Tobin Building, Room 206
1206 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
DUQUESNE MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF
Dave Saba - Associate AD/Media Relations
Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Bowling
e-mail - saba@duq.edu
Liam Halferty - Asst. Director of Media Relations
Football, Lacrosse, Men's & Women's Cross Country
Swimming and Diving, Rowing, Men's and Women's Track & Field
e-mail - halfertyl@duq.edu
Andrew Woodley - Asst. Director of Media Relations
Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Men's & Women's Tennis
e-mail - woodleya@duq.edu
MEDIA RELATIONS SERVICES
Below is an outline of some of the services the Duquesne University athletics media relations office provides for men's basketball home games. Please feel free to contact the DU media relations office for assistance.
Street Address for UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse: 1304 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Credentials
Credentials are issued to members of the working media only. Work space is limited. Children and other non-workers are not permitted on press row. Credential requests should be made via e-mail or text message to Dave Saba at least 36 hours prior to game time. Passes will be left at the table inside the doors of the designated media entrance. Credentials will be available at the media entrance 90 minutes prior to tip-off.
Parking
Media parking for games at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is in the Forbes Avenue Garage on the right side of Forbes Avenue (across from the Red Ring Restaurant) on the block before Magee Street and UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Please take a ticket upon entry. Parking vouchers will be provided at the media entrance table upon entrance to the Fieldhouse. It is each media member's responsibility to ask for a voucher.
Media Entrance
The media entrance for games at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is through the Clearway Community Energy Gate located on Forbes Avenue (on the far left as you face the building on Forbes Avenue..
Press Row
SEATING IS LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THE WORKING MEDIA ONLY. Duquesne University and the United States Basketball Writers Association remind each member of the media that press row is a working area. Cheering for either team will not be tolerated.
Wireless
Wireless internet is available at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Please find a member of the media relations staff for password information.
In-Game Media
Live statistics as well as streaming video of non-televised Duquesne home games is available at GoDuquesne.com. There is a subscription fee to view the stream. Subscribe through ESPN+.
Press Row Service
Box scores and play-by-play summaries will be distributed to the media at halftime. Final box scores and full statistical booklets will be available in the media room following the game. In addition, both print and electronic media will have access to in-game statistics via electronic devices (a limited number of iPads will be provided to working media).
Media Room
The Aloe Suite, located off of the northeast corner of the playing floor, serves as the working media area. Game rosters and game notes are available 90 minutes prior to game time. Post-game interviews will also be conducted in the Suite following the game.
Photographers
The NCAA has established a policy to control congestion in the photo areas during basketball games. ONLY PHOTOGRAPHERS ON ASSIGNMENT AND/OR WORKING TELEVISION MEDIA WILL BE GRANTED CREDENTIALS. Camera persons may work along the baseline ONLY - on either end of the court, but not exactly under the basket support. Photographers must be seated beyond the dashed line on the baseline at all times.
Post-Game
Both head coaches, only if requested by multiple media members, and selected players will be brought to the media room following the NCAA-mandated 10-minute "cooling off" period at DU home games. THE DUQUESNE LOCKER ROOM IS CLOSED TO MEDIA. On the road, if an interview area is not provided, Duquesne players and coaches will be available outside the locker room. After each game, the Duquesne head coach will meet with the team, then do a brief radio show at courtside, before meeting with the media.
Visting Radio
A hard-wired Ethernet port will be provided to visiting radio for home games. An iPad that updates in-game statistics will also be available. You will need to provide Dave Saba with a MAC address for your broadcast equipment no later than one working day prior to the game to ensure proper Ethernet access. Visiting radio stations serving as the official carrier of Atlantic 10 Conference school broadcasts have first right to the Ethernet port.
