{"id":530323,"date":"2017-03-21T18:36:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T22:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=530323"},"modified":"2017-05-24T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:06:49","slug":"day-sneaker-history-mike-bibby-debuts-nike-air-foamposite-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/day-sneaker-history-mike-bibby-debuts-nike-air-foamposite-one\/","title":{"rendered":"This Day in Sneaker History \/\/ Mike Bibby Debuts the Nike Air Foamposite One"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day in sneaker history 20 years ago, a freshman by the name of Mike Bibby debuted perhaps the most important shoe in basketball history with no ties to Michael Jordan. The Nike Air Foamposite One<\/strong> — designed by Eric Avar for Penny Hardaway — was seeded early to the Lute Olsen-coached squad, with players getting a chance to preview the latest innovation from the Advanced Product Engineering department at the Swoosh.<\/p>\n

While teammates like Jason Terry would later rock the model on the hardwood, it was Bibby that brought them out for the Sweet 16 matchup against Paul Pierce and his\u00a0top ranked team in the nation<\/a>, the Kansas Jayhawks. Bibby would lead the Wildcats in scoring and assists, with 21 and 5, respectively, as they knocked off the 1 seed in stunning upset fashion.<\/p>\n