How to design a basketball singlet for your team

A basketball singlet is sleeveless, so the shape of the armhole and neck sets the look before any colour goes on. Crew and V-necks are included in the price. Sport necklines such as Apex, Razor, Crossover or Striker add A$5 and give a more modern finish.

Decide early whether you want a reversible singlet. Reversibles carry a light side and a dark side in one garment, which suits training, social competitions and clubs that play in two colours.

• ✓Two main colours, one accent. The body colour, a side panel or trim colour, and an accent for numbers and the team name.
• ✓Think light and dark. Many competitions ask teams to wear light or dark depending on the fixture. If you play in both, consider a reversible or a second set.
• ✓Use the side panels. A contrasting side panel from the armhole to the hem is the classic basketball detail and frames the body without crowding the front.
• ✓Gradients and patterns are free. Every singlet is fully sublimated, so a fade, a subtle texture or a pattern from your crest costs the same as a plain colour.

Basketball is the sport where front numbers matter most: referees and scorers read them during play. Put the number on the front and a larger one on the back, in the same font, in a colour that contrasts strongly with the area behind it.

Check your competition's rules on number sizes and allowed numbers before you send the roster, and read every name and number on the mockup before you approve it. For more on layout, see where logos, names and numbers go.

Indoor stadiums get hot. Our Classic fabric is a light 160 GSM knit, included in the price. For the most airflow, Signature Long Mesh 160 has open mesh channels and suits basketball and summer comps; Signature fabrics add A$20 and carry an anti-microbial, UPF 50+ treatment. Compare every knit in the jersey fabrics guide.

A singlet looks finished with matching shorts. Sublimated shorts start at A$56 and can carry the same side panel and trim colours. Warm-up tops and track pants in the same colours complete the bench; see team tracksuits.

If you are budgeting the whole uniform, the basketball uniform cost guide works through singlet and shorts prices for a full squad.

Pick one of our ready designs and change the colours, or send us your own idea or a reference photo. A designer sends a front and back mockup within 24 hours and you pay only after you approve it. Every singlet is made in our own factory and fully sublimated, so the design is dyed into the fabric and does not crack or peel.

Prices are list prices in Australian dollars, per piece, before the volume discount (from 5% off the first piece to 35% off at 100 or more). Delivery is included, with no GST or import charges to pay on delivery.