The committed basketball fan was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2016 because of his dedication to attending games A man dubbed “Mr. CIAA” because of his continued and committed ...

Any dedicated fan of the CIAA tournament knew the drill. One of the longest running basketball tournaments in the country didn’t really start until “Mr. CIAA” arrived. The sharp-dressed man ...

It isn’t often that a fan and attendee of a college basketball tournament gets inducted into that organization’s Hall of Fame, but Abraham Mitchell was no ordinary fan. Dubbed “Mr. CIAA ...

His support of the CIAA earned him a place in the CIAA Hall of Fame Class of 2016. However, his health had prevented him from attending the tournament in recent years. “Since 2018, his absence ...

Any dedicated fan of the CIAA tournament knew the drill. One of the longest running basketball tournaments in the country didn’t really start until Mr. CIAA arrived. The sharp-dressed man whose ...

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament has lost a loyal fan. On Tuesday, Abraham “Mr. CIAA” Mitchell, 95, died. The fashion designer was known for wearing ...

Mitchell, who earned the nickname “Mr. CIAA” and was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame as a fan, died Tuesday at his home in Suffolk, Virginia. He was 95. Mitchell, also known as “Ham ...

It’s appropriate that in the 50-year anniversary of the CIAA ushering in women’s basketball that Sharon Holloway Tanner of Winston-Salem State will be getting into the conference’s John B.