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MEDIA OUTLETS ............................................................................................................ 175

DIRECTIONS /TRAVEL INFO ......................................................................................... 176

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CREDENTIALSSeason and single-game credential requests for Northwestern men’s basketball must be requested online. Season requests for the 2009-10 season should be made by Wednes-day, Nov. 4. Media members can call or email the athletic communications office (serranilla@northwestern.edu) for online instructions. Cre-dentials will be mailed if the request is received 10 days prior to a game. Once a request is submitted, you will receive an automatic reply stating that your request has been received. You will then eventually receive notification whether your request has been approved or de-nied. Credentials also may be picked up at the athletic communications office in Anderson Hall prior to game day. Reporters may not use a credential to cover the game for another newspaper, TV station, radio or internet site. Failure to comply will result in both agency’s credentials being revoked for the entire season. Due to limited media seating, outlets (except television and radio stations originat-ing live broadcasts of the game) are limited to two seats depending on circulation area and size on press row. Requests for a third seat are subject to availability. Credentials will be mailed if time permits; otherwise they will be left at Will Call, which is located at the east ticket office in the main lobby of Welsh-Ryan Arena. Phone requests will not be accepted. Admission to the press area will be granted only upon presentation of valid credentials. Baseball hats are prohibited in press area.

BLOGGING POLICYLike other on-line media outlets, bloggers will be issued credentials if affiliated with an accredited media outlet or are an established and/or recognized entity. Blogging is allowed as long as individuals abide by our on-line reporting policies. Updates are allowed on a reasonable basis—no continuous live play-by-play reports, etc. Blogging is not allowed at practice sessions. One daily blog report is allowed following a practice session.

ROAD GAME CREDENTIALSRequests for credentials to Northwestern road games should be made through the athletic communications department of the host school. Names and phone numbers to contact for such games can be found in the Opponents section of this media guide (pp. 106-119).

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICIESCredentials for either still photographers or TV crews will only be issued to persons on assignment from a publication or station. No

DOuG MEffLEYAssociate Director

NICk BRILOwSkIAssociate Director/Men’s Basketball Contact

juLIE DuNNAssociate Director/Publications Coordinator

RAND CHAMPIONAssistant Director

jOCELYN SERRANILLAProgram Assistant/Credentials

SCOTT HAMMERAssistant Director

MIkE wOLfAssistant A.D. forAthletic Communications

ROB COONSBig Ten Network Liaison

NORTHwESTERN DIRECTORY

The Northwestern Athletic Communications office is located in Anderson Hall, directly east of Welsh-Ryan Arena and directly northeast of Ryan Field.

Mailing Address:Northwestern Athletic Communications

1501 Central StreetEvanston, IL 60208

Athletic Communications Office ..........847-491-7503Athletic Communications FAX ............847-491-8818Press Row .............................847-491-8882 or 8853

Mike wolf ....Asst. A.D. for Athletic Communications Work ..........................................847-467-2028 Cell .............................................847-833-3095 E-mail .......................mwolf@northwestern.edu

Nick Brilowski ......Associate Director/MBB Contact Work ..........................................847-467-3831 Cell .............................................847-239-4127 E-mail .................. brilowski@northwestern.edu

julie Dunn ..............Associate Director/Publications Work ..........................................847-467-3746 Cell .............................................847-815-2859 E-mail ................ julie-dunn@northwestern.edu

Doug Meffley .............................. Associate Director Work ..........................................847-491-3688 Cell .............................................847-833-2471 E-mail ................. d-meffley@northwestern.edu

Rand Champion .......................... Assistant Director Work ..........................................847-467-3758 Cell .............................................847-833-3220 E-mail ................ champion@northwestern.edu

Scott Hammer ............................. Assistant Director Work ..........................................847-491-8800 Cell .............................................862-268-1651 E-mail ...................hammer@northwestern.edu

Rob Coons ........................Big Ten Network Liaison Work ..........................................847-467-0443 Cell .............................................847-293-9120 E-mail .................... r-coons@northwestern.edu

jocelyn Serranilla ...Program Assistant/Credentials Work ..........................................847-491-7503 E-mail: ............... serranilla@northwestern.edu

Men’s Basketball Office ......................847-491-7888Men’s Basketball FAX .........................847-491-5531Athletic Department ............................847-491-8880Ticket Office .......................................847-491-CATS

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credentials will be issued to freelance pho-tographers. Camera persons may shoot only from designated areas on the baselines. No photographers will be allowed along the sides of the playing court or in the seating areas of the arena. Northwestern University follows all NCAA and Big Ten guidelines regarding photography policies.

