MAAC Commissioner Richard J. Ensor, Esq. Appointed to NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions
MAAC Commissioner Richard J. Ensor, Esq. Appointed to NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions
Edison, N.J. (June 1, 2020) – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Commissioner Richard J. Ensor has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. The term of service on the committee will begin immediately and continue through August 31, 2022 with eligibility to be reappointed for two additional three-year terms. Ensor was named the third Commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in August of 1988. It was announced last year that his contract was extended through June of 2022.
The Division I Committee on Infractions (COI) is an independent administrative body charged with deciding infraction cases involving NCAA member institutions and their employees. Each committee is comprised of individuals serving as volunteers from NCAA member institutions and conferences and individuals from the general public who have legal training. The COI has authority to address prehearing procedural matters, set and conduct hearings or reviews, find facts, conclude violations of NCAA legislation, prescribe appropriate penalties, monitor institutions on probation to ensure compliance with penalties and terms of probation, as well as conduct follow-up proceedings as necessary. The committee is also charged with hearing the appeals of individuals subject to a show-cause order in Level III cases, as well as other duties as authorized by the bylaws.
Ensor has served on many NCAA governance and sport committees. He is a past member of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee and past president of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA). He serves on the boards of the Sports Lawyers Association, WBCA, Philadelphia Sports Congress, and NACDA's IAAA ADs. He has just completed a two-year term on the NCAA DI Council where he served as chair of the Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee on which he will remain with a recent 4-year term renewal. Since 2017, Ensor has served on the Arizona State University Sports Law and Business Program National Advisory Board.
In 2020, Ensor was named a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors for a three-year term. The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors those who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee and is the only facility of its kind dedicated to all levels of women's basketball.
Ensor and his wife Deirdre reside in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey.
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.