IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MCDONALD'S - Abraham "Mr. CIAA" Mitchell center, surprises fans at McDonald's Super Saturday during the 2017 CIAA Tournament at Spectrum Center on Saturday Feb. 25, in Charlotte, ...

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 attendance at ...

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 ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association are mourning the loss of a legend. Abraham Mitchell, 95, also known as “Ham” and among supporters of CIAA athletics as “Mr.

He was a big part of the CIAA basketball tournament — along with the bands, the dance squads, and the basketball teams. When he missed the event, as was the case in 2020, it was big news. “I’ve always ...

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament has lost a loyal fan. On Tuesday, Abraham “Mr. CIAA” Mitchell, 95, died. Mitchell was a fashion setter and a staple at the annual ...

The sports circle of historically Black institutions took a major hit on Tuesday, as several news outlets and an outpour of condolences on social media confirmed the passing of Abraham “Mr. CIAA” ...

is Mr. CIAA himself. WRAL recently traveled to Suffolk, Va., where everybody knows his name. When he is not Mr. CIAA, Abraham Mitchell works as an assistant at Crocker's Funeral Home. He said the ...

The CIAA mainstay, who has been attending the weeklong basketball tournament since 1970, passed away at his home in Virginia. It isn’t often that a fan and attendee of a college basketball tournament ...

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 earned ...

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” for both his ...