RALEIGH, N.C. — The CIAA Tournament begins this week. This year, all the action is in the Queen City. For at least the next three years, the tournament will be held in Charlotte.

The city's major selling point was the brand-new downtown basketball arena that is the current home of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. The sprawling arena covers about nine acres with a capacity of more than 20,000. The structures that anchor the main building will provide plenty of space for the customary fan interaction and the ever-popular Vendors Pavilion.

While the basketball games will be the main attraction, there will be plenty of other things going on. Check back with WRAL-TV and WRAL.com as we present stories from the CIAA festivities.

WRAL STORIES 2006:

March 3, 2006:

CIAA Tournament 'Fan Experience' Goes Beyond Hoops

March 2, 2006:

CIAA Schools Reflect On Civil Rights Legacy

March 1, 2006:

CIAA Tournament Under Way In Charlotte

WRAL STORIES 2005:

October 5, 2005:

CIAA Helps With Hurricane Relief Efforts

March 22, 2005:

2005 CIAA Tournament Brings In $12 Million To Raleigh

March 5, 2005:

The CIAA Tournament: More Than Basketball

March 4, 2005:

Tom Joyner Brings SkyShow To Raleigh

March 3, 2005:

N.C. Central Looks For Acceptable Medical Use For Marijuana

March 2, 2005:

Non-Black Enrollment At HBCUs Continues To Grow

March 2, 2005:

New Arena To Greet CIAA Fans In Charlotte In 2006

March 2, 2005:

Two Sisters Motivate Each Other To Get Healthy

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