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Amasa, Michigan, March 16, 2011— This is the time of year when the tiny town of Amasa, Michigan, population 250, is spotlighted as the place where the Men’s and Women’s Final Four courts are manufactured by Connor Sports Flooring. Connor, founded in 1872, is the leading manufacturer of hardwood maple courts in the United States. In addition to the NCAA Final Four courts, Connor’s Amasa plant manufactures about 750 playing courts every year for schools, community centers, colleges and even NBA® teams.

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Los Angeles, California, February 10, 2011—Connor Sport Court International (CSCI) will partner with the NBA to provide more than 65,000 square feet of Sport Court® products and a specially-constructed Connor Quicklock™ wood portable floors for NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Adidas at the Los Angeles Convention Center Feb. 18-21.   The Jam Session features over 10 acres of interactive basketball activities where fans can shoot, slam-dunk, dribble, drive and compete against their friends in skills challenges.

Valparaiso, Indiana (PRWeb) June XX, 2010—Valparaiso University will become the first NCAA® Division I College to select Connor Sport’s Flooring’s new environmentally and performance-designed GreenPlay™ athletic flooring system. “With the subfloor manufactured from recycled engineered polymer, Connor’s GreenPlay system not only is the most environmentally friendly sports surface, it meets and exceeds the most demanding DIN standards for athletic floors,” said Ron Cerny, President and CEO of Connor Sport Court International. “The subfloor panels offer the capability to be recycled again when the life of the floor is complete.

-- Youth Basketball Initiative for NCAA and NBA Adds Official Flooring Partner -- Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWeb)—April 27, 2010— iHoops, the official youth basketball initiative for the NCAA and NBA, today announced Connor Sport Court International® as official flooring partner. “One of the primary goals of the partnership is to increase participation in youth basketball,” said Ron Cerny, President and CEO of Connor Sport Court International. “Through the variety of programs iHoops offers, it’s a wonderful opportunity for Connor Sport Court to provide support to boys and girls at a grassroots level.

Ankara, Turkey (PRWeb) August 27, 2010—The FIBA World Championships get underway in Turkey tomorrow, with many of the games taking place in Ankara Arena on Connor Sports Flooring’s QuickLock™ portable maple hardwood flooring. FIBA is the Federation of International Basketball, the world governing organization for the sport. This biggest-of-all basketball championships takes place Aug.

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"The NBA's Miami Heat uses a UniForce floor, as do Gonzaga and Pepperdine, among other schools. The Boston Celtics use a slightly different version of the court. Colorado plans to have the floor installed on its practice courts as well.

Dallas, Texas, (PRWeb) Feb. 04, 2010—Connor Sport Court International (CSCI) will provide more than 65,000 square feet of Sport Court® products and a specially-constructed Connor wood portable floor as part of its partnership with the National Basketball Association’s All- Star Weekend Jam Session in the Dallas Convention Center Feb. 11-13.