MEDIA ADVISORY: NCAA WBB Tournament Details

Wed Mar 19 10:52:27 CDT 2025

All –

Please see below and attached information regarding the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in Waco. Please review as this information is unique to the Foster Pavilion site and many things have changed vs. regular-season games. Reach out with any questions.

Quickie highlights:

  *   Throughout the week, parking is available for media at the Foster Pavilion Garage, steps away from the media entrance. Reserved parking is available at the top level on game days but if you arrive in a timely fashion, parking should be available on the lower levels of the garage. Maps and routes are attached.
  *   Pick up your credential in person at media will call on Thursday. Media Will Call is in a unique position, the premium entrance adjacent to the ticket window. If you are approved for parking, we will have a hard copy of that pass for you there.
  *   The Courtside Club is the Media Work Room for the tournament. The traditional Foster Media Room will serve strictly as a press conference site. The regular-season photo work room remains in the same location.
  *   Locker Rooms are open during each team’s press conference on Thursday and game days. This could necessitate multiple media members from one outlet to get full range of coverage, or a strategic allocation of your resources. On Thursday, each team will have 15 minutes of open periods during their practice for filming, photos, observations. Schedules below and attached.
  *   Credentials are closed at this time. Your Baylor season credentials will not work for this event.

Thursday – Practice/Press Conferences
Baylor:

  *   10:45 a.m. – Student-Athlete Press Conference
  *   10:45 a.m. – Locker Room open to media
  *   11:05 a.m. – Coach Nicki Collen Press Conference
  *   11:30 a.m. – First 15 minutes of practice open to media

Ole Miss:

  *   12:25 p.m. – Student Athlete Press Conference
  *   12:25 p.m. – Locker Room open to media
  *   12:45 p.m. – Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin Press Conference
  *   1:10 p.m. – First 15 minutes of practice open to media

Grand Canyon:

  *   2:05 p.m. – Student-Athlete Press Conference
  *   2:05 p.m. – Locker Room open to media
  *   2:25 p.m. – Coach Molly Miller Press Conference
  *   2:50 p.m. – First 15 minutes of practice open to media

Ball State:

  *   3:45 p.m. – Student-Athlete Press Conference
  *   3:45 p.m. – Locker Room open to media
  *   4:05 p.m. – Coach Brady Sallee Press Conference
  *   4:05 p.m. – First 15 minutes of practice open to media

Friday Game Times

  *   2:30 p.m.  – Grand Canyon vs. Baylor – ESPNU
  *   5 p.m. – Ball State vs. Ole Miss - ESPNU

Saturday Press Conference Schedule:

  *   1:25 p.m. – Game 1 Winner Student-Athlete Press Conference
  *   1:25 p.m. – Game 1 Winner Locker Room open to media
  *   1:45 p.m. – Game 1 Winner Coach Press Conference
  *   2:15 p.m. – Game 2 Winner Student-Athlete Press Conference
  *   2:15 p.m. – Game 2 Winner Locker Room open to media
  *   2:45 p.m. – Game 2 Winner Coach Press Conference

Sunday

  *   TBD – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner - TBD

Media Will Call
Media Will call will be open during the practice/press conference day, prior to the tournament, from 8:30 am - 4 pm. Media are encouraged to pick up their parking passes on Thursday. Media Will Call will be open three hours prior to the first game of the day and close 30 minutes into the second game. Media Will Call will be located at the premium ticket entrance.

                Media Will Call Hours

  *   Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  *   Friday: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  *   Saturday: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  *   Sunday: 3 hours prior to tip-off (TBD)

Media Parking
Reserved media parking is available at the Foster Pavilion Parking Garage. Show your physical parking pass to the attendant and proceed to the saved parking spots at the top of the garage. Those approved for parking will be sent further information.

Media Seating
All media seating is reserved. Media seating is located on the court, across from the team benches, and in the press box space in section 114. Please review the media charts available throughout the media workroom.

Media Work Room
Media work rooms will be available to all media in three spaces, the traditional Media Room of the Foster Pavilion, the premium club space in the Foster Pavilion main entrance and the traditional photo work room near the loading dock. Electricity and access to the Internet will be available. Media guides, notes, quotes, box scores, etc., can be found in the media work room.

News Conference Area
All coaches and student-athletes will be available for interviews following a 10-minute cooling off period. The postgame news conference will take place in the Foster Pavilion media room. There will be signage directing you to this location. The advancing team and at least two student-athletes (but no more than three student-athletes) will report to the interview room after the cooling off period ends, followed by the non-advancing team.

Per NCAA policies, locker rooms are available for interviews, following a 10-minute cooling off period. For additional interview requests, please notify a
communications representative. Please email Brent Ingram at brent_ingram at baylor.edu<mailto:brent_ingram at baylor.edu> if you have any questions.

Photographers
Still photographers will be allowed to shoot in the baselines at the Foster Pavilion. Photographers may also shoot from the fan common areas. Photographers are NOT allowed on the playing surface, in front of any media table or in/around/behind the bench areas. Spaces will be assigned along the baselines. Photographers will need to work from the media work room once they are done shooting. It is a requirement that all photographers sit while shooting in-game photos along the baseline.

Media Meals
Media meals will be provided each day in the Foster Pavilion premium club space. A credential is required to access this area.

                Media Meal Times

  *   Thursday: 12-2 p.m.
  *   Friday: 12:30 p.m.
  *   Sunday: served 2 hours prior to tip-off

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Brent Ingram | Associate AD for Communications
Baseball Sport Program Administrator
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 210-845-8651

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