WHAT:
Join us for the 2023 CIAA Basketball Media Day! 26 CIAA Student-Athletes and Coaches from our 13 member institutions, Visit Baltimore, Mayor Brandon Scott, will come together to present the Preseason Poll, Preseason Team and Remarks.
The CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament will return to Baltimore from February 26-March 3, 2024.
WHO: Student-Athletes and Coaches from Member Schools
WHEN: Monday, September 25th at 9:00AM
WHO:
Speakers Include:
Stan Lewter, Emcee
Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams, CIAA
Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Baltimore City
Al Hutchinson, President and CEO, Visit Baltimore
LaTonya King, Food Lion
WHERE:
Renaissance Hotel Inner Harbor 202 E Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Watch Live on CIAA Sports Network
Founded in 1912, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is the first, and longest running, African American athletic conference in the U.S. and one of the most recognized conferences in Division II. The CIAA conducts 14 championships attended by more than 150,000 fans from around the country. In 2020, the conference celebrated the special 75th anniversary of its Championship Basketball Tournament – an event that has become a must-see in the African American community. The Basketball Tournament has been honored as a 2019 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, for both 2018 and 2019.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the CIAA is governed by the Presidents and Chancellors of its 13 member-institutions: Bluefield State University, Bowie State University, Claflin University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Livingstone College, Saint Augustine’s University, Shaw University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Winston-Salem State University. For more information on the CIAA, visit theciaa.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Visit Baltimore is the official sales and marketing arm for the City of Baltimore. The 501(c)(6) non-profit organization generates economic benefits for stakeholders through the attraction of convention, group and leisure visitors. In 2022, 26.7 million people visited Baltimore for overnight and day trips spending a total of $3.7 billion to Baltimore’s economy. For more information, please visit Baltimore.org.
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