MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF. Michelle Chini (WBB Contact) Coordinator of Media Relations Office Home

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2 Media Information We hope the Duquesne University basketball media guide helps you in your coverage of Dukes basketball. Below is an outline of some of the services the media relations office provides to assist you as you do your job. Please feel free to contact the DU media relations office for assistance. CREDENTIALS Credentials are issued to members of the working media only. Work space at Palumbo Center is limited. Children and other nonworkers are not allowed on press row. Credential requests should be made in writing to Michelle Chini in advance of each game. If time permits, the passes will be mailed. If not, the passes will be left at the Gate A entrance (on Forbes Avenue). Credentials will be available at the media entrance 90 minutes prior to tip-off. PARKING Media parking is located at the Forbes Garage Surface Lot located a half-block before the Palumbo Center on Forbes Avenue. Those who request credentials will be placed on the gate list. Physical parking passes are not distributed. PRESS ROW Media seating is located at courtside, opposite the team benches. SEATING IS FOR MEMBERS OF THE WORKING MEDIA ONLY. Phone lines are not available at courtside (phones are located in the media room). Duquesne University and the United States Basketball Writers Association remind each member of the media that press row is a working area. Cheerleading for either team will not be tolerated. The press row telephone number is PRESS ROW SERVICE Box scores will be distributed to the media at halftime. Final box scores will be available in the media room following the game. In addition, both print and electronic media will have access to in-game statistics via video monitors. MEDIA ROOM The media room is located off the main arena court at the southwest corner of the Palumbo Center (off the left side of press row). Six courtesy phones are available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Long distance calls require a credit card for billing. To get an outside line, you must dial 9 then the number. Game programs, media guides, stats and notes are MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Michelle Chini (WBB Contact) Coordinator of Media Relations Office Home chini@duq.edu Dave Saba (MBB Contact) Associate AD/Media Relations Office Home saba@duq.edu George Nieman Coordinator of Media Relations Office Home nieman@duq.edu Athletics Department Phone Media Relations Phone Media Relations Fax Palumbo Center Press Row Athletics website... MAIL/OVERNIGHT ADDRESS Duquesne University Media Relations A.J. Palumbo Center 600 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA DUQUESNE BASKETBALL Basketball secretary...cindy Morton Basketball office Basketball fax Tickets DUKE (3853) available 90 minutes prior to game time. A pre-game meal will also be served 60 minutes prior to tip-off. PHOTOGRAPHERS The NCAA has established a policy to control congestion in the photo areas during basketball games. ONLY PHOTOGRAPHERS ON ASSIGNMENT AND/OR WORKING TELEVI- SION MEDIA WILL BE GRANTED CREDEN- TIALS. Camera persons may work along the baseline ONLY on either end of the court, but not exactly under the basket support. Photographers must be seated beyond the white line on the baseline opposite the Duquesne dance team and cheerleaders. Strobed photography is only permitted for commercial publication use. Please inform the media relations office in the event you will be using strobes at a game. VISITING RADIO/TELEVISION Radio and television stations must acquire permission to broadcast Duquesne University home games. Contact Michelle Chini, Coordinator of Media Relations, regarding broadcast access. Three radio lines, plus an ISDN line, are available for visiting radio. VIS- ITING RADIO IS LOCATED AT THE FOUL LINE, ACROSS FROM THE VISITOR S BENCH. Three can sit comfortably in the area provided. A video monitor that updates player statistics during the game also will be provided. You will need to bring long phone cords to plug into the telephone jacks which are clearly labeled and located at midcourt. Radio stations serving as the official carrier of Atlantic 10 Conference school broadcasts have first right to the telephone lines. Additional lines may be installed at the A.J. Palumbo Center at the broadcaster s expense by calling the Telecommunications Office at Non-conference visiting teams may use the radio lines at a cost of $75 per game unless a reciprocal agreement is established prior to game day. POST-GAME Both head coaches and selected players will be brought to the media room following the NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off period at DU home games. THE DUQUESNE LOCKER ROOM AND TRAINING ROOM ARE CLOSED TO MEDIA. On the road, if an interview area is not provided, Duquesne players and coaches will be available outside the locker room. INTERVIEW POLICY Student-athlete interviews are arranged through the media relations office. We will do our best to coordinate an interview time that is convenient for both the athlete and media member. (We ask that you keep in mind between class, practice and study hall, an athlete s schedule can be pretty full.) The best time to interview an athlete is early afternoon or after practice. Members of the media are encouraged to keep up with the latest in Duquesne athletics at Stats, results and game notes are updated daily in an effort to provide the latest happenings on the Bluff. 84