Interview Policy
Student-athlete interviews are arranged through the media relations office. We will do our best to coordinate an interview time that is convenient for both the student-athlete and media member. (We ask that you keep in mind between class, practice and study hall, an athlete's schedule can be pretty full.)
www.GoDuquesne.com / @DuqMBB
Members of the media are encouraged to keep up with the latest in Duquesne athletics at www.GoDuquesne.com. Stats, results and game notes are updated daily in an effort to provide the latest happenings on the Bluff. An electronic media supplement/record book will be available online prior to the season. In addition, game notes and updated stats for every game are uploaded in a timely manner.
DIRECTIONS TO THE DUQUESNE CAMPUS
Pittsburgh International Airport is located 19 miles (approximately 30 min.) west of Downtown Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. Allow more time if traveling during morning or evening rush hour. For Mapquest purposes, use the street address listed above (600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282).
From the Airport -- WEST
Take I-376 East from the airport exit. Follow signs for Pittsburgh. You will enter the downtown area through the Fort Pitt Tunnel/Fort Pitt Bridge. Stay in the right lane through the tunnel and over the bridge. Veer right at the end of the bridge and follow signs for Monroeville/I-376. Merge into the left lane and take Exit #71A (Grant Street). Follow Grant Street to Forbes Avenue and turn right. Follow Forbes Avenue (0.2 miles) to the Forbes Avenue parking garage (on right).
From the NORTH
Take I-79 South and veer left to Exit #72 (I-279 South). Follow I-279 to Exit #2A (I-579 South) on right. Take the Veterans Memorial Bridge across the Allegheny River to the 6th and 7th Avenue Exit. Follow signs to CONSOL Energy Center. At the traffic light when the Marriott City Center is on your right, make a right onto Washington Place. To get to the Forbes Avenue parking garage, make a left at the third light onto Forbes Avenue. The Forbes Avenue parking garage is located on the right-hand side of the street (just past the McAnulty Drive entrance to Duquesne).
From the SOUTH
Take I-79 North to Exit 59A (I-376 East) toward Pittsburgh, continue to the city as described above (from the airport).
From the EAST
Exit the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Monroeville (Pittsburgh Exit #57) and follow I-376 West to Exit #71B (Blvd. of the Allies/Liberty Bridge). Stay in right lane. The road will split into a "Y", keep right. This takes you onto the campus of Duquesne University. On football game days, you must make a right on Stevenson Street, cross Forbes Avenue and make a left on Fifth Avenue. Proceed to Washington Place and make a left (the McAnulty Drive entrance to campus will be directly in front of you. The Forbes Avenue parking garage is located on the right-hand side of the street (just past the McAnulty entrance to Duquesne).
WEBSITES OF INTEREST
Atlantic 10 Conference
www.Atlantic10.org
www.DavidsonWildcats.com
www.DaytonFlyers.com
www.FordhamSports.com
www.GoMason.com
www.GWsports.com
www.GoExplorers.com
www.UMassAthletics.com
www.GoRhody.com
www.RichmondSpiders.com
www.GoBonnies.com
www.SJUHawks.com
www.SLUBillikens.com
www.VCUAthletics.com
Atlantic 10 Conference Athletics/MBB Twitter Handles
Atlantic 10 Conference: @atlantic10 / @A10MBB
Davidson: @DavidsonWildcat / @DavidsonMBB
Dayton: @DaytonFlyers / @DaytonMBB
Duquesne: @GoDuquesne / @DuqMBB
Fordham: @FordhamRams / @FordhamMBB
George Mason: @MasonAthletics / @MasonMBB
George Washington: @GW_Sports / @GW_MBB
La Salle: @GoExplorers /
Massachusetts: @UMassAthletics / @UMassBasketball
Rhode Island: @Go_Rhody / @RhodyMBB
Richmond: @SpiderAthletics / @RichmondBball
St. Bonaventure: @Go_Bonnies / @BonniesMBB
Saint Joseph's: @SJUHawks / @SJUHawks_MBB
Saint Louis: @SLUBillikens / @SaintLouisMBB
VCU: @VCUAthletics / @VCU_Hoops
