CIAA tournament reaches 6-year deal with Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina  --  The CIAA men's and women's basketball tournament will stay in Charlotte for the next six years. 

The CIAA made the announcement Monday.

Charlotte will become the home of the CIAA headquarters starting in 2016.

The new agreement would commit the tournaments to be held in Charlotte for at least the next six years beginning in 2015. In turn, the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) will provide various benefits, including $1.4 million in funding annually, proceeds from which will be distributed among the 12 conference colleges and universities.

In addition, the CIAA will move its conference headquarters to Charlotte in 2016, with the specific timing and location to be determined. The relocation will enable the conference, the CRVA and other Charlotte entities to more effectively partner in the community.

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