14-Feb-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant

Following up a preview of Oak Hill Academy’s Jordan Brand special make-up shoes last month is a set of player exclusives for St. Patrick High School in New Jersey. The St. Patrick Celtics team has been wearing the Jordan 16.5, Jordan Icons, Jordan Ol’ School III, and Jordan Hallowed Ground this season. Continue reading for closer looks at the shoes.
08-Feb-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant

Jordan Brand has created special make-up colorways in the Jordan 16.5 and Jordan Hallowed Ground for the University of California-Berkeley, much like the Georgetown Hoyas 16.5 and Hallowed Ground pairs. The Golden Bears shoes feature a White base with Yale Blue and California Gold team color accents. No word yet on any official release. Continue reading for more images of the Cal Bears player edition shoes.
18-Jan-2010
Posted by : John Brilliant


Jordan Brand has unveiled a set of player exclusive colorways for Virginia’s Oak Hill Academy – home to former student-athletes such as Carmelo Anthony, Jerry Stackhouse, and current SLAM coverboy Brandon Jennings, among others. The featured line-up includes “OAK HILL” branded Jordan Melo M6, Jordan Icons, Jordan Hallowed Ground (which we previewed last September here), and the Jordan 16.5. Continue reading for additional images of the shoes.
14-Dec-2009
Posted by : John Brilliant

Jordan Brand gives us an up-close look at one of the team shoes the Georgetown Hoyas are wearing this NCAA season. Using the Jordan 16.5 model – a mashup of the Air Jordan XVI and XVII – this particular style features the Georgetown logo embroidered on the tongue along with “GTOWN” stitched into the lateral heel. The shoe is draped in Black, White, Blue, and Silver – in line with the school’s official team colors. Continue reading for more detailed shots of the Jordan 16.5 Georgetown-exclusive edition.
13-Nov-2009
Posted by : John Brilliant

Following the official unveiling of the Air Jordan 2010 with Jordan Brand announcing Dwyane Wade as the first accredited endorsee of the flagship shoe, onlookers wanted to know what shoes D-Wade would be wearing in last night’s Miami Heat game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The answer? Jordan 16.5 special make-ups in Heat home colors. Continue reading for more photos of Wade in the shoes from last night’s game.
28-Oct-2009
Posted by : John Brilliant

Last month, Dwyane Wade held a summit with his numerous endorsement partners to formulate his marketing game plan for the current season. The Florida Sun Sentinel just posted a solid interview with Wade, asking him about his thoughts on the transfer within the Nike, Inc. organization from Converse to Jordan Brand, what shoes he’ll be wearing this NBA season, and whether or not he’ll have his own signature shoe at Jordan Brand (Flash: Wade deflects, but you can bank it’s already in the works…). Continue reading for the full interview transcript with Dwyane Wade.