Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel alongside another. Nearby was a 15-pound sledgehammer at the ready for a ...

That wood – hard maple – is a thread connecting seemingly ... “The tradition of the game of basketball was created on hardwood,” said Zach Riberdy, Connor Sports’ marketing director.

That wood – hard maple – is a thread connecting seemingly everything ... “The tradition of the game of basketball was created on hardwood,” said Zach Riberdy, Connor Sports’ marketing director. “The ...

That wood – hard maple – is a thread connecting seemingly ... "The tradition of the game of basketball was created on hardwood," said Zach Riberdy, Connor Sports' marketing director.

The final games of the NCAA women’s tournament will be played on a beautifully crafted basketball court whose maple wood was harvested outside ... tradition of the game of basketball was created on ...

(AP Photo/Eric Gay) That wood – hard maple – is a thread connecting seemingly everything ... “The tradition of the game of basketball was created on hardwood,” said Zach Riberdy, Connor Sports’ ...

Williams can feel history emanating from the hardwood, too. UNC’s Smith Center has the same maple court from the building’s January 1986 opening, spanning careers of program stars like current ...