The new court design at UIC Pavilion, home of the Illinois-Chicago basketball teams, has been revealed.
The over-the-top design features an homage to the Chicago flag and flames to represent the team's nickname. Fun fact: the Flames moniker comes from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which started near UIC's campus. Their mascot is a dragon named Sparky.
UIC isn't the only team with an extravagant design on its court. Throughout the 350-plus arenas in Division I college basketball, more than a few abandon the norm of a simple wood-colored floor.
Oregon was one of the first schools to go to a crazy design, adding trees all around the Matthew Knight Arena floor in 2011.