new 2011-12 college basketball uniforms

[14er]

Not a big fan of the grey, but I will say this: they did a real solid job designing the side panels. The panel designs on these look much better than most of the recent stuff Nike has done. From what I can tell from the photos, it appears that some of the panel designs have inspirations from a classic design for that school. UCONN-the Rip Hamilton to early 2000s, Florida-a combination of the back-back title teams and the Mike Miller era, Arizona- the Richard Jefferson early 2000s era, UConnW- Maya Moore era, BaylorW-2005 title team, and Duke's is obviously the same they've had for year. I can't find a side view of UNC; I'm curious if they tried to combine the argyle with the Jordan era for the Heels.

[DC in Da House w/o a Doubt]

Don't like the back design's... I like the way "Blue Devils" looks on Duke's uniforms, if that was in their normal school colors I would love it.

[nuordr]

I really like this gray and blue uniform:

Here are the dates these hit the hardwood:

UConn vs. Notre Dame (1/29),

Kentucky vs. Tennessee (1/31),

Duke vs. Maryland (2/11),

Baylor (women's) vs. Texas A&M (2/11),

Florida vs. Tennessee (2/11),

Syracuse vs. USF (2/22),

Arizona vs. UCLA (2/25),

UConn (women's) vs. Notre Dame (2/27)

UNC vs. Maryland (2/29).

[gdu]

I really like this gray and blue uniform:

Here are the dates these hit the hardwood:

UConn vs. Notre Dame (1/29),

Kentucky vs. Tennessee (1/31),

Duke vs. Maryland (2/11),

Baylor (women's) vs. Texas A&M (2/11),

Florida vs. Tennessee (2/11),

Syracuse vs. USF (2/22),

Arizona vs. UCLA (2/25),

UConn (women's) vs. Notre Dame (2/27)

UNC vs. Maryland (2/29).

Much like the first iteration of pro combat rivalry these will all be worn against non-Nike schools.

[DC in Da House w/o a Doubt]

Here are the dates these hit the hardwood:

UConn vs. Notre Dame (1/29),

Kentucky vs. Tennessee (1/31),

Duke vs. Maryland (2/11),

Baylor (women's) vs. Texas A&M (2/11),

Florida vs. Tennessee (2/11),

Syracuse vs. USF (2/22),

Arizona vs. UCLA (2/25),

UConn (women's) vs. Notre Dame (2/27)

UNC vs. Maryland (2/29).

Much like the first iteration of pro combat rivalry these will all be worn against non-Nike schools.

I just noticed that, but you beat me to it. Very interesting. I wonder if having 2 debut against Maryland is a coincidence or a way for NIKE to try and stick it to Under Armour's babies.

[theLOFTstudio]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7502932/nike-releases-platinum-line-uniforms-college-hoops

[RHSNEYES]

In my personal opinion, this "platinum" collection is faaar worse than Nike's Pro Combat stuff for college football.

Why? Because they all look exactly the same. There is no school identity whatsoever, this is possibly the most Team Nike thing they've done.

[aawagner011]

These are disgusting.

[wyopokes2]

Plenty of pics on Nike Blog. I like them till I saw the backs

See the gallery of them all here

http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/01/25/nike-hyper-elite-platinum-uniforms-9-iconic-basketball-programs/

[Red Wolf]

In my personal opinion, this "platinum" collection is faaar worse than Nike's Pro Combat stuff for college football.

Why? Because they all look exactly the same. There is no school identity whatsoever, this is possibly the most Team Nike thing they've done.

Agreed. Reminds me of the Jordan Silver Anniversary uniforms they had some teams wear a few years back.

[nuordr]

I LOVE the back of this jersey with the Championships and the checkerboard pattern:

[floydnimrod]

These remind me of the TATC uniforms, Huuuuuuuge logos.

Can't wait for the majority of my Sports Business Strategies class to go crazy for these tomorrow.

[henburg]

I really like this gray and blue uniform:

Here are the dates these hit the hardwood:

UConn vs. Notre Dame (1/29),

Kentucky vs. Tennessee (1/31),

Duke vs. Maryland (2/11),

Baylor (women's) vs. Texas A&M (2/11),

Florida vs. Tennessee (2/11),

Syracuse vs. USF (2/22),

Arizona vs. UCLA (2/25),

UConn (women's) vs. Notre Dame (2/27)

UNC vs. Maryland (2/29).

Are you kidding me?! I'm going to look at these uniforms when they are worn against Tennessee twice? Who planned this? I actually think that these would be neat if every single team's wasn't gray. GFGS looks like its the new trend.

[Lights Out]

I really like them... especially Cuse's and Kentucky's. (The women's ones are atrocious though).

I'd like to see those schools adopt white and team color versions next year.

[djam2410]

just noticed they included the championship year inside the stars as well; i dont like that they dont have a NOB , and this lacks any kind of creativity for each individual team besides the GIANT logo on the back.....

[Kevin W.]

i dont like that they dont have a NOB

That's only because these pics are for promo purposes and they can't use players to promote the merchandise like that. The real thing will have the NsOB.

[Jamikel]

Not a fan. It just makes it harder to work up a good hatred of Duke and Kentucky when Nike rolls out uniforms like this that remind me that they're all just subsidiaries of the same evil corporate overlords.

[cshookemHORNS]

Anyone know if these will be sold in stores?

[andrewharrington]

just noticed they included the championship year inside the stars as well; i dont like that they dont have a NOB , and this lacks any kind of creativity for each individual team besides the GIANT logo on the back.....

Putting a huge logo on the back of a shirt is not creative.

I think it's interesting how they sort of recreated the team's jersey trim with a dot pattern, and I like reflective numerals in theory, but as a whole, these just aren't working. For a company that seems to pride itself on innovation and individuality, 'GREY FOR ALL!' doesn't seem fitting. Additionally, I don't think the numerals are visible enough. The press photos in the dark with the bright lettering and numerals are ridiculous. Does Nike realize they don't play basketball with the lights off and a spotlight on each player?

[KentuckyPhins]

Love them.