Here's a repost of a navy mock-up with white lettering
Illini Basketball Uniforms
Yeah…it was me…for one. Thank you. I like this. Come at me…I’m ready.
That is a more than a suitable once in a “blue” moon uni. Throw it in with 2004-05 throwbacks, ‘89 throwbacks that you trot out for rare, rare special occasions and stick with what we’re currently doing.
(Maybe slightly darker orange on the lettering.)
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lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Our perfect uniform plan is drop dead simple:
- Script in white, blue, orange
- FIGHTING ILLINI in white, blue, orange
- Introduce 05 throwbacks for special occasions
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
Nailed it. We can permentently lock the basketball uniform thread.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
I just think there’s always some element of “grass could always be greener” elsewhere.
I’m with you. I don’t see the issue with Nike now. It appears they’ve righted a lot of wrongs with both football and men’s basketball uniforms. We still need to put 1LL1NO1S out to pasture and use either the arched ILLINI helmet font, the script, or the Fighting Illini basketball uniform font as the primary branding font (I’d support the latter option). But we have some of the best basketball uniforms in the country now, and I really like our football uniforms.
We have something really good to build on. Don’t mess with a good thing.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
starting a new diet/exercise routine today with the goal of staying alive long enough to fight back when gen alpha/beta demand 1LL1NO1S throwbacks
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Stumbled upon this article. Man… we’ve had some really 
uniforms throughout the years. Glad we’re currently using primarily versions of FI and script.
thesouthern.com
uniforms throughout the years. Glad we’re currently using primarily versions of FI and script.
Illinois basketball uniforms through the years
The orange, blue and white have changed plenty of times over the years. A look at the Illini uniforms.
mattcoldagelli
- Script Illinois Enthusiast
Posts like this are why the Uniform Threads are just the absolute elite tier of Illinois Loyalty. Only bangers. Not for the faint of heart.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
Careful...........I'm good with 89 and 05....but..........we start asking for final four team throw backs, I sure as hell hope we NEVER, EVER, throw back to 1ILL1NO1S.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- Vodice, Croatia
- First time I’ve seen a recruit use the Navy Fighting Illini for a photo op.
- If/when Mirk announces he’s back, I’m grabbing his orange script jersey immediately.
Stumbled upon this article. Man… we’ve had some really
Illinois basketball uniforms through the years
The orange, blue and white have changed plenty of times over the years. A look at the Illini uniforms.
Just based on this article, circa 2014-2020 (minus the intro of throwbacks), are all just terrible, the worst, burn them all.
It will be telling how the athletic department feeling about the gross wordmark font when the new football scoreboard goes up. If they are actively phasing it out they probably won't put it on the backside facing Florida/Kirby like the old one had.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
What about those awesome grey alternates they wore with Groce?
Who didn't want to watch the Orange and Blue don all grey jerseys? That was a strange time when everyone wanted to be Oregon and was just throwing stuff at the wall.
mattcoldagelli
- Script Illinois Enthusiast
For some reason, football seems to have a stronger tie to the rebrand font than basketball. My white whale remains getting the number font off the otherwise very strong FB uniforms.
The Script does have one true application weakness: end zones and baselines. On baselines you can divide things up on either side of the basket, but we need a solution for what can go in the end zones, I’m genuinely empty-handed at the moment.
hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
is Illinois (script) in one end zone and Fighting Illini (script) other end zone too obvious?
The rebrand itself was so football focused for a basketball school. It kind of goes with the idea imo that we don't really have a ton of football/basketball traditions, and they basically just went wild with the two they found (Memorial Stadium and Red Grange).
Could someone post a mock-up with a block, arched "ILLINOIS". Thanks in advance.
I was thinking in terms of a court it would be cool to have the script font as the center court logo (similar to OSU's new alternate court) with a Flying Illini block font on the baselines. That way it incorporates both the script and Flying Illini into the court, which I'm hoping will be our base uniforms moving forward. Tried to make a mock up on Chat GPT (not Photoshop inclined) but couldn't get it the way I wanted.
Beautiful
soupy17
- MI
Have you bought yet