Yellow uniforms

[RoyalShock]

I don't know if this was discussed in the game thread. I love the lettering typeface, but the numerals are AWFUL! Condensed type for numbers - which should be what helps spectators identify a player from a distance - are extremely difficult to read on television. That, and the two typefaces really don't look very compatible to me.

I know it's just uniforms and therefore, a minor issue. But it seems like such an obvious design flaw.

[Kel Varnsen]

Yeah, I agree the numbers were way too narrow. I like the font on the "WICHITA STATE" part, though.

But again, a minor issue. I'm happy that Nike is churning out new uniforms for us almost every year or every other year. Says something about the pull of our program (and the fact that people will purchase the new replica uniforms as well).

[Anthroshock]

I'm pretty sure we had these last year also. Yeah, the lettering is great "old school", but the numbers are modern font.
I just wish we could come up with a unified uniform scheme.

[pinstripers]

Numbers are hard to read

[SHOCKvalue]

Save for a few big time schools, each program simply orders their unis from Nike, exactly how they want, based off of a large number of possible templates, with even more possibilities in each of those templates. I don't have the link handy, but there is a Nike team site uniform configurator where you can go and build our new road blacks - save for the WuShock logo - or anything else that you see we wear. There's no Nike magic; someone at WSU is simply ordering this stuff to our specifications.

The new yellows are a step down from the prior yellows. The "Wichita State" throwback font is cool, but the number font doesn't jive with it like at all, and I'm certainly no graphic artist. Also doesn't help that some of our players had shorts on with a black waist, and some with yellow (seriously... ugh).

I know many don't care about unis, but IMO ours are unspectacular to sorta-kinda poor, across the board, and make no mistake, recruits care about this stuff.

[WstateU]

I'm not a big fan of 'home' yellow, however that's pretty sharp!!

[wu_shizzle]

I really like the Yellow uniforms, but yeah the standard Nike font for the numbers doesn't look right with the "Wichita State" font. The old Angry Wu on the shorts is of course a personal favorite.

But it's not just WSU, many of the Nike uniforms are this way.

[SHOCKvalue]

Here's that link:

http://niketeam.nike.com/US/en_US/?l=shop,storefront_catalog&zid=storefront_catalog.mens.basketball.zid&gender=Men

Our road blacks are the Hyperlight Throwbacks. The "SHOCKERS" font is Bureau.

You can find our other stuff in there, if you want to drill down and build it.

[SHOCKvalue]

Last year's (and the year before) yellows, for context:

[wufan]

We had a hard time identifying Zach Brown (1) and Rashard Kelly (0) with the narrow font. They have similar builds and complexion. Thankfully, they have different hair styles and look nothing alike when zoomed on their face.

[wusphlash]

My dad was upset that their names weren't on the back. I'm taking him a program tonight to help him keep track tomorrow.

[pinstripers]

We had a hard time identifying Zach Brown (1) and Rashard Kelly (0) with the narrow font. They have similar builds and complexion. Thankfully, they have different hair styles and look nothing alike when zoomed on their face.

from the side, the font makes 0 and 1 look alike

[WstateU]

"The yellow uniforms lack a name on the back, also because of the auction plans. WSU’s white and black uniforms have names."

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/shockwaves/article45115722.html

[Anthroshock]

We had these last year as well. Here is the home white.

[ShockerPhi]

We had these last year as well. Here is the home white.

These weren't our regular home whites. These were only for the special MTXE game. Correct me if I'm wrong.