WICHITA, Kan. – The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the 64-team, $1 million winner-take-all event, announced Tuesday that Wichita will serve as one of the regional locations for the 2025 event, hosted by Wichita State University and supported by Visit Wichita.
   
The 2025 Wichita Regional will be played at Charles Koch Arena, July 18-23.
 
This summer will be the sixth year Wichita has hosted a TBT regional, continuing its reign as the longest running location in TBT's 11-year history.  
 
Zach Bush, J.R. Simon and Garrett Stutz will return as the co-general managers for AfterShocks in 2025, while Bush will serve as the team's head coach for the fifth straight summer. Since taking over as head coach in 2021, AfterShocks have amassed a record of 11-4, advancing to two quarterfinals and one semifinals.
 
Wichita has consistently been the best attended regional in TBT history. Wichita State owns three of TBT's top-five attendances, and six of TBT's top-10.
 
"We are excited to have TBT back in Wichita for a sixth time," said Wichita State Senior Associate AD Brad Pittman. "Our fans now have the opportunity to help the AfterShocks maintain home court advantage through the championship game. We are confident Shocker fans will once again show why they are the best fan base in the country."

"Our event owes so much to Wichita State University and its fans," said TBT founder and CEO Jon Mugar. "The Roundhouse has been home to some of our best and most electrifying Elam Endings ever. We look forward to working with the athletic department and Visit Wichita again to break more records this summer."
 
The winner of the Wichita Regional will advance to TBT's quarterfinals on July 29. The semifinals will be held on July 31, and TBT's $1 million championship game will be played on Sunday, Aug. 3.
 
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. Tickets will go on sale May 6.

Fans can sign up for ticket and team notifications at tbthoops.com/tickets/notifications. 
 
For more information on this year's TBT or AfterShocks, visit tbthoops.com.
 
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Founded in 2014, The Tournament specializes in hosting high-stakes, open-application sporting events distributed across the world. Its first property, The Basketball Tournament (TBT), has crowned eleven champions, awarded more than $17 million in prizes, and ushered in innovations such as the Elam Ending®. Launched in June 2023, The Soccer Tournament (TST) marked The Tournament's expansion beyond basketball. For more information on The Tournament and its properties, visit TheTournament.com.
 
About Wichita State University
The mission of Wichita State University is to be an essential educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the greater public good. Wichita State is a doctoral research university enrolling about 15,000 students and offering 59 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas of study in seven undergraduate colleges. The Graduate School offers 45 master's and 12 doctoral degrees that offer study in more than 100 areas.