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Glance down at the footwear the players are lacing up for March Madness and many are wearing a version of a low-top sneaker (with the occasional mid-cut throw in). It’s a way to put their fastest, most comfortable, foot forward, especially since studies are inconclusive on whether high tops actually do what they were intended to do prevent sprained ankles. High tops had been a familiar sight since the dawn of Converse’s Chuck Taylors a century ago.