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Most basketball clubs don't lose money on custom basketball kit because of the kit itself. They lose it on timing. Registering colours after the deadline... Ordering enough for the exact squad size with no room for the late joiners... Picking the cheaper print method and reordering it eighteen months later. Get the decisions right before you order, and a basketball kit is a one-conversation job. Get them wrong, and you're refunding a sponsor or explaining to a parent why home and away kits clash with every opponent.
Here's what actually catches clubs, schools and universities out - and how to avoid it.
Mistake 1: Registering colours after 31 August
If you're a Basketball England-affiliated club, your first-choice colours have to be registered before 31 August, along with your squad numbers and any sponsor logos. Miss it, and you're stuck negotiating a colour clash with whichever club registered first, sometimes mid-season. This is the one deadline in this whole guide that has nothing to do with us and everything to do with getting your paperwork in before pre-season training starts, not after.
If you're a school or university team, you won't hit this rule directly, but BUCS competitions and inter-school fixtures still expect distinct home and away colours, so it's worth locking in your palette on the same timeline anyway.
Mistake 2: Ordering to the squad you have today, not the squad you'll have in January
Clubs consistently order exactly enough vests for their current roster, then scramble in January when two new players show up mid-season. As we keep your designs on file, a reorder is a five-minute job on our end.
That's really the practical case for ordering from a supplier with no minimum for re-orders. It's about being able to add two shirts in January without paying for a batch of twelve you don't need.
"Great communication with the team at My Club, who helped us finalise the design for our school's Basketball team. The kit arrived quickly and looks amazing!"
- Maayane, Trustpilot
That's roughly how a school basketball order actually goes. A design finalised with our team, sizes confirmed against a size run, and ASAP delivery. It's a smaller job than a full club kit-out, but the sequence - design, confirm, produce, deliver - is the same as your first order.
Mistake 3: Choosing print over sublimation to save the upfront cost
Vinyl transfer is cheaper per shirt at the point of sale. It's also the reason a lot of clubs are reordering kit after one season instead of three. Vinyl sits on top of the fabric, so it cracks and peels with washing and stretching. Basketball kit gets washed and stretched more than most sports' due to the frequency of games and the amount of skin-to-fabric contact on court.
Sublimation printing works the design into the fibre itself, so it can't peel off it. It costs more per unit upfront, but it will last more then one or two seasons. If a supplier is quoting you meaningfully less than everyone else for a "custom" kit, ask which method they're using before you compare prices - you're not comparing like for like.
"My Club was a great choice for bringing our basketball jerseys to reality. If you need nice uniforms, they're based in the UK :). I totally recommended it... Thank you My Club."
- Victoria, Trustpilot
Mistake 4: Leaving the order until September (or January)
Lead times for custom basketball kit typically run 5-6 weeks outside peak periods, stretching longer when the design is complex or you're ordering right as everyone else is - which, for basketball, means late August and early January, exactly when Mistake 1 and Mistake 2 are also happening. Rush orders are possible once artwork and sizes are locked, but "possible" isn't the same as "on time for your first fixture." If your season starts in September, get sizes and artwork confirmed in July.
Mistake 5: Only planning for match day
A vest and a pair of shorts covers the starting five on match day. It doesn't cover warm-ups, travel, bench players who need to look like part of the squad, or the reversible set that some junior leagues use. A full kit-out that doesn't get revisited every season usually includes:
- Match vests: home and away, with crest, sponsor and player names
- Basketball shorts: coordinating colours to match
- Reversible kits: for training, scrimmages, and junior leagues that require a light/dark option
- Shooting shirts and training wear: practice vests, hoodies, tracksuit tops for travel
- Accessories and bags: kit bags and coach apparel, so the staff look like part of the same team
Plan for all of it at once, even if you order it in stages, so the whole squad - not just the first five - looks and washes the same way all season.
Designing kit that's actually yours
Colours, crest, nickname and sponsor logos are what make a kit recognisable as your team's rather than a template with your name added. Our online kit builder handles this in five steps: pick a base template, set your main and contrast colours, upload crest and sponsor artwork, add player names and numbers, then review a full digital mockup before anything goes into production. No design fees, and nothing goes to print until you've approved what you see.
Fabric and fit for a September–April season
Basketball in the UK is played indoors, but "indoors" ranges from a warm sports hall to a cold community centre, across a season that runs from September through to April. We offer two fabric options for exactly that range:
- 140gsm Polyester Interlock or Polyester Pindot - breathable, lighter, better ventilation for high-intensity games
- 280gsm Polyester Interlock or Polyester Pindot - our reversible range - slightly warmer, offering two kits in one
Fit runs from youth to adult sizes, with women's cuts (narrower shoulders, shorter torso) available, in sizes XS to 4XL. If you're ordering for a full squad for the first time, request a sample size set before committing to the whole run - getting sizing wrong is the other reason clubs end up reordering sooner than planned.
Who this actually serves
- Schools and colleges: budget-focused sets, minimal customisation, fabric that survives rough use across multiple year groups
- Universities: premium sublimated kits with full branding and multiple sponsor placements - see our dedicated university kit page
- Grassroots clubs: consistent designs across age groups, with staggered ordering and easy mid-season top-ups
- Corporate and recreational leagues: kit that looks properly put-together without a club-level budget
Whichever category you're in, we assign an account manager once you're ordering at squad scale, so your designs, colours and sizing stay on file for every future reorder.
See our full custom basketball kit range!
What it actually costs, and why the cheap option isn't cheaper
Basketball jerseys start from £20.25 excluding VAT, with wholesale pricing kicking in on larger orders. But the number that matters more than the unit price is cost per season worn. A cheap vinyl-printed jersey that cracks and fades after one season costs more per wear than a sublimated kit that's still presentable in year three - you're just paying for it in a second order instead of a warranty claim. Sponsor logos, integrated at no extra design cost, are also worth treating as a budget line rather than an afterthought: several clubs use sponsorship specifically to offset the upfront cost of moving to a better fabric or print method.
Aftercare that protects the investment
However good the print, kit lasts longer with basic care: wash inside out at 30°C, skip the fabric softener (it degrades moisture-wicking performance), air dry rather than tumble dry on high, and never iron directly over a printed area. None of this is complicated, but it's the difference between a sublimated kit lasting three seasons and lasting two.
Getting started
Gather your squad list, sizes, colour preferences, league rules and sponsor details, then either open the kit builder and have a design ready in under ten minutes, or request a quote and talk it through with an account manager if you're managing multiple teams. We work with UK and European basketball clubs, schools and universities, and - as the deadlines above make clear- the biggest favour you can do your squad is starting that conversation months before you need the kit, not weeks.
