March Madness - What's with the really long shorts?

I love basketball - I enjoy watching it and playing it. I mainly follow the Golden State Warriors and the NBA. But every March I let myself get caught up in the NCAA madness. I caught a few games and in each one I saw, one thing bothered me...why are the shorts so long? Granted basketball shorts seem to have gotten longer by a half an inch every year but it seems college shorts are incredibly long and longer than NBA shorts.

I mean, they are like capris on these guys where it goes way past the knee. It's even better when someone wears their socks high so you don't see any leg at all. You might as well be wearing pants. The picture to the right is one example, but it's pretty representative of what uniforms look like these days in the men's college game. We're talking about basketball players - men that are taller than most and here they are with shorts clearly made to be longer than ever. And not only are they long, they're loose and super flowy. At some points I watched to see whether anyone's shorts would fall. It makes the guys look dwarfed in their uniforms. Personally, I would find shorts that go far past my knees to feel annoying while I run.

I wonder if the extra fabric has increased the cost of these shorts. Who decided that this was a really good look?