Style Archive '08-09: Volume VI

The Style Archive, our museum of college hoops style, is in its third season on SI.com. We already have 107 exhibits on display from the past two seasons, and will be unveiling new batches throughout the tourney ...

Exhibits for '08-09: 1-5 | 6-11 | 12-16 | 17-21 | 22-26

	27. House of Pain Lucas O'Rear, 6-6 forward, Soph., Northern Iowa Classification: Ink Spotted: March 8 vs. Illinois State Notes: The Missouri Valley Conference's bruising Sixth Man of the Year sports this ode to his Irish heritage (it says "O'Rear Brothers," for he and his brother Calivin), and plans to add ink honoring his Polish blood as well.
	28. The Sidney Deane Shawn Atupem, 6-7 forward, Soph., Mount St. Mary's Classification: Wesley Snipes/Dennis Scott hair Spotted: March 11 vs. Robert Morris Notes: Atupem rocked this throwback look in the NEC championship on Wednesday night -- a game in which his team was hit with a technical for having six men on the floor. They went on to lose ... by two points.
	29. Memphimus Prime Memphis Tigers Classification: Alternate jersey Spotted: By reader Shawn Taylor Notes: Nike cooked up a new "Aerographic" jersey design for the Tigers, who got this Transformers/Tigers look as well as custom "RTL" shoes. That's a favorite John Calipari expression that stands for "Refuse To Lose."
	30. Mr. Inside-Out Matt Howard, 6-8 forward, Soph., Butler Classification: Reversed undershirt Spotted: All season long Notes: A Bulldogs fan alterted us to this earlier in the season, and we finally found photo evidence: Howard's lucky, baggy tee is always worn inside-out, as evidenced by the reversed Nike logo in the photo at left.
	31. McStockings Jerel McNeal, 6-3 guard, Sr., Marquette Classification: Leg-wrappings Spotted: March 11 vs. St. John's Notes: McNeal rocked these extended leggings for the Golden Eagles' Big East opener against St. John's, but ditched them for Thursday's loss to Villanova, in which he shot 4-of-17 from the field. Perhaps they were lucky.

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