FW: Important Media Restrictions at Championships

[Robarts, Kyle]

From the Big 12 Office

From: Russell Luna <russell at Big12Sports.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 12:07 PM
To: Ann Marcelli <annmarcelli at ou.edu>, "Cameron, Ryan" <ryan.cameron at okstate.edu>, Dameon Myres <d.myres at tcu.edu>, Harry Endicott <Harry.Endicott at ttu.edu>, Kiaira Cooper <ktcooper at ku.edu>, "Robarts, Kyle" <Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu>, Nicole Greiner <ngreiner at iastate.edu>, Randy Peterson <rspete12 at k-state.edu>, Sean Cartell <sean.cartell at athletics.utexas.edu>, Tanner Cain <tanner.cain at mail.wvu.edu>
Cc: Joni James Lehmann <Joni at Big12Sports.com>, Abby Vinson <avinson at Big12Sports.com>, Max Calderone <mcalderone at Big12Sports.com>
Subject: Important Media Restrictions at Championships

The following Media Advisory will be distributed at Media Registration at both buildings. In addition, we will need the assistance of your staff in getting coaches/players to the interview room as our staff doesn’t want volunteers to have much contact with teams. We will discuss more in tomorrow’s meeting, but wanted to advise the four teams that will practice tomorrow of the new media restrictions. This is a fluid situation, so is subject to change at any time.

MEDIA ADVISORY


The priority of the Big 12 Conference is to ensure the safety of everyone in attendance at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championships as we continue to monitor all relevant information on the COVID-19 virus and its impact on hosting events in public spaces.



Therefore, the following preventive measures have been established in regards to media availability at Sprint Center and Municipal Auditorium.



  *   Locker rooms will be closed to media. All formal, informal and one on one interviews will occur in the interview room with coaches and student-athletes seated on the dais. Media must sit in the provided chairs.


  *   Media will be allowed to attend practices as currently prescribed but will be allowed no closer than behind the second row of the media seating section. Media may not stand on the baselines or behind the scorer’s table and team benches. Media may shoot video or pictures from the stands or upper photo area during practice sessions.



  *   Media may not access the court at any time during the Championship. Photographers must stay in the photo boxes or on the sideline in front of the media section at the conclusion of games, including the Championship final. Arrangements will be made so that photographers can get a picture of the Championship team from this location.



The Big 12 Conference thanks you for your cooperation.

Russell Luna
Assistant Director of Media Services

Big 12 Conference
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