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[Vi Tournament CUA BASXnBAU TOURHMENT SnCiU EOmO Charlotte gue ^on I center stage B> HfilKTt I.. «hiu rMiriMuonrnnf No^ini! our heart* pump ing like college hasketball. And for the firtit time, this city W iUMMi to it* ference tournament. Make no mistake, the CIAA is all that. It ha.s pageantry. It draws celebrities. The basketball is competitive and intriguing. And if^ here. Final Four weekend has big- time drama, but it's hardly a must-do for -lames Sixpack. The NB.A .411-Star game has big n.ames from sports and entertainment, but the ~ giune is an exhibition. The ('IA.\ combines tb^ attrib utes with buraecoraing, a family reunion and blue-light j house party throvsn in fur good mt-itsure. ) No wonder the hjst city J gets t4> spend a week at the center of black America’s Hpr>rts and social calendar. /\nd for the next three ! yeara, it’s f'harlotte. Even if you don’t know the differen^e iKftween t.'urly Neal and curly fries, you’ve no dould heard *f someone with t'lAA links. There are the legendary players: Karl MonrtH’. (.'Itsj Hill, Hobby Dandridge, Charles Dak- ley. Coiiches like Bigbouse flaines and .John Mclxmdon. Hut don't overlook more reeeent henx's, like \'irginia Union’s Hen Wallaee, Darrell Armstrong of Please see SHOWTIME on p>age 18 From the games to the cheerteaders. CIAA basketball brings out passion in athletes and fans. It goes up exponentially at the annual tournament. VINGSTONE GUARD BREWT COWLES, N.C. CENTRAL ERLEADERS PHOTOS BY WADE NASH. m Elizabeth City State sophomore CELESTE TRAHAN takes care of business on and off court/Page 5 Marylarxl Eastern Shore football legend ART SHELL leads class of 2006 into CIAA McLendon Hall of Fame/Page14 Remembering Winston-Salem State's hall of fame coach CLARENCE GAINES and his legacy/Page 7 Published by The Charlotte Post Publishing Company
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