CLEVELAND — The NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four is just days away and Cleveland is getting ready.
That includes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, which will host the event, and has already installed the specially designed court.
On Monday morning, our Kierra Cotton was live on scene, giving us the exclusive first glimpse of the court. The center court logo features a guitar pick-inspired Final Four logo at center court, baselines that resemble vintage concert posters and the script Destination Cleveland tourism logo along the sideline. The wood paneled court was created in Michigan before being transported to Cleveland via truck.
You can see our first look at the 2024 NCAA Women's Final Four court in the slideshow below.
As for the event itself, we already know two of the teams that will be playing in Cleveland next weekend. On Sunday, No. 1 seed South Carolina defeated No. 3 seed Oregon State to advance to Cleveland, while No. 3 seed North Carolina State beat No. 1 seed Texas to punch its ticket to the Final Four.
On Monday night, we'll find out which two other teams will be joining the Gamecocks and Wolfpack in Cleveland for the semifinals on Friday, April 5 and the national championship on Sunday, April 7. In a rematch of last season's national championship game, defending champion LSU will face Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark, while No. 1 seed USC will face No. 3 seed UConn.
You can see more from Kierra's first look at the Final Four courts in Cleveland and learn about the process of installing them in the video players below.