SPORT COURT NEWS

POSTED ON 4/4/12

FIBA 3x3 basketball partners with Connor Sport Court International

GENEVA/SALT LAKE CITY (3x3 basketball) – FIBA has joined forces with Connor Sports Court International (CSCI), manufacturer of Sport Court® sports surfaces. The partnership will see the American-based sports flooring company become exclusive suppliers with their patented outdoor courts for all of FIBA’s 3x3 basketball events until the end of 2014, including the FIBA 3x3 World Tour and the FIBA 3x3 World Cup.

FIBA Secretary General and IOC Member Patrick Baumann said: “We are delighted to bring on board our first major partner for 3x3 basketball ahead of our first full season. As we begin to host major events outdoors, there is a need for new surfaces adapted to different and varying conditions. It is great to work with such an experienced and innovative company as Sport Court.”

An official partner of the FIBA Study Centre since 1994, Connor Sport Court International is also a supplier of courts to the NCAA and the NBA.

POSTED ON 3/26/12

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POSTED ON 3/26/12

Amasa, Michigan, March 12, 2012—When the National Collegiate Athletic Association® basketball championships are played in the Mercedes Benz Superdome on March 31 and April 2, millions across the world will be watching the athletes play on courts that started taking shape last September in a tiny town on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The sleek hardwood courts on which the championships will be played kickoff their traditional journey to the Final Four® on Saturday, March 17 with a fan rally at the 100 block of Witherspoon in Louisville.

The court’s journey to New Orleans is called The Connor Sport Court/UPS Final Four Floor Tour, thanks to a partnership between Connor Sport Court and UPS. This is the first year in the five year history of the court tour that Connor Sport Court has partnered with another company.

A documentary team from CBS Television is filming the tour, from construction of the court in Amasa to Final Four play in New Orleans.

The championship court, which will be transported by UPS Freight, will begin its road trip on March 16 at UPS’s hub in Columbus, Ohio. From there it will travel on to Louisville, one of the host sites for the second and third rounds of the men’s tournament.

On March 19, the court will make a stop at the UPS Freight facility in Atlanta followed by Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., on March 20; the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg on March 21, and LSU in Baton Rouge on March 22 before arriving at its final destination in New Orleans on March 23. The events at the UPS facilities in Columbus and Atlanta will be exclusively for UPS employees, but all other court destinations will be open to the public.

UPS and Connor Sport Court have planned a wide range of entertaining events and activities at each stop, including photo opportunities with a replica of center court, a Final Four trivia game with collectible prizes and a shooting contest on a “backyard” basketball court provided by Sport Court®.

POSTED ON 2/24/12

Orlando, Florida, Feb. 21, 2012 — For a 19th consecutive year, events surrounding the NBA All-Star Weekend will take place on Connor Sport Court International’s sports flooring. In the coming week, Connor Sport Court will supply its portable flooring solutions for the NBA’s Jam Session held in Orlando, Florida

From February 23-26, fans can visit the Jam Session at the Orange County Convention Center to meet NBA players and legends, collect autographs, purchase merchandise and dribble, drive, shoot and slam on courts provided by Connor Sport Court.

POSTED ON 12/13/11

San Antonio, Texas Dec. 13, 2011-- The 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Women’s Volleyball Championships begin Dec. 15 at the Alamodome and Sport Court is once again featured as the official playing surface.

Division I games are scheduled Dec. 15-17, with the championships featuring Sport Court’s proprietary new Maple Select™ Surface with SportGuard™ surface technology, providing superior performance and increased wear. The high-gloss championship surface will cover about 7,000 square feet.