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College Basketball’s Beginning…
2009NATIONAL INVITATIONTOURNAMENTTEAM MANUAL
Updated March 15, 2009
Team Manual Table of Contents
1.
Tournament Contacts Pages 1 – 22.
Eligibility, Compliance and Limited Liability Page 33.
Indemnification Page 44.
Finances Page 45.
Media Pages 5 – 76.
Travel, Per Diem & Lodging Pages 8 - 97.
Host Institution Obligations Pages 10 – 138.
Facility/Game Management Pages 14 - 189.
Officiating Page 18 - 1910.
Official Ball Page 1911.
New York Information Pages 20 – 26a.
Lodging Page 20 b.
Transportation/Finances Page 20c.
Hospitality Pages 20 - 21d.
Press Conference Schedule Page 22 - 23e.
Post Game Award Ceremony Page 23f.
Madison Square Garden Page 24g.
Media Page 25h.
Practice Page 2612.
Miscellaneous Page 2613.
Appendix A Pages 27 – 31a.
General principles for Selecting, Seeding, Bracketing Page 27 b.
Principles for Selecting Pages 27 – 29c.
Principles for Seeding Pages 29 – 30d.
Principles for Bracketing Pages 30 – 3114.
Appendix B – Public-Address Announcer Checklist Pages 32 - 3415.
Appendix C – Team Introductions Script Page 3516.
Appendix D –
Coaches & Student-Athletes Welcome Reception Form
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NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT TEAM MANUAL – March 15, 20091
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENTNIT, L.L.C.60 East 42
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Street, Suite 660New York, New York 10165-0015Phone: 212/425-6510Fax: 212/785-0594
Contact E-Mail Phone Numbers
President
ParticipatingInstitutions/Contract Matters
John J. Powers jpowers@ncaa.org(O) 212/425-6510(C) 317/966-0484
OperationsManagement
Will Hopkins whopkins@ncaa.org(O) 212/425-6510(C) 845/893-6918
MediaCoordinator
Christine Fallon cfallon@ncaa.org (C) 845/548-2707
OperationsCoordinator
Daniel Mastriano dmastriano@ncaa.org(O) 212/425-6510(C) 201/417-6300
Accounting
Officiating
Art Hyland (O) 508/778-4811
Officials Assistant
NIT Selection Committee
Rudy Davalos Don DeVoeGene Keady Reggie MintonC.M. Newton (chair) John J. PowersLes Robinson Carroll Williams
Madison Square Garden
Two Pennsylvania Plaza, 14th Floor New York, New York 10121
Contact E-Mail Phone Numbers
Joel Fisher Senior Vice President, Sportsand Facilities Events SalesJoel.fisher@thegarden.com (O) 212/465-6170Josephine TrainaDirector, Production, Sports josephine.traina@thegarden.com (O) 212/465-6731Larry TorresPublic Relations Director larry.torres@thegarden.com(O) 212/631-5178
ESPN
ESPN PlazaBristol, Connecticut 06010
Contact E-Mail Phone Numbers
Nick DawsonBrand Director Nick.s.dawson@espn.com (O) 860/766-9004
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