Basketball uniforms over the years By Loganphillips Jan 1, 1903 First ever basketball uniforms Jan 1, 1906 Men's basketball team in 1906 Jan 1, 1950 The stylish uniforms in the 1950's Jan 1, 1975 Julius Erving in the American Basketball Association(ABA) Jan 1, 1979 Larry Bird with the shortest shorts of all time!!!!! Jan 1, 1984 John Stockton in 1984! Shorts are so short! Jan 1, 1987 David Robinson. Guess what still short! Jan 1, 1990 Michael Jordan cam in clutch with long shorts! Jan 1, 1999 And from then they got baggier Jan 1, 2004 And even baggier than that Apr 26, 2017 And now they are going back to being short