The CAA announced today that the CAA tournament will remain in Richmond, Va. through the 2014 season. The CAA has held the tournament at the Richmond Coliseum since the 1990 season.

“Richmond has served as the host of the CAA Men's Basketball Championship since 1990 and our current contract covers the 2011 and 2012 tournaments,” CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager said. “The City of Richmond is in the process of studying the long-term future of the Richmond Coliseum and, in the spirit of partnership that we have developed with the City of the past 21 years, signing this extension provides both sides with time to chart a course for the future. We are also satisfied with the City's commitment to enhance some of the amenities in and around the Coliseum during the on-going decision-making process.”

At least years tournament attendance records were set with 44,372 fans taking in the four-day tournament which saw Northeastern advance to the semi-finals against William & Mary.

“We are pleased that the CAA has agreed to extend our relationship at this time,” said City of Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones. “This is a longstanding and very important partnership for the city of Richmond as well as the Richmond region and we are working to ensure that we will continue to have a relationship well into the future.”

The CAA's 21-year tenure at the Richmond Coliseum is the second-longest in the nation among Division I conferences, behind only the Big East Conference at Madison Square Garden in New York.