MEDIA INFO
MEDIA RELATIONS
All media requests related to the Tennessee men’s basketball program should be directed to Tom Satkowiak (865-974-7501, tomsid@ tennessee.edu).
MEDIA CREDENTIALS
Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Tennessee basketball home games must apply for credentials via Sports Systems. LINK: www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ Upon visiting the link provided above, applicants must check a box indicating that they agree to the Southeastern Conference’s media credentialing terms and conditions for use before selecting “Tennessee men’s basketball.” Applications for single-game credentials should be submitted at least one week in advance of the game(s) one plans to cover. Credentials may be mailed or left at the media entrance on the southeast end of ThompsonBoling Arena (event level). Only working media, staff and professional basketball scouts will be issued credentials, and all credentials remain the property of the University of Tennessee. Credentials are non-transferable, and UT reserves the right to revoke credentials for misuse.
MEDIA INFORMATION
• Media Parking is in Lot G-10, the parking garage on the east side of the arena. • Media Entrance is located on the lower southeast side of the arena and opens two hours before tipoff. • Media Seating is located behind the south end of the east baseline. • A Media Meal is served in the lower east end of the arena starting 90 minutes before game time. • Live Stats can be accessed via a web browser at UTstats.com. • A Media Work Area is located on the lower east side of the arena. Wireless Internet is available, as are a limited number of hard-line Ethernet connections for photo transmission. • The Postgame Press Conference is held in the lower east end of the arena following a brief cooling-off period after the game. Head coach Cuonzo Martin addresses the media and is followed by selected Tennessee student-athletes (visitor interviews take place outside the visiting locker room, which is located behind the north end of the court).
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HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS
Media may request interviews with Cuonzo Martin by calling or emailing basketball SID Tom Satkowiak at 865-974-7501 or tomsid@ tennessee.edu.
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
All requests for player interviews must be directed to SID Tom Satkowiak. Please make your requests at least 24 hours in advance. On gamedays, players are not available for interviews until after the game. Under no circumstances are players available for interviews by calling/texting/emailing/Tweeting them directly. Players are instructed not to grant any interviews unless prior arrangements are made through the media relations office.
MEDIA LUNCHEONS
Throughout the SEC season, Cuonzo Martin hosts a weekly media luncheon in the Arena Dining area (Room A) at Thompson-Boling Arena. The entrance to Arena Dining is located at the northeast corner of the arena off Phillip Fulmer Way.
TENNESSEE BASKETBALL E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST
If you wish to receive the most up-to-date information regarding Tennessee basketball (including all press releases and media availability notices) via email, please send a request to SID Tom Satkowiak at tomsid@tennessee.edu.
PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS
During games, photographers are restricted to areas along the baselines of the court. At no time are photographers or videographers allowed behind the team benches.
RADIO BROADCAST ORIGINATION
In games at Thompson-Boling Arena, opponents are permitted one free origination, to be designated by the school’s athletics director. Requests should be directed to Tom Satkowiak in the media relations office. Information about clearance to broadcast games should be directed to Steve Early, IMG College/Vol Network, P.O. Box 11125, Knoxville, TN 37939 (865-212-3570).
RADIO BROADCASTS
Inquiries about clearance to broadcast games should be directed to Steve Early, IMG College/Vol Network, P.O. Box 11125, Knoxville, TN 37939, telephone (865) 212-3570.
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BLOGGING & REAL-TIME UPDATES
By acceptance and use of a Tennessee media credential, the holder agrees to the following conditions as established by UT and the Southeastern Conference: In-Game Blogging, including periodic updates of scores, statistics or other brief descriptions of the competition (such as Tweets and social-networking status updates) throughout the event, is acceptable provided that the bearer conforms to the blogging policies separately published by the SEC, as such policies may be revised from time to time. No bearer may produce or disseminate in any form a “real-time” description or transmission of the event in any manner that constitutes, or is intended to provide or is promoted or marketed as, a substitute for television or video coverage of the event. The bearer agrees that the determination of whether a blog is a real-time description or transmission shall be made by the SEC in its reasonable discretion. If the SEC reasonably determines that a bearer is producing a real-time description of the event, the SEC reserves the right to pursue all available remedies against the bearer and to revoke the credential.
INTERNET USE - VIDEO AND AUDIO
Upon execution of a separate agreement with terms and conditions governing the use thereof, the bearer will be afforded access to video and audio of broadcast events for use on the bearer’s official news website(s), at no premium or charge. Otherwise, except as specifically permitted (with respect to online, nonarchived simulcasts), the bearer shall not post, place or distribute or make available video (or audio from broadcast feeds) of game action of any event (including bearer-generated video of game action of an event) on or through the Internet or any other new media distribution platform (any other platform than print media or a form of television not available or viewable over the Internet, except for non-archived simulcasts specifically permitted) including, without limitation, wireless handsets, podcasts, cell phones or PDAs.
ON THE INTERNET
To access Tennessee’s official athletics website, visit UTsports.com. Information on SEC athletics can be accessed online at SECsports. com. In addition, you can stay up-to-date on the Tennessee basketball program using popular social networking services Facebook (Facebook.com/BallWithTheVols), Twitter and Instagram (@Vol_Hoops).