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Another NBA draft has come and gone, and 60 young men heard their names called, beginning what they hope will be a successful professional journey. Unfortunately, none of those 60 came from an HBCU, and none have since Norfolk State big man Kyle O’Quinn was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2012. Why have […]
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As we were wrapping up our HBCU Sports Roundtable show Friday, word got out that the CIAA board of directors voted to reinstate baseball as a conference-sponsored sport. As someone who started watching baseball on his grandmother’s black-and-white TV in the summer of 1989, I was excited to learn that an HBCU conference was bringing
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In a move that has energized alumni, athletes, and fans across the region, the CIAA has officially announced it is bringing back baseball as a championship sport. The CIAA, which last sponsored baseball in 2017, has been without the sport for eight years, leaving a void for student-athletes and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and
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In a move that has energized alumni, athletes, and fans across the region, the CIAA has officially announced it is bringing back baseball as a championship sport. The CIAA, which last sponsored baseball in 2017, has been without the sport for eight years, leaving a void for student-athletes and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and
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The CIAA and Baltimore will continue their partnership until the end of the decade at least. Following Charlotte, North Carolina’s failed bid for the men’s and women’s basketball tournament, the conference and Baltimore officially announced Wednesday that they have extended their agreement for the Charm City to host the tournament. The deal runs through the
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The CIAA has reportedly committed to keeping its coveted basketball tournament in Baltimore. CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker spoke with HBCU Sports publisher Kenn Rashad about where that process stands now and what the conference values in determining where its championships are played.
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A piece of Charlotte’s sports legacy just slipped through its fingers. The city’s proposal to host the 2029 CIAA Basketball Tournament has officially been labeled “dead on arrival,” according to Charlotte city leaders and officials close to the bid process. Charlotte hoped to bring back the CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament, an event it
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Charlotte’s hopes of reclaiming the CIAA basketball tournament were dashed this week as city leaders grappled with the fallout of losing the event to Baltimore for the second time in six years. The failure, officials say, hinged on disagreements over the tournament venue, concerns about hotel prices, and questions about whether the city’s recruitment efforts
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The popular CIAA basketball tournament will remain in Baltimore despite a bid from Charlotte, according to a report from the Charlotte Business Journal. Charlotte and Baltimore were the only cities to submit bids for the coveted tournament, CBJ reported. The CIAA will now stay in Baltimore through 2029. Charlotte hosted the CIAA tournament from 2006
Future of CIAA basketball tournament has been decided. Where will it be? Read More »
The 2025 CIAA Tournament men’s and women’s championship games will feature the Virginia State Trojans. Virginia State has the opportunity to become the first team to sweep the CIAA Tournament since its Virginia Union did so in 2018. Here is how each team clinched a spot in the CIAA championship game. Women Virginia State 63,
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