#1 Illinois Fighting Illini Youth Lightweight Basketball Jersey Orange

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About this Illinois Fighting Illini No. 1 jersey

For Illinois Fighting Illini kids, the Orange youth basketball jersey is printed and sleeveless throughout, cut to their own proportions rather than full adult length.

• TeamIllinois Fighting Illini
• Jersey numberNo. 1
• SportCollege basketball
• FitYouth
• ColorOrange
• ConstructionPressed graphics
• MaterialPolyester mesh

Game day, and the rest of the week

Parents who buy one Illinois Fighting Illini jersey for a kid usually end up buying a second the following year. The first one gets worn until it needs replacing, which says more than any size label. Sizing up is not the point; wearing it out, game day after game day, is what parents are actually after.

How it is made

Nothing on the Illinois Fighting Illini garment scratches, presses into the skin, or leaves a line after a long afternoon. The finish leaves no raised thread and no hard edge at the neck, the shoulders, or along the numerals, so it stays comfortable against bare skin on a warm day. That is a small thing that shows up every time it is worn.

Washing and everyday wear

Turn it inside out, wash it cold with the rest of the laundry, and hang it to dry — nothing special needed. Keep the iron away from the pressed graphics, and fold it like any other shirt between games. The Illinois Fighting Illini jersey asks for no looking after beyond that.

Questions buyers ask

• How is the design applied to this Illinois Fighting Illini jersey?

  The numerals and letters on this Illinois Fighting Illini jersey are heat-pressed onto the Orange fabric, so the surface stays smooth with no raised edge. It is a lighter garment for it, and the color reads evenly across the whole design.

• Can this Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball jersey go in the dryer?

  Low heat is fine, but this Illinois Fighting Illini jersey dries fast on a hanger after a cold, inside-out wash, so the dryer is optional. Keep the iron away from the pressed graphics — that is the one part of the Orange finish that asks for care.

• Does this Illinois Fighting Illini jersey fit true to size?

  The Illinois Fighting Illini youth cut runs true to size with room for a T-shirt underneath. Buyers who want a looser game-day fit, or who plan to layer it in cold weather, usually go one size up. The shoulders sit close and the hem falls at hip level.

• Whose name is on the back of this Illinois Fighting Illini jersey?

  Nobody's — the back of this Illinois Fighting Illini jersey stays plain in the Orange colorway, with the pressed team graphics on the front carrying the look. That makes it a safe pick for fans who do not want a name that leaves when rosters turn over.

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