Ken Black talks with Keith Houlemard, who is an original member of Nike Organized Team Sports and longtime friend to Ken. In a conversation centered around Nike’s early collaboration in the world of college basketball, they tell stories from their meetings with legendary coaches like Coach K of Duke, Big John Thompson of Georgetown, and Dean Smith of North Carolina. In addition, they break down specific uniform design choices from each of those schools and more.

During this episode, Ken and Keith mention many other Nike team members as well as the people they met and designed for along the way. Here is a complete list of those mentioned.

David Bond ("Boot") - Basketball Footwear PLM

Doug Reed - Apparel/Football PLM

Angela Snow - VP Head of Product Graphic Design Department

Devon Burt - Apparel Creative Director

Don Remlinger - Footwear Executive

PJ Carlisimo - Head Basketball Coach Seton Hall University

John Thompson - Head Basketball Coach Georgetown University

FootLocker - Big Nike Retail Partner

Jim Boeheim - Head Basketball Coach Syracuse University

Mary Finlan - John Thompson's Chief of Staff at Georgetown

Phil Knight - Nike founder and Chairman

Goodman & Sons - Uniform Manufacturer in Pasadena, California

Delong Manufacturing - Uniform Manufacturer in Grinell, Iowa

Patrick Ewing - Georgetown and NBA Basketball Legend

Tinker Hatfield - Footwear OG Designer

Michael Jordan - The GOAT

Michael Morrow - Apparel Product Graphics Creative Director

Derek Coleman - Syracuse Hall of Fame Basketball Player

John Chaney - Temple Basketball Head Coach

Othello Harrington - Georgetown Center

Allen Iverson - Georgetown and NBA Hall of Famer

Jeff Capel - Duke Guard

Coach K - GOAT Duke Basketball Coach

Eric Lautenbach - Nike College Basketball Sports Marketing OG

Mickey Kryzewski - Coach K's Wife

Janett Nichol - OTS Basketball Apparel Designer

Lute Olson - Head Basketball Coach University of Arizona

Ray Allen - UCONN and NBA Legend

Michael Scheible - OTS Graphic Designer

Seton Hall University

Duke University

University of North Carolina 

Syracuse University

University of Connecticut

St. Johns University

North Carolina A&T University

University of Michigan

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