All Nike Basketball look for Phil Knight's 80th birthday To celebrate the Swoosh's co-founder, there will be a special tournament with all the best NCAA universities

Can you feel it? It’s been in the air for a while now. In nss’ newsroom, we’re already breathing March Madness, even if we’re just in November. But the question of the day is: “who is Phil Knight?”. Don't you know him? Well, then you’re not worth to wear a Nike shoe on your feet and you should do the “walk of shame”, just like Cersei in Game of Thrones.

“It’s never just a business. It will never be. If it will ever become just business, that would mean that business is bad”. For Swoosh father’s 80th birthday, from November 23 to 26, in Portland, Oregon - where everything began - there will be a basketball tournament with some of the best college teams that play in the NCAA like: Arkansas, Butler, Connecticut, Duke, DePaul, Florida, Gonzaga, Stato del Michigan, Carolina del Nord, Stato dell'Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Portland, Stato di Portland, Stanford e Texas. Each and every one of these teams has a legendary presence in basketball and Phil was a true teammate of their history, thanks to his brand.

 

 “History is one long processional of crazy ideas.” The uniforms will also have Phil Knight’s “black touch”, with a special edition for every college. Black is applied in some parts of the jersey, creating a special harmony for the occasion. Well, if that’s the beginning of the college year, we can’t wait for March to fly overseas.