Built on a Family Legacy

The Core Athletic Hub is a new chapter, but the story inside these walls began long before we opened our doors.

For decades, and still today, this building has been home to Heritage Floors, the family business founded by Mark and Rose Niese in 1987. What began as a small-town flooring company grew into something pretty remarkable, and along the way, sports became an important part of the Heritage Floors story.

Over the years, Heritage Floors worked on courts connected to some of the biggest names and moments in basketball. From the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, the Basketball Hall of Fame floor, and Indiana Pacers to collegiate programs, the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, and even basketball courts created for Hollywood films like Forget Paris and Like Mike. Many of those floors came right through this shop.

Long before there was turf, a volleyball court or athletes training here, this was a working shop where professional and collegiate courts were repaired, striped, logos painted, refinished and prepared to go back into play. At one point, even an old Chicago Bulls floor was brought here and cut apart. Pieces of basketball history sitting inside an unassuming family business in Ottawa, Ohio.

For our family, though, the history means more than the names on the courts.

This building represents decades of hard work, craftsmanship, and a family business built from the ground up. We grew up around Heritage Floors, watching what could be created through hard work, attention to detail, and pride in doing things well.

Today, the next generation is creating something different inside those same walls.

The floors that once passed through this building were built for athletes to compete on. Now, this building is being used to help build the athletes themselves.

The Core Athletic Hub carries forward a different kind of craftsmanship - developing skill, building stronger athletes, strengthening the mind and encouraging athletes to play with purpose.

The work has changed. The commitment to building something that lasts hasn't.

2200 sqft hardwood court

2400 sqft turf

1000 sqft sport court