As Native American Heritage Month kicks off, so soon approaches Florida State Seminoles basketball season — a month that’s been intertwined since 2013, when FSU first donned the turquoise N7 uniforms designed to pay homage to the relationships between different tribes and universities associated with them.
From a 2018 Nike press release:
For the last seven years, turquoise jerseys have graced courts across college basketball as part of Nike N7 and its celebration of Native American Heritage Month. As the partnership between Nike N7 and select collegiate programs enters its eighth season, the color turquoise — the color of fellowship in Native culture — has developed its own legacy among these schools and their local communities, and that’s about more than just an eye-catching uniform.