The alternate adidas jerseys that the Univ. of Kansas men's basketball team has worn the last two games are likely "turning into permanent jerseys" for the remainder of this season, according to Gary Bedore of the LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD. KU coach Bill Self during his weekly radio show last night said the players "prefer those to what we have been wearing." Self: "Not that what we’ve been wearing (during nonconference season) has been bad, we just prefer these to be better. If the color schemes allow us to wear them like they did last night, I’d anticipate you seeing those uniforms moving forward the rest of the year." Bedore notes KU wore gray uniforms for Monday's game at Iowa State "after wearing cream colored jerseys with the script word, ‘Jayhawks’ on the front" in Saturday’s home game against Kansas State. Self called the grey jerseys "gorgeous.” He noted that he is "generally in favor of a no-frills look at KU." Self: "Going forward, our uniforms are going to be solely traditional and we’re not going to have any of this stuff other schools are going to.” Bedore notes Self's comments were "ostensibly referring to some of the camo/neon uniforms teams like KU sampled last season." Self said, "I’m not into marketing and understanding all the ins and outs of that. ... There will be some things going on we agreed to do with adidas periodically because that’s part of the contract. We’re happy to do so, but the core of who we are needs to stand strictly from a tradition standpoint" (LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD, 1/15).
IRISH EYES ARE SMILING: In South Bend, Curt Rallo noted Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw is "pleased" with the school's new association with Under Armour, and "is looking forward to some basketball uniforms that display a unique Irish look." McGraw said, "We're hoping for something a little edgy and fun. I met with the CEO, Kevin Plank, and he was great. ... We're excited to be with a company that's on the cutting edge" (SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, 1/14).
