Full Court Fashion
Jennifer Vares, Staff Reporter

Nike uniforms will be flaunted over certain elite basketball teams due to the new unveiling of their uniforms.
Schools such as University of Florida, Ohio State University, University of Arizona and Syracuse University will be promoting the uniforms to partner schools of the NCAA starting next fall. 
The new uniforms will be updated to look more snug and more in style with the times. The shorts for the uniforms will be much baggier than they have been in the past. The jerseys are extremely light weigh and breathable compared to current uniforms. Basketball players have a couple of choices as to what to wear under their uniforms such as short sleeved shirts, long sleeved shirts or even compressions that are sleeveless for the upper body. They can also wear leggings and shorts for the bottom which are padded for hamstrings, hips and calves. 
“I don’t have a problem with [the new uniforms], because those are the schools that get the most attention from television networks. This in return gets a lot of attention from those who watch them on a regular basis on ESPN and other sports channels,” said Richard Jenkins, senior basketball player. “They are well made uniforms.”
Head Coach, Pat Kosta said, “I think the rich would get richer and this might hurt the purity and the parody of the game.”
“Anytime something appears free, it probably has a backend price that is not easily seen. This price should not be at the expense of the youth levels, the student-athletes or the game of basketball.”
The newly made uniforms will be premiered by Arizona, Syracuse and Ohio at the conference tournaments.
“Are clothes following the style or is it ‘eye candy’?” asked Denise Castro, Compliance Coordinator and Senior Women Administrator.
The uniforms are also made to look more commercial to the viewers of the basketball teams. For example, Syracuse University has huge block letters over the shorts, University of Florida has an alligator on the uniform and there is a Lebron James insignia on Ohio States uniforms. These uniforms will eventually be on the shelves for people to buy.