CHARLOTTE, NC (August 15, 2024) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, returns to Baltimore, Maryland for the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Men's and Women's Championship Basketball Tournament February 25 – March 1 at the CFG Arena. The CIAA will  kick off their fifth year in Charm City with their first ever summer sale,  the “Summer Sizzler” offering fans $100 off for All Session General Admission tickets by using the code SUMMER100. Tickets are available beginning today, August 15 through September 1 exclusively at the tournament website: Ciaatournament.org.

2025 is truly a celebration of legacy for the conference as it marks the 80th Annual CIAA Basketball Tournament, and the 50th Anniversary of the CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament where the incredible athletes and history that have shaped women’s basketball in the CIAA will be honored. It will be a memorable celebration of excellence, perseverance, and the trailblazing spirit of our women athletes.

#FebruaryisCIAA and alumni, student-athletes, Baltimoreans and friends and families from across the country are invited to attend the weeklong sports and culture extravaganza featuring 26 dynamic basketball matchups, Fan Fest, Career Expo, Step Shows, and MORE!!  

For more information about the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Basketball Tournament in Baltimore, visit CIAATOURNAMENT.ORG 

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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. 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: Bowie State University, Bluefield 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.
 
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