2016 BOCA RATON BOWL JOINT TEAM MEDIA AVAILABILITY

What:    2016 Boca Raton Bowl Joint Team Media Availability

When:  Monday, December 19, 1:45-2:45 p.m. ET

Where: Palm Beach County Convention Center – 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Who:    All media members covering the 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Game, the University of Memphis and Western Kentucky University.

Why:    Participating student-athletes and head coaches from the University of Memphis and Western Kentucky University will be available for questions during a joint team media availability.

 REMINDER: Credentials will not be mailed. Credentials will be available for pick up at the following times and locations:

•       Monday: Post-Kickoff Luncheon at 2:45 p.m. (Palm Beach County Convention Center)
•       Tuesday: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (Boca Marriott at Boca Center – Glades Boardroom) or Media Will Call at Gate 6 on game day three hours prior to game time.

 Event Day Media Contact:

Sara Perez: [email protected] or 313-207-2595

ESPN Events

ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; FCS opening-weekend game; 13 college bowl games, 11 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

Collegiate Football
AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston); Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Atlanta); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Boca Raton Bowl(Florida); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Las Vegas Bowl(Nevada); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Baton Rouge, La.); Montgomery Kickoff Classic (Montgomery, Ala.); Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta) and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl  (Dallas-Fort Worth)

Collegiate Basketball

AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men’s  Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Corona (Uncasville, Conn.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); PK80 (Portland, Ore.); State Farm Armed Forces Classic (Honolulu); State Farm Champions Classic(New York City); Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) and Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.)

For more information, visit the official website, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube pages.

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ESPN Media Contact: Rachel Margolis Siegal at 860-766-2798 or [email protected]

Boca Raton Bowl Media Contact: Sara Perez at 313-207-2595 or [email protected]

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