Individual Session Tickets on Sale for 2020 MAAC Basketball Championships in Atlantic City
Individual Session Tickets on Sale for 2020 MAAC Basketball Championships in Atlantic City
Edison, N.J. (Dec. 2, 2019) – Individual session tickets are now on sale for the 2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Basketball Championships. The 2020 Championships are set for March 10-14 at historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
All tickets can be purchased by visiting
ticketmaster.com or by visiting
maacsports.com/basketball. Ticket prices range from $10 to $40 for a single session on the women’s side and $15 to $50 for a single session on the men’s side. All-session tickets are also available for fans who would like to see multiple sessions throughout the championship. For a seating map of Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall,
click here.
The five-day event will feature the league basketball championships, ESports Championship, MAAC Fan Fest, MAAC Band Jam, MAAC ‘n Cheese Fest, Spirit Squad Showcase and more. Tickets purchased for semifinal and final action will also include admittance to the MAAC Fan Fest and inaugural Esports Championship in the Adrian Phillips Theater.
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall will host the MAAC Basketball Championships for the first time in history this season. 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.
Iona College has won the last four championships on the men’s side and is favored to win it again this year, according to the preseason poll voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches. Quinnipiac University has taken the last three championships on the women’s side and has not fallen to a MAAC opponent in 52-straight games. The Bobcats were selected second in this year’s preseason poll, with Marist College chosen as the favorites to win in Atlantic City come March.
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center are owned and funded by the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). Spectra provides both Venue Management and Food Services & Hospitality to Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center.
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 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
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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 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.