GAME 16: AT NO. 8/8 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS Name................ The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Nickname..............................................................Rebels Location.............................................Oxford, Mississippi Founded............................................ November 6, 1848 Enrollment......................................................... 22,836 School Colors.................... Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Mascot.....................................................................Rebel Chancellor......................................... Dr. Daniel W. Jones Faculty Representative.......................Dr. Ron Rychlak Athletics Director........................................ Ross Bjork Head Basketball Coach................................ Matt Insell Conference......................................Southeastern (SEC) Home Arena......................... C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum Capacity...........................................................8,867 2012-13 Record....................................................9-20 SEC Record/Finish........................................2-14/14th Lettermen Returning/Lost....................................8/3 Starters Returning/Lost........................................4/1 Newcomers.................................................................. 4
Ole Miss Rebels Roster No. 3 4 10 11 12 13 20 21 22 24 32 42
Name Valencia McFarland Claudia Ortiz Diara Moore Kenyotta Jenkin Gracie Frizzell Tianah Alvarado Amber Singletary Shequila Joseph Danielle McCray Bretta Hart Tia Faleru Monique Jackson
Cl. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Pos. PG G G F G G PG F F F F F
Ht. Hometown/Previous School 5-4 Edwards, Miss./Raymond HS 5-8 Carolina, Puerto Rico/San Jorge Academy 5-7 Cedar Hill, Texas/Independence Community College 5-10 Potts Camp, Miss./Potts Camp HS 5-10 Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas Christian 5-9 St. Petersburg,Fla./Lakewood HS 5-9 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough HS 6-3 London, England/Barking Abby School 6-1 West Palm Beach, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy 6-1 Poplarville, Miss./Bay HS 6-1 Ozark, Ala./Carroll HS 6-1 Phenix City, Ala./Central HS
Coaching Staff Matt Insell – Head Coach (Middle Tennessee State, 2007), 1st Season Alex Simmons –Assistant Coach (Tennessee, 2008), 1st Season Tai Dillard – Assistant Coach (Texas, 2003), 1st Season Todd Schaefer –Assistant Coach (Thomas More, 1998), 1st Season Eric White – Director of Operations (Montevallo, 1996), 1st Season
Pronunciation Chart Tia Faleru Fowl-a-roo Gracie Frizzell Frizz-L Kenyotta Jenkins Ken-yah-tuh Diara Moore Dee-air-uh Shequila Joseph Sha-key-la Tianah Alvarado Tea-on-uh
MEDIA SERVICES CREDENTIALS Please contact the Athletics Media Relations Office for game credentials. Requests for credentials should be emailed to jepoole1@olemiss.edu and will be limited to working members of the media. Credentials will be held at the will-call table located at the media entrance on the East side of Tad Smith Coliseum. Space problems on press row do occur because of lack of seating. As a result, priority will be given to media representatives that cover Ole Miss basketball on a regular basis. Credentials are non-transferable. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. INTERVIEW POLICY All interview requests — coaches and players — MUST be coordinated through the Athletics Media Relations office. During the week, head coach Matt Insell and Rebel players will generally be available for interview after practice MondayFriday unless arranged otherwise. Please email or text your player requests to Jessica Poole by 5 p.m. of the day prior to interviews. There will be no gameday player interviews until after the game. Head coach Matt Insell will be available on gameday (if requested) after the teams shootaround.
Alphabetical Roster 13 Tianah Alvarado 32 Tia Faleru 12 Gracie Frizzell 24 Bretta Hart 42 Monique Jackson 11 Kenyotta Jenkins 21 Shequila Joseph 22 Danielle McCray 3 Valenica McFarland 10 Diara Moore 4 Claudia Ortiz 20 Amber Singletary
G F G F F F G F G G G G
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Both team locker rooms are CLOSED to the media following the game, by facility policy. Coach Insell will address the media approximately 10 minutes after the game. Selected players will be brought into the interview room with the head coach. Visiting coach and player interviews will be coordinated through the visiting team’s media relations contact.
Class Seniors (3) Juniors (4) Sophomores (1) Freshmen (4)
Faleru, Jackson Frizzell Alvarado, McCray Singletary Hart, Jenkins, McFarland Moore Joseph, Ortiz McFarland, Moore, Jenkins Faleru,Jackson, McCray Singletary Frizzell Alvarado, Hart, Joseph, Ortiz
Height 6-3 Joseph 6-1 Hart, Faleru, Jackson, McCray 5-10 Jenkins, Frizzell 5-9 Alvarado, Singletary 5-8 Ortiz 5-7 Moore 5-4 McFarland
PRACTICE POLICY Ole Miss basketball practices are open to the media. Please contact Jessica Poole if you plan on attending practice, at least 24 hours before you plan to attend. The Ole Miss women’s basketball schedule is subject to change, but practice is normally from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Basketball Practice Facility. Please contact Jessica Poole with any questions. SEC TELECONFERENCE The Southeastern Conference conducts two teleconferences with all 14 women’s basketball head coaches. The first is on Jan. 15 beginning at 10 a.m. CT and the final will be on March 3 at 2 p.m. CT. Each coach will speak for approximately seven minutes. Contact the SEC Media Relations office or the Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations office for specific times
Roster Breakdown State Alabama (2) Arkansas (1) Florida (2) Maryland (1) Mississippi (3) Texas (1) International (2)
Game Day Services Flipcards, game notes, updated stats and media guides (if available) will be available before the game. In game statistics will be provided via live stat monitors or passed out at media timeouts to electronic media. Full statistical books will be available soon after the game. Media Timeouts Media Timeouts will be taken at the first stoppage of play following the 16, 12, 8 adnd 4 minute marks of each half. If it is a free throw situation, the shots will be taken following the timeout per NCAA regularions
17 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 10 SWEET SIXTEENS • 5 ELITE EIGHTS
Radio Lines The Ole Miss Media Relations office has phone lines available to visiting radio stations on a first-come, firstserve basis. Priority will be given to commercial radio over student radio In-Game Updates For in-game updates check follow @OleMissWBB on Twitter and follow the Live Blog at www.OleMissSports. com. It will be active 20 minutes before tipoff.
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