Gear Up for March with University Basketball Inflatables

Every March there is an annual college basketball tournament that takes place.  The tournament is bracket-style and consists of 68 teams from around the country competing to get the title of a national championship.  Custom university basketball inflatables are a great way to get your school and community excited for the annual tournament.  

The tournament consists of 4 divisions with 17 teams each.  Every year people around the country put together brackets and try to guess who will win the tournament.  The tournament typically starts in mid-March and ends in early April. 

1st Upset of the Year

The March college basketball tournament has kicked off this week and, like every year, there is already an upset.  An upset is when a lower-seeded team miraculously beats a higher-seeded team.  This year Furman University, seeded at 13, beat the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball team which was the 4^th seed. 

In 2021 we had the pleasure of working with Furman University to create a custom inflatable entryway.  The inflatable entryway consisted of two separate inflatable square tunnels that were each 30 feet long.  One of the inflatable tunnels also had two giant inflatable 3D logos on the side of the front entranceway showing off the school brand.  In total, the giant custom inflatable entryway was 60 feet long. 

Inflatable Design Group used the Pantone Matching System (PMS) to accurately match the custom inflatable entryway to Furman University’s colors.  Our team also worked with the university to customize their inflatable entryway with their logo and slogan on the front and sides of the tunnels. 

Practice All Year Long with Custom University Basketball Inflatables

Practice your basketball shoot for the annual college basketball tournament all year long with inflatable basketball shooting games customized to show off your school brand and increase school spirit.  Inflatable Design Group has many different basketball shooting games that are customizable including our inflatable free throw challenge, inflatable jump shot, and inflatable shoe pop-a-shot.

IDG’s custom inflatable free throw challenge and inflatable shoe pop-a-shot game resemble arcade basketball shooting games whereas our inflatable jump shot game gives players a more realistic free throw shooting experience.  You can read more about the difference between the three inflatable basketball shooting games in our blog that compares the three.

Regulation backboards and electronic backboards can be added to each of the three custom inflatable shooting games.  Electronic backboards keep track of every basket each participant makes and has a shot clock so participants can go for the buzzer beater.

To see how our electronic backboards are installed check out our video on YouTube.

Show Off Your School Spirit with Custom University Inflatables

Custom university-branded inflatables are a great way to show off your school spirit.  They can be used year-round to get your students, faculty, prospective students, and even the community to increase school and team spirit.  They can also be used at sporting games, or during sports events such as the annual college basketball tournament, as fun photo opportunities that fans can post to social media to show off their team spirit.

Inflatable Design Group has a large collection of university basketball inflatables that can be customized to show off your school’s spirit and get your community ready for basketball.  Some of our popular ones include our giant custom inflatable couches and inflatable logo blocks.

Both can be used all year long around campus, at various events, and on game day!  See more examples of our custom university inflatables that can help increase school spirit in our library.

Order Your University Basketball Inflatables Today!

The basketball tournament has started and we can not wait to cheer on our favorite universities and see who will win the championship! 

Email us at [email protected] to get a free quote on your university basketball inflatables and one of our sales representatives will get back to you as soon as possible.  Please keep in mind that our production time is 6+ weeks.