You’ll recall that Rupp Arena installed a new basketball court earlier this season that fans seemed to universally love.
However, the court was quickly removed and the old surface was reinstalled
Here is an excerpt about the project:
Ficks said that Robbins Sports Surfaces would handle the full cost of the replacement, and there would be no added expenses on Rupp Arena’s end. Sipe told the Herald-Leader in November that the price tag on the new court was a little more than $200,000.
At the time the court was recalled, it was unclear how long it would take to construct and ship a new court to Lexington, but the door was left open for the playing surface to be installed later this season, if it was completed in time.
Sipe told the Herald-Leader this week that there was not yet a specific date of arrival for the new court, but that it wouldn’t be ready by next week.
Rupp Arena will also host the Kentucky high school basketball state tournaments (girls, March 13-16; boys, March 20-23) as well as serve as a regional site for The Basketball Tournament, which will be played in Lexington on July 19-24 and include a team featuring former UK standout Eric Bledsoe.
Sipe said those events are scheduled to be played on the current Rupp Arena court, and the new playing surface will debut with Kentucky’s 2024-25 season. The Wildcats typically hold their Big Blue Madness event in Rupp in mid-October — as well as two home exhibition games — before the start of the regular season.
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This Kentucky time lapse of placing @KentuckyMBB and @KentuckyWBB’s new court in Rupp Arena is
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