Bundles of maple arrive in tiny Amasa, Michigan – a 2 1/2-hour drive north of Green Bay, Wisconsin — more than a year ahead of time.

To Connor Sports technical director Jason Gasperich, it’s no coincidence that the Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association was founded six years after James Naismith introduced the first ...

The preferred choice of designers, solid hardwood flooring can’t be beat for looks, but costs can range from $8 to $25 per square foot, with most homeowners paying on average around $16 per ...

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

A: Large sections of maple hardwood floor. There are 4-by-7-foot or 4-by-8-foot sections. All three floors are different sizes: Siena's is 60 by 120 (feet), MAAC was 60 by 112 and NCAA is 60 by 116.

RESTORING WOOD FLOORS In the 1950s, homeowners wanted modern-looking homes and often covered old-style wide planks, which they deemed “old fashioned,” with wall-to-wall carpeting or new ...

Workers at McRae Lumber Company remove trees in Algonquin Park, Ontario on Feb 20, 2020, as some of the northern hard maple lumbers were taken to Connor Sports Flooring to be used in the courts at ...

Final floors The road to the Final Four is a long one, particularly for Connor Sports. Bundles of maple arrive in tiny Amasa, Michigan – a 2 1/2-hour drive north of Green Bay, Wisconsin — more than a ...

Connor Sports employees process lumber into hardwood flooring materials on Feb 13, 2025, in Amasa, Mich., as some are used in the courts at the Final Four in the women’s and men’s NCAA college ...