PARkINGParking passes will be issued only to those outlets that request season credentials. Media members who need parking on a single-game basis should contact Nick Brilowski if you would like your name added to the parking list for that particular contest. Press parking is located in the West Lot, near the corner of Ashland and Central streets. The entrance to the parking area is on Ashland Street, im-mediately west and across the street from Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena.

PRO SCOuTING PASSESBig Ten Conference rules prohibit the issuing of press credentials to individuals represent-ing a professional team. Scouts are required to purchase tickets and should fax their ticket re-quests on team letterhead to Mark Wesoloski, Northwestern’s director of ticket operations, at (847) 491-4659. Please include your Visa or Mastercard number and a daytime phone number.

PRACTICE SESSIONSPractices are open to the media—however, this is subject to change on a daily basis. In order that the Northwestern Athletic Communica-tions Department may be of better service, media members should call ahead to confirm practice time, player and coach interview avail-ability, and media access.

IN-SEASON INTERVIEwSInterviews with Northwestern players and coaches are available to the media upon request throughout the season. To arrange an interview, please contact the athletic communications office at (847) 491-7503. Please place your request at least 24 hours in advance. On most days, interviews may also be conducted BEFORE practice at Welsh-Ryan Arena. ALL INTERVIEWS WITH PLAY-ERS AND COACHES SHOULD BE CON-CLUDED WELL BEFORE PRACTICE STARTS. As a Northwestern policy, players are not permitted to participate in live radio or television call-in shows. Player home telephone numbers will not be made available to media members, and they have been instructed not

to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the athletic communica-tions office.

TELEPHONESMedia outlets requiring telephones should order their own lines through SBC at 800-785-7733. Northwestern will provide one telephone on press row for collect or credit card calls only. This phone is available on a first-come, first-served basis, but may not be used as a personal line nor can you transmit from those lines during halftime. Media out-lets requiring immediate access to a phone line are encouraged to order their own line.

PREGAME INfORMATIONThe pregame media room and Welsh-Ryan Arena will be open approximately two hours prior to tipoff. The media room is accessible from the front lobby inside the southwest corner of Welsh-Ryan Arena. Soda, water and a light meal will be provided to working media only.

POSTGAME PROCEDuRESFollowing a cooling off period, Coach Car-mody followed by the visiting coach will be available in the media room. Northwestern’s locker room is closed to the media. Requests for Wildcat player interviews should be made prior to the end of the game. Requested NU players will be made available following the visiting coach’s remarks. Requests for visiting players should be made to the visiting SID.

RELEASE AND STATISTICAL PDfs

The Northwestern men’s basketball release, along with statistics and other up-to-date information, can be found at NUsports.com in Portable Document File (PDF) format. Contact the athletic communications office if you wish to receive the PDF release via e-mail each week.

BIG TEN TELECONfERENCEEvery Monday during the Big Ten portion of the basketball season, the conference’s head coaches will be made available via the Big Ten’s weekly teleconference. Beginning at 9 a.m. CT, each head coach will be on the call for approximately 10 minutes to answer questions and preview the upcoming week. Northwest-ern head coach Bill Carmody will be available at 9:30 a.m. CT. These calls will begin Jan. 4 and continue through the conference cam-paign leading up to the Big Ten Tournament in March. More information will on the tele-conference will be available at the beginning of the basketball season. You can also contact LaTonya Sadler at the Big Ten Conference (847-696-1010 ext. 143 or lsadler@bigten.org) for more information.

NuSPORTS.COMThe official website of Northwestern Athlet-ics is NUsports.com. Updated daily, the site includes NU’s basketball releases and features many other basketball related information. Links to all of the other 18 Wildcat sports are provided and include schedules, history, school traditions and campus information.

NUsports.com is the official web site of Northwestern Athletics. The latest basketball game notes, releases, statistics and information can be found here.

