Huffy Sports Plays Key Role in NCAA Final Four

The basketball systems used at the Final Four are the centerpiece of every exciting lay-up, dunk and three-point buzzer beater. Even the ceremonial net cutting by the winning team couldn't take place without the baskets. Huffy Sports Company, the country's leading manufacturer of home and institutional basketball systems, is supplying the official basketball hoops used at this year's NCAA Men's and Women's Final Four Tournaments.

SUSSEX, Wis. (PRWEB) March 23, 2002 - When the country's top college basketball teams hit the floor later this month at the NCAA Men's and Women's Final Four Tournaments, one company will be paying particular attention. Huffy Sports, the country's largest manufacturer of home and institutional basketball systems, is supplying the official hoops that will be used during play at both the Men's Final Four in Atlanta and the Women's Final Four in San Antonio.

Huffy Sports manufactures an institutional basketball system under the Hydra-RIB brand name. Hydra-RIB systems have been used in 22 of the last 25 NCAA Men's Final Four Championships and are currently used by more than 50 percent of NCAA Division I institutions, including: North Carolina, Syracuse, Utah and Wisconsin.

"We're thrilled to be playing such a huge role in these tournaments," said Patrick Ehren, vice president of sales and marketing for Huffy Sports. "The NCAA Final Four is the country's premier basketball event. To be a part of something like this says a lot about our company and the quality of our Hydra-RIB products."

For this year's NCAA Men's and Women's Final Four Tournaments, Huffy Sports has supplied four Hydra-RIB units; two for use during play at both cities. Each Hydra-RIB system is professionally installed and goes through an exhaustive testing process to ensure accurate height, balance and stability requirements.

Each Hydra-RIB unit used at this year's NCAA Men's and Women's Final Four tournaments takes approximately 100 hours to manufacture and sells for approximately $12,000.

In addition to the Hydra-RIB units found at NCAA arenas across the country, Huffy Sports manufactures Hydra-RIB consumer basketball systems for serious play at home. These high-end basketball systems retail between $399 and $1,200 and can be found at local sporting goods dealers. For more information on where to find Hydra-RIB consumer basketball systems, visit www.hydra-rib.com, or call Huffy Sports at 1-800-558-5234.

Huffy Sports Company is the world's leading manufacturer of home and institutional-style basketball systems. A division of Huffy Corporation, (NYSE-HUF), the company manufactures and distributes three brands of basketball products: Huffy Sports, Sure Shot and Hydra-RIB. Each brand varies by price point and is marketed to a variety of end users. Huffy Sports Company products are available at mass-market retailers, sporting goods dealers and specialty stores throughout the world. For more information, call 1-800-558-5234 or visit the company online at www.huffysports.com.

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