.INDIANAPOLIS-- The semifinals and championship of the 2025 National Invite Competition are going to remain in Indianapolis as well as be dipped into historic Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second successive year.Indianapolis is going to likewise host the 2026 NIT semifinals as well as champion as part of the combined Branches I, II as well as III Male's Basketball Championships formerly announced.The 2025 semifinals are going to happen Tuesday, April 1, along with the championship game set for Thursday, April 3. Manservant Educational Institution and the Indiana Sports Organization once again will certainly work as ranges for the activity.The 88th NIT is going to continue to include a 32-team field with the first round, 2nd around and quarterfinals played at grounds internet sites. For the fourth year, the 2025 NIT is going to seed only the best 16 groups (top-four crews in each vessel) and also put the remaining 16 groups decided on right into the bracket geographically where feasible.In the 2024 NIT, both the semifinals and also national championship were sold out at Hinkle Fieldhouse with much more than 9,000 in attendance over both nights.In addition, the NIT included past males's baseball trainer Phil Martelli and Conference United States Partner for Baseball Clifton Douglass to the NIT board beginning with the 2024-25 time.A legend amongst Significant Five instructors, Martelli is actually the winningest instructor in the past history of St Joseph's guys's baseball. With an everlasting document of 444-328 during his 24 years as head coach of the Hawks, Martelli led St. Joseph's to the NCAA competition 7 opportunities as well as to 6 NIT appeals. In 2003-04, Martelli's staff rattled 27-straight victories finishing the frequent period undefeated and also positioned leading in the nation before being actually outplayed in the Atlantic 10 Conference quarterfinals. That team at that point gained three NCAA tournament activities just before losing to Oklahoma State in the East Rutherford Regional last.Douglass participated in the Association United States workers in 2016 and also became associate commissioner for basketball in 2021. Besides his duties along with each males's as well as females's basketball, Douglass likewise gives oversight for women's football and also ladies's golf as well as served as seat of the NCAA Branch I Women's Football Board for 2 years. As a student-athlete, Douglass was a two-year leader of the guys's baseball staff at Alcorn Condition.Martelli as well as Douglass are going to join an NIT board that will definitely be actually chaired through Tim Duncan, vice president of sports and also recreation at New Orleans. Various other participants of the 2024-25 NIT Board are actually Morgan Condition Bad Habit Head Of State and also Director of Sports Dena Freeman-Patton, and past Department I guys's baseball trains, Bob McKillop, Gary Seas and also Bob Williams.All NIT games will definitely be actually relayed real-time around ESPN systems. To find out more on the champion browse through ncaa.com/NIT.