Via Michigan Basketball's twitter account:
For comparison, a shot of 1968-71 PG Dan Fife:
...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
Men's Basketball 1968 Uniforms Revealed
February 8th, 2013 at 5:00 PM
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Men's Basketball 1968 Uniforms Revealed
February 8th, 2013 at 5:03 PM | 
Damn, those look great.
Damn, those look great.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:34 PM |
Agreed. I'd say wear those
Agreed. I'd say wear those
Agreed. I'd say wear those things every game! Finally, Domino Dave and the athletic department get it right.
"That's tremendous, Jim."
February 8th, 2013 at 8:20 PM |
Might be a dumb question,
Might be a dumb question,
Might be a dumb question, but do the players get to keep, all the different shoes they wear?
This is Michigan
February 8th, 2013 at 5:03 PM |
I Love it. Sneakers and
I Love it. Sneakers and
I Love it. Sneakers and socks look pretty fresh too.
Touchdown Michigan!
February 8th, 2013 at 5:03 PM |
Not identical
Not identical
Like they said it would be. Shoes aren't the same. Dammit Brandon /shakes fist, ends rant
"This is an elite job, and will continue to be an elite job. This is Michigan ferodsakes!"
February 8th, 2013 at 5:13 PM |
BELTS!
BELTS!
No belts on the new ones.
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
February 8th, 2013 at 5:03 PM |
Classic
Classic
Classic, simple, and powerful. I like.
I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:04 PM |
Wow, those are like nice and
Wow, those are like nice and
Wow, those are like nice and classy and what not. I mean, if we wore for real maize unis (or late 90s hockey maize) that would be ideal, but these are fine to good.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:04 PM |
They look really good, but if
They look really good, but if
They look really good, but if I hadn't been told they were "throwbacks" I'd have no idea.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:04 PM |
Those are great
Those are great
I wouldn't mind if those were adopted as the regular design.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
February 8th, 2013 at 5:05 PM |
Did a great job there
Did a great job there
Best elements of the old design with the best elements of new fashion uniform stuff
February 8th, 2013 at 5:06 PM |
I want it. I want it now.
I want it. I want it now.
I want it. I want it now.
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
February 8th, 2013 at 6:32 PM |
I want cake now!
I want cake now!
I want cake now!
February 8th, 2013 at 5:06 PM |
It's perfect.
It's perfect.
It's perfect.
USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011
February 8th, 2013 at 5:07 PM |
Wow.
Wow.
I agree with all who like these better than our current uniforms. Can we just keep these?
February 8th, 2013 at 5:08 PM |
This, I will purchase. The
This, I will purchase. The
This, I will purchase. The first and only gimmick jersey Adidas has produced that has made me go "I want one of those."
February 8th, 2013 at 5:08 PM |
Would like to see it on the players
Would like to see it on the players
Those short shorts just make me . . . uncomfortable. The change in basketball shorts for men is the single one most positive uniform change in any sport in the last 50 years. If you made current players wear 1968 era shorts, I think you'd kill recruiting. Or, conversely, being made of adidas material, the retro shorts would be too tight and rip. Also not a pretty sight.
"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi
February 8th, 2013 at 5:57 PM |
Those short shorts just make me . . . uncomfortable.
Those short shorts just make me . . . uncomfortable.
Completely agree with you. How the old-school guys could play effectively while wearing those skimpy briefs is beyond me. They're just about as cringeworthy as those goddamn hospital gowns that don't come close to covering your backside.
February 8th, 2013 at 6:04 PM |
Comfort?
Comfort?
Having worn both styles during the "transition years" as the shorts got progressively longer and baggier, I thought the older ones were much more comfortable and looked better (neater). Definately less suceptible to being held/grabbed/yanked, too. But I also realize that this is a minority opinion, as it was in the 80s as well.
February 9th, 2013 at 4:11 AM |
Get off my lawn agrees
Get off my lawn agrees
I was at the end of the transition when the Fab 5 made it popular but it hadnt yet made it mainstream and I agree. Aside from that from an athletic point of view the short shorts are much more functional and user friendly....plus the ladies like it
February 8th, 2013 at 7:50 PM |
From the picture, it looks as if the throw back shorts
From the picture, it looks as if the throw back shorts
are of the long style and not the whitey-tighties of old.
February 8th, 2013 at 8:48 PM |
Kenny Demens
Kenny Demens
Disagrees.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:08 PM |
That's a perfect uniform.
That's a perfect uniform.
That's a perfect uniform. Keep it.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:09 PM |
For those who say these are a
For those who say these are a
For those who say these are a lot better than our current uniforms- how did you connect your typewriter to the internet?
