The Syracuse Orange will be outfitted by Nike for the foreseeable future after the university announced a multi-year contract extension with the footwear and athletic apparel company on Friday morning. “We are pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with Nike. This agreement benefits all 20 varsity sports and every student-athlete
Category: Basketball
New Logos, Uniforms for Golden State Warriors in 2020
The Golden State Warriors, NBA Finals participant, are making a change to their logo set for next season. Nothing has been officially announced by the club or the league, but four new logos were trademarked with EUIPO — the European trademark site, by NBA Properties, Inc. late last week along
Studio Stories: Naming and Designing the Original Toronto Raptors
It was the mid-1990s. Purple was trendy, and a new expansion NBA team in Toronto needed to break through the hockey-thick culture to attract youth. There was nothing better than an oversized green raptor on a purple uniform. Well, until that raptor turned red. The Toronto Raptors started play in
Houston Rockets Unveil New Logo, New Uniforms Still to Come
The Houston Rockets blasted us off into the 2019-20 season this morning (a little early with the 2019 NBA Finals still going on and on, and on…), with the unveiling of their new “Global Logo” as well as setting a date for us all to see their new uniforms. Replacing
From A Collector to Courtside: How Drake Got His Curry Jersey
Imagine yourself, an avid sports jersey collector, sitting at home and seeing one of your most cherished pieces of that collection on the sidelines at the NBA Finals. That’s what Game One was like for Ben Weil, a 34-year-old basketball and Dell Curry fan from Queens, New York. Weil’s prized
Toronto Argos Celebrate Raptors Run With Jersey Patch
We The Six. The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League took to the field this morning to kick off their 2019 pre-season schedule and did so paying much respect to another Toronto team ready to make some history. In tribute to the Toronto Raptors first appearance in the NBA
Big East Conference Unveils 40th Anniversary Logo
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the conference’s founding, the Big East unveiled a new commemorative logo on Wednesday morning. The Big East was founded on May 29, 1979, when then-Providence head coach Dave Gavitt spearheaded an effort to create a basketball-centric conference. A release from then-assistant commissioner for public
2019 NBA Finals Uniform Schedule: Raptors vs Warriors
The Toronto Raptors against the Golden State Warriors, The North against The Town, welcome to the 2019 NBA Finals. For the first time in NBA history, the league’s championship will be played outside the United States as the Raptors clinched their first berth in the finals with a six-game series
2019 NBA Conference Finals Uniform Schedules Set: No Red for Raptors
The NBA’s Conference Finals get underway tonight with the Golden State Warriors hosting the Portland Trail Blazers for Game One in the West and then again tomorrow when the Toronto Raptors visit the Milwaukee Bucks when they start their Eastern Final. Thanks to the NBA’s pre-scheduling of all their uniforms
Baylor Athletic Department Unveils United Brand
Baylor’s athletic department has lacked color consistency across its 18 sports programs for several years, but the Bears unveiled a new united brand on Saturday during the football team’s pre-Spring Game festivities, which includes new uniforms and a new secondary logo. Though the university’s official colors are Baylor Green and
WNBA Unveils New Set of League Logos
The Women’s National Basketball Association unveiled a new set of league logos on Monday one year in advance of its official on-court debut. Keeping orange as the primary colour (now known as “Fire”), the new look takes the silhouette out of the box used by both the NBA and NBA
Golden State Warriors Surprise Everyone, Wear Forgotten Throwbacks
It seems that sometimes it’s still possible to keep a secret from the logo and uniform world. Last night, the Golden State Warriors did just that, taking to the court for their final regular season game in Oakland while wearing their throwback home white uniform from the 2000s. The announcement