3 Campus Map/Directions to Duquesne DIRECTIONS TO THE A.J. PALUMBO CENTER Pittsburgh International Airport is located 17 miles (approx. 30 min.) west of downtown Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. Allow more time if traveling during morning or evening rush hour. From the Airport WEST Take route 60 South from the airport exit. Follow signs for Pittsburgh. Route 60 merges into I-279. Follow I-279 to Downtown Pittsburgh. You will enter the downtown area through the Fort Pitt Tunnel/Fort Pitt Bridge. Stay in the right lane through the tunnel and over the bridge. Veer right at the end of the bridge and follow signs for Exit #6A [Monroeville/I-376). Merge into the left lane and take Exit #1C [Grant Street]. Follow Grant Street to Forbes Avenue and turn right. To get to the A.J. Palumbo Center follow Forbes Avenue (0.2 miles), A.J. Palumbo Center is on the corner of Forbes and Magee Street. The Forbes Avenue parking garage is located a half block before Palumbo Center (just past the McAnulty entrance to Duquesne). From the NORTH Take I-79 South and veer left to Exit #72 [I-279 South]. Follow I-279 to Exit #8A [I-579] on right. Take the Veterans Memorial Bridge across the Allegheny River to the 6th and 7th Avenue Exit. Follow signs to Mellon Arena. At the traffic light when you are facing Mellon Arena, make a right onto Washington Place. To get to the Palumbo Center, make a left at the third light onto Forbes Avenue. A.J. Palumbo Center is two blocks on your right at Forbes and Magee. The Forbes Avenue parking garage is located a half block before Palumbo Center (just past the McAnulty entrance to Duquesne). From the SOUTH Take I-79 North to Exit #59A [Pittsburgh] to I-279 North, continue to the city as described above (from the airport). If you are coming from Route 51 or Route 19, head north until you reach the entrance of the Liberty Tunnels (downtown Pittsburgh). Go through the tunnel and cross the Liberty Bridge in the right lane. Follow bridge to the light at Forbes Avenue. Make a right at the light, pass the Armstrong Tunnels (on right) and the McAnulty Drive entrance to campus. Make a right into the Forbes Avenue parking garage. From the EAST Exit the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Monroeville (Pittsburgh Exit #57) and follow I-376 West to Exit #2B [Blvd. of the Allies/Liberty Bridge]. Stay in right lane, the road will split into a Y keep right. This takes you onto the campus of Duquesne University. Go straight through stop sign, which is Bluff Street, Rooney Field is on your right. To get to the A.J. Palumbo Center, continue on Bluff Street to McAnulty and make a right. At first traffic light make a right onto Forbes Avenue, A.J. Palumbo Center is on the corner of Forbes and Magee Street. The Forbes Avenue parking garage is located a half block before Palumbo Center (just past the McAnulty entrance to Duquesne). 85

4 Media Directory PRINT ASSOCIATED PRESS Writers: Alan Robinson, John Mehno 6 Gateway Center, Suite Fax: PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE Duquesne Beat: Paul Zeise pzeise@post-gazette.com Asst. Managing Ed.-Sports: Fritz Huysman Sports Editor: Jim Barger Columnists: Bob Smizik, Ron Cook 34 Boulevard of the Allies Fax: sports@post-gazette.com PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Pittsburgh Office Duquesne Beat: JoAnne Harrop jharrop@tribweb.com Sports Editor: Kevin Smith Columnists: Sam Ross Jr., Mike Prisuta D.L. Clark Building, Third Floor 503 Martindale Street Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: ptrsports@tribweb.com Greensburg Office Sports Editor: Mike Durdurich Cabin Hill Drive Greensburg, Pa Fax: BEAVER COUNTY TIMES (PM) Sports Editor: Ed Rose Writer: Mike Bires 400 Fair Avenue Beaver, Pa Fax: CONNELLSVILLE DAILY COURIER Sports Editor: Jason Black 127 West Apple Street Connellsville, Pa Fax: DUQUESNE DUKE Student Newspaper Sports Editor/Writer: Bob Kerlik kerlik533@duq.edu Duquesne University 417 Des Places Language Center Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: INDIANA GAZETTE Sports Editor: Tony Coccagna 899 Water Street Indiana, Pa Fax: JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT Sports Editor: Mike Elswick 425 Locust Street Johnstown, Pa Fax: McKEESPORT DAILY NEWS (PM) Sports Editor: Norm Vargo (ext. 275) 409 Walnut Street McKeesport, Pa Fax: UNIONTOWN HERALD-STANDARD Sports Editor: Mike Ciarochi 8-18 East Church Street Uniontown, Pa Fax: VALLEY INDEPENDENT Sports Editor: Brian Herman Eastgate 19 Monessen, Pa Fax: VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH (PM) Sports Editor: Rick Starr 210 Fourth Avenue Tarentum, Pa Fax:

