The Big Ten basketball tournament will return to Indianapolis.

On Wednesday, the league announced Gainbridge Fieldhouse will host both the men's and women's tournaments in 2025. The women's tournament will be March 5-9 and the men's will be March 12-16.

In 2026, Gainbridge Fieldhouse will host the women's tournament again on March 4-8. The men's tournament will return to Indianapolis March 10-14, 2027, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Indy will be the only city to host either tournament multiple times during the announced four-year cycle. The city will also keep the Big Ten football championship game through at least 2028, as announced last week.

"We’re really excited to continue our partnership with the Big Ten. Last week we had the big announcement with football staying here through 2028, and now basketball," Dan Gliot, senior director, marketing and communications, for Indiana Sports Corps, told IndyStar. "It's great for Indianapolis."

Indianapolis last hosted the women's Big Ten tournament in 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. That marked the end of seven straight years the women's tournament was in Indy.

The men's event was last in Indianapolis in 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Lucas Oil Stadium hosted the men's tournament in 2021, due to COVID restrictions.

Other cities announced were Las Vegas (women's tournament in 2027; men's tournament in 2028), Detroit (women's tournament in 2028) and Chicago (men's tournament in 2026).

A westward expansion isn't surprising, given Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti's pronouncements last week at conference football media days.

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"Given the footprint of the conference, the cities that are now interested in hosting Big Ten championships has clearly expanded," Petitti said. "We're really comfortable with the decision to stay with football here in Indianapolis in the next four seasons. We think it's the right thing to do. Having said that, I think you'll begin to see us expand. I think it's important to make sure that markets around the country get to experience Big Ten championships. It's a really good way to connect the conference. I think over time you'll start to see the geographic footprint expand, keeping in mind competitive issues. Obviously, after our championships, teams go into the NCAA tournaments and championships as well. Keeping all that in mind. I think you can fully expect that over time you'll see the footprint of how we host championships change and grow."

Even in that climate, Indianapolis remains a key destination for the conference's championships.

Gliot emphasized Indianapolis — through civic infrastructure, local politics and business, and organizations like the CIB and the Sports Corp — will never take past relationships for granted when bidding for major sporting events.

"As the conference does expand out westward and you see that rotate a little bit, I think Indianapolis is going to continue to be top of mind for the Big Ten," he said. "We continue to put our best foot forward all the time."

IU Insider Zach Osterman contributed to this story.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis chosen to host multiple Big Ten basketball tournaments