News Release

NCAA® Final Four® Floor Arrives In Detroit

The custom floor that will be used in the NCAA® Final Four® basketball championship was made in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and arrived in Detroit Wednesday.

Connor Sport Court International, located in Amasa, has constructed the floor that will be used for the basketball tournament played in Ford Field on April 4 and 6.

The floor consists of 225 4-by-8-foot panels, weighing about 180 pounds apiece began its 375-mile trek across the state last Saturday and made several stops along the way.

UDM Athletic Director Keri Gaither and the DLOC chair was at Ford Field on Wednesday when it arrived. UDM is the host institution for the championship's Final Four®. The event will have a $75 million economic impact on its host city.

Release date: March 26, 2009

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