
The 1965-66 Elizabeth City State University basketball team in dress attire with mascot Bobby Vaughan Jr. The photo was taken before the team headed to the CIAA tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Top players from the 1950 tournament, from the March 11, 1950 edition of The Carolina Times.

Ad from the February 21, 1953 edition of The Carolina Times.

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and others. The Winston-Salem State College Rams brought home the CIAA trophy in 1967. Image from the 1967 volume of “Red and White,” the Winston-Salem State University student yearbook.

Page from the 1958 edition of “The Ayantee,” North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University’s student yearbook, depicting that year’s CIAA championship team.

In 1992, Elizabeth City State University basketball coach Bobby Vaughan was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Under Vaughan’s leadership, the basketball team won five CIAA Divisional Championships and two CIAA tournaments. Image from the 1992 volume of “The Viking,” the Elizabeth City State University student yearbook.