The floor at Florida International features watercolor painting drifting across the playing surface.
Courtesy of Mikey Berlfein, Florida International
St. Joseph’s dazzled their field with two giant Hawk logos spanning most of the length of the field.
Courtesy: St. Joseph University Athletics
Oakland’s O’rena features a blacktop theme to create a streetball atmosphere for games.
Courtesy of Jose Juarez, Oakland University
The Florida Atlantic court does not hesitate to promote its proximity to sandy beaches and palm trees. An outside look at RoofClaim.com Arena.
Courtesy: FAU Athletics
Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bank Arena, exterior view, shows a new 2019-20 field that fans voted on — the outline of the state of Nebraska with the Huskers written inside.
Courtesy: Allyssa Hynes, Nebraska Athletics
Loyala’s Gentile Arena received a makeover to include the Chicago Stars-inspired flag on the floor, shaded with the school colors designed on top.
Courtesy: Loyola Athletic Department
Notre-Dame’s Purcell Pavilion is known for the giant clover that covers the center of the courtyard.
Courtesy: Matt Cashore, University of Notre Dame Athletics
FedEx Memphis Forum. Their yard is covered in pictures of blue tigers.
Courtesy: Matthew A. Smith, University of Memphis Athletics
West Virginia University’s WVU Coliseum was one of several schools to shade the state map on the center court background with the school’s signature logo on top.
Courtesy: West Virginia University Athletics
The Mullins Center at UMass was enhanced by a giant silhouette of the map of the state of Massachusetts, thus read on the ground.
Courtesy: Chris Tucci, University of Massachusetts Athletics
CFSB Center at Murray State. This floor design features the world’s greatest jockey riding in the middle of a giant letter “M”.
Courtesy: Dave Winder, Murray State Athletics
University of Illinois at UIC Chicago Pavilion. This courtyard depicts flames burning on either side of the ground and attaches the flag of the city of Chicago.
Courtesy: Steve Woltmann, UIC Athletics
The Carrier Dome in Syracuse seen from the outside. The basketball court, renovated in 2019-20, commemorates longtime coach Jim Boeheim’s 44th season at the helm of the program. It features a line of retired jerseys along the baseline, and then the signature “S” in the middle has gotten bigger and bigger each season.
Courtesy: Syracuse University Athletic Communications
UNT Coliseum at the University of North Texas. Nicknamed by locals the “Super Pit,” this courthouse floor depicts a giant predatory bird straddling the contours of Texas. Upon further investigation, we discovered that the bird’s name is ‘Scrappy’.
Courtesy: University of North Texas Athletics
Northern Kentucky University’s John L. Griffin Court features a giant Viking ship covering the hardwood.
Courtesy: Northern Kentucky University Athletic Communications
California State University-Bakersfield installed this updated version of its basketball court, with a primarily dark blue look that bucks the traditional design to really make the white and yellow lines pop.
Courtesy: CSU Bakersfield Athletics
Best known for its eye-popping football uniforms, Oregon basketball also likes to go against convention. The school’s forest-themed basketball court has a darker shade across most of the area, but the middle “O” sits atop lighter wood to help everything everyone in the arena to remember who is the real center of attention.
Courtesy: Oregon Athletics
George Washington University neighbors some of the most historic and important buildings in the country, and the school’s basketball court won’t let you forget it. Some of the district’s most iconic monuments and government buildings are located on the hardwood.
Courtesy: George Washington University Athletics
The University of Texas at El Paso sports a unique field design. The team plays at the Don Haskins Center, an arena surrounded by orange seats and a field that shows two picks around the central logo. Since the area is a hotbed of mining, it’s only natural that “miners” live there.
Courtesy: UTEP Athletics
The newly stained basketball court at the University of Colorado Boulder features a mountain range, representative of the school’s surroundings, located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
Courtesy: Casey A. Cass, University of Colorado
