Texas Tech basketball unveils atrocious new uniforms for Arizona State game

In the world of college athletics, fashion is something that always seems to generate interest from fans. That's why universities and their apparel partners often try to trick things up when it comes uniforms.

Thus far, less than a year into its partnership with Texas Tech, Adidas has done a nice job with its uniform designs. For instance, the 2024 football uniforms were simplified and given a touch of throwback nostalgia while still feeling modern. Additionally, many people loved the gray special edition Mahomes Brand uniforms that the Red Raiders wore against Colorado.

Now, though, Adidas has come out with a special uniform for the Texas Tech basketball team and it is atrocious. In fact, it might be the worst look the program has ever sported in a game.

Texas Tech to wear awful uniforms on Wednesday against Arizona State

The Texas Tech basketball program unveiled its special edition uniforms on Tuesday ahead of the new look's on-court debut on Wednesday night against Arizona State. Unfortunately, they look like something a youth basketball team might have created at a local sporting goods store.

The main problem with the look is the front of the jersey. That's where a small Double T sits off-center on the right side of the player's chest. Then, the number on the front of each jersey is located diagonally across from the Double T on the left side of the player, right above his waist.

This design left a ton of blank space right in the middle of the jeresey. That's always an awful idea because the middle of the jersey is where fans have been trained to look for decades. The front of these jerseys simply look like an elementary school child won a contest and got to place the logo and the number wherever he wanted.

Unfortunately, the bad design decisions don't stop there. For some reason, the players have their number on the front of their shorts near their right knee. What is the point of having the number on the front of the uniform in two different areas? That makes no sense other than to fill empty space.

The bad design also includes strange and mismatched shapes going down the sides of each player. In some areas, the shapes on the side look like a quilt someone's grandmother made and in other places they look like part of an abstract modern art painting. Either way, they are distracting and pointless.

Over the years, we've seen Texas Tech teams in awful uniforms like the Lone Star Pride look the football team wore in 2012 or the gray Lone Survivor uniforms the football team sported in 2013. And who could forget the white ombre uniforms the football team wore in 2014?

While football uniforms are more heavily scrutinized than basketball uniforms (likely because of the presence of the helmet and because the uniform is basically all we see of a football player while he's on the field), the newest Texas Tech basketball uniform design might be another fashion mistake that fans talk about with disgust for years to come.

Of course, the main objective is to win the game regardless of if the uniforms feature green and pink polka dots. But even if the Red Raiders beat Arizona State by 50 points, it won't change the fact that this is a terrible look and one that hopefully is just a one-off.