North Carolina's Sweet 16 Jordans feature huge Rameses ram mascot

Chris Littmann

North Carolina's Sweet 16 Jordans feature huge Rameses ram mascot image

Each year, the signature Jordan takes on a different look. Some years, it's a small tweak from a previous iteration. The current shoe — the XX9 — is significantly different from its zip-up predecessor, the XX8.

One of the design cues the shoe carried through its run has been big, bold imagery on the side, starting with a massive Jumpman logo on the earliest release and even into the recent "Photo Reel" colorway.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels get the latest "big and bold" version of the Air Jordan XX9 for the Sweet 16 featuring Rameses, UNC's mascot, on the side of the shoe.

 

A photo posted by JD Lyon (@tarheelphoto) on

 

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The regular Air Jordan XX9 retails for $225, but don't count on seeing this shoe in stores.

Source: Sneaker News

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