words // Zack Schlemmer
Syracuse basketball has been synonymous with Nike since the days of the Dunk, when the university was one of the select few teams across the nation to receive their own colorway of the now iconic model in 1985. All these years later, the Orangemen are still lacing up some of the freshest kicks across the nation—especially if you're a fan of the color orange.
In between the Dunk and current kicks like the "Gumbo League" KD VI worn by Tyler Ennis in the team's shocking loss to Dayton in this year's tournament, Syracuse has laced up some of the best kicks ever seen on the NCAA court. Included in the arsenal are the original Air Jordan XI, Zoom Flight '95, Air Flightposite, Zoom GP and even the Air Speed Turf trainer famously worn by John Wallace back in 1996 (you'll also see another classic trainer worn a few years earlier).
Check out all of the best kicks worn 'Cuse as we continue our March Madness retrospective of the top sneaker school in NCAA basketball history.
Pearl Washington - Nike Dunk
Derrick Coleman - Nike Dunk, Rony Seikaly - Air Force 2 Low
Billy Owens - Nike Air Force III
Billy Owens - Nike Air Force STS
Dave Johnson - Air Trainer SC
Lawrence Moten - Air Force Max
Jucious Jackson - Air Jordan IX
Michael Lloyd - Air Max2 CB
Air Jordan XI, Air DVST8, Zoom Flight '95
Otis Hill - Air Max Uptempo
John Wallace - Air Speed Turf
John Wallace - Air Speed Turf, Teammates in Zoom Flight '95 and Air Jordan XI
Jason Cipolla - Air Penny II
Jason Hart - Air Max CW
Jason Hart - Air MZ3
Jason Hart - Zoom GP
Jason Hart - Air Jordan XII
Jason Hart - Air Flightposite
Etan Thomas - Air Flightposite
Tony Bland - Vis Zoom Uptempo
Allen Griffin - Air Jordan 6 Retro
DeShaun Williams - Air Flightposite III
Josh Pace - Shox VC II
Carmelo Anthony - Zoom Ultraflight
Hakim Warrick - Air Jordan XIX
Josh Pace - Air Jordan 12 Retro
Josh Pace - Air Jordan 18.5
Louie McCroskey - Air Max CB 94
Billy Edelin - Air Jordan Melo 1.5
Louie McCroskey - Air Penny IV
Eric Devendorf - Hyperdunk, Johnny Flynn - LeBron 6
Johnny Flynn - Air Jordan 8 Retro
Johnny Flynn - Zoom Flight '95
Paul Harris and Johnny Flynn - Hyperdunk
Scoop Jardine - Zoom Soldier III
Rick Jackson - Air Jordan 2 Retro
Air Jordan 11 Retro, Zoom Kobe 6, Zoom KD IV, Hyperdunk Low
Dion Waiters - Zoom Kobe 6 iD
Dion Waiters - Air Jordan 3 Retro
Kobe 8 BHM, KD VI
C.J. Fair - Air Jordan 11 Retro
Hyperdunk 2013, Air Jordan XX8 SE
Tyler Ennis - KD VI All-Star "Gumbo League"
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