To say a lot goes into a new basketball court concept and design would be quite an understatement.
On Friday, Ohio State unveiled two new, interchangeable basketball courts that will debut in Value City Arena this upcoming season. A first-of-its-kind Scarlet and Gray court, the Buckeyes sought to uphold the university's tradition while also ushering in a new era of OSU basketball.
New court tough ngl
https://t.co/yAIKeyC2yu pic.twitter.com/yxsj2oujNm — Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) June 13, 2025With the debut of the new court, which features a first-of-its-kind interchangeable midcourt logo – one being a Block "O" resembling the football team's midfield decal and the other being a script "Buckeyes" – I caught up with Ohio State’s lead graphic designer, Joe Gemma, who designed the new court, to learn more about the process that led to the final design and get a behind-the-scenes look at what all goes into creating a new court before it debuts inside the Schottenstein Center.