When the Indiana men’s basketball team stepped onto the home court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, fans seemed to be confused why the Hoosiers weren’t wearing their iconic white uniforms at home.
Instead, Indiana wore their new Adidas “Fear of God” alternate uniforms, which are all black with red lettering.
Fans did not have a positive reaction when Adidas announced the uniforms on Friday. People quickly roasted the look of the uniforms for being “ugly” and “boring.” There were also comments about how the word “Indiana” was placed below the number on the jerseys.
Specifically, fans didn’t appreciate how the Hoosiers abandoned the white uniform look for a home game on Sunday vs. Northwestern.
The cream and red uniforms are iconic in Hoosiers history, so any change to the look is hard for fans to digest.
There seemed to be a general consensus on X, formerly known as Twitter, that fans disliked the alternate uniforms.
getting dogwalked by the corpse of northwestern while wearing streetwear collab jerseys really sums up the state of indiana basketball
— babar (@babaresq) February 18, 2024
I can’t be the only one who keeps accidentally thinking Indiana is the team in white, right?
— Patrick Felts (@patrickjfelts) February 18, 2024
And there’s no contrast on the jersey — I can’t make out any jersey numbers. Really a terrible uniform.
Indiana shouldn't be allowed to wear gray jerseys at home. What would Norman Dale say?
— NIT Stu (@nit_stu) February 18, 2024
Why are we wearing white on the road? Why would Indiana want to wear the ugliest jerseys at home? pic.twitter.com/3yoL8Z2WCc
— Mark Fitzpatrick (@FitzMagix) February 18, 2024
guys i love indiana so much but the jerseys are even worse in person
— Samantha Condra (@samanthajcondra) February 18, 2024
Why is Indiana wearing their practice uniforms against Northwestern at home today? @IndianaMBB @Ackerman1120?? pic.twitter.com/vH9E71GZYf
— Frank Ladd (@FrankLaddSTL) February 18, 2024
My official statement on these Indiana alternative jerseys:
— Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) February 18, 2024
“Burn them, burn them all” - Damon Bruce #iubb
I hate these jerseys that Indiana are wearing today. They should only wear the white jerseys at home
— Thomas Foor (@ThomasFoor4) February 18, 2024
