{"id":509372,"date":"2026-01-11T21:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/509372\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:43:19","slug":"7-7-mens-basketball-to-unveil-houston-blue-uniforms-on-tuesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/509372\/","title":{"rendered":"#7\/7 Men\u2019s Basketball to Unveil Houston Blue Uniforms on Tuesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Houston Blue uniforms, Ramon Walker Jr, Emanuel Sharp\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-right\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Walker_Sharp5.jpeg\" style=\"display:inline-block; margin-bottom:10px; margin-left:10px; float:right\" width=\"420\"\/>HOUSTON \u2013<\/strong> For the second straight season, the University of Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball program will wear <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> during a home game inside Fertitta Center.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe seventh-ranked Cougars will unveil their 2025-26 <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> uniforms against Big 12 Conference-rival West Virginia with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, inside Fertitta Center. For the first time, Houston will wear primarily white uniforms with <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> as an accent color.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAll fans are encouraged to join the fun and wear their Houston Blue merchandise to Tuesday&#8217;s game. <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> merchandise will be available to purchase inside the Team Shop in Fertitta Center.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUniversity of Houston Athletics, in paying homage to the City of Houston, adopted <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> into its uniform selections with teams wearing commemorative uniforms on select occasions.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> made its Men&#8217;s Basketball debut during the 2024-25 season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the Fall 2024, Houston Football sported <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> uniforms against in-state rival Baylor inside TDECU Stadium. Houston Volleyball unveiled its new <strong>Houston Blue<\/strong> jerseys against Texas Tech while Houston Women&#8217;s Golf wore its colors early during its Fall season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>HOUSTON BLUE in the BAYOU CITY<\/strong><br \/>\nHouston Blue&#8217;s history in the Bayou City includes a decorated history inside \u2013 and outside \u2013 the sports arena.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the early 1920s, the City of Houston&#8217;s original street markers were installed as light blue, and white tiles were fitted into drying cement curbs, with approximately 4,000 still in existence today.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn the 1960s, the Houston Police Department began using the color on their cars.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Houston Buffs, the city&#8217;s minor league baseball team (eventually replaced by the Colt .45s in 1962), sported blue lettering on white or gray jerseys. In 1960, the team wore blue caps with a white &#8220;H&#8221; on the front. In 1961, their jerseys featured light blue lettering.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>MERCHANDISE<\/strong><br \/>\nFans can find merchandise in person and online through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3YBuHiO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Houston Bookstore<\/a><\/strong>. Apparel also is available at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4rNQSj3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston-area Academy Sports + Outdoors<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49MgMN4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DICK&#8217;S Sporting Goods<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Nfmiiy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rally House<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4psVYjc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nike<\/a><\/strong> as well as in the Fertitta Center Team Shop on game days.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFans can also find the merchandise at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49uE4Wm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fanatics<\/a><\/strong> (e-commerce only). For more information on officially licensed retailers and points of sale, visit uh.edu\/houston-blue.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Houston Blue collection available at retailers includes replica jerseys, mini helmets, men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s short and long-sleeve t-shirts, hats, polos, hoodies, \u00bc zips and clear stadium bags.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>BUY TICKETS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4mggYr2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Single-game home tickets<\/strong><\/a> for all games inside Fertitta Center are now on sale, and fans are encouraged to purchase quickly while supplies last. The two-time defending Big 12 Conference Champions, Houston will play host to eight more conference games in 2025-26.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFans interested in purchasing group tickets may <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/form\/94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>complete this form<\/strong><\/a> to be contacted by a member of the Houston Athletics Tickets Sales staff.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nNon-season ticket holders interested in purchasing season tickets are invited to place their names on the Season Ticket Wait List <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43pqXCU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>by clicking here<\/strong>.<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>SUPPORT YOUR COOGS<\/strong><br \/>\nFans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball by <a href=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>providing NIL opportunities<\/strong><\/a> and by <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougarpride.com\/membership-center\/giving-opportunities\/sport-specific-clubs\/50-50-club\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>joining the 50-50 Club<\/strong><\/a>, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>STAY CONNECTED<\/strong><br \/>\nFans can receive updates by following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/UHCougarMBK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>@UHCougarMBK<\/strong><\/a> on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking\u00a0<strong>LIKE<\/strong>\u00a0on the team&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarMBK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UHCougarMBK<\/strong><\/a> or by visiting the team&#8217;s Instagram page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/UHCougarMBK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UHCougarMBK<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 For the second straight season, the University of Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball program will wear Houston Blue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":509373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-509372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-texas","10":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115878652288010769","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}