Connor Sports in the News

Watch as the Official Court of the 2016 NCAA® Men’s Final Four™ is painted and finished before being installed in NRG Stadium on Friday, March 25th.   .

This Friday, March 25th, as Division I collegiate basketball teams faceoff in the Sweet Sixteen™, Connor Sports technicians will be installing the Official Court of the NCAA® Final Four™. In preparation for Friday’s installation Connor Sports has created a step by step guide to installing a portable basketball court so fans know how the main stage of the NCAA Basketball Championship comes together.

he National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced that Connor Sports has been named Official Court of the NABC Convention through 2020. The five-year agreement also includes the Guardians of the Game Leadership Award presented by Connor Sports® to be presented at the 2016 AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show Sunday, April 3 in Houston.

Connor Sports was curious how the size of the basketball courts we specialize in compare to other sports surfaces. So, we looked at how basketball courts measure up to other fields, court and rinks.

As Champions of Sport, Connor Sports is providing QuickLock™ Portable Courts for thirteen of the NCAA conferences' basketball tournaments. Each basketball court is custom designed for the conference and built to deliver maximum performance and safety for the athletes.

Connor Sports and Praters Flooring manufactured and designed the new portable basketball court for the upcoming Horizon League conference tournament at Joe Louis Arena. This is the first time since 2006 Joe Louis Arena has hosted a basketball game.

As Champions of Community, Connor Sports, the National Basketball Player’s Association Foundation and WestPoint, a local Connor Sports dealer in Ontario, partnered to refurbish hardwood basketball courts at three recreation centers in Toronto during the 65th NBA All Star Game.

Many arenas using portable basketball courts, are hosting year round events that require the ease of installing and dismantling a basketball court within hours. The process of placing a basketball court down over ice leaves many fans and event attendees wondering how the basketball court is installed and what is preventing the ice from melting.

Purchasing a new track is a big decision that impacts athletic directors, facility managers, coaches and athletes. Are you asking your general contractor the right questions to make sure the purchase is the best decision for all parties?

Utica College track and field hosted the inaugural Harold T. Bernadette Clark Invitational on Saturday, January 16th, on their new Traction surfaces from Connor Sports in the Sport and Recreation Dome. This is the second meet Utica College has held since completing the Sport and Recreation Dome.