SMU Administration R. GERALD TURNER President PAUL ROGERS Faculty Athletic Representative As the president of Southern Methodist University since 1995, R. Gerald Turner is leading an era of unprecedented progress at the University. The Campaign for SMU: A Time to Lead raised more than $542 million for academic programs, scholarships, professorships, and student life programs. A new strategic plan is guiding the University s advancement, and the Centennial Master Plan is the physical profi le of the campus, including development of a new East Quad. Beyond the campus, Gerald Turner serves on the boards of the United Way of Dallas, the Methodist Hospital Foundation, the Salvation Army of Dallas, and three publicly traded companies. President Turner holds leadership positions in several higher education associations. He is co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and chair of the NCAA Subcommittee on Presidential Leadership of Internal and External Constituencies. He is the winner of the Henry Cohn Humanitarian Award of the Anti-Defamation League of Dallas and the Chief Executive Leadership Award from District Four of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Before joining SMU, President Turner was the chancellor of the University of Mississippi. A native of New Boston, Texas, he earned a B.S. degree in psychology from Abilene Christian University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Gail, a native of Graham, Texas, have two daughters, both of whom live with their husbands in Dallas. Angela is a professional opera singer and the mother of Luke; Jessica, an SMU alumna, is a professional actress. Paul Rogers, professor of law and the former dean of the SMU School of Law, is the university s faculty athletic representative and represents the university with Conference USA and the NCAA. Rogers formerly served as president of the Southwest Conference and was more recently on the NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet. He was recently appointed to the National Advisory Committee for the National Football Foundation s Honor Society and also is a member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-A Faculty Athletics Representative Association. In 1988, Rogers was the principal drafter of the University s Manual of Governance for SMU Athletics and became the fi rst chair of the SMU Athletic Council, which establishes academic and administrative policies for student-athletes at SMU. He continues to serve as a member of the council. Prior to joining the SMU law faculty in 1980, he served on the law faculty at Loyola University of Chicago. He previously practiced law in Pennsylvania. Dean Rogers has earned two degrees (B.A., J.D.) from the University of Texas and an LL.M. from Columbia University. Rogers served as dean of the School of Law from 1988-97. Earlier he served as associate dean for academic affairs at the Law School from 1982-86. He has co-authored a leading casebook on antitrust law, now in its fourth edition, and has written numerous articles on antitrust, regulated industries, contracts, commercial law and legal history. An avid baseball historian, he has published three books and a number of articles dealing with the history of baseball. He is a member of the board of directors of Dispute Mediation Services and the Committee for a Qualifi ed Judiciary and is a former Trustee of the Dallas Bar Foundation. Dean Rogers is a fellow of the Dallas Bar, Texas Bar, and the American Bar Foundations. He also served as chair of the Ethics Oversight Committee for Dallas 2012 and is president of the Hall-Ruggles Chapter (Dallas-Fort Worth) of the Society of American Baseball Research. Rogers has three daughters, Heather, Jillian, and Ruthie, and two grandsons, Baer Heck and Jonathan Van Auken, and a granddaughter, Bozlie Kate Heck. President R. Gerald Turner
SMU Administration STEVE ORSINI Director of Athletics Arriving on the Hilltop with over 25 years of experience in athletic administration, Steve Orsini began his tenure as the Director of Athletics at SMU on June 1, 2006. A little over two years into his tenure, Orsini has created a tremendous sense of excitement for SMU fans. Orsini made an immediate impact by hiring 2001 Associated Press National Coach of the Year Matt Doherty to lead the Mustang men s basketball program even before his fi rst offi cial day on the job. In January 2008, Orsini brought a new spark to the SMU football program, hiring former National Coach of the Year June Jones to lead the Mustangs. With the hiring, SMU became one of just six schools nationally to have National Coaches of the Year at the helms of its football and men s basketball programs. Mustang teams won three conference