February 8th, 2013 at 5:12 PM |
This year's shorts
This year's shorts
Have you seen this year's shorts? I think had shorts with that design in 1989. I think they may have said "Surf Dog" or some such thing on them.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
February 8th, 2013 at 5:16 PM |
1989 was a pretty good year
1989 was a pretty good year
1989 was a pretty good year though
February 8th, 2013 at 7:52 PM |
The equipment mgr should keep the spray paint cans
The equipment mgr should keep the spray paint cans
away from the uniforms
February 8th, 2013 at 5:14 PM |
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February 8th, 2013 at 5:19 PM |
Hahaha perfectly said
Hahaha perfectly said
Hahaha perfectly said Incredible Hoke. I was thinking the same thing.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
February 8th, 2013 at 5:10 PM |
Why aren't these our actual
Why aren't these our actual
Why aren't these our actual uniforms? Sometimes the past just had it right, and we weren't smart enough to just keep it that way.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:11 PM |
These look great. I'd prefer
These look great. I'd prefer
These look great. I'd prefer the adidas trefoil (flower looking) logo. It would just give the uniforms a more classic look - kind of like the UTL jerseys. I hope these look alright with the arm/leg sleeves or maybe they aren't planning on wearing the extra protection because we are playing Penn State. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE MICHIGAN BASKETBALL - GOOD CALL!
February 8th, 2013 at 5:12 PM |
I really like these.
I really like these.
Like.... very much. So crisp but with some of the modern style tweaks to make it wearable by 20 year olds.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:47 PM |
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Now we'll
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Now we'll
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Now we'll be keeping adidas!!!11!1!!
February 8th, 2013 at 5:14 PM |
For real though
For real though
February 8th, 2013 at 5:17 PM |
Why can't these be our
Why can't these be our
Why can't these be our permanent unis?
February 8th, 2013 at 5:18 PM |
Classic
Classic
Finally a uniform well done
February 8th, 2013 at 5:19 PM |
I like them a lot. I wish we
I like them a lot. I wish we
I like them a lot. I wish we didn't have to put the Big Ten logo on there, though.
Also, shouldn't they use the old-school Adidas flower logo (like they did on the UTL jerseys) instead of the triangle one?
February 8th, 2013 at 5:20 PM |
I'd like us to have uniform
I'd like us to have uniform
I'd like us to have uniform jerseys with the big block M a la the 1989 team's uniforms, but with shorts a la the Fab Five era that also have the big block M on the sides. It pays tribute to two different eras of the team's history and it doubly emphasizes the block M.
(Think about it, Dave B. The Brand! The Brand! The Brand!)
Former Buckeye Antonio Pittman on being a poster child for compliance: "This osu tattoo stuff is silly. Cats been getting hookups on tatts since back in '01."
February 8th, 2013 at 5:20 PM |
Addidas finally got one right.
Addidas finally got one right.
In other news even a blind squirrel eventually finds a nut.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:20 PM |
Unacceptable. They need the
Unacceptable. They need the
Unacceptable. They need the dark socks and the butt-hugging shorts.
"the Spirit of Michigan...is based on a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways....and a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours" - Fielding Yost
February 8th, 2013 at 5:21 PM |
I'm waiting
I'm waiting
For the throwback shorts.
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
February 8th, 2013 at 5:57 PM |
Yes!
Yes!
Me too. The style toward knee-length "shorts"was changing (in many sports) while I was a college athlete, and I absolutely hated it. We'd never be able to go back to the shorts of the 70's and early 80's (e.g. see Mr. Kass above), but there has got to be something between the '68 version and a midi.
February 8th, 2013 at 8:18 PM |
Actually
Actually
I was being kinda wise. Those things are a bit short and tight, and, well...I'm a busy mom, and gotta get my thrills somewhere.
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
February 8th, 2013 at 5:22 PM |
Pretty much...
Pretty much...
Amazing. Love the piping and long socks.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:25 PM |
Those
Those
Those are sick. They should wear these a couple times a year.
THIS IS MICHIGAN
February 8th, 2013 at 5:26 PM |
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February 8th, 2013 at 5:29 PM |
I really like these !
I really like these !
I really like these !
February 8th, 2013 at 5:30 PM |
Why can we not just wear
Why can we not just wear
Why can we not just wear this...simple...elegant...and most importantly...UNIFORM
February 8th, 2013 at 5:33 PM |
Note the "Maize-like" color....
Note the "Maize-like" color....
....on the uniform piping. Outstanding!! Not one bit of eye-blinding adidas Sun highlighter to be found. However, the Sun-like color striping on the socks doesn't seem to match the Maize-ish trim on the uniform.
February 8th, 2013 at 5:35 PM |
No belt, longer shorts, and
No belt, longer shorts, and
No belt, longer shorts, and nice shoes. I really like them. The jersey and shorts are throwbacks, but still look up to date somehow. Really great.
Damn, those look great. Better than our current uniforms.