A backyard basketball court is one of the best upgrades an active family can make — but it’s only as good as the concrete under it. A court slab has to be dead-flat so the ball bounces true, thick and reinforced enough to take years of play, and built on a base that won’t heave or crack on our East Tennessee clay. We pour basketball court slabs to exactly that standard across Knoxville and East Tennessee.
Whether you want a compact half-court beside the driveway or a full-size court, we handle the concrete start to finish: excavation, a deep compacted base, drainage, reinforcement and a smooth troweled finish that’s ready for an acrylic court coating and lines.
What goes into a basketball court slab
- Excavation and a deep, compacted crushed-stone base
- Correct slab thickness (typically 4″+) with rebar or wire reinforcement
- A dead-flat, smooth troweled finish for a true bounce
- A slight, even slope so it drains without affecting play
- Control joints placed to minimize and hide cracking
- Left smooth and ready for acrylic court coating, lines and a hoop
Half-court or full-court — sized to your yard
A backyard half-court commonly runs around 30′ × 30′ (or a compact 20′ × 25′), while a full court is considerably larger. We’ll help you size the slab to your yard and budget, then build it so you can add a coated surface, striping and a hoop when you’re ready.
What it costs
A basketball court is priced mainly by the size and thickness of the slab — reinforced, troweled concrete runs about $12 per square foot, so even a 30′ × 30′ half-court is a sizable pour. The acrylic court coating, lines and hoop are separate (usually added by a court-surfacing specialist). We give an itemized number for the concrete after measuring your yard.