TRENTON, N.J. -- EUS Communications (www.euscom.com), a local Mercer County business, and the MAAC jointly announced Thursday that they have reached a single year naming rights agreement. As part of the agreement, EUS Communications will have the naming rights to all 18 men's and women's tournament games, including the Men's and Women's conference championships. The winner of each championship will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The tournament will be held at the Sovereign Bank Arena March 6-10, 2003.
EUS Communications was founded in 1989 and is a full service telecommunications contractor with expertise in all phases of communication engineering. Conveniently located in three New Jersey locations, their services include Voice/Data Installations, Sound, Security and Video Installation, Copper and Fiber Wiring, Wireless Lan, Outside Plant Construction, Residential Structured Media Systems, Telephone Additions, Moves, and Changes, and Communication Equipment Installation. EUS Communications, Inc. is among the largest communications contractors in New Jersey employing over 70 certified technicians. EUS Communications is dedicated to delivering quality products and services with customer satisfaction.
"The MAAC is pleased to be associated with EUS Communications, Inc. as the title sponsor of the 2003 EUS Communications MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships at the Sovereign Bank Arena," Richard J. Ensor, Commissioner of the MAAC, said. "It is an association that aligns the MAAC with a well regarded communications firm and EUS Communications with a conference that is committed to top level athletic and academic performance."
"The EUS Communications/ MAAC partnership will bring continued economic growth and success to Mercer County," Mercer County Executive Robert D. Prunetti said. "This is exactly the kind of progressive business enterprise that we envisioned for the Sovereign Bank Arena. I welcome EUS Communications and am confident that this will be a promising and committed collaboration."
The Sovereign Bank Arena (www.sovereignbankarena.com) is managed by Global Spectrum, which manages more than 30 public assembly facilities worldwide. Global Spectrum (www.global-spectrum.com) is a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor (www.comcast-spectacor.com), the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm which owns the First Union Center, the First Union Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Flyers Skate Zone, Comcast SportsNet, and the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Frederick Keys, all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles.