The 25 Greatest Sneakers in Michigan Basketball History

The Huarache were pretty cool.

As an avid sneakerhead/collector(well over 100 pair), the Nike Air Force Max would be my #1. To me they are the defining shoe when I think of the fab 5, I have 3 pair of these(nike re-issues them every couple years) and I always rock them with a pair of Maize Michigan B-ball shorts.

I remember those Maui invitational shoes.  Those were a little absurd at the time, and they haven't grown on me at all.

Good find.

of them and noticed some dunks, too. I can't remember the last time I saw an actual reverse dunk in a game. Is it a lost art or do i just not watch enough basketball?

BIG NIKE.

It's been a while.

I'm still pining for those Adidas TS Bounce Commanders from 08-09.

They started wearing those in the game @ Minnesota and instantly, I just needed those shoes. 

This thread is tremendous.

I was pretty distraught when we moved to Adidas because I normally think their shoes look like crap, but I my sentiments completely changed with the Crazy 8.  They have that bulky, heavy duty black and white look that made me think new age Fab Five gear.

I still have these on display in the man cave.

in my closet up until a couple years ago when I gave them to a U-M Student friend of my daughter.  Oh well.  Hopefully he put them to good use.  Cool article though.  Some of those shoes are awesome.

I miss Nike more and more everyday. Some of those shoes which I had when I was a youngster are so smooth. Those air max barkleys should be number 1 or 2 on this list though not 3. Although those ones at 2 are kind of dope.

I thought the second place finisher got robbed.  Those two tone Nike Dunk Highs were sweet.

Still wish the Nike Legend circa 1982 would get more love.  They are my favorite of all time for playing hoops.

I'm pretty sure there is still a pair of those Huaraches at my parents house somewhere.  I remember them because my parents always had us buy are shoes a size too big so that we could grow into them...except with the Huarache my feet stopped growing and I never really did fit into them.

Still I argree with the list.  The Huarache was a nice lightweight, stripped down innovation.

adidas TS Bounce Commander PE "Michigan"

those shoes are awesome

i saw a pair on ebay but they were 11.5 size and i wear a 13

if they were available in 13's they'd be gone

Those Adidas are the sickest shoes I need a pair asap

Who is the big fat ass that Webber is crushing his Huarache jam on?

Never really understood the big obsession with basketball sneakers. I always hated wearing basketball shoes . Too clunky and felt they slowed me down a bit. But I have weak ankles so I had to wear them most of the time. But I always preferred playing in my Asics and taping my ankles heavily.

And I never got wearing them for casual shoes. So big and heavy. Probably just me though.

The Jordan Concords should be up there too. By far my favorite basketball shoe of all time.

I decided to buy some Air Force Max this year to play in. To me they look better than anything on the market right now.

The Nike Air Max Penny I's are some of my favorite shoes of all time.  Nike/Jordan really had some of their best shoe designs ever in the mid '90s.  

Great thread while killing time at the airport version of hockeytown cafe... I had a sweet pair of nikes Gary Grant era, but don't recall the name. They were maize, blue and white. Great shoes, especially for a 12 year old. A bit ot, but somewhere in my basement, I have a pair of Webber airmax a year or 2 after he left. Those were nice too

Eric Turner's Adidas Top Tens aren't in there.  We played a lot at the IM, he ALWAYS had brand new Top Tens.