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By Matthew Odam
| Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 05:03 PM
Playing basketball in a nice air-conditioned gym is a nice escape from the unbearable Texas heat, but let’s face it, if you wanna find the best competition, you gotta head to the blacktops. While Austin is dotted with courts of various levels of quality, the West Enfield Park courts, winner with 40 percent of the vote in the Your A-List poll for Best Basketball Courts, are a cut above.
Located in the lovely park located off of MoPac that marks the northern terminus of the Johnson Creek trail, the courts offer solid footing, good nets and even better competition. Granted, it’s no
Rucker Park, but when you tire of playing at your gym’s court (or on your Xbox) and want to really test your skills, slap on a headband and head over to the crowded Enfield courts on a weekend or after rush hour on a weekday and see what you’ve got.
Others receiving votes
- Downtown YMCA, 19 percent
- Givens District Park, 12 percent
- Barton Hills playground, 5 percent
- Walnut Creek, 5 percent
- Shipe Park, 4 percent
- Brentwood Park, 4 percent
- Alamo Park, 4 percent
- Ramsey Park, 2 percent
- Wooten Park, 2 percent
- Gillis Park, 1 percent
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