Jordan Brand adds another Air Jordan 14 PE to its 2026 run of college exclusives, this time for the Cincinnati Bearcats. The pair continues a recent wave of Air Jordan 14 designs for colleges, as Jordan sponsored basketball programs reveal exclusive colorways based on team identity. Cincinnati joins a group that already includes SDSU, Howard, Florida, and UNC, adding another college-focused version of the Air Jordan 14.
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The Air Jordan 14 Cincinnati Bearcats PE uses a charcoal grey suede upper with an ashy finish, giving the shoe a clean, smoky base. The neutral upper separates Cincinnati from many of the other college Air Jordan 14 PEs, which have leaned heavily into blue or red. The suede gives the pair a premium texture while keeping the colorway direct and restrained.
Black details sharpen the design across the tongue, laces, sockliner, heel tab, and outsole. Red accents bring in the Bearcats identity through the midsole, outsole, and branding hits. The heel tab carries red Jumpman and 23 branding, while the midsole adds another red detail beneath the grey upper. Metallic silver appears on the midfoot shank, and carbon fiber detailing remains part of the model’s familiar construction.
The main Cincinnati update appears at the collar. Jordan Brand replaces the usual Jumpman on the Ferrari-inspired shield badge with the Bearcats logo, giving the PE its clearest school-specific feature. The change keeps the Air Jordan 14 structure intact while giving the pair a direct link to the university.
Jordan Brand has released only eight public Air Jordan 14 pairs in three years, while its college programs have pushed the silhouette through recent PEs. Cincinnati, one of the original Jordan-sponsored schools selected by Michael Jordan in 1997, returned to Jordan Brand in 2023. Since then, the Bearcats have shown exclusives including the Jordan 40, Tatum 4, and Luka 4. The Air Jordan 14 Cincinnati Bearcats PE continues that run with a neutral suede build and will remain exclusive to the team.
