Final Four floor originated in tiny Michigan town

By Washington Examiner

Published April 4, 2014 8:06pm ET

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Final Four floor originated in tiny Michigan town — This undated photo provided by Connor Sports Flooring shows workers installing the hardwood floor being used at the Final Four in Arlington, Texas. Connor has been manufacturing the floors for the Final Four for nearly a decade. It also makes 700 courts each year for the NBA, schools, gyms and colleges. (AP Photo/Connor Sports Flooring) | AP

AMASA, Mich. (AP) — Workers in a tiny Michigan town toiled to produce the hardwood floor on which Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin will try to produce their shining moment.

The floor being used for the Final Four games on Saturday and the national championship game on Monday, all in in Arlington, Texas, was put together in Amasa, Mich. — a 280-person community in Iron County and a key manufacturing spot for Salt Lake City-based Connor Sport Court International.

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