ATTENDING PRACTICES
With possible exceptions, men's basketball practices will be open (3-5 p.m.). If you plan on attending practice, you must watch practice from the designated media-seating area at Portal U on the concourse level. Take the elevator near the ticket office up to the third level and then go to your right to enter at Portal U. You can also take the stairs by the ticket office. Portal U is located at top of the stairs. You are welcome to attend any open practice, but media interviews will only be conducted on the scheduled media days. Rights-holding broadcasters attending practices to prepare for their upcoming live broadcast should notify Brett Pyne if they plan on attending practice. The location of the designated viewing area for rights-holding broadcasters is courtside. Take the elevator to the first floor and go to the right past the first entrance to the court until reaching the second entrance near the pressroom on the southwest corner of the court.

WEEKLY MEDIA DAY
Local media are encouraged to attend BYU's weekly media day at the Marriott Center. Head Coach Dave Rose and BYU players and coaches will be available for interviews at the weekly media day. A media advisory will be emailed each week to announce the media day, but as a rule it will take place each Monday after practice at approximately 5 p.m. Requested player interviews will be conducted immediately after practice at the northwest entrance to the court, just down from the designated media-seating area for practices at Portal U. Coach Rose will be available for interviews after player interviews are completed. Come directly down the stairs from Portal U after practice to conduct your interviews. If you are arriving at the end of practice only to conduct interviews, you can go down the elevator to the first level and then turn to the right to arrive at the northwest entrance to the court. Special interview requests or extended feature interviews must be arranged in advance through the Athletic Communications office. B-roll or still photos can be shot with approval during the final 10 minutes of practice from the northwest entrance to the court.

WEEKLY MWC TELECONFERENCE
Coach Rose will participate in a weekly Mountain West Conference Coaches Teleconference each Monday morning at 10 a.m. MST during the conference season. Out-of-town media are encouraged to participate in the weekly teleconferences to obtain comments from Coach Rose about each week's happenings. When needed, telephone interviews can be arranged through the Athletic Communications office.

FEATURE INTERVIEWS
Special interview requests or extended feature interviews must be arranged in advance through the Athletic Communications office. Requests should be made well in advance of deadlines so appropriate arrangements can be made to meet the schedule demands of everyone involved.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS
After home games in the Marriott Center, Coach Rose will speak to the media after addressing his team. Postgame interviews are conducted in the interview room located across from the pressroom. Postgame interviews with BYU players will be conducted in the interview room following Coach Rose's comments. Interviews with the visiting team are typically conducted outside the visiting team's locker room located directly across the hall from the pressroom. A typed quote sheet with postgame remarks from both head coaches will be provided to the media along with any postgame notes. Coach Rose and BYU players will participate in postgame interviews on the road per the arrangements of the home team.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS
Working media wishing to cover BYU must submit a request for credentials to Brett Pyne of the BYU Athletic Communications office. Season credentials will be provided at the discretion of the Athletic Communications office to media members who regularly cover BYU. Single-game credential requests by working media should be made three days prior to the game. Any requests received later than noon the day before the game will not be accepted. Credentials are for working members of the media only. Daily and next-day newspapers, wire services, live television and radio broadcasts, television and radio stations reporting for nightly news, national magazines and those who regularly cover college basketball will be given priority. Fan-based Internet sites that allow chat rooms or message boards with anonymous postings will not be credentialed. To be considered for credentials, Internet sites must have a proven history of professional journalistic conduct and meet all criteria and standards required of other media members. Media credentials are property of BYU and can be denied or revoked at any time at the discretion of BYU. Credentials must be surrendered upon request.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers and television camera operators on assignment. Floor-space limitations in the Marriott Center are considered when issuing credentials. Freelance photographers not on assignment and amateur photographers will not be credentialed. Credential requests must be made by the appropriate editor/director from the news organization seeking access for a specific newsgathering assignment. Any video, photos or images obtained at BYU are to be used for that organization's news coverage only. The use of video, photos or images shot at BYU for commercial purposes of any kind is strictly prohibited without prior written consent from BYU Athletics and BYU Licensing. Photographers are provided Ethernet access in the back area of the working pressroom. If attending practices, B-roll or still photos can be shot with approval during the final 10 minutes of practice from the northwest entrance to the court.

MEDIA SERVICES
Game notes with updated statistics are available on BYU's website and are also issued to the media via email. Contact Brett Pyne to be added to the media email list. BYU and opponent game notes and media guides, the Mountain West Conference release, a roster sheet and the official game program are provided to the media on site at each game. Official game statistics are distributed at halftime and at the conclusion of the game. Stats monitors are provided for live radio and television broadcasters. Live broadcasters will also receive a statistics printout during timeouts throughout the game. Visiting radio broadcast lines (ISDN and analog) are provided. Wireless Internet is available on the pressrow and in the pressroom adjacent to the court on the southwest corner. Several analog lines are also available in the pressroom. Toll-free long distance or credit-card calls can be made from these telephones.

LOCATION AND PARKING
The Marriott Center is located on the BYU campus at the corner of 450 East and University Parkway (1650 North) in Provo. Media parking is available in Lot #1, immediately north of the Marriott Center. Media parking passes must be requested with credentials in advance. To reach the pressroom, use the north entrance (ticket office) of the Marriott Center. Take the elevator down to the first level and follow the hallway to the right. The pressroom is located at the second portal on the southwest corner.