MEDIA INFORMATION
TO THE MEDIA:
There are those who say basketball is much more than a game here in the Commonwealth of Kentucky  it's a religion. If anyone ever doubted that, they should have been convinced this last spring and summer.
For only the third time in 55 years, the University of Kentucky has a new head basketball coach. The attention paid to the retirement of Joe B. Hall and the arrival of Eddie Sutton has been nothing short of phenomenal. For us here at the University, the transition has been a marvelous, although hectic, one.
So this 83rd season of Kentucky basketball gets underway with even more "hoopla" than ever. It's an exciting time here, as October 15 rolls around, the leaves start turning and pulses quicken as the magic of Kentucky basketball nears. No doubt, when the Wildcats open the regular-season Nov. 22 at Rupp Arena, it will be a special moment, as Eddie Sutton officially takes the reigns of what many people consider the premier basketball program in America.
The Kentucky sports information staff is looking forward to the season and once again working with our friends in the media. It is our goal to cooperate with you fully and help you in any way possible. This media guide was prepared with that in mind and if you have any ideas or suggestions, please let us know. As always, we stand ready to serve you as you, the working media, cover the Wildcats. Your contact at our office for Kentucky basketball will once again be Brad Davis.
Here's to a great 1985-86 basketball season  for the Kentucky Wildcats, and for you.
WORKING MEDIA CREDENTIALS  Credentials for UK home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Although Rupp Arena boasts one of the largest press rows in the country, space limitations sometimes force us to limit credentials. Requests must be made in writing on company letterhead and are honored only from sports editors of daily newspapers and sports directors of radio and television stations. Requests from weekly newspapers and radio stations will be accepted only from those who will be attending games in a working capacity and will be filled on a space-available basis. All requests for media credentials should be made to: Brad Davis, Assistant SID, Memorial Coliseum, Avenue of Champions, Lexington, KY 40506-0019. Credentials will be mailed if time permits; if not, passes will be held at the media Will Call gate, located on the Patterson Street Entrance to Rupp Arena. Credentials are not available at the public Will Call window on the High Street Concourse Level. A limited number of parking passes are available and should be requested at the time of requesting credentials. Credentials will be in badge form this year. Those people with a "Media" pass will have an assigned seat number  check seating charts for location. Those people with a "Photo" pass will be allowed only on the floor. No "photo" passes are allowed on press row and no "Media" passes are allowed on the floor.
PHOTOGRAPHERS  Please note new NCAA guidelines which require that all photographers remain at least six feet behind the end lines. The photo zones are appropriately marked on the Rupp Arena floor. Because of space demands, shooting on the press row sideline is permitted at Rupp Arena with the game officials determining the boundaries (because various officials have different "do's and don'ts' " regarding photographers on the side). Photographers are not permitted on the scorer's table and bench side of the floor. Photographers are prohibited in the bench area unless prior permission has been obtained from Brad Davis.
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RUSSELL RICE DIRECTOR
Office: (606) 257-3838 Home: (606) 223-5639
BRAD DAVIS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (BASKETBALL CONTACT]
Office: (606) 257-3838 Home: (502) 863-6846
RENA KOIER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Office: (606) 257-3838 Home:(606) 278-7773
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