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Typically Northern Hard Maple. Grades usually 3rd & better, 2nd & better, or 1st Grade Maple. Thickness is either 1/2", 25/32", or 33/32 by 2-1/4".

Probably the most common selected for a high school court is 25/32" and 2nd & Better grade.

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Most indoor professional Basketball courts are made from highly-polished maple wood. This provides an exceptionally smooth, cleanable surface that is low-maintenance.

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Simply because the maple wood surface more likely to reduce injury due to

It's shock absorbing make-up.

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Not sure - but it looks like Oak. Most basketball courts are Maple.

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I believe that maple is the most common.

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Maple.

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Hard maple

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Wood

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