Cal Poly basketball going into stealth mode on the road this season

Cal Poly is unveiling all-black road uniforms this season. By Ray Ambler

Cal Poly’s basketball team will have a new look on the road this season. For the first time ever, their road uniforms will be black, with green trim and black letters outlined in gold.

Alternate uniforms are a concept that Mustangs athletics has embraced recently. Last season, the football team unveiled two new uniforms including an all-white road kit and a gold uniform that they have worn both at home and on the road.

Now the basketball team shucked the traditional green road jerseys in favor of the all-blacks.

I think alternate-style jerseys generally are hit and miss. These ones look pretty good. We at Fansmanship like a green/black or green/gray combination. It would be great if they could do EITHER green or black and have three total jersey types, but the black will look good. In a world where any recruiting edge must be taken advantage of, a good looking black road jersey is super cool.

Random, kind of related thought: In high school, our warm-ups were all-black and there was a swagger that went along with that. Cal Poly only lost one game inside Mott last season and any advantage they can get on the road — mental or otherwise — would be a good thing.

The all-black jerseys look good both indoors or outdoors. By Ray Ambler