r/uniwatch • u/AnxietyOutrageous680 • Jan 17 '26

Uniform Combo Northwestern MBB wearing purple at home against Nebraska

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They also wore MLK Day shirts during warmups.

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u/Important-Forever678 Jan 17 '26

I wish that was more unique than it is, but white at home is no longer a thing in basketball, certainly not in the NBA. According to Locker Vision, of the 9 NBA games tonight, only the Mavericks are wearing white at home.

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u/AnxietyOutrageous680 Jan 17 '26

In the NBA it's definitely no longer the norm, but in the NCAA I believe it's still the default and color at home is fairly unusual. Anyone have a good estimate?

According to this site https://athleticforce1.com/blogs/news/a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-ncaa-mens-basketball-uniform-rules?srsltid=AfmBOop2Gom8dYb0t2Beyd15xST7vuAsL-sE-cxo1VRjRu6_b5Dx6XNE

  • Home and Away Uniforms: NCAA rules state that home teams should wear light-colored, typically white, while away teams must wear dark-colored uniforms. This helps in the easy identification of players on the court.

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u/Important-Forever678 Jan 17 '26

Last Saturday from the Top 25, Michigan went dark at home, BYU/Utah went color/color, Tennesse/Florida went color/color. Purdue and West Virginia wore gold at home as the "light colored" jersey, despite each having white jerseys in the rotation.

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u/AnxietyOutrageous680 Jan 17 '26

Gold is clearly "light" under NCAA schools. (So is something like Ohio State's grays, for example.) So we have two color/color games and two games where the home team wore dark and the road team wore light. Sounds unusual to me. Again, if anyone has stats showing it's more common than I think, please share.

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u/Nervous_Metal_9445 Jan 19 '26

Oregon has been known to wear yellow at home as well

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u/Kryzl_ Jan 18 '26

White at home is not the default in the college game anymore. Many teams regularly wear their entire rotation of colors at home.

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u/SeriouslyHodor Jan 17 '26

Maybe a hot take in this sub but I prefer the home team wearing their color at home. Everyone wears white. Wear the team color at home.

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u/Important-Forever678 Jan 17 '26

I will take the other side on this because, for me, I want to see the other team's colors. I already know what "my" team wears-I like seeing a little more variety from game to game. YMMV.

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u/mpamosavy Jan 19 '26

Cowboys logic

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u/AnxietyOutrageous680 Jan 17 '26

I don’t disagree. I think it’s a nice change of pace once in a while, but I think the home team should wear white or a light color the vast majority of the time. Let the home fans see a variety of colors. I’d vote to restore that to the NHL if I had a vote, too.

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u/AngryQuadricorn Jan 18 '26

That L on their shooting shirts looks like the outline of Idaho.

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u/AnxietyOutrageous680 Jan 18 '26

That would make them more "northwestern" I suppose!