Team shoes are an important part of basketball sneakers, especially for adidas. adidas Basketball provides shoes to many of the top colleges in the nation, as well as sponsors anywhere from 30-40 NBA players every season and with the success of the recent adiZero line of lightweight performance basketball shoes, those numbers will continue to grow. This year’s most widely worn team shoe will be the adidas adiZero Shadow. Teams like the Louisville Cardinals, Kansas Jayhawks, Tennessee Volunteers and many others will have school exclusive colorways of the adidas adiZero Shadow basketball shoe for the 2011-2012 season.

The adidas adiZero Shadow features a Sprint Web welded frame upper made up of a combination of Nubuck and/or synthetic leather. The mesh and Sprint Web combination makes the adiZero Shadow basketball shoe lightweight, breathable and supportive. A molded EVA midsole is teamed with a PU insole  to provide cushioning and comfort, while the Torsion System offers support throughout the midsole.