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Media Information/2011 Quick Facts MEDIA DIRECTORY
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PRINT MEDIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1940 Montgomery, AL 36104 800/821-3737 (In-state only) 334/262-5947 (FAX) 334/265-7177 John Zenor (jzenor@ap.org) THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS 2000 4th Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35203-3840 325-2431 • (FAX) 325-2425 Tom Arenberg (Sports Editor) Steve Irvine (Beat Writer) sirvine@bhamnews.com sports@bhamnews.com KALEIDOSCOPE (Student) HUC 135 Birmingham, AL 35294-1150 934-3354 • (FAX) 934-8050 sports@insideuab.com UAB REPORTER (Campus) Birmingham, AL 35294-0113 934-2040 • (FAX) 934-7911 TELEVISION ABC 33/40 800 Concourse Pkwy Birmingham, AL 35244-1874 982-3988 • (FAX) 982-3942 Mike Raita (Sports Director) miker@abc3340.com (Jeff Speegle)
NBC 13 1732 Valley View Birmingham, AL 35209-1251 558-7347 • (FAX) 323-3314 Don Hawes (Sports Director) dhawes@wvtm.com CBS 42 2075 Golden Crest Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 322-4200 • (FAX) 320-2722 Jim Dunaway (Sports Director) jdunaway@cbs42.com RADIO WJOX-FM 94.5 (All Sports) 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Suite 300 Birmingham, Ala. 35209-3700 942-6690 • (FAX) 945-3999 UAB BROADCASTING ISP Sports 1530 3rd Ave. South Birmingham, AL 35294 996-5812 • (FAX) 934-7505 Leon Ryan General Manager Leon.Ryan@imgworld.com
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FOX 6 1720 Valley View Birmingham, AL 35209-1251 583-4345 • (FAX) 583-4356 Rick Karle (Sports Director) sports@gowbrc.com (Mike Dubberly, Sheldon Haygood)
2010 TEAM INFORMATION Overall home away neutral Record last year: 10-7-1 5-3 3-3-1 2-1-0 2010 Conference USA Record/Finish: 4-4/5th 2010 Conference USA Tournament Finish: Quarterfinals Starters returning/lost: 6/5 Letterwinners returning/lost: 12/9
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GENERAL Location: Birmingham, Ala. 35294 Founded: 1969 Enrollment: 17,543 Nickname: Blazers School colors: Forest Green and Old Gold Facility Name: West Campus Field Capacity: 2,500 Affiliation: NCAA D-I Conference: Conference USA President: Dr. Carol Z. Garrison (North Carolina, 1974) Athletics Director: Brian Mackin (UAB, 1983)
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HISTORY First Year of Sport: 1979 All-time record: 297-250-45 (.539) Number of years in NCAA Tournament: 5 Last Appearance: 2006 First Round - tied Gardner-Webb, 1-1 (GW won 3-1 in shootout) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mike Getman Alma Mater/Yr: Indiana, 1982 Record at School: 212-131-29, .609 (19 yrs.) Career Record: 254-157-38, .608 (24 yrs.) Assistant Coaches: Justus Griffin Joel Wallace (MacMurray, 1991)