Thanks to the Kansas Jayhawks (or coulda been, free-throw-choking Memphis Tigers), Adidas has broken Nike’s string of seven consecutive NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships. Here’s to the champion Jayhawks decked out with Adidas. The Brotherhood has done it. Here’s one last look at this year’s bracket from a kicks perspective. Technorati Tags: Kicks, March Madness, NCAA [...]
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Like last year, the NCAA Men’s Basketball champion will be an easy kicks pick. The Finals are solely represented by those from the Adidas Brotherhood, the Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks. So Adidas finally breaks through Nike’s recent hold of National Champs dating back to 2001 (Duke, Maryland, Syracuse, UConn, NC, Florida twice). Indeed, [...]
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As March winds to a close, the Madness continues for the UCLA Bruins, Memphis Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, and Kansas Jayhawks. All regional #1 seeds made it to the Final Four which means that Adidas commands three spots of the Final Four with Carolina defending the Nike name ala their Team Jordan sneaks. Though [...]
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Adidas is promoting their “Basketball is a Brotherhood” advertising campaign during March Madness, and their lineup could feature a possible National Champion. Is there a champion among these? The three stripe clad UCLA, Kansas, Memphis, and Louisville are playing on in the Elite 8. Related: Kicks Analysis #1: Shoe Sponsorship 2006 | 2007 | 2008 [...]
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The Elite 8 teams go at it on Saturday and Sunday, and we have an even split. Four Nike teams and four Adidas teams AND each regional finals feature a Nike team going up against an Adidas team. How much better can this be? North Carolina (Nike/Team Jordan) vs Louisville (Adidas) Kansas (Adidas) vs Davidson [...]
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I must say Adidas teams are making an impact on this year’s March Madness tournament. In 2007, Nike represented 11 of the Sweet 16 teams, and Adidas had the remaining five teams. There’s more parity in 2008 with nine Nike teams, six Adidas teams, and one non-sponsored team. North Carolina (Nike/Jordan Brand) Washington State (Nike) [...]
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After the completion of Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Nike teams have 28 victories, Adidas 18, and 2 by the independent Western Kentucky. Percentage wise this equates to 58% of the wins going to Nike teams, 38% going to Adidas teams, and 4% of the games won by the non-sponsored Hilltoppers [...]
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Here are the conference shoe sponsorships for the 64 teams making the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. I didn’t realize the Big East led the way with the most teams (8 – 5 Nike, 3 Adidas) making the tournament. The Big 12, PAC-10, and SEC sent 6 teams each to the Tournament while the perennial [...]
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Did a little image searching on Getty Pictures to clear up my initial kicks analysis. Here are the new graphs. Percentage of SponsorshipCount of SponsorshipI credited Adidas for Cal St Fullerton, but Mount Saint Mary’s popped up as another independent with Adidas and New Balance on their players. Both Nike and Adidas’ numbers went up [...]
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Pssst. Wanna know a secret? If your men’s basketball program is sponsored by Nike and wear Nike shoes during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, you have a good chance of winning a National Championship. Starting this century, go ask Duke (’01), Maryland (’02), Syracuse (’03), Connecticut (’04), North Carolina (’05), and Florida (’06, ’07). That’s [...]
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Since the Madness of March officially starts tomorrow with the selection of teams going to the Dance, I did a little bit of scouting, catching parts of the UCLA-Stanford PAC-10 matchup. I was impressed with both teams but while I was watching Stanford looked in control. I didn’t watch the entire game and later learned [...]
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The Gators of Florida repeated as National Champions beating the Ohio State Buckeyes, but in either case, Nike claimed another victory in collegiate men’s basketball and solidified its place as the shoes of champions. With this Gators win, Nike-wearing teams have won 7 of the last 8 championships. In their honor, here are pictures of [...]
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This year it’s easy. A Nike wearing team will win the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Nike Zoom LeBron wearing Buckeyes beat out the Jordan-clad Hoyas while the Swooshed Gators overcame the Bruins of Adidas. It’s an all Nike finals. Just do it. Related: Kicks Analysis #1: Shoe Sponsorship 2006 | 2007 Kicks Analysis #2: [...]
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The Madness of March continues on for the UCLA Bruins, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators, and the Hoyas of Georgetown. Like last year, Nike represents three of the Final Four teams with UCLA reping Adidas. Oddly enough, these teams don’t wear the typical team shoes seen in the tournament like the Nike AF25. Ohio State [...]
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A little late, but here are the teams that made it to the Elite 8 and which shoe companies they represent. Florida (Nike) Oregon (Nike) Kansas (Adidas) UCLA (Adidas) North Carolina (Nike) Georgetown (Nike) Ohio State (Nike) Memphis (Adidas) Related: Kicks Analysis #1: Shoe Sponsorship 2006 | 2007 Kicks Analysis #2: Sponsorship by Conference 2006 [...]
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The NCAA men’s basketball Sweet 16 teams are set and unlike last year, only two kicks brands are represented. Nike has 11 of the Sweet 16 teams, and Adidas has the remaining 5. Reebok and New Balance teams are out. Here are the Sweet 16 teams and their shoe brands: Florida (Nike) Butler (Nike) Oregon [...]
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After the first two rounds (and 48 victories) of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, Nike teams have about two-thirds of all the wins. In 2006, Adidas, Nike, and Reebok teams had victories in the first weekend of play. Last year, Nike owned 73% of the first 48 victories, Adidas had 23%, and Reebok had 4%. This [...]
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Fixed the kicks sponsorships for each conference by removing the unknown status. Here’s the new chart showing the representation of Nike, Adidas, New Balance, and Reebok. Technorati Tags: basketball, Kicks, March Madness, Nike, shoes, sneakers
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Just updating the original March Madness 2007 Kicks Analysis by correcting the unknown status of Creighton and Jackson State. Both teams wear Nikes although both teams have been eliminated from the Tourney. Percentage of Team Shoe Sponsorship Count of Team Shoe Sponsorship Technorati Tags: basketball, Kicks, March Madness, Nike, shoes, sneakers
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By now you know how many Big Dance teams are wearing what brand of kicks and you also know how the 2007 bracket looks with respect to sneaks. How do the conference shoe sponsorships look? Well, they look like this: For comparison, take a look at the conference shoe sponsorships for March Madness 2006. Technorati [...]
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