The Fab Five introduced a new form of fashion to the game of basketball. Before the Fab Five walked onto the court at Michigan for the first time, players wore the traditional short shorts, high white socks, and usually white sneakers. The uniforms fit snugly and did not really attract a lot of attention. Things changed forever because of the Fab Five. The main change was the shorts they wore. They were huge! The shorts looked like they were several sizes too big for the players and nothing like it was ever seen before on the court. In addition, the players wore black socks and black shoes. This too was never done and at first glance many thought the new look was hideous. It didn't take long for the look to catch on and within weeks other teams copied the look. The old style uniforms soon looked old fashioned and faded away.
To this day, if you go in to any gym around the country,you will see that the Fab Five changed the look of basketball. All teams, high school, college and professional, now wear uniforms modeled after theirs. Even the uniforms our very own Eagles wear are a direct result of the change in fashion 20 years ago.
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