What is the Collegiate Basketball Invitational and how did this new national basketball event come about?
History of the CBI With the growth of basketball as a worldwide phenomenon, the opportunities for players has grown exponentially. Not only are many professional basketball opportunities available in Europe, but Australia, South America and countries throughout the world now support professional basketball. On the home front, the NBA currently has 30 teams and has recently created the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). The NBDL is finishing up its first season (2005-06) with eight teams and has already announced six expansion teams for the 2006-07 season. This past year (2005-06) saw the resurgence of the American Basketball Association (ABA) spread from coast to coast. In fact, 34 teams are listed currently, and an astonishing 23 are slated as expansion teams within the ABA for the 2006-07 season. With the recent NBA age minimum restriction going into effect, this not only prevents high schools seniors from jumping right to the NBA, but it also slows the young foreign play
