Connor Sports in the News

The construction and instillation of the Final Four court begins a year prior to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. For the 2015 court, construction began in the summer of 2014. The court’s construction history is outlined below.

  Connor Sports, the official floor provider of the NCAA® Final Four®, kicked off March Madness with the Official Court Tour on March 18th. The court’s journey to the Final Four is called The Connor Sports/UPS Final Four Floor Tour, thanks to a partnership between Connor Sports and UPS. The tour follows the Final Four court from Shelley, Idaho to the final stop of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, The Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

FIBA, FIBA Europe and Connor Sports unveiled on Monday the five custom-made official courts for EuroBasket 2015.

Connor Sports® is the Official Court of the 2015 ACB Copa Del Rey de Baloncesto Feb. 19-22 at the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas, Spain as the market leader in hardwood sports surfaces continues to rapidly expand its international footprint.

Connor Sports has joined efforts with local and national non-profit organizations, current and former NBA players, local and state elected officials, community leaders, and members of the clergy to host the New York City Peace Game on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Harlem PAL in New York City. The New York City Peace Game will feature approximately 60 players from across the City competing in a tournament as well as a brief speaking program with special guests. This event looks to nurture and build cohesive relationships on and off the court. Sport has the power to bring people together, build leadership skills, and help foster living healthy and more active lives.

When High School Track & Field Programs need performance running track surfaces and field house flooring, they turn to Connor Sports Traction Systems.

Chicago and Connor Sports will play host to the CBS Sports Classic. When North Carolina takes on Ohio State at 12:00 P.M. CST, followed by UCLA and Kentucky at 2:30 PM, CST look for our “Connor Sports Where Champions Play” logo marks on the courtside LED screen and more importantly look at the premier Connor Sports QuickLock portable basketball court that Praters Athletic Flooring is providing.

At Connor Sports we have standout dealers around the globe. This year our team at West Point in Ontario, Canada had a record breaker. They installed Traction Systems, Hardwood Systems and Resilient Systems at a number of locals across Canada. Here are some of their featured installations.

Connor Sports installs a new 10,000 sqft Focus Hardwood System for the University of Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center renovation. See more on the renovation, and were ESPN ranked it on overall design.

Connor Sports®, the industry leader in premium-quality hardwood sports surfaces, has entered a three-year sponsorship agreement with ESPN Events / Armed Forces Classic and will provide the portable basketball court for the event beginning with this year’s game on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET between Louisville and Minnesota at the United States Air Station Borinquen in Puerto Rico.