CIAA Basketball Tournament semifinals took place on February 28, 2025, delivering thrilling matchups that determined the finalists for both the men's and women's championship games. Here are the results: Virginia State secured a spot in the championship game after overcoming a late rally by Bowie State.

Center, Jacob Cooper, Virginia State University, sends Romeo Aquino, Bluefield State, to the floor as he protects the ball. Darius Boben, Bluefield, is to the right. State won the CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game at CFG Bank Arena 71-64. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

The 2025 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament returned to Baltimore for the fifth year. LeBron James and his son, Bronny, were named in a lawsuit claiming they crashed into two people on a Los Angeles-area highway in 2022.

The 2025 CIAA Men's Basketball Tournament will tip off Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. as Livingstone faces Bowie State in the opening round. The post HBCU basketball: CIAA Tournament 2025 Men’s Bracket appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

The CIAA completed another successful and "magical" tournament, and must tackle the NIL and bids for future championship games.