Paquette Named MAAC Men’s Basketball Media Relations Contact
EDISON, NJ – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) commissioner Rich Ensor has announced Director of New Media/Communications, Phil Paquette as the new media relations contact for men’s basketball, to go along with new sports assignments.
“Phil provides the MAAC with key skills as it continues to serve the membership with a wide range of new media tools to promote its student-athletes and institutions,” noted Ensor, “Phil’s experience will aid the conference when it hosts the 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regionals, and 2020 & 2022, NCAA Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds.”
In his new role, he will serve as the primary media relations contact for men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, water polo, men’s lacrosse, and baseball.
In addition, Paquette will continue to work with the conference communications staff to select weekly award winners, compose press releases, compile statistics, update MAACSports.com, and assist the Assistant Commissioner for New Media in the marketing, content development, championship operations, promotion, and development of the MAAC brand through the league’s various forms of new and social media.
Paquette joined the MAAC in February of 2018 as a Director of New Media/Communications where he was the primary media contact for women’s basketball, women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s lacrosse, and softball. Paquette also helped with media operations at the 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional in Albany, New York.
Prior to joining the MAAC, Paquette spent two years as the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. At FDU, Paquette was the contact for a host of sports including women’s basketball and women’s soccer.
The Cranston, Rhode Island native attended the University of New Haven and earned a B.S. in Management of Sports Industries and Texas A&M University – Commerce for graduate school where he earned his Master’s in Business Administration.
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 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 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.