RICHMOND, Va. – For the first time in league history, William & Mary and Kaplan Arena will host the Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Championship in 2024, the conference announced on Tuesday.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to showcase William & Mary, our women's basketball program and Kaplan Arena by hosting the CAA championship in 2024," W&M Director of Athletics Samantha K. Huge said. "We look forward to welcoming our conference peers to Williamsburg and to providing our student-athletes with the fulfilling experience of competing for a conference championship on our home court, in front of our amazing students and fans."

The league's announcement included the next three CAA Championship sites as well. James Madison will host the 2021 championship followed by Towson in 2022 and Drexel in 2023.
 
The home of Tribe Athletics, which opened in 1971, was named in recognition of the longtime support of Jim and Jane Kaplan. Inducted into the W&M Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987, Jim Kaplan graduated from the university in 1957 following a stellar basketball career in which he was a captain and three-year starter. Jane Kaplan graduated from W&M in 1956 and served as co-chair of the Lord Botetourt Auction in 2003 and 2004, an annual event that raises money for the Tribe Club.
 
W&M opens the 2019-20 regular season as it travels to Army on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Tip-off between the Tribe and Black Knights is set for 7 p.m. The Tribe's home opener is slated for Saturday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. against UMES.