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The Big Ten Conference men’s basketball tournament will move to Indianapolis this year, amid ongoing challenges tied to hosting the tournament in a largely locked-down Chicago.
The tournament will be played March 10-14 at Lucas Oil Stadium, sources say, because the women’s basketball tournament is already planned for Bankers Life Fieldhouse on overlapping dates, March 9-13. It’s not known yet whether fans will be permitted at games.
Two sources confirmed the move, first reported by WISH-TV Channel 8, to IBJ on Thursday morning.
The move, which has not yet been formally announced by the conference, follows challenges in ensuring the tournament could occur without issues in Chicago, which has greatly limited big events in hopes of curbing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Indianapolis and Chicago traditionally alternate hosting the men’s tournament, with Bankers Life Fieldhouse hosting last year’s event before it was canceled during the second day of competition because of the pandemic.
Indianapolis is already scheduled to host the entire NCAA men’s basketball tournament from mid-March through early April.
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Couldn’t have happened to a nicer, more corrupt city. Eat it, Chicago. Indy is open for bizness..
Kinda
Is there another Ryan H on here?
That wasn’t me obviously
You’re definitely the only Ryan H in America. Total catfish.
As with physics every action has a reaction, thank you Mayor Lightfoot and Governor Pritzker. Just reinforces that Indianapolis is the racing and sports capital of the world. When you need a big sporting event pulled off just call Indianapolis, but not the mayor’s office.
Indianapolis is the sports capitol of the World without major league soccer, baseball, or hockey? What about sports like cricket and rugby? Indy doesn’t even have international racing anymore without F1. Your comment is funny though.
Wesley, what about badminton (second most popular sport in the world) and sepak takraw?
Chicago needs to figure out a murder a day, oh so does boss Hoggset.
Try to be nice it’s suppose to be a Hoosier thing.
Dear Ryan H, Steve R and Doug T:
Thanx for the elucidating rationale for having Big Ten Tournament in Indpls.
You have established a model for all of us.