{"id":652010,"date":"2026-03-13T06:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/652010\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:01:12","slug":"big-12-ditching-slippery-glass-floor-for-hardwood-for-rest-of-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/652010\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 12 ditching slippery glass floor for hardwood for rest of tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo.<\/strong> \u2013 The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor<\/a> for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter consultation with the coaches of our four semifinal teams, I have decided that in order to provide our student-athletes with the greatest level of comfort on a huge stage this weekend, we will transition to a hardwood court for the remainder of the tournament,” Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement Thursday night. “We look forward to a great semifinals and championship game.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were numerous instances where players appeared to slip, even slightly, when trying to plant. On Thursday, Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson strained a muscle<\/a> slipping in the No. 16 Red Raiders’ 75-63 loss to No. 7 Iowa State.<\/p>\n

The Big 12 announced last month that it would play the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments on the surface, which is produced by ASB GlassFloor<\/a> and has been used at the NBA All-Star Game and in Europe but never before during an official competition in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally didn\u2019t have any involvement (in the decision to go to hardwood),\u201d Kansas coach Bill Self after his No. 14 Jayhawks beat TCU 78-73<\/a> on Thursday night in the last game played on the glass floor. \u201cIf the other coaches are doing it, (they) have juice and they got more than I got. Because I didn\u2019t have any any involvement with that at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then he added, \u201cI think it\u2019s the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather than traditional wood, the floor has an aluminum and steel spring-action design that is supposed to mimic the flexibility of hardwood. The LED panels, which allow the league to display everything from data-driven graphics to advertising, have ceramic coating and little dots etched into the glass that are supposed to create grip that is consistent with traditional surfaces.<\/p>\n

The ball seems to bounce like usual, though with a different \u201cthudding\u201d sound. There are a whole lot more squeaks from sneakers than usual. But the biggest difference has been the traction: Numerous players have slipped when they might not otherwise.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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