media information

MEDIA INFORMATION
To the Media and Fans of
the Gaels:
Within these pages you should
be able to find everything you
need to know about the 20092010 Iona College Gaels. Should
you need additional copies of
this publication, photographs or
statistics, please call us at (914)
633-2334.
We encourage media members
to peruse the guidelines set forth by
the Iona College Sports Information
Department when covering a
Gael home game. There will be
game notes, itineraries and game
programs available in the media
area. Per MAAC Policy all media
guides are not available for print.
Postgame procedures will be
determined on game day.
We welcome your interest in the
Gaels and look forward to working
with you this season.
Brian Beyrer
Iona College Sports Information
Contact Us At:
Brian Beyrer
Associate AD/Athletic Communications
Primary Men’s Basketball Contact:
Office – (914) 633-2334
Cell – (914) 497-3136
E-mail - [email protected]
Jessica Rosenberg
Asst. Sports Information Director
Secondary Contact:
Office – (914) 633-2310
E-mail - [email protected]
Overnight Address:
Brian Beyrer
Asst. AD/Athletic
Communications
Jessica Rosenberg
Assistant SID
John Higgins
Assistant SID
Iona College Sports Information
Hynes Athletics Center
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890
Fax Us At:
(914) 633-2072
Internet Address:
www.ICGaels.com
Assoc. AD/Athletic Communications
Media Policies
Press Policies
be presented to enter the press needed, contact Brian Beyrer no later
Press row seats are reserved room. A limited number of phone than one week prior to the scheduled
for working press only. Should lines are available, but we will contest.
Credential Requests
All requests for working press, any special needs arise, please accommodate all of the working
media and opponent personnel. Photographers
radio, photographer or scouting contact Brian Beyrer.
Only accredited photographers
credentials should notify Brian
or freelance photographers
Radio and TV
Beyrer no later than 72 hours prior Media Room
to the game. Requests for season Only working members of the Space is available for radio and shooting for the Iona College
credentials should be made two
weeks prior to the first game.
Credentials will be left at Will Call
in the Hynes Athletics Center.
media, Sports Information Staff
and Iona College Administrators
will be allowed into the Press
Room. Official credentials must
television broadcast personnel at press Sports Information Department will
row. Telephone lines will be provided be issued working credentials.
to the opponent’s designated radio Iona College reserves the right
station. Should another phone line be to admit only those photographers
deemed to be on the premises for
legitimate media purposes. Any
requests for photo credentials
must be made to Brian Beyrer on
company letterhead. Credentials
can be picked up at Will Call prior
to game time.
It is imperative that
photographers follow the
guidelines set forth by the NCAA. If
you are unaware of those policies,
please confer with the Iona Sports
Information Office.
Press Parking
Free parking is available for
all Hynes Athletics Center events
in the parking garage located
adjacent to the Center.
Statistical Services
Computerized play-by-play,
a complete halftime box and
final statistics package will be
provided in the most expedient
way possible.
2009-10 Iona College Men’s Basketball
MEDIA INFORMATION
Iona College Broadcast Network
Radio
For the first time, all Iona College basketball games will be heard exclusively on ICGaels.com. Gary Stanley returns
for his 24th year as the voice of the Gaels. He will be joined by veteran metropolitan radio personality Ed Ingles
and and former assistant coach and Iona alum Vin Parise for all games.
Television
The Gaels will be televised on local, regional, and national outlets throughout the 2009-10 season, Iona will
appear in a minimum of three regular season television games, and all Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
championship match ups. Monday’s MAAC Tournament final will be aired nationally on ESPN2, as part of
its “Championship Week.”
Internet
All Iona games can be heard worldwide via the internet. Log onto www.ICGaels.com to hear the webcast
of the game. All of Iona’s home games will also be video webcast via Iona Insider on its official athletics
web site.
Refreshments
Post-Game Interviews
Refreshments will be available Following the ten-minute cooling
in the press room (entrance by off period, coaches and players
credential). Refreshments will be from each team will be brought
served one hour prior to tip-off.
to the designated interview area.
Winning teams will be first, followed
Fax Services
by the loser. This schedule is subject
A fax machine is available for to change on game day. It is the
media use in the Sports Information desire of the Iona College Sports
Department. Media in need of a Information Staff to make the post
modular phone hook-up for use game procedures as efficient as
with their modem will find a limited possible, remembering that both
number of phones available in groups have important tasks and
the Sports Information Office. are under extreme pressure.
We can accommodate you, but
please inform us of your needs and Wireless Internet Access
intentions.
