Style Archive: Final Four Edition
After adding 40 entries in the 2010-11 regular season (installment one; installment two), and 20 more after the tournament's first week, the Style Archive is back with a four-part Final Four edition.
Part I: Now
The top 10 things spotted during the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight:
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Part II: Then
Five fantastic photos from the SI Vault, courtesy of vault-minder Andy Gray (@si_vault on Twitter):
In the 1990 NCAA tournament, Loyola Marymount players honored fallen teammate Hank Gathers, who died on March 4, 1990, in various ways. Bo Kimble shot free throws left-handed, and this unidentified player wrote tributes on his Reebok Pumps:
An unidentified Loyola Marymount player's shoe tribute to Hank Gathers. (Andy Hayt/SI)
North Carolina's Phil Ford had so much style that he even looked good while doing rehab. Here, he's icing his elbow during the 1977 NCAA tournament.
Phil Ford's elbow-icing routine in the '77 tourney. (AP)
Artis Gilmore was loved later on for his afro, but here, let's appreciate the greatness of his Jacksonville jersey, which had an inverted team/number arrangement, and an amazing yellow belt:
UCLA's Sidney Wicks grabs a rebound away from Jacksonville's Artis Gilmore. (Neil Leifer/SI)
While on the subject of basketball belts, we present Jim Ritchie and Jerry West of West Virginia. The Logo has his eyes closed, but still, it's a classic image from the 1960 tourney at Madison Square Garden.
West Virginia's Jim Ritchie and Jerry West in the 1960 NCAA tournament. (AP)
And finally, one of the greatest afros-waiting-for-rebounds shots of all-time, showing VMI's Ron Carter battling two super-styled DePaul Blue Demons:
VMI's Ron Carter, sandwiched by two DePaul afros in the 1976 tournament. (Neil Leifer/SI)
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Part III: Film
We're broadening the Archive to include non-basketball film footage from NCAA tournament sites. While these do not represent any stylistic achievements, they do document the tourney scene:
First up: North Carolina players battling at Catch Phrase in the locker room in Newark, as captured by SI's Dan Greene:
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Next, the Kansas band making its way down the San Antonio River while playing Tequila!, as captured by SI's Pablo Torre (@SIPabloTorre on Twitter):
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And finally, Florida's police escort to New Orleans Arena before the Elite Eight, as captured by yours truly from an upper-level vantage point:
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Part IV: Music
To make sure Tequila! isn't the only tune you hear today, we'll leave you with tracks that are Style Archive-approved -- the SI + Gorilla vs. Bear Tourney Playlist, which is now 17 songs deep:
1. Shabazz Palaces :: an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum
2. Family Portrait :: Other Side
3. Keep Shelly in Athens :: Hauntin' Me
4. Tennis :: Take Me Somewhere
6. Panda Bear :: Last Night At The Jetty
8. White Denim :: Anvil Everything
9. Bosco Delrey :: 20 Flight Dub
10. Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes) :: I’m Losing Myself (Feat. Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear)
12. Peaking Lights :: Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)
13. Ford & Lopatin :: Emergency Room
14. Thurston Moore :: Benediction
15. Gauntlet Hair :: I Was Thinking
17. jj :: New Work