{"id":51227,"date":"2026-07-09T05:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/51227\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:03:32","slug":"first-look-at-tennessees-summitt-blue-adidas-basketball-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/51227\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Tennessee&#8217;s Summitt Blue Adidas basketball jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 8, 2026, 11:32 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tennessee and Adidas began a <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/football\/2025\/08\/13\/tennessee-vols-athletics-reaches-10-year-partnership-with-adidas\/85647786007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10-year partnership<\/a> on July 1. Adidas serves as the official footwear, uniform, apparel and sideline partner of Tennessee athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On Wednesday, the Lady Vols released their Adidas Summitt Blue basketball uniforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In 2022, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Title IX, University of Tennessee athletics updated its brand standards and renamed the blue accent color historically associated with the Lady Vols to Summitt Blue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t be more excited to launch our new partnership with Adidas,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/lady-vols\/2026\/07\/02\/kim-caldwell-discusses-tennessee-lady-vols-basketball-adidas\/90784264007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">third-year Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell said<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s a global brand that is part of the incredible history of Tennessee athletics, recognizes the strength of our brand and is committed to investing in the future of our student-athletes and programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;We&#8217;re proud to rep the three stripes and unite in building on to the incredibly successful era our department is experiencing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Adidas returns as Tennessee&#8217;s partner after serving as an apparel provider from 1995 through June 30, 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tennessee released photos on Wednesday of its Summitt Blue uniform and are below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/lady-vols\/2026\/05\/24\/2026-tennessee-lady-vols-basketball-transfer-portal-class-photos\/90243299007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - PHOTOS: 2026 Lady Vols basketball transfer portal class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783573412_97_89514554007-usatsi-24776442.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow Vols Wire on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolsWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VolsWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"July 8, 2026, 11:32 a.m. ET Tennessee and Adidas began a 10-year partnership on July 1. 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