A wireless internet connection is
available throughout Iona’s campus.
Interviews
It is necessary to contact Brian Beyrer
All interview requests for a week prior to the contest so that
players or coaches should be he can secure a login and password
directed to Brian Beyrer. All players from the College’s Information
and coaches are available for Technology department.
interviews on non-game days
in the Sports Information Office. Internet
Please call to schedule a time for Get up-to-the-minute stats,
the interview. Players and coaches news and highlights 24 hours
have extremely limited access on a day, seven days a week on
game days and are not available Iona’s men’s basketball website.
prior to the contest. If you intend Log onto www.ICGaels.com and
on covering a practice, please follow the Gaels in cyberspace.
check with Brian as he will need
to clear this request with the
coaching staff.
2009-10 Iona College Men’s Basketball
Credits: The 2009-2010 Iona College Men’s Basketball Guide was
written, edited, and designed by Brian Beyrer - Associate AD/Athletic
Communications. Assistance provided by Jessica Rosenberg and John
Higgins. A very special thanks to all former Iona Sports Information
personnel for their contributions throughout the years. Photography by
Stockton Photo, Inc., Noren Trotman, Walt Middleton/Columbus, Bruce
Schwartzman/Providence, Warren Rosenberg and Ron Mohr.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIRECTIONS TO IONA
Social Media - Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.
Follow the Gaels in Cyberspace,
not only on the official webpage
of Iona Athletics, ICGAels.com,
but also on Twitter, Facebook
and YouTube. Twitter:
The Iona College Athletic
Department’s official twitter
home can be found at www.
twitter.com/ICGaels or in twitter
shorthand: @ICGaels. The page
features an up-to-the-minute
RSS feed of ICGaels.com news
updates website along with live
in-game updates and photos
that can be found no where else
on the ‘net. In addition, head
men’s basketball coach Kevin
Willard will be tweeting his own
updates at www.twitter.com/
KevinWillard
(@KevinWillard). Coach Willard will give an inside
look on the team on the Twitter
microblogging application.
Facebook:
Iona’s official home on the
Internet’s hotest social media
experience, Facebook, can
be found at www.facebook.
com/ICGaels. Additional
video features and news items
are posted to Facebook as
well as special event invitations
and the ability for fans to post
their own photos on their Gael
experiences.
Youtube:
Currently in development, Iona’s
Youtube page will be chock full of
video content that can be shared
with Gael fans across the globe.
Directions to Iona College
From Upstate NY and Upper Westchester:
New York State Thruway to Cross
Westchester Expressway (Interstate
287). East to Hutchinson River Parkway.
South to Exit 18E, Mill Road. Right on
Mill Road to light, then right on North
Avenue. Follow North Avenue 2 miles
to of College on your left.
From New England and Upper
Westchester: Interstate 95 Connecticut
Turnpike (New England Thruway)
to Cross Westchester Expressway
(Interstate 287). West to Hutchinson
River Parkway. Hutchinson River
Parkway South to Exit 18E, Mill Road.
Right on Mill Road to light, then right on
North Avenue. Follow North Avenue 2
miles to entrance of College on your
left. Alternate Route: Interstate 95
South to Exit 16. Follow signs to North
Avenue. Right onto North Avenue,
proceed 1 mile to entrance of the
College on your right.
From Midtown Manhattan: F.D.R. (East
River) Drive to Henry Hudson Parkway
North. Exit at Cross County Parkway
East, proceed east to Exit 10, New
Rochelle Road, Eastchester. Turn right
and proceed to fourth traffic light. Turn
left on Eastchester Road to the end,
then right on North Avenue to second
traffic light and left onto campus.
From Midtown Manhattan-West Side:
Take the West Side Highway to the
Henry Hudson Parkway North to the
Cross County Parkway East. Proceed
east to Exit 10, New Rochelle Road,
Eastchester. Turn left on Eastchester
Road to end, then right on North
Avenue. At second traffic light make left
onto campus. Alternate Route: F.D.R. to
Bruckner Expressway to Hutchinson River
Parkway. North to Exit 14, Pelhamdale
Road, New Rochelle. Turn right at
light on New Rochelle Road, left on
Eastchester Road to North Avenue, right
on North Avenue to second traffic light,
then left onto campus.
From the Bronx: Interstate 87 (Major
Deegan Expressway) north to the Cross
County Parkway East, Hutchinson River
Parkway North to Exit 14, Pelhamdale
Road, New Rochelle. Turn right at
light on New Rochelle Road, left on
Eastchester Road to North Avenue,
right on North Avenue to second traffic
light, then left onto campus.
