The Nike Dunk arrived in the 1985 to 1986 college basketball season alongside Nike’s College Colors Program, built around the idea of being true to your school. It left the spotlight until skaters found it at discount stores in ... The Nike Dunk arrived in the 1985 to 1986 college basketball season alongside Nike’s College Colors Program, built around the idea of being true to your school. It left the spotlight until skaters found it at discount stores in the 1990s, and in the early 2000s Nike re-engineered it as the Dunk Low Pro SB, adding tongue padding and extra structure. That court-to-skate path is why the Nike Dunk Low and the Nike Dunk High still read as basketball shoes and skate shoes at once. View more