Nike Vandal High Black Fives were launched as a special edition for the Brooklyn Smart Set during 1907-08 Colored Basketball World Champions. This particular edition was introduced in the year 1905 and it was fashioned with accumulating the original officially planned all black basketball team that made its debut in the year 1907. Soon after that year this basketball team joined the Olympian Athletic League along Marathon Athletic Club and St Christopher Club. Smart Set associates came from a tight knit circle of wealthy and well educated Africa Americans who inhabited in pre-dominantly white Stuyvesant Heights sector of Brooklyn. These players were nicknamed as The Grave Diggers as they were not just prima donnas instead they completely dominated the other black fives. This Smart Set Athletic Club the Colored World basketball Championships for two consecutive years in 1907-08 and 1908-09. They also won the Olympian Athletic League Championship title; this clear dominance earned them the name “The Grave Diggers”.

The latest product of Vandal Supreme High shoes were launched in the year 1984 and remained as one of the best retro basketball shoes till the year 1987. These models were among the top most products mostly popular among the adults who revealed the glorious days of youth. The Nike Vandal High Retro Black Fives Edition Basketball Shoes come in flint Grey/Midnight Navy-University Blue and even in White/Anthracite/Black colors. The retro styling of the Mens Nike Vandal High features a luxurious leather upper that delivers smoothness and supportive looks. An EVA midsole provides durable and stable cushioning where as the rubber cup sole cushions the ride and cradles the foot. This retro Mens basketball shoes features a leather upper with a Velcro strap for additional support.