Coupeville Sports

The ’72-’73 Wolves in their prime. (Photo courtesy Moose Moran)

Off to the state tourney for the ’75-76 Wolves. (Photo courtesy Bill Jarrell)

   Flash forward to the early ’90s and we’re in color … but still in short shorts. (Photo courtesy the Randy King Archives)

Old school basketball, when fundamentals out-ruled showy theatrics, are known for one thing above all else.

Short shorts.

Today, when the shorts sometimes are so long and flowing they could pass as dresses, it might be hard for some to remember there was a time when basketball was a game of exposed thighs.

Take a trip in the Wayback Machine with these three photos — two from the ’70s and one from the early ’90s — and marinate in the sartorial beauty of it all.