Bizarre scene yesterday in DC, as the Michigan basketball team took the court wearing yellow practice jerseys, navy shorts, and a hodgepodge of different shoe designs for a Big Ten …
Category: College Hoops
Which One of These Uniforms Do You Prefer?
So here’s a question: Yesterday I tweeted the before and after photo pairing shown above. The shot on the left is last year’s Princeton basketball uniform, and the one on …
Michigan Unveils New Hoops Unis
By Phil Hecken Last evening, the University of Michigan unveiled their new basketball uniforms for the 2016 season, with what I have to say was about a little fanfare for …
Uni(tard) Watch: Pirate Edition
Last week I wrote about how Iowa’s basketball team had worn unitards (well, at least in practice, although not in a game) back around 1989 or ’90. Today we can …
Uni(tard) Watch: Hawkeye Edition
When I recently wrote about Oklahoma State basketball’s 1989 unitards, I mentioned that reader Dave R. had said he remembered seeing Iowa wear unitards, but that I had checked with …
VT Hokies Do The Corporate ‘Rebrand’ Thing, Get New(ish) Unis
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken After teasing it Friday evening (there were a couple of items in yesterday’s ticker), the Virginia Tech Hokies released a sports rebranding …
Uni(tard) Watch
A few Fridays ago I wrote a piece about NC State basketball’s infamous 1989 unitards, which were worn for two days before being scrapped. Toward the end of that piece, …
Today’s College Hoops Players: Heroes of Zero
Got a note the other day from reader James Peterson, as follows: Like many, I haven’t been watching much college basketball until March Madness. When did the uniform number 0 …
Basketball Players Show Less and Less Skin
Click to enlarge The guy shown above is Nick Emery, a freshman guard who plays for BYU. As you can see, he goes with a long-sleeve base-layer shirt under his …
March Sadness
Click to enlarge Brutal game last night in the Big Ten tourney, as Wisconsin and Nebraska looked like they were having an intrasquad scrimmage and wearing factory rejects that they …
In Like a Lion Wearing a Harness and a Cummerbund
Click to enlarge March Madness will soon be upon us, which means it’s time for schools manufacturers to start releasing crummy new uni designs for the postseason. Adidas got the …
It’s Another Tequila Sunrise
By Phil Hecken Yesterday afternoon, at their 2016 FanFest, the Houston Astros unveiled a new batting practice jersey and cap, which will be worn for Sunday home games (or at …
The Race to the Bottom Has a New Winner
If someone wants to dress like a fucking clown — I mean, really, really wants to dress like a total fucking clown — then by God they should go ahead …
An Unusual Team Name for Saint Louis
There are sooooo many Division I college hoops teams — 32 conferences, 351 schools — and I don’t even pretend to know much about all of them, or even most …
And I Bet You Can Get Capers on Your Hot Dog, Too
For most people, the initials “CIA” refer to, you know, the CIA — the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington. But for those of us of a more gastronomic bent, “CIA” …