With the NCAA Final Four returning to San Antonio this year, SLAM is back with legendary shorts to release an iconic keepsake collection of retro shorts from four famous years in college basketball history.
SLAM dove deep into the archives to bring back some college basketball classics for their latest ensemble, the Legacy Collection. This collection features four retro pairs of Georgetown, Kentucky, Kansas, and Villanova Legacy shorts. Each pair is expertly crafted with materials and designs similar to those from when they first debuted in the 90s and early 2000s, while also maintaining the comfort and premium finishes that SLAM is known for.
“The Legacy Collection is our take on some of the greatest college basketball shorts of all time,” says VP of Creative Josh Barnett. “With the Legacy Collection, we wanted to challenge ourselves to produce a product that looks and feels like it’s from the era it represents, in the premium SLAM way. Stitched piping, embroidered logos, no pockets. Straight old school. We hope you love them as much as we loved bringing them back to life.”
The collection, which will be available on April 4, captures all the nostalgia and history made throughout each team’s NCAA tournament appearance, including the iconic shorts worn by the “Comeback Cats” during Kentucky’s Final Four run in San Antonio in 1998. Kentucky clinched the win against a hard-fought team, led by Tubby Smith and alongside iconic players Allen Edwards, Cameron Mills, and Jeff Sheppard.
The SLAM Legacy Collection also captures the magic of the Georgetown Hoyas, led by the legendary Allen Iverson. Now known as the voice of SLAM, Iverson is the ultimate crossover between basketball and culture. His time as a Hoya was marked by leading his team to the 1996 NCAA Tournament, where they made it to the Elite Eight. His breakout games helped establish him as one of the most talked-about college players in the nation.
The final pairs in the collection pay homage to the Villanova Wildcats, who won the Big East tournament under coach Steve Lappas. The Wildcats shined bright the previous season in hopes of keeping the flame burning during the next.
Finally, the Kansas Jayhawks began to show their strength during the 2002-03 season as March approached, with one of the best backcourts of the time—Drew Gooden and Nick Collison. Led by then-coach Roy Williams in his last season at Kansas, the Jayhawks made a deep run in the tournament, eventually reaching the National Championship game.
The Legacy Collection drops this Friday on SLAMgoods at 11 am EST. Cop yours now
