When did Minnesota change their uniforms to black?? Have always been maroon and gold.

[a kennedy]

They look kinda stupid with black uniforms and maroon helmets.

[LenaBaby61]

1. Merch .....

IF you can churn out as many ugly and crazy-looking uniforms as possible and sell them for their merchandi$ing propertie$ ....


I'm sure you'll see their other uniforms here and here and maybe more here than there, but these colleges are all into the merch. And God, I see some of the ugliest uniforms, sock and shoe combinations that basketball players wear now-a-days

[yourout]

2. So when Fleck heads for Nebraska it wont be such a shock to his system.

Black shirts and all.

[Raven123]

3. Seems like many teams waste money on bizarre uniforms.

[brush]

4. Black is fashionable, and as other posters have pointed out...

it's all about the "merch" (selling jerseys to fans who may have the maroon one already but may be enticed to by a fashionable black one, no matter how ugly).

[SharonClark]

5. Iowa State wore gray a couple of years ago.

Not the traditional red and gold. They looked like convicts.

[a kennedy]

6. 🤣

[rsdsharp]

7. Cardinal.

Their colors are cardinal and gold. Which is why the Cyclones mascot is a cardinal.

I know. It makes no sense to me, either. It’s like the Stanford Cardinal logo being a tree.

[Xavier Breath]

8. Black unis mean you're bad ass or something.

Probably doesn't work with "Minnesota Nice."

[a kennedy]

9. ha ha, and their stupid looking mascot. 😂 🤣 😂

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Seems Every Team Has A Option In Black

Nearky every NBA team has one now, i think. Some for quite some time.
The Bulls started with a black road uniform when Jordan was still playing here. (25 years ago or so)
I didn't know the Lakers had one, but a national game a few weeks ago let me know they did.
I think it weirder for the college teams, though.

[a kennedy]

11. and OMGOSH, Bucky Badger basketball uniforms are black too!!!!!!

The reaction was almost instantaneous.

In early November the Wisconsin men’s basketball team revealed its alternate uniform for the upcoming season. It wasn't long before the crowd went wild.

“The first 10 text messages I got were from recruits,” Badgers coach Greg Gard said. “They were all over it.”

UW men’s hoops was scheduled to enter "Dark Mode" on Friday, but the team's game with Grambling State was canceled due to this week's winter storm.

The black jersey is a first for the program, and in the very important world of recruiting, the look is a hit.

UW traded in its cardinal and white for black, cardinal and gold. The numbers are UW red with gold borders. "Wisconsin" is spelled across the chest in black letters that are bordered with red and then gold that connect to the uniform's pinstripes. On the back, the university’s crest is displayed above the player’s last name.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2022/12/22/wisconsin-mens-basketball-team-new-alternate-black-jerseys/69750242007/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=BelowHomepageFeed-FeedRedesign