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Old Thu Feb 12, 2015, 09:34pm
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High School - 94 or 84?

I'm curious to know if any of you see many 94 foot long floors at the high school level?

Most of ours are 84 as recommended by the book, but we have one school with a 94 foot floor, and our state tournaments are in facilities with 94 foot floors as well.
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Old Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:32pm
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We have a couple that play on 94' floors, and like you our state tournaments are all played on 94' floors as well.
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Old Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:45pm
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I would guess that my games this year could be close to half and half. It depends on how big the school is and how new the gym is, but we have a lot of 94 footers. Since our state tournaments are largely played on college courts, or places that can host college games, they are 94.
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Old Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:43pm
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I wish they were all 94. Spreads things out a bit and almost guarantees we're going to get in a good run.
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Old Thu Feb 12, 2015, 11:51pm
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Hm...that's a good question. I don't actually know. Is there an easy way to tell?
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Hm...that's a good question. I don't actually know. Is there an easy way to tell?
I can usually tell the first couple of times in trail to lead transitions.
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Old Fri Feb 13, 2015, 08:21am
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Hm...that's a good question. I don't actually know. Is there an easy way to tell?
You could always use Gene Hackman's method.

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Old Fri Feb 13, 2015, 08:29am
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Hm...that's a good question. I don't actually know. Is there an easy way to tell?
The distance between the FT circle and center circle is different enough to easily notice visually.

Or, for me, when I take the "usual" number of steps from C to C and I'm not in the right position.
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Hm...that's a good question. I don't actually know. Is there an easy way to tell?
90% of our gyms are also used for volleyball. I can tell by where the end lines are for volleyball in relationship to the free throw lines for basketball. Our gyms are about 50/50 on distance...94 v. 84
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I hate short courts. I like to get a workout in when officiating.
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I cannot think of many HS courts that are the 94 feet. Then again I do not pay that much attention honestly.

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Old Fri Feb 13, 2015, 10:03am
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I only know of one school in our area that has 94' courts. It's a big school with a relatively new building and both of their gyms are 94' courts. The state finals are on 94' college courts. The state playoffs are a mixed bag since they're at neutral sites. Some are at high schools and some are at colleges so you never know what you're going to get.
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I wish they were all 94. Spreads things out a bit and almost guarantees we're going to get in a good run.

That is easy for you to say you young whippersnapper, LOL!

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I have found that when school districts build new schools, they tend to put in 94' courts. This allows them to utilized cross courts as well as have larger areas for other sports events if the court is divided cross ways for the events.

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I have found that when school districts build new schools, they tend to put in 94' courts. This allows them to utilized cross courts as well as have larger areas for other sports events if the court is divided cross ways for the events.

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I was thinking the same thing and have noticed that in my area, which is urban. We're probably about a 60/40 mix favoring 94', and every time a new HS gym goes in, it seems to be 94' in part to allow more room with cross courts. I also think part of it is to appease athletes who might want to get ready for the next level. Football fields are the same size; baseball diamonds are, too. Why shouldn't basketball courts be?

Also it seems to be cheaper to build one big gym than it is to build a small gym and a separate aux gym.
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