The maple hardwood that makes up the courts at the men's and women's Final Four is part of basketball's foundation.

Workers from partner companies spend another 3-4 weeks sanding and staining the wood, painting playing lines and designs ... that basketball court. A year ago, it hosted the men's Midwest Region games ...

Hardwood floors have been a staple of basketball courts for decades, but one German company is selling an unconventional ...

The court is constructed from two layers of laminated safety glass, each measuring 5mm thick. Although the glass is opaque, ...

In a state with rich basketball traditions from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, many Pennsylvania homeowners are bringing the game closer to home by installing backyard basketball court flooring systems.

The German company ASB GlassFloor is working on replacing basketball’s hardwood courts with glass ones — shattering a ...

Ruben Silba helps assemble this year's court for the Final Four in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament ... painting playing lines and designs, and removing imperfections, down to ...

This work, along with a similar grind in Florida, creates one of the grandest stages in sports: The college basketball courts used at the men's and women's Final ... lines and designs, and ...