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 ...

That wood – hard maple – is a thread connecting seemingly everything in basketball. Big shots. Epic games. Crushing losses. The highest levels of NBA and international play, through college ...

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 ...