championships in 2007-08, and in addition to their successes on the fi eld, SMU student-athletes also succeeded in the classroom. SMU continues to boast a remarkable 97 percent refi ned graduation rate and 176 student-athletes were named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. SMU is also seeing a construction boom under Orsini. SMU has embarked on a $60 million plan to build new facilities and improve existing ones. The $13- million, 43,000 square-foot Crum Basketball Center, a basketball-only practice facility adjacent to Moody Coliseum, opened in February 2008 and the new Turpin Tennis Stadium opened in April 2008. A golf complex and continued renovations to Moody Coliseum, which began last season with the installation of a new $900,000 videoboard and redesigned court, are in the works. I am here because SMU has a very successful program and is committed to providing all of the ingredients to build upon that success into greater success, said Orsini. We can be successful on a national level. My philosophy on how to have fun in athletics is spelled W-I-N. Our goal in every sport is to be in the top 25 in the nation - and for the ones that already are, I want them to be in the top 10. Collegiate athletics can excite the whole community, build school spirit and really create a sense of community. Orsini came to SMU from the University of Central Florida, where he served as A.D. since June 2002. At UCF, he helped transform UCF into a top athletic program. He guided the Knights to Conference USA membership and established the UCF Athletics Association, Inc., a private, non-profi t, direct-support organization of the University of Central Florida. As part of a 70 percent increase in the department s budget during his tenure, Orsini increased funding for all sports while at UCF and the Knights achieved immediate success under his leadership. During the 2004-05 academic year, six UCF teams advanced to NCAA play, including the men s basketball squad, which made its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Competing in their last season in the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Knights swept the league s all-sports awards, given to the top program in the conference, for the third straight year. UCF followed that up by advancing to the inaugural Conference USA Football Championship Game and its fi rst-ever bowl appearance in the fall of 2005 after winning the C-USA Eastern Division crown. In all, 25 teams competed in postseason play during his time at UCF, and the Knights posted their highest-ever NACDA Cup fi nishes in 2003-04 and 2004-05. Orsini s tenure at UCF was marked by growth. He oversaw major facility additions and renovations at UCF, including the completion of the Wayne Densch Sports Center and the Nicholson Fieldhouse, two of the top athletic facilities in the nation. He also initiated plans and secured fi nancing for a new on-campus football stadium, a softball stadium complex, a rowing boathouse and a convocation center and arena as part of a $270 million mixed-use development - all of which opened in 2007. Orsini expanded the Golden Knight fan base, with UCF setting all-time records in football season ticket sales and in revenues generated through ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and fundraising. He also saw UCF set attendance records for football and men s and women s basketball contests. Prior to his appointment at UCF, Orsini spent three years as senior associate director of athletics for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. In that capacity he was responsible for administration and business affairs for the Yellow Jackets. He played a pivotal role in the expansion of the football and baseball stadiums and also served as the tournament manager for the 2002 NCAA Final Four in the Georgia Dome. Orsini, 51, joined the Georgia Tech staff after fi ve years as the Associate Athletics Director and Treasurer at the U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association. Previously, he spent 10 years in administration with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. A native of Hummelstown, Pa., Orsini graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1978 with a degree in Business Administration, majoring in accounting. He was a three-time letter winner at fullback on the Fighting Irish football team and was one of four team captains on the 1977 national championship squad. After graduation, he spent three years as Senior Assistant Accountant and became a Certifi ed Public Accountant (CPA) in the New York offi ce of the national accounting fi rm Deloitte, Haskins and Sells. He began his career in athletics administration in 1981 as Assistant Business Manager and