The Building Texas Show, hosted by Justin McKenzie, recently featured Mark Kundysek, CEO and founder of NexCourt, in an episode titled "How NexCourt Built 50 Dallas Mavericks Courts & World Cup Futsal Pitches." The July 9, 2026, episode details NexCourt's 35-year journey from a $250 dealer kit in 1988-89 to a major sport construction firm that has been awarded the contract to build six mini-pitch futsal courts across North Texas for the 2026 FIFA World Cup planning committee. With ribbon cuttings already underway and a legacy footprint spanning nearly 50 Dallas Mavericks Foundation courts, NexCourt has become one of the tournament's most visible community-legacy builders.
Kundysek walked McKenzie through the projects and partnerships that defined NexCourt's rise. The six 5,000-square-foot mini-pitch futsal courts were commissioned by the North Texas World Cup Committee, referred by FC Dallas after six prior builds. NexCourt's long-running foundation work includes 25 years with the Dallas Mavericks, 17 years with Nancy Lieberman's Dream Courts, and partnerships with the Dallas Stars Foundation, Make-A-Wish, and the Dak Prescott Foundation. The company also capitalized on the 2021 pickleball boom, with recent commercial builds like City Pickle in North Fort Worth (16 courts) and a 12-court facility in Celina.
Kundysek's voice throughout the episode is that of a builder who watched the metroplex grow around him. Recalling the early days of expansion into Collin and Tarrant counties, he told McKenzie: "I can remember building courts in Southlake when nothing was there. I can remember building courts in Collin County when nothing was there. 121 through Frisco and The Colony, and it was just a two-lane country road." He also described futsal for listeners unfamiliar with the format, explaining that the ball has almost no air, everything is played below the waist, and the surface trains passing, foot skills, teamwork, and character in ways traditional outdoor soccer does not.
The deeper context is the community-legacy model NexCourt has refined over two and a half decades. Kundysek explained that most renovation sites, whether for the Mavericks, Dallas Stars, FC Dallas, or the World Cup committee, are aging tennis or basketball courts no longer in active use. The first ribbon cutting for the World Cup pitches took place at the Esperanza Community Center in North Dallas on June 20, followed by George Stevens Park in downtown Arlington on June 26. Recent builds for Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham in Arlington and Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein in East Oklahoma City underscore the referral-driven pipeline. The FC Dallas Foundation is currently working with NexCourt on another mini-pitch in Mansfield, tied to the city's new soccer stadium.
This episode is available now wherever podcasts are heard, along with drone footage of the World Cup court installations on NexCourt's social channels.
