Over the years, companies have tried to get all fancy with their uniform designs by adding a bunch of bells and whistles that actually make the jerseys look uglier and less appealing. But adidas just nailed it with their most recent release—the “Made in March” collection, which will be worn by their nine partnering schools during the most exciting time in college hoops.
The schools—Arizona State, Indiana, Kansas, Miami, Mississippi State, NC State, Nebraska, Texas A&M and UCLA—all have a legit shot at some sort of postseason tourney, so adidas designed an elegant looking uniform for each that is both plain and classy, with the waistbands on the shorts paying homage to each schools’ tradition. See for yourself:
adidas unveils new uniforms for nine of its college basketball teams pic.twitter.com/QB8h3ieOjr
— Phil Hecken (@PhilHecken) March 1, 2016
Same squad.
New uniforms, made for March.#teamadidas #madeinmarch https://t.co/oYbhkdIQZj pic.twitter.com/MTHFVnVM9k
— Canes Men’s Basketball (@CanesHoops) March 1, 2016
Check out our #Teamadidas #MadeInMarch uniforms for the postseason!
https://t.co/PMcjZLr8fJ pic.twitter.com/hVUHL3rLBA— NC State Men's Basketball (@PackMensBball) March 1, 2016
Adidas uniforms for postseason play. Too bad UCLA won't be playing in main tourney. pic.twitter.com/pHZSMtPL7C
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 1, 2016
History is #MadeInMarch.
Presenting our #TeamAdidas March Madness jerseys, debuting at the @SEC Tourney. #HailState pic.twitter.com/9YRWO9uRzi
— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) March 1, 2016
#UCLA will wear these @adidashoops #MadeInMarch uniforms at the Pac-12 Tournament.
MORE: https://t.co/kbWMzyGXOU pic.twitter.com/95H4ROzjj8
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) March 1, 2016
A season of highs, with no sign of slowing down.@SunDevilWBB postseason uniforms.#MadeInMarch #teamadidasASU pic.twitter.com/k1iZizHAVD
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) March 1, 2016
While some may argue these are boring and too old school, they sure beat the hell out of the highlighter and slashes uniform look that the company had teams wear in the past, so kudos to adidas for scaling it back and keeping things simple.