Ticket Manager at Notre Dame and remained in that capacity for three years until leaving to join the Dallas Cowboys as ticket manager in 1984. He became Director of Administration for the Cowboys in 1989, serving in that capacity until 1993 when he went back into private business as the Sales Controller for Fujitsu-ICL Systems, Inc. in Dallas. He resumed his career in athletics administration at the Naval Academy in 1994. During his time at Navy, Orsini was responsible for all business and legal affairs and helped increase the Athletic Association s revenue by 70 percent. Responsible for the development of the department of External Affairs while at Navy, the program set all-time records at the school for season ticket sales, marketing and sponsorship revenues and fan attendance during his tenure. Orsini is married to the former Amy Kertesz of South Bend, Ind., and the couple has a daughter, Angela. THE STEVE ORSINI FILE Hometown: Hummelstown, Pa. Education: The University of Notre Dame, 1978, Bachelor s Degree in Business Administration, Majoring in Accounting Family: He and his wife, Amy, have one daughter, Angela. STEVE ORSINI TIMELINE 2006-Present: Director of Athletics, SMU 2002-2006: Director of Athletics, UCF 1999-2002: Senior Associate A.D, Georgia Tech 1994-1999: Associate A.D. and Treasurer, U.S. Naval Academy Athletics Association 1993-94: Sales Controller, Fujitsu-ICL Systems 1984-93: Director of Administration/Ticket Manager, Dallas Cowboys 1981-84: Assistant Business Manager & Ticket Manager, Notre Dame 1978-81: Senior Accountant, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells
SMU Administration SMU SENIOR STAFF STEVE ORSINI TIM LEONARD TOM BUNING KRIS LOWE KONI DAWS SHAWN McGEE VICKI HILL BRAD SUTTON JEFF KONYA MIKE VAUGHT Director of Athletics Senior Associate Athletic Director/Development Senior Associate Athletic Director/Capital Projects Assistant Athletic Director/SWA Assistant Athletic Director/Business & Finance Associate Athletic Director/Sales & Marketing Director, Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center Senior Associate Athletic Director/Compliance & Student-Athlete Welfare Assistant Athletic Director/Public Relations Deputy Director of Athletics SMU HEAD COACHES STEVE COLLINS RHONDA ROMPOLA MATT DOHERTY ASHLEY SCHAEFFER BRENT ERWIN LISA SEIFERT JUNE JONES TODD SELDERS JAY LOAR EDDIE SINNOTT TIM McCLEMENTS JIM STILLSON LAUREN MEISNER DAVE WOLLMAN CARL NEUFELD DOUG WRIGHT Women's Swimming Men's Basketball Women's Soccer Football Men's Golf Men's Soccer Women's Tennis Men's Tennis Pg. 204 Women's Basketball Equestrian Volleyball Women's Golf Men's Swimming Diving Track & Field Rowing
PRESS CREDENTIALS All requests for working press, photo, and broadcast credentials for SMU s 2008-09 home basketball games should be made in writing on company letterhead by the sports editor or director to: Herman Hudson Assistant Director of Public Relations 5800 Ownby Drive - Suite 307 Dallas, Texas 75275 - or - FAX: (214) 768-2044 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 the Pass Gate located at the northeast corner of Moody Coliseum on Binkley Avenue. The Pass Gate is open 90 minutes before the game. PARKING 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 Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations Brad Sutton at (214) 768-2883. SMU provides two regular business phone lines and a four-wire Switch 56 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 along the east baseline or in the press box above sections N & O. Media Information PRESS ROW SERVICES & WIRELESS ACCESS Statistics monitors, complete box scores, running play-by-play, 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 Media Relations staff. Moody Coliseum is equipped with wireless Internet access. To access the network, 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 Matt Doherty and selected players will be available. Please make any specifi c player requests to Assistant Director of Public Relations, Herman Hudson. Interviews during the week with Matt Doherty or any SMU players should be arranged through the Public Relations Offi ce. Coach Doherty and players can be available up to 45 minutes before practice or immediately after practice Monday-Friday. It is best to arrange for coach and player interviews at least 24 hours in advance. ATHLETICS PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION HERMAN HUDSON Assistant Director of Public Relations Offi ce: 214-768-1304 Home: 972-234-1609 Cell: 214-924-0358 Email: hermanh@smu.edu ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address Box 0315 Dallas, TX 75275-0315 Street Address For Overnighted Materials Loyd All-Sports Center 5800 Ownby Drive Suite 307 Dallas, TX 75205 Media Relations Office 214-768-2883 Media Relations Fax 214-768-2044 Moody Coliseum Press Row 214-768-7742 Basketball Office 214-768-3501 Athletics Website SMUMustangs.com
