Flyin Illini design.
Illini Basketball Uniforms
The capri era
I think the early 2000s Whites and Oranges are fine. Have never had strong opinions on them either way. But I've always liked the Blues. The black and midnight navy was tough and fitting for the style of play those teams employed.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I liked the blues but not the ones we wore in 2006 with the weird silver stripe, haha:The capri era
I think the early 2000s Whites and Oranges are fine. Have never had strong opinions on them either way. But I've always liked the Blues. The black and midnight navy was tough and fitting for the style of play those teams employed.
What you are watching (the first time we ever wore these) is our #6 15-0 Fighting Illini get absolutely throttled in Iowa City in 2006 to bring us CRASHING back down to Earth after we had just won 44 of 45 regular season games and 31 of 33 games vs. Big Ten opponents. Those hold an especially traumatic place in my heart, haha. This was the beginning of the bizarre period where people thought gray was the end-all-be-all.
sacraig
- The desert
If my memory serves me, I believe Nike basically gave an identical jersey to every team in their portfolio with the team colors and a silver shoulder and they were all equally hideous.I liked the blues but not the ones we wore in 2006 with the weird silver stripe, haha:
What you are watching (the first time we ever wore these) is our #6 15-0 Fighting Illini get absolutely throttled in Iowa City in 2006 to bring us CRASHING back down to Earth after we had just won 44 of 45 regular season games and 31 of 33 games vs. Big Ten opponents. Those hold an especially traumatic place in my heart, haha. This was the beginning of the bizarre period where people thought gray was the end-all-be-all.
Similar to the sideline/warmup shirts Nike rolls out for the NCAA tournament with some clever catchphrase - why would you want to look exactly like every other Nike team?
Sal Iacuzzo
- Yonkers, NY
I liked the blues but not the ones we wore in 2006 with the weird silver stripe, haha:
What you are watching (the first time we ever wore these) is our #6 15-0 Fighting Illini get absolutely throttled in Iowa City in 2006 to bring us CRASHING back down to Earth after we had just won 44 of 45 regular season games and 31 of 33 games vs. Big Ten opponents. Those hold an especially traumatic place in my heart, haha. This was the beginning of the bizarre period where people thought gray was the end-all-be-all.
The first time we wore these was @North Carolina earlier that season in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Ah good catch. Unfortunately, the shellacking in Iowa City is what will remain as a memory for me, haha.
Did Kanye design these?
AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
Probably lol
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
These were from 2015 or so, right?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
What a hilarious failure sleeves were.
AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
2013 or 2014 I think
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The day will come when the 01-05 throwbacks are the beloved new thing. We're not quite there, but we're close.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
2024-25 season seems as good of time as any to bust 'em out.
Hopefully the quality of our 2024-25 team is infinitely superior to the 2014-15 team that welcomed them back for the 10-year anniversary, lol...redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
2024-25 season seems as good of time as any to bust 'em out.
I finally woke up today not feeling old as hell.
And now, nope.
With new football unis revealed, anything on the basketball uni front?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Pretty sure our current base set debuted in 2019-20, so four full years, I think that's roughly when the update cycle comes around.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Lol here we go again...