{"product_id":"custom-purple-tournament-basketball-shorts-your-numbers","title":"Custom Purple Tournament Basketball Shorts | Your Numbers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTournament Basketball Shorts That Stay Sharp After Every Wash\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are custom purple tournament basketball shorts cut from 100 percent polyester performance knit, printed in a hex-fade pattern that runs dense pink-magenta hexagons from the elastic waistband down through the thigh, dissolving into solid deep purple at the hem. Your player number sits on the lower left leg in white with a purple outline. Every detail you see, the color gradient, the number placement, the hem split, is sublimated directly into the fabric fiber. Sublimation means the dye turns to gas under heat and bonds inside the polyester, so the color lives in the weave rather than sitting on top of it. Numbers do not crack. Colors do not peel. The print that leaves our facility on game one looks exactly the same after a full season of washes. That care durability is baked into the print method, not the wash routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Sublimated Basketball Shorts Are the Easiest to Care For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoaches and team managers ask this question every season: will the numbers survive a roster of players who toss their gear straight into a bag after the buzzer? With heat-pressed or screen-printed shorts, the answer is uncertain. The ink sits on top of the polyester surface and the bond weakens each time hot water or a high dryer setting hits it. You end up with a player whose number is half-gone by the third tournament. Sublimated basketball team shorts work differently. Because the dye is bonded into the fiber at a molecular level, heat does not break it loose. Cold water and a low spin cycle are all these shorts need. There is no plastisol layer to crack, no transfer adhesive to lift, and no outline to peel away from the leg. For tournament basketball shorts that travel in a gear bag every weekend, that permanence matters. Your team's colors stay vivid from the bracket opener through the championship game, with zero touch-ups between seasons. Basketball shorts for whole team orders gain a second advantage here: every pair in the roster batch carries the same color depth, so your squad looks uniform on the court, not mismatched from different print runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Wash Your Team's Basketball Shorts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMachine cold wash, gentle or delicate cycle only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn shorts inside out before loading to protect the hex-fade surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWash with like colors, keeping purple away from pale or white items in the same load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse a mild detergent without bleach, fabric softener, or optical brighteners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove promptly after the cycle ends to prevent color transfer to other garments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDrying and Storing After Game Day\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHang dry on a wide hanger or lay flat, never tumble dry on high heat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep out of direct sunlight during storage, which can dull the pink-magenta hex detail over time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFold loosely rather than cramming into a gear bag long-term, so the hem and waistband keep their shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore in a cool, dry place between seasons, and your shorts arrive at next year's tip-off looking game-ready\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHex-Fade Design and Construction on These Tournament Shorts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is what makes this particular design distinctive. The pink-magenta hex cells print largest and most densely at the hip, directly below the wide elastic waistband. As your eye moves down the leg panel toward the knee, the hexagons shrink and thin out, blending into the solid deep-purple base through a gradient fade. The transition happens across roughly two-thirds of the leg length, so the lower hem reads as clean, uninterrupted purple. That contrast between the busy upper panel and the calm lower leg keeps the design bold without feeling chaotic when the whole squad lines up on the court. The wide elastic waistband sits flat against the hip with internal gather stitching that distributes the stretch evenly, no bunching on one side during a fast break or a defensive slide. A small side split at each hem opening adds range of motion without adding visible bulk. The shorts hit at mid-thigh on the sample model, a length that works for both hardwood games and basketball camp scrimmages. Fabric is 100 percent polyester performance knit, which pulls moisture away from the skin instead of holding it. On a full-court press in the fourth quarter, that breathability matters. These are basketball shorts built for play, not just photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Can Your Team Customize on These Shorts?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustom basketball shorts ordered through our process give your team 4 print zones to personalize: the front leg number, the back leg number, the back waistband name or team identifier, and the overall color scheme. As a basketball shorts manufacturer that works directly with coaches and athletic directors, we match colors to your school, club, or league palette, including Pantone-accurate purple shades and any accent color your branding requires. You are not picking from a fixed palette. Send us your hex code, your logo file, or a swatch, and our design team builds your mockup around it. Youth and adult sizes run across the full roster, so a single order covers every player from your smallest youth through your tallest adult starter. Wholesale basketball camp shorts orders for multiple teams or a whole league follow the same process. Our design team builds a proof for each team colorway, you approve it before a single item prints, and the full roster ships together. Teams wanting the matching jersey as well can browse our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/custom-basketball-uniforms\" title=\"custom basketball uniforms collection\"\u003ecustom basketball uniforms collection\u003c\/a\u003e for coordinated sets. You can also explore our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/custom-basketball-shooting-shirts\" title=\"matching warm-up shooting shirts\"\u003ematching warm-up shooting shirts\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/custom-basketball-hoodies\" title=\"custom basketball hoodies for the bench\"\u003ecustom basketball hoodies for the bench\u003c\/a\u003e to complete your squad's look across every game-day moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpec Sheet: What You Get With Each Pair\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric: 100 percent polyester performance knit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint method: full-dye sublimation, color bonded into fiber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor permanence: will not crack, peel, or fade with normal care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaistband: wide elastic with internal gather stitching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHem: small side split on each leg for range of motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint zones: 4 (front number, back number, back name or team ID, full color scheme)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes: youth through adult, full roster sizing available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: machine cold wash, hang dry, no bleach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCustom Sublimated Shorts Versus Stock Shorts Off a Shelf\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock shorts bought off a shelf solve one problem: speed. But they create 3 others. Numbers are heat-pressed on and start cracking by mid-season. Colors are limited to whatever the supplier ran that quarter. And every player on the roster may end up in a slightly different shade of purple when reorders arrive from different batches. Custom tournament basketball shorts eliminate all 3 issues. The color is dyed into the fiber, so batch variation is zero. Every player in the squad gets the same hex-fade gradient at the same saturation. And because the design is yours from the first mockup, the purple and pink-magenta you approve on day one is the purple and pink-magenta that arrives on every pair, every reorder, every season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTournament basketball shorts for your team start with a quote. Use the Get Team Quote button on this page or visit our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/order-form\" title=\"team order form\"\u003eteam order form\u003c\/a\u003e to send your roster size, color details, and any logo files. Your mockup and pricing arrive within 24 hours. You see the design before you pay, and our design team adjusts it until every detail is right. K2 Sportswear handles orders from a single team through wholesale quantities of 5,000 pieces or more, with bulk pricing confirmed in your quote. Have a question first? Check our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/faq\" title=\"common questions about custom uniforms\"\u003ecommon questions about custom uniforms\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"talk to our team\"\u003etalk to our team\u003c\/a\u003e directly. Send us your logo, your roster, and your colors, and we will handle the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"K2 Sportswear","offers":[{"title":"Custom Basketball Shorts","offer_id":51114134110433,"sku":"K2BBS-261021-000636-676324-65-STD","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8577\/2257\/files\/custom-purple-tournament-basketball-shorts-front.jpg?v=1792525729","url":"https:\/\/k2sportswear.com\/fr\/products\/custom-purple-tournament-basketball-shorts-your-numbers","provider":"K2 Sportswear | Custom Sports Uniforms \u0026 Apparels - K2 Sportswear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}