Bush Avenue. 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 Bush Avenue. 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 Bush Avenue. 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 Bush Avenue.
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 Bush Avenue. 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 Bush Avenue.
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 Bush Avenue.
