First Citizens Bank Renews as Big South's Official Bank & Wealth Management Partner
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The
Big South Conference announced today a multi-year renewal with
First Citizens Bank as the Official Bank & Wealth Management Partner of The Big South Conference.
First Citizens will continue providing valuable resources to Big South student-athletes across the Southeast through career mentoring opportunities, financial advice, and a basketball 3-point donation drive. First Citizens will also receive sponsorship assets each year during all Big South sporting events, allowing First Citizens to connect with Big South alumni, fans, students, employees, and other related constituents.
“We are proud to once again sponsor the Big South Conference as its official bank and wealth management partner,” said
Andy Shene, Area Executive at First Citizens Bank. “We look forward to engaging with each Big South membership institution, their student-athletes, alumni and staff to promote financial literacy and benefit league-wide student-athlete diversity and inclusion programming.”
First Citizens Bank will conduct financial literacy workshops for student-athletes that will be held at Big South Conference membership institutions throughout the year. Additionally, First Citizens Bank reaffirms its dedication to the three-point donation campaign during the Men’s and Women’s Basketball seasons, which will further support a diversity and inclusion program across the entire conference.
“First Citizens Bank truly embodies the definition of partnership,” added Big South Commissioner
Sherika A. Montgomery. “The extension of our invaluable partnership symbolizes an alignment of values and continued commitment to elevated student-athlete experiences, both on and off the playing surfaces. We are immensely grateful for the ongoing support and leadership of First Citizens Bank.”
The broad-based, multifaceted agreement was negotiated by The Big South’s multimedia rights partner,
Van Wagner.
ABOUT FIRST CITIZENS BANKS (www.firstcitizens.com)
First Citizens Bank helps personal, business, commercial and wealth clients build financial strength that lasts. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., First Citizens has built a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. First Citizens offers an array of general banking services including a network of more than 500 branches and offices in 30 states; commercial banking expertise delivering best-in-class lending, leasing and other financial services coast to coast; innovation banking serving businesses at every stage; and a nationwide direct bank. Parent company First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets and a member of the Fortune 500™. Discover more at firstcitizens.com.
ABOUT VAN WAGNER (www.vanwagner.com)
Van Wagner, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Van Wagner Group LLC, creates, advises, and sells on behalf of world-class teams, leagues, brands, properties, and colleges. An innovator in the sports and media business, Van Wagner is a global leader in high-impact broadcast visible signage throughout the MLB, NBA, NCAA, and the highest levels of international soccer, sponsorships sales, premium ticketing, college multi-media rights, and in-venue content production at the world’s biggest sporting events.
www.vanwagner.com.