From Long Island: Whitestone Bridge.
Follow signs to Hutchinson River
Parkway. Proceed north to Exit 14,
Pelhamdale Road, New Rochelle. Turn
right at light on New Rochelle Road, left
on Eastchester Road to North Avenue,
right on North Avenue to second traffic
light, then left onto campus.
From New Jersey, The West and the
South: Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel,
or George Washington Bridge to
Henry Hudson Parkway. North to Cross
County Parkway East, proceed to Exit
10, New Rochelle Road, Eastchester.
Turn left on Eastchester Road to end,
then right on North Avenue. At second
traffic light make left onto campus.
By Railroad and Subways: Metro
North Railroad -New
Haven Line to New
Rochelle Station.
Exit North Avenue
and take a taxi or
#45 bus to College
(bus runs Monday
t h r o u g h F r i d a y ) . West Side IRT subway
(uptown): Change
at 180th Street for
241st Street- White
Plains Road train. At
White Plains Road
and 241st Street take
#42 bus to North Avenue and Main
Street, New Rochelle. Transfer to #45
bus to College (bus runs Monday
through Friday). By Amtrak: Northeast Corridor Service
to New Rochelle Station. Exit to North
Avenue and take a taxi or #45 bus
to College (bus runs Monday through
Friday).
By Bus: From Pelham Bay Station in
the Bronx, take #45 bus directly to the
College (bus runs Monday through
Friday). From Fordham Road and
Valentine Avenue in the Bronx take
Fordham Road bus to North Avenue
and Main Street. Take #45 bus north
to the College. From 241st Street and
White Plains Road, take #42 bus to
Main Street and North Avenue. Transfer
to #45 bus to the College (bus runs
Monday through Friday).
By Plane: From John F. Kennedy
(JFK) and LaGuardia Airports (LGA).
Interstate 678 North to the Whitestone
Bridge. Follow signs to Hutchinson
River Parkway. Proceed north to Exit
14, Pelhamdale Road, New Rochelle.
Turn right at light on New Rochelle
Road, left on Eastchester Road to
North Avenue, right on North Avenue
to second traffic light, then left onto
campus. From Newark Airport (EWR):
Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike).
North to Interstate 80 East. Follow signs
for the George Washington Bridge.
George Washington Bridge to Henry
Hudson Parkway. North to Cross County
Parkway East, proceed to Exit 10, New
Rochelle Road, Eastchester. Turn left
on Eastchester Road to end, then right
on North Avenue. At second traffic
light make left onto campus. From
Westchester Airport (HPN): Interstate
684 South to the Hutchinson River Parkway. Hutchinson River Parkway
South to Exit 18E, Mill Road. Right on
Mill Road to light, then right on North
Avenue. Follow North Avenue 2 miles to
entrance of College on your left.
2009-10 Iona College Men’s Basketball
MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK
Primary Media Outlets
Newspapers
The Journal News
New York Daily News
New York Newsday
New York Times
New York Post
Long Island Newsday
235 Pinelawn Road
Melville, NY 11747-4250
(631) 843-2810 • Fax: (631) 454-6892
www.newsday.com
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 633-2370 • Fax: (914) 633-2406
Daniel Pino
www.iona.edu/studentlife/
studentdevelopment/clubs/media/ionian.cfm
FOX 5
MSG Network
WWOR
WCBS
WNBC
WABC
WPIX
NEWS 12 - Westchester
ESPN
SPORTSNET NEW YORK
WRNN
WCBS Radio
WFAS Radio
1 Gannett Drive
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 696-8888 • Fax: (914) 694-5018
www.lohud.com
Sean Mayer • Sam Borden
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 556-7381 • Fax: (212) 556-5848
Pete Thamel •Brian Heyman
www.nytimes.com
Television
205 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 452-3784 • Fax: (212) 452-5517
Duke Castiglione
www.myfoxny.com
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
(212) 664-5313 • Fax: (212) 459-1312
Len Berman • Bruce Beck
www.nbcnewyork.com
935 Middle Street
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 766-2475 • Fax: (860) 585-2213
www.espn.com
Radio
WFAN Radio
34-12 36th Street
Kaufman-Astoria Studios
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 706-7690 • Fax: (718) 706-6481
Mike Francesa • Sweeny Murti • Marc Malusis
Joe Benigo • Evan Roberts • Steve Somers
