The NBA All-Star Game helps shake off the post-holiday dormancy in the sneaker game each year, and the release calendar is now starting to hit its stride with March coming into focus.
Adidas‘ refreshing basketball turn is set to continue with new colorways for the AE 1 and Harden Vol. 8, while the brand’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” collaboration may be one of its greatest plays with IP yet. March will also see the launch of Kyrie Irving’s highly anticipated new shoe from Anta, while Nike has cooked up intriguing new releases for its athletes in Sabrina Ionescu and Rayssa Leal.
Coming into the new month, Footwear News takes you though all the best sneakers releasing in March. As always, this list will be updated as new information becomes available and more sneakers are revealed.
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Adidas AE 1 “Best of Adi”
Release Date: March 1
Price: $120
Anthony Edwards’ debut signature sneaker from Adidas has been widely praised and gets its fourth colorway in a classic white and black scheme some are calling “Stormtrooper.”
Release Date: March 1
Price: $160
“Metallic Navy” is one of the two original Air Jordan 1 Low colorways and is the only original colorway to feature on both the high- and low-top versions of the sneaker. It now makes its first return on the Low since 2016.
Adidas Harden Vol. 8 “Pioneer”
Release Date: March 1
Price: $160
The quietest, and perhaps thus the most versatile, of the six Harden Vol. 8 colorways shown helps ring in another big month from Adidas’ reinvigorated basketball division.
Asics x Needles Gel-NYC
Release Date: March 1
Price: $190
Cult-favorite Japanese label Needles brings its signature shade to Asics’ Gel-NYC in subtle fashion. This marks just the second time the two parties have collaborated, as they first joined forces last fall.
New Balance 610S “Linen”
Release Date: March 1
Price: $130
New Balance‘s 610 trail shoe was transformed into a slip-on for an Aminé collaboration and special-edition from the brand’s Tokyo Design Studio. Now, it gets its first in-line release with a colorway consisting predominantly of neutral tones.
Air Jordan 5 “Olive”
Release Date: March 2
Price: $225
This non-original Air Jordan 5 colorway is still a fan-favorite because its debut in 2006 marked the beginning of Jordan Brand toying with more lifestyle-oriented makeups. It’s also the first time the sneaker has ever been brought back.
Adidas Fear of God Athletics One “Clay”
Release Date: March 3
Price: $250
Fear of God’s hulking basketball sneaker made in collaboration with Adidas arrives in its third iteration and the first to deviate from black and white.
Anta Kai 1 “Artist on the Court”
Release Date: March 6
Price: $125
After being dropped by Nike near the end of 2022, Kyrie Irving is seeing his new signature sneaker line begin with Anta with a makeup utilizing Egyptian hieroglyphics and informed in part by his Native American heritage.
Nike LeBron 4 “Fruity Pebbles”
Release Date: March 7
Price: $250
Originally made as player-exclusive invoking LeBron James’ favorite cereal in 2006, the “Fruity Pebbles” LeBron 4 is releasing to the public for the first time. Because it’s now an official collaboration, the logo for the cereal is also being used for the first time.
Adidas AE 1 “Velocity Blue”
Release Date: March 8
Price: $120
Another of Anthony Edwards’ sneaker arises, this time with his favorite color taking over the entire shoe and breaking the previous pattern of two-tone renditions.
Nike Dunk Low “You Deserve Roses”
Release Date: March 8
Price: $115
Although it would have made more sense pegged to Valentine’s Day, this amorous version of the Dunk Low still counts among the more interesting for the model yet this year.
Release Date: March 9
Price: $210
The Air Jordan 4’s hit “Metallic Pack” from 2020 gets a successor with a gold edition made exclusively for women.
Nike Sabrina 1 “Oregon Ducks”
Release Date: March 14
Price: $130
Oregon alumn and WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu is one of the rare players to see a Ducks version of the sneaker go on sale the public.
Rayssa Leal x Nike SB Dunk Low
Release Date: March 19
Price: $125
Rayssa Leal, the 16-year-old skateboarding phenom from Brazil, is getting her first Dunk Low to call her own. If her success doesn’t betray her age — Leal won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics — the beads as lace dubraes may do the trick.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Adidas Superstar “Shelltoe”
Release Date: March 22
Price: $130
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and Adidas celebrate the 40th anniversary of the comic through a Superstar that takes its “Shelltoe” nickname literally. That feature has been reconfigured to look like an actual turtle shell, while the rest of the shoe is flush with additional “TMNT” detailing.
Air Jordan 9 “Powder Blue”
Release Date: March 23
Price: $210
Jordan Brand is bringing back the AJ9 in its precise shape from 1994, which, along with the OG Carolina blue colorway, will go a long way to satisfying sneakerheads steeped in their history.
Nike Air Max DN “All Night”
Release Date: March 26
Price: $160
Nike is heavily emphasizing the Air Max DN, even more so than other new models it’s launched to coincide with the annual Air Max Day celebration. Even though the DN has yet to launch globally, Supreme has already released a collaboration on it to help drum up hype.
About the Author:
Ian Servantes is a Senior Trending News Editor for Footwear News specializing in sneaker coverage. He’s previously reported on streetwear and sneakers at Input and Highsnobiety after beginning his career on the pop culture beat. He subscribes to the idea that “ball is life” and doesn’t fuss over his kicks getting dirty.