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720 WGN, winner of the 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 Illinois Radio Station of

the Year Award from the Illinois Broadcasters Association, is the radio voice of Wildcat football. The 50,000-watt clear-channel station is heard in 38 states and in Canada. WGN, “The Voice of Chicago,” is also home to the Chicago Cubs, Blackhawks as well as Northwestern football. In January of 2009, Northwestern and WGN Radio announced a new agreement that will allow Wildcat fans to listen to football and men’s basketball games on the station through the 2012-13 season. “We are extremely pleased that North-western Athletics will continue its long partner-ship with WGN-AM 720,” said Northwestern Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Phillips. “WGN is one of the nation’s premier radio sta-tions and is the No. 1 station in Chicagoland.” WGN sports director Dave Eanet handles play-by-play duties. Now entering his 12th season as the basketball “Voice of the Wildcats,” Eanet has also been the voice of Northwestern football for the past 20 years. In 2001, 2004 and 2006, Eanet was honored with the Silver Dome Award from the Illinois Broadcasters Association for “best sports play-by-play” for Wildcat basketball, and he also received the 2001 March of Dimes A.I.R. Award for play-by-play of Wildcat football. The graduate of NU’s Medill School of Journalism has been honored for sports reporting and play-by-play coverage from many organizations, including the Associated Press, United Press International, Illinois Broadcasters Association and the Chicago Headline Club. Eanet also has handled pre- and postgame broadcasts for the Chicago Bears and Cubs, and served as the voice of Big Ten Women’s Basketball. He also is frequently seen as sports anchor on WGN-TV’s News at Nine. Eanet has been the voice of Wildcat basketball since 1996, and is heard every weekday on WGN’s morning show with Greg Jarrett.

One of the highlights of each broadcast of Northwestern basketball comes after the game, when Head Coach Bill Carmody goes on the air with the WGN team to answer their questions. During home games, fans can stay afterward and listen to the interview in Welsh-Ryan Arena.

OTHER wAYS NOT TO MISS A PLAYIf you cannot get to a game in person or are out of the WGN Radio listening area, fans can listen to Wildcat basketball by logging onto WGN on the web at wgnradio.com. Fans across the world can also listen to WGN on SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. For more information on SIRIUS XM’s college sports programming and a schedule of upcoming games, visit www.sirius.com/collegesports or www.xmradio.com/collegesports.

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Dave Eanet chats with Northwestern head football coach Pat Firzgerald during halftime of a game last season.

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Chicago Sun-Times350 N. Orleans Ave. Chicago, IL 60654Phone: 312-321-2663Fax: 312-645-9213Stu Courtney—Deputy Sports EditorLacy J. Banks—Beat

Chicago Tribune435 N. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60611Phone: 312-222-3478Fax: 312-828-9392Mike Kellams—Sports EditorTeddy Greenstein—Beat

Daily HeraldPO Box 280Arlington Heights, IL 60006Phone: 847-427-4430Fax: 847-427-1173Tom Quinlan—Sports EditorLindsey Willhite—Beat

The Daily Northwestern1999 Sheridan Rd., Box 8010Evanston, IL 60208Phone: 847-491-4921Fax: 847-491-9905Matt Forman, Danny Daly, Robbie Levin

Southtown Star6901 West 159th StreetTinley Park, IL 60477Phone: 708-633-5946Fax: 708-633-5999John Hector—Sports EditorTim Cronin—Beat

Rivals.com - Wildcat ReportLouie Vaccher—EditorPhone: 847-650-0793

Scout.com - Purple ReignDavid Vranicar—EditorPhone: 913-481-6780

wIRE SERVICES

Associated Press10 S. Wacker Dr.Chicago, IL 60606Phone: 312-781-0500Fax: 312-781-1989Rick Gano—Sports Editor

RADIO

WBBM Radio630 N. McClurg Ct.Chicago, IL 60611Phone: 312-202-3299Fax: 312-664-8592Josh Liss—Sports Director

WGN Radio435 N. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60611Phone: 312-222-5094Fax: 312-222-5977Dave Eanet—Sports Director

WNUR Radio1905 Sheridan Rd.Evanston, IL 60208Phone: 847-491-2234Fax: 847-491-3749Aaron Pepper, Kevin Fishbain— Co-Sports Directors

