PHOTO: Kansas asked to change jerseys for World University Games
Kansas will be sporting a slightly different look for the remainder of the World University Games in South Korea.
At FIBA's request, the Jayhawks revealed a new jersey, with a white "USA" on a red patch on the front of their blue jerseys, according to KU Sports' Bobby Nightengale.
The Jayhawks risked forfeiture from the games if they didn't comply with FIBA's request.
"FIBA asked us to enhance 'USA' on our jerseys and we gladly did it," Sean Lester, KU deputy athletics director said Sunday.
The old jerseys featured "Kansas" predominantly on the front.
The team was also asked to remove the "Kansas basketball" T-shirts they were wearing during warmups because the shirts lacked a "USA" label.
"It was obviously something that was told that we had to do, which is fine," head coach Bill Self said . "Even though we were given the clearance that our uniforms were good when went through the whole process earlier. I think it’s fine that we have USA on there. And we should. This is a USA event. It’s not a Kansas event, even though we’re representing the school.
"I think it’s fine and props to the seamstress. We found out yesterday that we’d be forfeiting games if we didn’t make it more prevalent so certainly he or she did a great job with that."
The team used a local shop to alter the uniforms.