The Big 12’s tournament experiment has officially failed.
The Big 12 is getting rid of the LED glass court đź‘€
(via @PeteThamel) pic.twitter.com/oR5C4lZQzF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 13, 2026
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark tells @CBSSports the league is abandoning its LED glass floor and switching to hardwood overnight for the semifinals and title game the next two days. The coaches have agreed to the switch. Here’s Yormark’s statement. Story TK. pic.twitter.com/OprQjVwGkT— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 13, 2026
After multiple player complaints about the surface and light reflection issues, as well as widespread fan dislike, the Big 12 is stepping up to remove the court for the remainder of the men’s tournament, which is in the semifinal stage.
Just look at the state of this court.
Here’s a closer look at the lines on the floor players are having some very mixed reviews of this week.https://t.co/CtJxHkKgcC pic.twitter.com/0Lt4nxoJy0
— Nathan Giese (@NathanGiese) March 12, 2026
Social media lit up, as always, about the short-lived court, as well as the awful court design that the Big 12 decided to roll out on the state-of-the-art technology.
🪦Big 12 glass court: March 2026 – March 2026 pic.twitter.com/E7OrJmYLuU
— Iowa Everywhere (@IowaEverywhere) March 13, 2026
The glass court’s run at the Big 12 tournament https://t.co/qXkm1aaBcx pic.twitter.com/CtpzBmlb26
— T3™️ (@T3Bracketology) March 13, 2026
What watching the 2026 Big 12 Tournament feels like: đź‘€ pic.twitter.com/KbeeLqm4iV
— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) March 12, 2026
The floor is already being replaced.
Good. Riddance. pic.twitter.com/hiCBR0odZL
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 13, 2026
Will we see the LED screen court make a comeback next season, or was this a one-and-done experiment?
