The new floor at Rupp Arena is being replaced (seriously)

One loss and Rupp Arena officials have decided to throw the brand-new floor in the dumpster. As a result, the stickers are back, at least temporarily.

No, seriously. Like, for real.

After one game for both the Kentucky men’s and women’s basketball programs — both losses — the recently installed court is being replaced. Robbins Inc., who created and built the floor, and UK officials agreed that it did not meet expectations under game conditions and a new court is being delivered in the near future.

Until then, the old floor is coming back. Yes, that old floor.

“Robbins produced a custom structural design unique to the Rupp Arena floor. Although the floor performed as intended when tested at the factory, both Robbins and UK officials were not satisfied with the performance of the floor under game conditions. For this reason, Robbins is expediting a floor replacement and looks forward to delivering a new floor to Rupp Arena as soon as possible,” Robbins Product Manager John Puening said.

“We appreciate the commitment of Robbins Inc. and the Lexington Center Corporation to resolve the floor issue, we look forward to the final installation,” Kentucky assistant AD Tony Neely added.

Important update from UK Athletics & Rupp Arena: pic.twitter.com/mV4yskaIMj

— Rupp Arena (@Rupp_Arena) December 14, 2023

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