Twin Fans Dressed in White Orange Ncaa Basketball Tournament 2019
Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. You may have come here wondering why the basketballs being used in the 2022 men's and women's NCAA tournament are so freaking orange. Wondering what's up with that? We're here to help.
March Madness is back, which is awesome. The NCAA tournament's opening weekend is one of the best times of the year in sports.
But like most sports fans, college hoops fans aren't big on change. Anything that impacts the viewing experience gets noticed to the point that it's almost distracting. This year, that happens to be the actual basketballs being used for the games.
THEY ARE SO ORANGE.
Let's explain why.
Great question. Yes, they are new for this season.
Back in June, the NCAA and Wilson announced a new partnership for the NCAA men's and women's tournament championship basketball. And in doing so, they introduced a ball that they were calling the Wilson Evo NXT. Now, anyone who plays pickup basketball knows that the Wilson Evolution is the GOAT basketball. The feel, the grip, the bounce — it's all perfect. The Wilson Evo NXT is apparently an upgraded version of the Evolution with new technology.
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The exact details were pretty vague, but a press release described various enhancements to the grip of the basketball, making it softer and supposedly easier to shoot from long range.
Wilson worked with the governing body and its member schools to test and approve the new ball that has a Micro-Touch cover, providing an extra layer of grip and moisture management, and a super soft core providing exceptional control and a softer feel. The Evo NXT's revolutionary extended-range tech optimally balances the weight of the ball, with advanced internal construction, making the ball easier to shoot from long-range.
I can guarantee you these aren't $5.99 basketballs. We took the best technologies from the previous NCAA game balls, the best technologies from the Evolution basketball (the number one game ball in the world) and created the new ball that you see being used this year.
— Dave White (@DaveWhite1223) March 16, 2022
Fans are generally used to seeing basketballs remaining a consistent orange-brown color. Like, it's just the basketball — it doesn't need to stand out too much. This basketball does stand out, and that's clearly by design.
Via Wilson:
Evo NXT dawns a fresh color, in Electric Orange, delivering better on-court visuals and detection. You will not lose sight of the ball in dark backgrounds.
It's supposed to make the basketball stand out on the court better for the players, which seems weird in a sense because NCAA games are played in well-lit arenas. But once you get to the Final Four, the games are played in massive football stadiums where depth perception can be a challenge. I imagine the brighter basketball helps in some degree there.
NCAA rules do have limitations over basketball colors:
The ball's color shall be Pantone Matching System (PMS) Orange 151, Red-Orange 173 or Brown 1535.
But the NCAA approved the basketballs obviously, so they must fall in the color range.
Fans seem to be weirded out by the bright color because it's different. But by the second weekend, we'll probably stop noticing the difference. It's just a basketball, after all.
observations from #marchmadness: the basketball is very orange. like, suspiciously orange. 🏀 #gozags pic.twitter.com/D5ofjuoZQ6
— jacqueline lambert (@jacquiejane) March 17, 2022
Did the @NCAA change the basketball since conference tournaments began? I swear it's far more orange than it was during the season.
— Vetack (@Vetack) March 16, 2022
First NCAA Tournament takeaway from me, noted college basketball expert: That basketball is ORANGE as all hell. pic.twitter.com/H2wk54M0fg
— Mike Cole (@MikeColeNESN) March 17, 2022
Is it me or is the basketball they're using in the tournament more orange than usual??? Light fluorescent orange?
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) March 16, 2022
I can't get over how orange this basketball is! It's like a little highlighter out there
— Seth Livingston (@sethlivingston_) March 16, 2022
It's not just your TV. These basketballs are extremely orange. Like safety orange camo. pic.twitter.com/RfkLKHfaUL
— Dave Wilson (@dwil) March 17, 2022
Might as well get used to it.
Source: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/march-madness-ncaa-tournament-basketballs-orange-color-reason-wilson
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