Basketball Queensland and Cornerstone Courts: 2027 Partnership
Cornerstone Courts Extends Basketball Queensland Partnership Through to 2027
We’ve got news worth sharing. Cornerstone Courts has extended its official partnership with Basketball Queensland through to the end of 2027 – a two-year continuation of a relationship that started in 2025 and, in twelve months, helped put more than a hundred new basketball courts on the ground across the state.
For us, this matters less because of the title and more because of what it represents. Basketball Queensland is the peak body for the game across the state. Working alongside them gives us a direct line to the families, clubs, and schools we exist to build for — and a clearer sense of where the sport in Queensland is heading next.
Here’s what the extension means, what we’ve built so far, and what’s coming through to 2027.
Two more years of building basketball at home in Queensland
The renewed agreement keeps Cornerstone Courts on as Basketball Queensland’s official partner and the preferred provider of private basketball court installations across the state. In plain terms: when a Queensland family or community asks Basketball Queensland how to build a court at home or at their facility, our name is the one in the answer.
The first year of the partnership focused on getting the basics right – making quality court solutions accessible, getting in front of more Queensland families, and building the operational footprint to actually deliver at scale. The two-year extension builds on that. The goal hasn’t changed: more Queensland kids and adults playing the game, on better surfaces, closer to home.
100+ Queensland court projects already on the ground in 2025
The headline number from the first year of the partnership is the one we’re proudest of. In 2025, our team delivered more than 100 basketball court projects across Queensland – a mix of backyard half-courts and full courts, multi-sport surfaces, school facilities, and community-grade builds.
That kind of volume in a single state, in a single year, is a function of two things working together:
- Real demand. Queensland families want courts at home. The pickleball boom, the post-COVID home-improvement wave, and the steady growth of basketball as a participation sport have all pulled in the same direction.
- A delivery model that holds up at scale. As registered builders, we manage the full build under one team – excavation, slab, surface, hoops, netting, line marking – rather than handing pieces off to subcontractors. That’s how a hundred-plus projects get done in twelve months without quality drifting.
If you’ve driven past a new private court in suburban Brisbane, a refreshed school surface in Toowoomba, or a community half-court in regional Queensland over the past year, there’s a good chance our team was on it.
What this means for Queensland families and clubs
For anyone thinking about a court – whether it’s a backyard half-court for the kids or a multi-sport facility for a school – the partnership is more than a logo on a website. It’s a shorthand for a few things you should care about.
A builder Basketball Queensland trusts. Basketball Queensland has been operating since 1946 and oversees the game from junior representative basketball through to the NBL1 North competition. They’re not picky about who they put their name next to. The fact that the partnership is being extended, after a year of side-by-side delivery, is a meaningful endorsement of how we work.
Court systems built for the way Queenslanders actually play. Queensland’s climate is its own animal – humidity, intense UV, summer storms, and the sub-tropical north. Our surfaces are chosen for shock absorption, drainage, and UV resistance, with options ranging from entry-grade through to FIBA-approved. We design every project with the local conditions, not against them.
A path that fits your situation. Some families want a full-build, slab and all, with one team handling everything. Others want to take on the install themselves and just need the design and the kit. The partnership is built around both – full-build installations across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, and regional Queensland, with DIY court kits shipped anywhere in the state.
From the Basketball Queensland team
Basketball Queensland’s Commercial and Marketing Manager, Lachlan Nuttall, framed the extension as a natural step after a strong first year. Of the original 2025 partnership, Nuttall said it had “delivered real value” both in community engagement and in the quality of court solutions we provide.
That’s the kind of feedback we wanted to hear before the renewal – not a polished line for a press release, but a fair assessment of how the relationship has actually played out for both sides.
What our GM had to say
Cornerstone Courts General Manager, Simon Gough, has been close to the partnership from day one. On the extension, Simon said the team is “extremely proud” to keep working with Basketball Queensland through to 2027, and pointed to the partnership’s role in helping more families and players access quality court solutions at home – as well as widening the reach into Queensland schools and local council areas.
The schools and councils piece is worth flagging. A lot of the conversation around Cornerstone is rightly focused on backyard builds, but the next phase of the partnership leans into commercial court projects – the kind of facility work that compounds participation at the community level.
What’s next: schools, councils, and the road to 2027
Through to the end of 2027, the partnership focuses on three things in parallel.
The first is straightforward: keep doing what works. Quality residential court builds, delivered to the standard Basketball Queensland would put their name to, at prices Australian families can actually consider.
The second is reach. More activity in Queensland schools, more partnerships with local government on community court infrastructure, and continuing support for clubs and associations across the state.
The third is the part we’re quietly most excited about – finding more ways to get the game into hands and shoes that don’t yet have access to it. The growth of basketball in Queensland over the past five years is not an accident, and the state’s facilities have a lot of catching up to do. Two more years of focused work alongside the peak body is a real chance to close that gap.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cornerstone Courts Basketball Queensland’s official court partner?
Yes. Cornerstone Courts is Basketball Queensland’s official partner and preferred provider of private basketball court installations across the state. The partnership originally launched in 2025 and has been extended through to the end of 2027.
What kinds of courts can Cornerstone Courts build in Queensland?
Backyard basketball half-courts and full courts, multi-sport surfaces with custom line marking (basketball, netball, pickleball, tennis), pickleball-specific courts, and commercial builds for schools, clubs, and councils. We also ship DIY court kits for customers anywhere in Australia.
Where in Queensland do you install courts?
Full-build installation services are available across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the Darling Downs, and regional centres throughout the state. If your project is outside our install footprint, our DIY kit option ships Australia-wide.
How long does a Queensland court build usually take?
On average, around six weeks from design completion to a court ready for play. Site conditions, slab works, and surface stock can shift that timeline up or down. Once we’ve reviewed your site, we’ll give you a clearer schedule before any work starts.
Does the Basketball Queensland partnership change pricing?
Not directly. Our Price Beat Guarantee applies to every quote regardless of partnership context. The partnership matters for trust, reach, and the kind of court systems we put forward – not for whether you get a fair price.
Plan your own court – anywhere in Queensland
If the partnership news has you thinking about your own backyard, school, or club facility, the easiest next step is a free online quote. The form takes a couple of minutes, lets us check whether you’re inside our full-build install zone, and gets a Cornerstone specialist looking at your project.
If you’d rather see what a court looks like in your space before you go any further, our augmented reality court designer renders a real court – at the right size, in the colours you’ve chosen – directly into your yard via your phone camera. It’s the fastest way we know to get from “we should look into a court” to “this is what ours is going to look like”.
Two more years of the Basketball Queensland partnership means two more years of putting more Queenslanders on more good courts. We’re glad to be doing it alongside the people who run the game.
