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// 161 PAC-12 CONFERENCE // 2014-15 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE » PAC-12 COMMUNICATIONS Welcome to the 2014-15 men's college bas- ketball season. This media guide was intended to assist in the media's coverage of Pac-12 men's basketball. Those needing additional information should contact Vice President for communications Dave Hirsch (dhirsch@pac-12.org) or Communica- tions Fellow Kyra Geithman (kgeithman@pac-12. org) the Pac-12 Office at (415) 580-4200. » INTERNET SERVICES The official Pac-12 Conference website can be accessed by visiting www.pac-12.com. Statistical information, standings and news releases for all men's and women's sports are updated frequently. News releases for each sport are provided in PDF format and viewable HTML pages. Media guides, archived press releases and record books, as well as selected video can also be found on the Official Pac-12 website. The Pac-12 can also be found on social network- ing sites Facebook and Twitter for instant updates. To "like" the Pac-12, visit www.facebook.com/Pac- 12Conference. To follow the Pac-12, visit www.twit- ter.com/Pac12. A personal account is necessary to receive automatic updates on both sites. Both pages are public can be viewed without personal accounts. » EMAIL LIST-SERVE Media members may request to receive Pac-12 News, Press Releases and Weekly Releases via email. Media should send an email to dhirsch@ pac-12.org or kgeithman@pac-12.org with the sub- ject "Media News" requesting to be added to the media distribution list. » WEEKLY RELEASES Pac-12 Weekly Releases will be available at the Conference's official website at www.pac-12.com every Monday afternoon starting Nov. 11 and con- tinuing through to the end of the season. Weekly releases include the Pac-12 Players of the Week, updated Conference statistics, the latest polls and conference and team notes. Updated stats will be available on www.pac-12.com following each night of competition. » PLAYERS OF THE WEEK A Pac-12 Player of the Week is selected through- out the regular season from nominations submitted by each school's media relations office. Player of the Week winners are selected by a vote of the me- dia. Winners of the weekly honor are announced on Monday mornings via news release and also posted on the Pac-12 website, on the Pac-12 Facebook fan page and via the Pac-12 Twitter feed. » PAC-12 CHAMPION All 12 Pac-12 institutions participate in the Pac- 12 Tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., with the winner receiving the Con- ference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. The team that finishes the season atop the Pac-12 standings, based on a 18-game league schedule, is crowned the Conference Champion. The bracket of the Pac- 12 men's tournament will be seeded according to the final standings with the regular-season cham- pion earning the top seed. » PAC-12 AWARDS & HONORS The Pac-12 names an All-Pac-12 team, a five- player All-Freshman team, a five-player All-Defen- sive team, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year. The award win- ners are nominated and voted upon by the Pac-12 head coaches. The honorees will be announced during the week of the Conference Tournament. Academic All-Pac-12 teams and the Scholar-Ath- lete of the Year are also named for men's basket- ball. » PAC-12 TOURNAMENT MEDIA INFORMATION The 2015 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament will be played March 11-14, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Media credential applications for the Pac-12 Tournament will be made available online in January 2015. Credential applications will not be mailed out in advance. For further information concerning media coverage of the 2015 Pac-12 Tournament, please contact the Pac-12 Communications Office. A credential ap- plication website will provide complete details on covering the event. PAC-12 COMMUNICATIONS 360 3rd Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Office: (415) 580-4200 // Fax: (415) 549-2829 www.pac-12.com Danette Leighton, Chief Marketing Officer dleighton@pac-12.org Erik Hardenberg, Vice President, Public Affairs ehardenberg@pac-12.org Dave Hirsch, Vice President, Communications (men's basketball contact) dhirsch@pac-12.org Kyra Geithman, Communications Fellow (assistant men's basketball contact) kgeithman@pac-12.org Natalia Ciccone, Assistant Commissioner, Comm. nciccone@pac-12.org Jon Olivero, Communications Fellow jolivero@pac-12.org Wendy Heredia, Administrative Assistant wheredia@pac-12.org PAC-12 PRESS ROW NUMBERS Arizona ............................................ 520-621-5291 Arizona State .................................... 480-965-7274 California ......................................... 510-642-3098 Colorado ...............................303-492-1552 or 4380 Oregon ................................ 541-346-4496 or 4497 Oregon State .................................... 541-737-3020 Stanford ........................................... 650-723-4418 UCLA ............................................... 310-825-1899 USC ................................................. 213-740-3900 Utah ..................................................801-581-3510 Washington ......................... 206-543-2230 or 2231 Washington State ............................. 509-335-2684 PAC-12 SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICES Arizona ............................................ 520-621-4163 Arizona State .................................... 480-965-6592 California ......................................... 510-642-5363 Colorado ............................................303-492-5626 Oregon ............................................. 541-346-5488 Oregon State .................................... 541-737-3720 Stanford ........................................... 650-723-4418 UCLA ............................................... 310-206-6831 USC ................................................. 213-740-8480 Utah ..................................................801-581-3510 Washington ...................................... 206-543-2230 Washington State ............................. 509-335-2684 MEDIA SERVICES