Big Ten announces upcoming football and basketball championship venues with new city in the rotation

How excited are you about a new city being involved in the championship venues for men’s and women’s basketball?

The Big Ten is adding another venue to its revenue sports championship rotation. You of course know about Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the conference’s championship game staple. Men’s basketball has also rotated between Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the United Center in Chicago.

As of today, the conference released the upcoming dates and venues through 2024 and is adding the Target Center in Minneapolis into the mix as well for basketball. Missing is Gainbridge Fieldhouse for any of the basketball tournaments, but the United Center and Lucas Oil Stadium remain.

So what does the schedule look like and what venues can you plan your trips around? Here are some quotes from the league on the announcement and what you can expect through 2024.

Are you excited about the prospects of visiting the Twin Cities in the near future for one of the basketball tournaments?