.INDIANAPOLIS-- The semifinals and champion of the 2025 National Invitation Event are going to remain in Indianapolis and also be dipped into historical Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second successive year.Indianapolis will also hold the 2026 NIT semifinals as well as champion as part of the consolidated Divisions I, II as well as III Men's Basketball Champions previously announced.The 2025 semifinals will certainly happen Tuesday, April 1, along with the national championship established for Thursday, April 3. Head servant University as well as the Indiana Sports Organization once more will certainly act as hosts for the celebration.The 88th NIT is going to remain to include a 32-team industry with the first round, second sphere as well as quarterfinals dipped into school internet sites. For the fourth year, the 2025 NIT will definitely seed just the top 16 teams (top-four groups in each sheath) as well as put the remaining 16 groups decided on in to the bracket geographically where possible.In the 2024 NIT, both the semifinals and championship game were sold out at Hinkle Fieldhouse along with more than 9,000 present over both evenings.In addition, the NIT included past males's basketball coach Phil Martelli and also Association USA Affiliate Administrator for Baseball Clifton Douglass to the NIT board starting along with the 2024-25 season.A legend amongst Big Five trainers, Martelli is the winningest instructor in the past history of St Joseph's guys's basketball. Along with an all-time record of 444-328 throughout his 24 years as scalp train of the Hawks, Martelli led Saint Joseph's to the NCAA tournament seven times as well as to six NIT appearances. In 2003-04, Martelli's staff reeled off 27-straight triumphes finishing the normal period unbeaten as well as positioned top in the nation before being actually outplayed in the Atlantic 10 Association quarterfinals. That crew after that gained 3 NCAA tournament activities before shedding to Oklahoma State in the East Rutherford Regional last.Douglass signed up with the Association USA staff in 2016 as well as became associate administrator for baseball in 2021. Besides his obligations along with both men's and also girls's baseball, Douglass likewise offers error for women's football and also females's golf as well as served as seat of the NCAA Department I Women's Football Board for two years. As a student-athlete, Douglass was a two-year captain of the guys's baseball staff at Alcorn State.Martelli and also Douglass will participate in an NIT board that will certainly be actually chaired by Tim Duncan, vice president of athletics as well as leisure at New Orleans. Other members of the 2024-25 NIT Board are actually Morgan Condition Vice President and also Supervisor of Sports Dena Freeman-Patton, and also former Branch I guys's baseball trains, Bob McKillop, Gary Waters as well as Bob Williams.All NIT games will definitely be broadcast live all over ESPN platforms. For more information on the championship browse through ncaa.com/NIT.