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Jayhawks to debut throwback jerseys honoring Black History Month in road game against Baylor
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports
February is Black History Month. To commemorate that, Kansas basketball is adding a new uniform combination - a throwback to the 1950s.
Announced on Tuesday by KU Athletics, the Jayhawks will wear these jerseys on the road against Baylor on Feb. 23 and again at home on Feb. 27 against Texas Tech. Before those games, the team faces Kansas
State in Manhattan on Saturday, Feb. 20.
These jerseys are the sixth and seventh combinations that Kansas will use in the 2015-16 season and the 10th and 11th combination dating back to the World University Games.
the year as well.
So far the team has worn its normal white and blue jerseys, two alternates from last year — one cream and one grey — and the white-out jerseys at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational and then later in
Additionally, the team had different jerseys over the summer at the World University Games, winning the gold medal as the USA representative. The team actually had to change their jerseys midway through the event, showingcasing more of a USA look, rather than the more-Kansas style jerseys the team previously wore.
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KU Athleties/Contributed Photo The new jerseys that Kansas will wear, commemorating Black History Month.
Missy Minear/KANSAN Devonte' Graham smiles against Kentucky. Graham is wearing the white-ice jerseys that KU wore at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, in addition to a couple other games.
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Kelcie Matousek/KANSAN Kansas' cream jerseys with cursive lettering, as modeled by Frank Mason III against Holy Cross.
Missy Minear/KANSAN Cheick Diallo attempts a dunk against Oklahoma State. Diallo is wearing the team's alternate jersey that debuted last season.
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File Photo/KANSAN Jamari Traylor attempts a shot in an exhibition game against Canada. In the game, the team wore its blue World University Games jerseys before changing the style to feature "USA" more.
File Photo/KANSAN Wayne Selden Jr. and Jamari Traylor attempt to double team a Canadian ballhandler.The two are wearing the Kansas version of the team's World University Game jerseys.
Missy Minear/KANSAN Wayne Selden Jr. gestures after a three-point basket against Oklahoma. In the game, the Jayhawks wore their regular road jerseys for the 2015-16 season.
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Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Frank Mason III remains stoic on a dead ball against West Virginia. In the game, the team wore its regular home jerseys for the 2015-16 season.
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The team returns home after winning gold at the World University Games. Wayne Selden Jr. and Devonte' Graham are wearing the updated USA-style jersey the team wore in South Korea.