MAAC Announces TicketSmarter as Official Ticket Marketplace Partner

2/24/2020 10:00:00 AM

Atlantic City, N.J. (Feb. 24, 2020) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced today that TicketSmarter will be joining its corporate partner program as the official ticket resale marketplace partner.
 
“The MAAC is a great collegiate conference that we are thrilled to be partnering with over the next several years,” said TicketSmarter CEO Jeff Goodman. “We look forward to bringing value to the conference, its teams, and its fans through our platform.”
 
MAAC fans can now buy and sell tickets through TicketSmarter the Official Ticket Marketplace, including tickets to the 2020 MAAC Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 10-14.
 
The MAAC Basketball Championships will return to the state of New Jersey for the first time since 2003, when they were played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton (now CURE Insurance Arena). A total of nine MAAC Men’s Basketball Championships and five Women’s Basketball Championships have been held in New Jersey, including the inaugural event in 1982 at what was the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford.
 
Van Wagner Sports, the multi-media rights and sponsorship partner of the MAAC facilitated the development and execution of this partnership.
 
To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit maacsports.com/basketball and follow @MAACHoops on Twitter. Join the conversation on all social platforms using #MAACHoops and #maAChoops20.
 
About TicketSmarter
With seats for over 100,000 live events and 48 million tickets for sale, TicketSmarter helps customers from all walks of life experience the power and excitement of live events by creating helpful partnerships and giving back. TicketSmarter is committed to partnering with St. Jude’s Children Hospital from every transaction to help treat and eliminate childhood cancer. In addition to partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, TicketSmarter is proud to be the official ticket resale partner of Rose Bowl Stadium and the title sponsor of the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl with ESPN Events.
 
About Atlantic City Sports Commission:
The Atlantic City Sports Commission was officially formed on January 13, 2015 as a 501 (c)(3) organization with the support of Meet AC and the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to attract sporting events, conventions and competitions to Atlantic City. For more information, visit www.atlanticcitysports.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
 
About Spectra:
Spectra is an industry leader in hosting and entertainment, partnering with clients to create memorable experiences for millions of visitors every year. Spectra’s unmatched blend of integrated services delivers incremental value for clients through several primary areas of expertise: Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality, and Partnerships. Learn more at SpectraExperiences.com. Follow Spectra on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
 
About the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority:
The only agency of its kind nationwide, the CRDA has used Atlantic City casino reinvestments as a catalyst for meaningful, positive improvement in the lives of New Jersey residents since 1984.  Under the 2011 Tourism District Act, the Authority's mission evolved from statewide projects to becoming the state's key economic development agency for Atlantic City.  CRDA's expanded responsibilities now include land use regulation, tourism marketing and clean and safe initiatives. The CRDA also oversees Historic Boardwalk Hall (the leading entertainment venue of its size in the country) and the Atlantic City Convention Center.  In total, CRDA has invested nearly $2 billion in more than 400 projects statewide, of which $1.8 billion has been invested in Atlantic City, spurring business investments and expansions, and creating permanent jobs in the process. For more information about CRDA and our projects, visit www.njcrda.com.  Follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/njcrda  and Twitter at www.twitter.com/njcrda.
 
About Van Wagner Sports:
Van Wagner Sports, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Van Wagner Group LLC, creates, advises, and sells on behalf of world-class teams, leagues, brands, properties, and colleges. An innovator in the sports and media business, Van Wagner is a global leader in high-impact broadcast visible signage throughout the MLB, NBA, NCAA, and the highest levels of international soccer, sponsorships sales, premium ticketing, college multi-media rights, and in-venue content production at the world’s biggest sporting events. http://www.vanwagner.com/.
 
About the 2020 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 10-14, 2020 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit maacsports.com/basketball and follow @MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39^th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.