In response to head coach Mike Woodson, Sunday afternoon’s 76-72 loss to Northwestern was the primary and final time the Indiana males’s basketball program will put on its Concern of God alternate uniforms.
“I have no control over that,” Woodson said during his radio show on Monday. “You know, I’m about wearing our white uniforms at home like we’ve done for 40-something years since when I was here.
“But again, that was kind of out of my hands. We won’t wear that uniform again the rest of the season. I had nothing to do with it, and I’m the head coach, so…”
A collaboration between adidas and Concern of God, an influential American luxury fashion label founded by Jerry Lorenzo, the all-black uniforms are a part of a contractual settlement with the attire firm however weren’t in style with followers.
They featured a crimson “Indiana” wordmark below the a big crimson quantity, each of which have been rendered in Concern of God’s athletic typeface. There was additionally a tonal Hoosiers’ wordmark on the shorts and player-exclusive footwear to match.
“You know, adidas has been a good partner for us in the department, and from time to time, they do like to bring special products that they think will excite the players, excite recruits,” deputy athletic director Stephen Harper stated on Woodson’s present.
“I meet with a lot of our recruits as they come in to tell them about the opportunities that we have in the department, and you’ll see a lot of our recruits wearing that brand, so I think it’s meaningful to them, even though it’s not meaningful to everyone else.”
In the meantime, the Indiana ladies’s basketball crew will put on the identical uniforms throughout Thursday evening’s sport in opposition to Iowa (8 p.m. ET on Peacock). It’s uncertain we’ll see them past that, both, as Harper famous the division’s stance on conventional uniforms.
“Obviously, beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” Harper stated. “We heard a lot from fans that didn’t necessarily love those, which we understand. We don’t plan on moving away from the traditional look of Indiana basketball, which – again – means a lot to all of us.”
