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Connor Sports Provides Hardwood Courts for NCAA March Madness

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March 15, 2022

When NCAA March Madness tips off this week, Connor Sports, a Gerflor company, will again play a vital role in the excitement of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships culminating in the Final Four.

As the Official Court Supplier of the NCAA Final Four since 2006, Connor Sports will provide new, custom hardwood courts for the 2022 Men's Regionals and the Final Four at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, and the Women's Regionals and the Final Four at the Target Center in Minneapolis. 

The 2022 Men's Final Four court is made from sustainably harvested Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified first-grade northern hard maple and is 70' X 140' using 394 panels weighing 188 pounds each 55,650 pounds in total. The 2021 Women's Final Four surface is also FSC-certified and measures 60' x 120' with 262 panels at 41,000 pounds in total.

The courts were manufactured and inspected at the Connor Sports mill in the small town of Amasa, Michigan (population 300), beginning in the fall of 2021. The floor panels were stacked and banded in January of 2022 and then shipped to Connor's valued finishing partners for assembly, sanding, sealing, painting, and finishing before being loaded and transported to each Regional and Final Four location. Each court takes approximately four hours to install, led by Connor Sports Technical Supervisors and a local labor team of 10-12 local workers.

See a video floors being installed at last year's championship here. 



KEYWORDS: engineered hardwood floors sports flooring market sustainability

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