A quick look at what the Team USA/KU uniforms in Korea looked like in Matt Tait's mind.
A quick look at what the Team USA/KU uniforms in Korea looked like in Matt Tait's mind.
By now, even if you weren’t one of the thousands of people who packed the Sprint Center last week to check out the latest and slightly modified version of the KU basketball team in its two exhibition games with Canada, you surely have seen the uniforms.
Whether you saw them when the
photo by: Nick Krug
Kansas guard Nic Moore (3) defends against Team Canada guard Adika Peter-McNeilly (9) and forward Tommy Nixon during the first quarter of Friday's World University Games exhibition at Sprint Center.
“>photo gallery of all of the different looks was released prior to those games or in photos from the
photo by: Mike Yoder
Kansas guard Frank Mason III (0) signals the bench and crowd after hitting a three-point basket near the end of a 91-83 Team USA exhibition game win against Canada Tuesday, June 23, at the Sprint Center in K.C., MO.
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the Jayhawks will wear during the next two weeks at the World University Games in South Korea.
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photo by: Mike Yoder
Kansas guard Frank Mason III (0) signals the bench and crowd after hitting a three-point basket near the end of a 91-83 Team USA exhibition game win against Canada Tuesday, June 23, at the Sprint Center in K.C., MO.
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Having done this for as long as I have, I think it’s safe to say that I’ve learned one thing about KU fans, and, really, fans in general — they like to talk about uniforms.
Even with a football team that has struggled mightily during the past half decade, you can always find someone trying to Photoshop a new look for the uniform or, more often, the KU football helmets.
It’s a fun exercise, probably doesn’t take too long to pull off and even if it does, who cares.
With that in mind, I’m curious what people think of these uniforms. Were you surprised to see them say Kansas instead of USA? Do you like the way adidas meshed the two, with both KU and the United States getting a little love in the look?
Or, would you have liked to see something completely different?
Personally, I thought they would be USA jerseys, given that it’s KU that is representing the country and not the other way around. This concept of Kansas against the world is a little strange, and I think it would be cool if the uniforms said USA on them, much the way the uniforms for the rest of the teams competing will say the name of that country.
Taking this a step further, I even dreamed up a scenario before the uniforms were released that I thought would’ve been incredible — not to mention a hot seller.
Picture this: Do what you want with all of the other stars and stripes and reds and whites and homage to KU’s past and all of that. Those touches are all nice. But the centerpiece of the jersey should feature the letters U-S-A, with the cutout in the A being a Jayhawk.
If you have to include “Kansas” somewhere on the uniform, you could possibly stick it on the back above or below the name or go with the “KU” on the shorts. The possibilities are endless.
Regardless of what the final look became, I don’t think there’s any question that KU fans would’ve bought those at a scary pace. And it would’ve been a cool way to keep things in common with the rest of the teams competing in the Games.
It is just a uniform, though, and it’s not that big of a deal. I’m just curious what everyone else thought and if any of you had any designs in your heads, as well. If so, explain away or, if you’re the Photoshop type of person, post your vision in the comments section below.