Craig Carton • Boomer Esiason • Mia Harris
www.wfan.com
ESPN 1050 AM (WEPN)
2 Penn Plaza, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10121
(516) 650-3217 • Fax: (212) 239-7203
Bill Daughtry
www.1050espnradio.com
124
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 210-1670 • Fax: (212) 210-1605
Sean Brennan • Dick “Hoops” Weiss
www.nydailynews.com
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 930-8700 • Fax: (212) 930-8727
Tim Sullivan • Brian Lewis • Brett Cyrgalis
www.nypost.com
4 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
(212) 465-5955 • Fax: (212) 465-5943
Mike Quick • Anthony Fuccilli • John Rothstein
www.msg.com
7 Lincoln Square
New York, NY 10052
(212) 456-3206
Scott Clark
www.7online.com
75 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10019
(212) 485-4800 • Fax: (212) 485-4910
Steve Overmyer • Gary Apple
www.sny.tv
524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-2127 • Fax: (212) 975-1907
Gary Stanley
www.wcbs880.com
Shadow Sports
201 Route 17 North
East Rutherford, NJ 07070
(201) 939-6688 • Fax: (201) 939-3683
WABC Radio
2 Penn Plaza, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10121
(212) 613-3863
Fax: (212) 456-2930
www.wabcradio.com
Sports, 4th Floor
80-02 Kew Gardens Road
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 575-2551 • Fax: (718) 575-2639
www.newsday.com
9 Broadcast Plaza
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 330-2245 • Fax: (201) 330-2241
Russ Salzberg • Scott Stanford
www.my9tv.com
220 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
(212) 210-2515 • Fax: (212) 210-2591
Sal Marciano
www.wpix.com
USA Today
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 276-3735 • Fax: (703) 276-6599
www.usatoday.com
The Ionian
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-1741 • Fax: (212) 975-6329
John Discepolo • Ducis Rodgers • Sam Ryan
www.wcbstv.com
6 Executive Plaza
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 378-4865 • Fax: (914) 378-8938
Walt Fowler • Pete Ruf
www.news12.com
721 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-6397 • Fax: (845) 339-6210
Ben Sosenko
www.rnntv.com
P.O. Box 551
White Plains, NY 10602
(914) 693-2400 • Fax: (914) 693-0000
Bob Barnum
www.wfasam.com
WINS Radio Sports
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(888) 994-7767 • Fax: (212) 489-7034
www.1010wins.com
Wires
Associated Press
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 621-1630 • Fax: (212) 621-1639
Jim O’Connell • Chuck Stogel
www.ap.com
PA SportsTicker
55 Realty Drive
Cheshire, CT 06410
(800) 367-8935 • Fax: (800) 336-0383
www.pa-sportsticker.com
The Sports Network
2200 Byberry Road, Suite 200
Hatboro, PA 19040
(215) 441-8444 • Fax: (215) 441-5767
www.sportsnetwork.com
2009-10 Iona College Men’s Basketball
MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK
Television and Radio Speed Chart
Mike
Keon
Scott
#1
#2
#3
McFADDEN
Freshman • Forward • 6-8 • 220
Newark, NJ
WILLIAMS
MACHADO
RS Freshman • Forward • 6-6 • 220
Hackensack, NJ
Sophomore • Guard • 6-1 • 180
Queens, NY
Rashon
Trinity
Milan
#5
#10
#11
DWIGHT
Junior • Guard • 6-3 • 185
Newark, NJ
FIELDS
PRODANOVIC
Sophomore • Guard • 6-2 • 175
Queens, NY
Senior • Guard • 6-1 • 180
Queens, NY
Jermel
Alejo
Rashard
#15
#21
#23
JENKINS
Sophomore • Guard • 5-11 • 185
Union, NJ
RODRIGUEZ
McGILL
Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 235
New York, NY
Freshman • Guard • 6-5 • 205
Havana, FL
Jonathan
Ben
Kyle
#30
#31
#33
HUFFMAN
Senior • Forward • 7-0 • 235
Montgomery, AL
MOCKFORD
Freshman • Guard • 6-2 • 170
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Chris
David
#44
#50
PELCHER
Freshman • Forward • 6-10 • 240
Albany, NY
SMYTH
RS Freshman • Guard • 6-4 • 185
River Edge, NJ
NELSON
Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 240
Denver, CO
Kevin
Shaheen
Dan
Stephen
Head Coach
Pittsburgh ‘97
Third Season
Assistant Coach
Seton Hall ‘00
Third Season
Assistant Coach
Kentucky ‘01
Third Season
Assistant Coach
Albany ‘90
Second Season
WILLARD
2009-10 Iona College Men’s Basketball
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McHALE
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