Assembly Ball Indiana Alumni Team Will Return To TBT In July At Hinkle Fieldhouse

The Basketball Tournament, a summer tournament featuring alumni from schools, returns with a regional at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Dates were announced on Wednesday. Indana's Assembly Ball team will take part.

Yogi Ferrell prepares to shoot a free throw during Assembly Ball's win over Men of Mackey in The Basketball Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse. / The Basketball Tournament

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The popular off-season tournament featuring basketball alumni – The Basketball Tournament – returns with a regional at Hinkle Fieldhouse in July.

The Assembly Ball team featuring Indiana alumni will return with it and will be co-hosts of the regional along with Butler’s All Good Dawgs alumni team.

THE INDIANA ALUMNI ARE BACK IN TBT AND…

Co-Hosting the Indianapolis Regional‼️

That’s right, we have a chance to play in Indy infront of the world’s greatest fans… ALL THE WAY THROUGH TBT’S CHAMPIONSHIP!

TJD checking in with a message🫡https://t.co/yaB4rkR2pe https://t.co/WC3HN7ZbH9 pic.twitter.com/4zJODMmksT

— Assembly Ball - Indiana University’s TBT Team (@TBTAssemblyBall) March 26, 2025

The Indianapolis Regional of the TBT will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Butler’s campus from July 18-23.

This year there will be a twist in the winner-take-all, 64-team $1 million format.

For the first time, TBT will give each host team the opportunity to have home court advantage for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the $1 million championship game. Should two regional hosts face off, the tie breaker will be determined by which host sells 4,000 tickets the fastest.

The quarterfinals take place on July 29, the semifinals on July 31 and the championship game is on Aug. 3.

“We love Hinkle Fieldhouse,” said TBT founder and CEO Jon Mugar. “Our event is modeled after the Indiana High School Tournament featured in Hoosiers, which was a seminal movie in my childhood. We look forward to seeing Butler and Indiana alumni teams taking the floor this July.”

Assembly Ball made their TBT debut in 2024 led by Yogi Ferrell, Race Thompson, and Juwan Morgan. The Indiana alumni defeated The Cru (Valparaiso alumni) and Men of Mackey (Purdue alumni), before falling to Eberlein Drive in the regional championship game. Ferrell led the team with 20.3 points and 5.7 assists per game. 

Indiana’s participation in the tournament drew sizable crowds to Hinkle Fieldhouse for the event, which was televised by ESPN.

There is no roster set for Assembly Ball yet. Former Indiana player and current Golden State Warrior Trayce Jackson-Davis teased the tournament on Assembly Ball’s social media accounts on Wednesday.

Assembly Ball will make additional roster announcements in the spring via its social media page @TBTAssemblyBall.

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