The Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are returning to Indianapolis in 2025

  • 07/31/2024 12:12 pm in

The Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are returning to Indianapolis in 2025, the conference announced Wednesday.

The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament will be played March 12-16, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with the women’s tournament played March 5-9, 2025, also at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Future sites were also released for 2026-2028, which are as follows:

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:

March 4-8, 2026 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
March 3-7, 2027 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)
March 1-5, 2028 – Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)

Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:

March 11-15, 2026 – United Center (Chicago)
March 10-14, 2027 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
March 8-12, 2028 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)

Here’s the full release from the Big Ten:

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments, with future events headed to United Center in Chicago, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The lineup will bring the conference’s premier basketball events to fans in all three time zones across the new Big Ten landscape over the next four seasons.

“We look forward to partnering with the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Las Vegas as they host the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments from 2025-28,” said Big Ten Commissioner, Tony Petitti. “Each city will be an exciting postseason opportunity for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans, both locally and from across the country.”

The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 5-9, followed by the 2025 TIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament from March 12-16. The events will be the first to feature a 15-team field following the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington this summer.

The Big Ten also announced basketball tournament locations for 2026-28. The women’s tournament will remain in Indianapolis in 2026 before moving to Las Vegas in 2027 and Detroit in 2028. The Big Ten will host the men’s tournament in Chicago for the 12th time in 2026, return to Indianapolis in 2027, and head to Las Vegas in 2028. This will mark the first time Big Ten Tournaments will be held in Las Vegas or Detroit.

The TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament returns to Indianapolis next season, where it has been held 27 times since the tournament began in 1982. Eight different programs have claimed a tournament title, with Iowa winning the last three tournament championships.

The TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament is back in Indianapolis for the 14th time. Seven different teams have claimed the Big Ten Tournament title since the inaugural event in 1998, including Illinois winning its fourth tournament championship in 2024.

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