WSCR Radio (The Score)455 North City Front PlazaChicago, IL 60611Phone: 312-245-6000Fax: 312-245-6072Mitch Rosen—Program DirectorAndy Garcia—Sports Director

ESPN Radio 1000190 N. State St., 7th FloorChicago, IL 60601Phone: 312-980-1070Fax: 312-980-2440Adam Delevitt—Sports Director and Program Director

TELEVISION

WBBM-TV (CBS)630 N. McClurg Ct.Chicago, IL 60611Phone: 312-202-3641Fax: 312-202-3642Ryan Baker—Lead Sports Anchor

WMAQ-TV (NBC)NBC Tower454 N. Columbus DriveChicago, IL 60611-5555Phone: 312-836-5665Fax: 312-899-8019Dave Breyer—Sports Producer

WLS-TV (ABC)190 N. State St.Chicago, IL 60601Phone: 312-750-7220Fax: 312-782-2107Larry Snyder—Sports Producer

WGN-TV (Independent)2501 W. Bradley PlaceChicago, IL 60618Phone: 773-883-3325Fax: 773-883-3314Dan Roan—Sports Director

WFLD-TV (Fox)205 N. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60601Phone: 312-565-5529Fax: 312-565-5517John Eskra—Sports Producer

Comcast SportsNet350 N. Orleans Ave.Suite S2-100Chicago, IL 60654-1504Phone: 312-222-6000Fax: 312-527-4039Lissa Druss Christman—Executive Producer

Chicagoland TV2000 S. York RoadOak Brook, IL 60521Phone: 630-368-4444Fax: 630-368-4468

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DIRECTIONS TO wELSH-RYAN ARENAFrom the north: Take I-94 (Edens Expressway) East. Exit on Skokie Blvd. and turn left at stop light onto Lake Ave. Go east on Lake to Green Bay Road. Turn right and proceed south to Central Street. Turn left and go east approximately one-half mile to Ryan Field (Welsh-Ryan is immediately north of the football stadium).

From Chicago: Take either Lake Shore Drive or I-90/94 (Kennedy Expressway). If you go the Lake Shore Drive route, follow LSD until it ends and merges with Sheridan Road. Take Sheridan north through Evanston (follow the signs as Sheridan winds through south Evanston). Turn left onto Central Street, at the north end of the main campus. Go west approximately one mile to Ryan Field. If you take the expressway, stay on the Kennedy until I-90 and 94 split. Take I-94 West (Edens Expressway) toward Milwaukee. Exit at Old Orchard Road and turn right—at this point you will be proceed-ing east. After approximately one mile, turn left onto Gross Point Road, and then turn right at the next light which is Central Street. Proceed approximately two miles east to Ryan Field.

From O’Hare International Airport: Exit the airport and take I-294 North (toward Wisconsin). Take the first exit onto Dempster Street so that you are heading East, and proceed several miles until you cross over I-94. Soon afterward, turn left on Gross Point Road. Follow that to Central Street, then turn right and head east approximately two miles to Ryan Field.

Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center Chicago—North Shore9599 Skokie BoulevardSkokie, Ill. 60077847-329-4324www.skokieillinoishotel.com

Hilton Garden Inn Evanston1818 Maple AvenueEvanston, Ill. 60201847-475-6400evanston.hgi.com

Comfort Inn North Shore—Skokie9333 Skokie Blvd.Skokie, Ill. 60077847-679-4200

Sheraton Northbrook 1110 Willow RoadNorthbrook, Ill. 60062847-480-1900

Wyndham Glenview Suites1400 N. Milwaukee Ave.Glenview, Ill. 60025847-803-9800www.wyndhamglenview.com

Hotel Orrington1710 Orrington AvenueEvanston, Ill.hotelorrington.cominfo@hotelorrington.com847-867-8700

Embassy Suites 1445 Lake Cook Rd.Deerfield, IL 60015 847-945-4500www.embassysuites.com

RECOMMENDED CHICAGOLAND HOTELS

THE ’CATS ON THE ROAD

N.C. State, Dec. 1Rennaisance Raleigh Hotel at North Hills4100 Main at North Hill StreetRaleigh, N.C. 27609(919) 571-8773

Illinois, Dec. 30Holiday Inn1001 Killarney StreetUrbana, IL 61801(217) 328-7900

Michigan, jan. 10Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti1275 South Huron StreetYpsilanti, MI 48197(734) 487-2000

