Best Basketball Rugs

Celebrate your love of the game with a fun basketball-themed accent or area rug. Here are our top picks.

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Score big with a fun basketball rug in your child’s room, by the front door or in your front room. Here is a good selection of basketball rugs, including those made to show support for your favorite team. A few are a bit more subtle to appease your indulgence without detracting from the rest of your room’s decor. All give you a way to show your love of the game.

Best overall

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Furnish My Place Basketball Round Rug

Staff pick

Become the MVP (most valuable parent) with this round basketball rug made especially for a kid’s bedroom or playroom. Made from bacteria-resistant nylon material and a non-skid rubber bottom, this rug comes in six different sizes and is designed to look exactly like an official game-play basketball. You can safely wash this rug in a washing machine if it gets dirty, but it is also easy to spot clean. 

Best court theme rug

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Brumlow Mills Basketball Court Accent Rug

Sideline seats

This accent rug lets you sit court side in your own home. Made to look like a real basketball court it even includes variations in the wood planks. The half court, three-point and free throw lines are all clearly marked, as are the keys, central round, and sidelines. This rug is made from stain and fade-resistant nylon with a natural latex rubber back to keep it from slipping. It comes in several sizes, but all are rectangular shaped. 

Best team rug

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Fanmats NBA Team Runner Rugs

Take one for the team

Fanmats has runner-style rugs that feature your favorite teams and their home court. Using ChromoJet printing and authentic logos and colors, these rugs feature the colored planks and painted keys found on the team’s arena. Each rug is made from recycled materials to create a non-skip mat. The edges are serged to keep it from fraying and the entire nylon rug is machine washable. 

Best accent rug

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Furnish My Place Rust Basketball Ground Rug

For the love of the game

This is a neat take on a basketball court rug. The wooden planks are made to look like an old-fashioned court alternating red and yellow rectangles. Each end of the rug features a blue painted key along with free throw and three-point lines. The center of the rug has a basketball, so there is no denying your love of the game. This rug comes in three different sizes and is made from machine safe nylon and non-slip rubber. 

Best for large areas

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ALAZA Basketball Print Area Rug

Be different

The ALAZA area rug has amazing detail and is more mature and unique looking to be used as an accent rug in the main room of your home rather than a child’s bedroom. It zooms in close to show the rubberized grips of the basketball with an overlaid designed that features an official basketball court. The rug is made from soft cotton that is easy to vacuum or spot clean. It comes in two, large sizes. 

Best non-skid

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Brumlow Mills Slam Dunk Basketball Rug

Don’t slip

This basketball rug is really different. It looks like part of a real basketball, but it is really made from tightly woven nylon so it won’t fray or come undone. It is made to resemble a basketball with portions indented just like the lines in a real ball. It also shows the dimples, or rubberized grips of the ball and made in colors to represent the real deal. The underside of this rug is made from non-slip rubber so once it’s set its hard to for it to move as it’s walked on. 

Best welcome mat

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For U Designs Basketball Entrance Rug

Welcome to your home

This basketball rug is made to be placed by your front door so guests can wipe their feet before walking on your clean floors. It can also be used in a bathroom or kitchen because it is absorbent and is non-slip. The top of the rug is made from flannel while the underside is made from rubber. This welcome mat features a fun design of a basketball amongst both flames and water to show just how hot and cool the game, and its fans, are. 

The final score 

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For a child’s room, or for a fun accent in a game room, we recommend the traditional round basketball-shaped rug by Furnish My Room. There is no mistaking that it is a basketball and it comes in several sizes to ensure a proper fit. If you’d like to take your love of the game a step further, then check out the Brumlow Mills Basketball Court Accent Rug. It features different colored wood planks and all the lines and parts of an official basketball court that makes it look very realistic. Of course, if you have a favorite team, check out the official NBA rugs from Fanmats. 

Nikki Johnston
Special Project Writer

Nikki writes for multiple Future Publishing brands covering topics from antivirus to kitchen appliances to SAS. She has over 15 years of research and writing experience, including eight years of testing and reviewing consumer products. Nikki earned bachelor’s degrees in both English and Political Science with a focus on empirical research. In her spare time, Nikki serves as a member of several school councils and volunteers for a local arts board.