Former WNBA Commissioner Val Ackerman will be the new Commissioner of the Big East Conference, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
Ackerman, 53, was the head of the WNBA from 1995-2006. She also served as an NBA staff attorney and was the first female president of USA Basketball from 2005 to 2008.
“She brings all of that experience with intelligence, a keen analytical ability, an intense work ethic and a winning management style,” NBA Commissioner David Stern told Bloomberg via e-mail.
The new Big East will launch on July 1 and will consist of the seven Catholic schools who left the old Big East — DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova — as well as new members Butler, Creighton and Xavier.
One move Ackerman should make is to hire back John Paquette, the league spokesman for the old Big East conference.
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