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<p class="MsoNormal">From the Big 12 Office<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Russell Luna <russell@Big12Sports.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 12:07 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ann Marcelli <annmarcelli@ou.edu>, "Cameron, Ryan" <ryan.cameron@okstate.edu>, Dameon Myres <d.myres@tcu.edu>, Harry Endicott <Harry.Endicott@ttu.edu>, Kiaira Cooper <ktcooper@ku.edu>, "Robarts, Kyle" <Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu>, Nicole Greiner <ngreiner@iastate.edu>,
Randy Peterson <rspete12@k-state.edu>, Sean Cartell <sean.cartell@athletics.utexas.edu>, Tanner Cain <tanner.cain@mail.wvu.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Joni James Lehmann <Joni@Big12Sports.com>, Abby Vinson <avinson@Big12Sports.com>, Max Calderone <mcalderone@Big12Sports.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Important Media Restrictions at Championships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"United Sans Rg Bk"">MEDIA ADVISORY</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">Therefore, the following preventive measures have been established in regards to media availability at Sprint Center and Municipal Auditorium.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">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.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">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.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">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.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">The Big 12 Conference thanks you for your cooperation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std"">Russell Luna</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std";color:#6C6E70">Assistant Director of Media Services</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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