5 Media Directory WASHINGTON OBSERVER-REPORTER Sports Editor: Tom Rose 122 South Main Street Washington, Pa Fax: TELEVISION FOX SPORTS NET PITTSBURGH On Air: Stan Savran, Guy Junker, Rob King, Pat Parris, Dan Potash, Brent Stover Two Allegheny Center, Suite 1000 Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: KDKA-TV (Ch. 2 Pittsburgh CBS) On Air: Bob Pompeani, John Steigerwald One Gateway Center Fax: WPGH-TV (Ch. 53 Pittsburgh FOX) On Air: Alby Oxenreiter, Matt Fine 450 Ivory Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: WPXI-TV (Ch. 11 Pittsburgh NBC) On Air: John Fedko, Bill Phillips, Jonas Chaney 11 Television Hill Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: WTAE-TV (Ch. 4 Pittsburgh ABC) On Air: Andrew Stockey, Jake Ploeger, Jon Burton, Bill Hillgrove 400 Ardmore Boulevard Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: RADIO ESPN RADIO (WEAE-AM 1250) Sports Director: Jim Colony On Air: Mark Madden, Tim Benz, Ellis Cannon 400 Ardmore Boulevard Pittsburgh, Pa /4563 Fax: FOX SPORTS RADIO (WBGG-AM 970) On Air: Stan Savran 200 Fleet Street Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: KDKA-AM (1020) Sports Director: Jeff Hathhorn On Air: Paul Alexander One Gateway Center (412) Fax: WDUQ-FM (90.5) Sean Doherty Duquesne University Stevenson & Locust Streets Pittsburgh, Pa Fax: KQV-AM (1410) Program Director: Erik Selby Centre City Tower 650 Smithfield St Fax: kqvradio@trib.infi.net DUQUESNE PLAY-BY-PLAY Alex Panormios 163 E. Sandle Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa Fax:

6 Radio/TV Roster 4 Ashley Reed Sophomore Guard 5-4 Barrackville, W.Va. (Fairmont Senior/ East Tennessee State) 5 Aiga Bautre Sophomore Guard 5-11 Riga, Latvia (Catholic Central {N.Y.}) 10 Shiri Sharon Senior Guard 5-7 Jordan Valley, Israel (Ostrovsky) 11 Alyssa Borasky Junior Center 6-2 Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar F. Smith/ Northeast {Neb.} CC) 14 Omega Harrington Sophomore Guard 5-7 Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) 21 Candace Futrell Senior Guard 5-10 Altoona, Pa. (Altoona) 22 Loui Hall Freshman Forward 6-0 Masontown, Pa. (Albert Gallatin) 32 Takneekia Baker Freshman Guard 5-7 Bladensburg, Md. (Elizabeth Seton) 34 Nicole Sinclair Sophomore Forward 6-0 Indiana, Pa. (Indiana) 45 Maria Stankevich Sophomore Center 6-3 St. Petersburg, Russia (St. Petersburg University) 52 Erin Wehrle Junior Center 6-2 Elizabeth, Pa. (Elizabeth Forward) Dan Durkin Head Coach 11th Season Tanya Garner Assistant Coach Second Season Trixie Wolf Assistant Coach First Season Chris Day Assistant Coach First Season 88