PROVIDENCE, RI –  American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today a four-year partnership with TicketSmarter as the official ticket resale marketplace for all American athletic events. The agreement between The American and TicketSmarter will run through June 2023.
 
As part of this multi-year partnership, TicketSmarter will have exclusive marketing and sponsorship rights for The American and will provide fans a safe, secure platform to buy and sell their tickets to any event nationwide.
 
 “We are pleased to partner with and proud to be associated with TicketSmarter,” Aresco said. “TicketSmarter is an industry leader in providing selection and affordability for a variety of events as it offers a seamless and unique experience for fans to buy and sell tickets. TicketSmarter’s dependable customer service and innovative technology offer a first-class experience for fans, especially when attending our championship events.”
 
 “The American Athletic Conference is a dynamic collegiate conference and we are thrilled to be partnering with them over the next several years. We look forward to serving the Conference, their teams and fans through our national ticket platform,” TicketSmarter CEO Jeff Goodman said.
 
TicketSmarter’s mission is to enable customers to experience the power and excitement of live events and at the same time, use their resources to give back to children’s charities. TicketSmarter has committed to contribute $1 from all TicketSmarter transactions to St. Jude Children’s Hospital through 2020 to help treat and eliminate childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, with a minimum total contribution of $250,000.
 
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Providence, Rhode Island, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, ECU, Houston, Memphis, Navy (in football only), USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports) joined the Conference on July 1, 2017. Under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Aresco, The American sponsors 22 championships – 10 for men and 12 for women; is a member of the College Football Playoff; has television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports; in the spring of 2019, signed a landmark television agreement with ESPN that commences in 2020-21; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit www.TheAmerican.org.
 
ABOUT TICKETSMARTER.COM
TicketSmarter is a national ticket marketplace offering the best tickets at the guaranteed best price for live events featuring sports concerts and theatre. With over 125,000 live events and 48 million tickets for sale, our mission is to enable customers from all walks of life to experience and enjoy the power and excitement of live events.
 
TicketSmarter is a partner with ESPN Events, Rose Bowl Stadium, title sponsor of the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl and many other events and venues nationally. TicketSmarter is focused on giving back to the communities it serves through supporting children charities by donating a portion of every ticket they sell with a minimum contribution of $250,000.