NCAA tournament teams bring back short shorts

Fans - perhaps those who haven't tuned in much to Rhode Island or Michigan games this season - noticed something about the teams' uniforms this season on Thursday in the first full day of the NCAA tournament.

Their shorts, seemed, well, short.

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The New York Times spoke to the Michigan squad before the game about their uniforms, which have included shorter shorters all season.

"It's a little bit of look and a little bit of comfort," Jordan Poole told the Times. "I feel more free. You don't want the ball to hit the shorts. When you've got shorts that are not blocking your knees, you feel like you can jump higher, run faster."

Many on social media also noted that Montana's Bobby Morehead (number 24) also had his shorts shorter than others.

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Look, with short shorts sometimes comes greatness.

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