Connor Sports in the News

Professional basketball players from across the globe are gathering in Europe for EuroBasket 2015. With tip-off in two days, teams and fans are making their way to the four host countries – Croatia, Germany, Latvia and France – for the tournament. Some of these players had a long trip from the arenas of their NBA teams to the EuroBasket arenas.

EuroBasket 2015 tips-off on Connor Sports basketball courts in ten days! This years’ EuroBasket is a historical event, as its the first time the tournament has ever been organized across four countries - Germany, Croatia, Latvia and France - and five arenas - Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany; Parks and Suites Arena in Montpellier, France; Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France; Arena Riga in Riga, Lativia; Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.

Connor Sports is a proud supporter of the Noah's Arc foundation's efforts to stop violence in Chicago. Through the Peace Games and the Rock Your Drop campaign Noah's Arc and Connor Sports are trying to spread the message of pecae to the youth and citizens of Chicago.

Northern Kentucky University unveiled a new design for their Connor Sports basketball court in BB&T Arena Wednesday morning. The new court design, painted and finished by Praters Flooring, features a Norse ship watermarked in a golden hue, with the NKU Norse wordmark in the middle of the ship’s sail at center court.

  On August 7th, 2015 the Harold & Carole Pump Foundation held their 13th annual charity to gala to raise funds for the treatment and cure of cancer.   The event includes the presentation of awards to individuals in the sports community who are using their influence to better the world. Among the awards presented is the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sports have the capability to unite communities, build traditions and create champions. Connor Sports sees champions being made on their courts every year during the NCAA Basketball Championships and the NBA Finals. These sporting events demonstrate the power of sports as fans unite to support their team and players fight for the opportunity to become the champions.

At Connor Sports, we Rock Our Drop as a pledge to be champions of non-violence and positivity. We promise to uphold this pledge through the Peace Games and other Connor Care initiatives focused on fostering relationships in communities and advocating for peace. Join the Rock Your Drop movement at rockyourdrop.com

Connor Sports is committed to supporting the next generation of sports leaders who are working to build champions on and off the court. Through our #WhereChampionsPlay initiative we not only focus on partnering with leading safety and performance experts to make our hardwood courts and rubber tracks better, we also work to build better community citizens. Our partnership with Rising Coaches Elite is an example of our dedication to building a community of champions.

From the west coast to the east coast, colleges are selecting Connor Sports and Connor Sports dealers to build, refinish and redesign their courts. Each college had different court needs but they all turned to Connor Sports for the same reason – they wanted to play on courts built for champions. #WhereChampionsPlay

Connor Sports along with Mary’s Court Foundation, Noah’s Arc Foundation, The Faith Community of Saint Sabina, Eleyo Foundation and Major Adams announced a Summer Photography contest called, ‘Images of Peace. ’ Three hundred young people from the north, south and west sides of Chicago will be asked to take pictures of what they see as images of peace through their eyes. The top 30 pictures will be given to 4 professional photographers to choose, the top 5 winners.