Ohio State, jan. 19Crowne Plaza Columbus33 E. Nationwide Blvd.Columbus, OH 43215(614) 461-4100

Minnesota, jan. 26Minneapolis Marriott City Center30 South 7th StreetMinneapolis, MN 55402(612) 349-4000

Michigan State, jan. 30East Lansing Marriott at University Place300 M.A.C. AvenueEast Lansing, MI 48823(517) 337-4440

Iowa, feb. 10Coralville Marriott300 East 9th StreetCoralville, IA 52241(319) 688-4000

wisconsin, feb. 21Madison Concourse Hotel1 West Dayton StreetMadison, WI 53703(608) 257-6000

Penn State, feb. 28The Nittany Lion Inn200 West Park Avenue State College, PA 16803(800) 233-7505

Indiana, March 6Hilton Garden Inn245 North College AvenueBloomington, IN 47403(812) 331-1335

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Naperville, Ill.Naperville Central

MIKE CAPOCCIJr. • F • 6-6 • 195

Lombard, Ill.Glenbard East

ALEX MARCOTULLIOFr. • G • 6-3 • 176

Warren, Mich.De La Salle

JEFF RYANSr. • G/F • 6-6 • 201

Glenview, Ill.Glenbrook South

REGGIE HEARNFr. • G • 6-4 • 195Fort Wayne, Ind.

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LUKA MIRKOVICSo. • F/C • 6-11 • 243

Belgrade, SerbiaLa Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)

NICK FRUENDTSo. • G • 6-5 • 195

Batavia, Ill.Batavia

IVAN PELJUSICJr. • F • 6-8 • 215Zadar, Croatia

V. Nazor Gymnasium

MICHAEL THOMPSONJr. • G • 5-10 • 190

Chicago, Ill.Lincoln Park

JEREMY NASHSr. • G • 6-4 • 191

Chicago, Ill.Marist

JOHN SHURNASo. • F • 6-8 • 208

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Northfield, Ill.Loyola Academy

KEVIN COBLESr. • F • 6-8 • 215Scottsdale, Ariz.

Scottsdale Christian Academy

KYLE ROWLEYSo. • C • 7-0 • 285Arima, Trinidad

Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy

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13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.18 BUTLER Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.22 TENNESSEE STATE + Evanston, Ill. 1 p.m.24 LIBERTY + Evanston, Ill. 5:30 p.m.27 vs. Notre Dame + ^ Chicago, Ill. 7:30 p.m.28 vs. Iowa State or Saint Louis + ^ Chicago, Ill. TBA

DECEMBER 1 at North Carolina State # Raleigh, N.C. 6 p.m.

13 NORTH CAROLINA A&T Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m.16 NORTH FLORIDA Evanston, Ill. 8 p.m.19 STANFORD Evanston, Ill. 1 p.m.22 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE Evasnton, Ill. 7 p.m.30 at Illinois ✱ Champaign, Ill. 8 p.m.

JANUARY 2 MICHIGAN STATE ✱ Evanston, Ill. 5:30 p.m. 7 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m.

10 at Michigan ✱ Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 p.m.13 WISCONSIN ✱ Evanston, Ill. 7:30 p.m.16 PURDUE ✱ Evanston, Ill. 4:30 p.m.19 at Ohio State ✱ Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m.23 ILLINOIS ✱ Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.26 MINNESOTA ✱ Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m.30 at Michigan State ✱ East Lansing, Mich. 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY 2 MICHIGAN ✱ Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m. 7 INDIANA ✱ Evanston, Ill. 1:30 p.m.10 at Iowa ✱ Iowa City, Iowa 7:30 p.m.14 MINNESOTA ✱ Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m.17 PENN STATE ✱ Evanston, Ill. 7:30 p.m.21 at Wisconsin ✱ Madison, Wis. 1 p.m.25 IOWA ✱ Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m.28 at Penn State ✱ University Park, Pa. 11 a.m.

MARCH 3 CHICAGO STATE Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. 6 at Indiana ✱ Bloomington, Ind. 11 a.m.

11-14 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind. TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at Welsh-Ryan Arena+ Chicago Invitational Challenge^ Played at the UIC Pavilion# ACC/Big Ten Challenge✱ Big Ten Conference gamesAll times Central and subject to change

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