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. 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. MOODY COLISEUM SEATING DIAGRAM IMPORTANT LOCATIONS Public Relations Office (Room 113) - Located on the ground level of Moody Coliseum in the north hallway, directly behind section N. Writers are encouraged to fi le their stories from the Media Relations offi ce following games. Press Row - Located on the floor opposite the benches or along the east baseline. Press Box - Located above sections N & O. Visitor s Locker Room - Located on the ground 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 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 northeast corner of the building, off Binkley Avenue. TELEPHONES The press row phone number is (214) 768-7742. There are also phones 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 Assistant Director of Public Relations Herman Hudson e-mails press releases to members of the media covering SMU. If you wish to be added to the list, contact him at 214-768-1304 or hermanh@smu. edu. CONFERENCE USA TELECONFERENCES Conference USA will be conducting coaches conference calls coinciding with the start of the season, prior to league play and before the postseason tournament. Contact Courtney Morrison-Archer of the Conference USA Media Relations staff at 214-774-1300 for the dates and telephone number. CONFERENCE USA STATISTICS Updated Conference USA men 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.conferenceusa.com. Men s basketball statistics will be updated throughout the 2007-08 season. 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 Men 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 Herman Hudson in the Public Relations Offi ce. ADMINISTRATION (214-768 prefi x) Director's Offi ce 4301 Administration/Business & Finance 2864 Learning Enhancement Center 3292 Concessions 1776 Corporate Relations 1648 Facilities and Event Managment 2866 Lettermen's Association 4000 Marketing and Promotions 1648 Mustang Club, Development 4000 Public Relations 2883 Sponsorships 4831 Student Services 4260 Ticket Operations 2902 Video Operations 3672
Primary SMU Media Outlets PRINT Dallas Morning News Communications Center, P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, Texas 75265 214-977-8444 Bob Yates, Executive Sports Editor 214-977-8260 Garry Leavell, Sports Editor 214-977-8987 Keith Campbell, College Sports Editor _214-977-7896 Bobbi Roquemore, SMU Beat 214-977-8863 Daily Campus SMU Box 456, Dallas, Texas 75275 Sports Editor 214-768-1516 WIRE SERVICE Associated Press 4851 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75244-6017 Jamie Aron, Sports 972-991-2100 WEBSITES PonyFans.com Steve Lansdale, Sr. Editor editor@ponyfans.com PonyPride.com Armen Williams, Editor armenw@hotmail.com PonyStampede.com James Bryant, Editor smuscoutsite@gmail.com RADIO KESN (ESPN - 103.3 FM) 2221 East Lamar, Suite 300, Arlington, Texas 76006 817-640-3971 WBAP (820 AM) 2221 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76006 817-695-1820 KRLD (1080 AM) 4131 N. Central Expressway, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75204 214-443-6400 KTCK (The Ticket - 1310 AM) 3500 Maple Ave., Suite 1310, Dallas, Texas 75219 214-526-7400 REGIONAL TELEVISION Fox Sports Southwest 100 E. Royal Lane, Dallas, Texas 75039 214-890-1800 LOCAL TELEVISION KDFW (FOX-4) 400 N. Griffi n, Dallas, Texas 75202 214-720-4444 KXAS (NBC-5) 3900 Barnett St., Ft. Worth, Texas 76103 817-654-6326 WFAA (ABC-8) 606 Young St., Dallas, Texas 75202 214-977-6298 KTVT (CBS-11) 5233 Bridge St., Ft. Worth, Texas 76103 817-451-1111 KTXA (IND-21) 5233 Bridge St., Ft. Worth, Texas 76103 817-451-1111 KDAF (CW-33) 8001 John Carpenter Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75247 214-252-9233 KFWD (IND-52) 606 Young St., Dallas, TX 75202 214-977-6780 RICH PHILLIPS Play-by-Play Eighth Season Phone: 214-526-7400 E-Mail: rich.phillips@sbcglobal.net JAY POERNER Analyst SMU's games will be broadcast live on the Mustang Radio Network and its fl agship station, KAAM 700 AM. SMU's broadcasts will be accessible on the Internet at the Mustangs' offi cial athletics website, SMUMustangs.com. Rich Phillips returns for his eighth season as "Voice of the Mustangs" providing play-by-play coverage. In addition to his work with SMU men s basketball, Phillips also serves as play-by-play commentator for SMU football. Allen Stone serves as color commentator and former Mustang basketball great Jay Poerner will provide halftime analysis throughout the season. ALLEN STONE Analyst