The conference introduces “Early Bird Ticket”, grants tickets to all 24 games, and priority access to various events during tournament week.
 
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 4, 2023) — Following a successful 2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, announces a special EARLY BIRD ticket package for the highly anticipated 2024 CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament, which returns to Baltimore, MD at CFG Bank Arena from Monday, February 26, 2024, to Saturday, March 3, 2024. 
 
The CIAA is pleased to introduce the “Early Bird Ticket Special”—a special ticket package for the 2024 conference tournament week.  As part of the package, ticket holders will have access to all 24 basketball games, in-venue hospitality and entertainment, Fan Fest, Career Expo, and priority access to official CIAA events, including the annual Hall of Fame ceremony, Men’s Empowerment and Women’s Empowerment panel discussions, Step-Shows, and day parties. Pass holders will also have priority access to official CIAA hotel blocks and upgraded seating. The “Early Bird Ticket Special” can be purchased for $200 HERE.

The 2024 CIAA Tournament will feature the reigning Winston-Salem State University men and Elizabeth City State University women champions and all the action on the court as they look to repeat. Beginning in 2023-24, Bluefield State University will join the CIAA as the 13^th full member.   With the addition of Big Blue, the 2024 CIAA Tournament will start on Monday, February 26,  featuring two bonus games for a total of 24 contests.  
  
About the CIAA  
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 celebrates 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 12 member institutions: 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. Bluefield State will be added as the conference's 13th full member, effective July 1, 2023. For more information on the CIAA, visit theciaa.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.   
  
 
 
 
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