“Keep C.I.T.! Keep C.I.T.!”
That was the chant that rose from the packed gym on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin last year about this time. The final game of the penultimate Concordia Invitational Tournament (C.I.T.) had just wrapped up, and students and fans of the four participating universities – all named Concordia – united in a lengthy vocal plea to administrators not to scrub the basketball tournament after the 2025 edition.
That 2025 event, scheduled for this weekend, January 24–25, at Concordia Ann Arbor (MI), is slated to be the farewell meeting of what is one of the more unique, and long-running, athletic events in U.S. history. Joining the host Concordia for the 72nd annual C.I.T. will be basketball teams, men’s and women’s, from Concordia Nebraska, Concordia Chicago, and Concordia Wisconsin.
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