Via the usual sources, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles has added depictions of palm trees to its court. LMU's trees are a bit more subdued, however, than Cal State Fullerton's.
Another feature of the new LMU court is how, on one side of the center line, the out-of-bounds area and on-the-court trim are maroon, whereas on the other side, they are light-blue.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Sunday, August 11, 2019
East Carolina Gets Rid of Distinctive Design; Stony Brook Introduces One
Via Uni-Watch and Matt Rachmiel, we have a couple of announced changes to college-basketball courts.
Back in 2011, East Carolina debuted what, to my knowledge, was a novel concept, namely the inclusion of logo imagery within a state-shape. Specifically, ECU's center-court design included the school's Pirate emblem, embedded within the state of North Carolina. Eight years later, that design is gone, replaced by a more conventional logo. The painted-in keys with fully open jump-ball circles by the free-throw lines are interesting, especially as no jump-balls are ever held there anymore. (The possession-arrow system has long been used instead to determine who gets the ball when opposing players are in joint possession of it.)
Meanwhile, Stony Brook is introducing a novel element. We've seen many schools depict the shape of their state as a shellac background. Stony Brook is depicting one region within a state, namely New York's Long Island, in the background.
With colleges going back into session in the coming weeks, I'm sure we'll see a lot more announcements.
Back in 2011, East Carolina debuted what, to my knowledge, was a novel concept, namely the inclusion of logo imagery within a state-shape. Specifically, ECU's center-court design included the school's Pirate emblem, embedded within the state of North Carolina. Eight years later, that design is gone, replaced by a more conventional logo. The painted-in keys with fully open jump-ball circles by the free-throw lines are interesting, especially as no jump-balls are ever held there anymore. (The possession-arrow system has long been used instead to determine who gets the ball when opposing players are in joint possession of it.)
Meanwhile, Stony Brook is introducing a novel element. We've seen many schools depict the shape of their state as a shellac background. Stony Brook is depicting one region within a state, namely New York's Long Island, in the background.
With colleges going back into session in the coming weeks, I'm sure we'll see a lot more announcements.
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