Across the country, college basketball programs are celebrating the beginning of the 2011 season with Midnight Madness events on Friday.
VIDEO: Doc Nix, George Mason Win Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness marks the opening of the college basketball season across the country. Instead of hard-nosed first practices, it’s a time for celebration for most programs, with elaborate exhibitions and contests serving as hype builders. But sometimes, it’s the simple things -- not high-dollar giveaways or big-name concerts -- that steal the show.
Take George Mason, for instance. How does a giant, choreographed dance-off featuring band director Doc Nix, dressed in his typical ensemble, along with cheerleaders, basketball players and all sorts of other fun outfits sound? That’s what I thought.
Read Article >Rick Ross Suffers Another Seizure, Will Miss Memphis’ Midnight Madness
You can’t say Rick Ross didn’t try to make it to Memphis’ Midnight Madness. The best laid plans were undone by not one, but two seizures on Friday, each of which occurred on a plane as he traveled to Memphis. Sandwiched in between was a reassuring video from Ross on a private jet just before he took off from Fort Lauderdale.
The report comes from TMZ ... again.
Read Article >Midnight Madness: Carmelo Anthony En Route To Syracuse For Legends Game
Looks like he’s gonna make it after all. Multiple sources are confirming that Anthony is en route to Syracuse to take part in the festivities. He joins an impressive list of former Orange greats.
Read Article >Midnight Madness: Louisville’s Zach Price Injured During Red-White Scrimmage
Midnight Madness is about fun and excitement and a slow, easy transition into the college basketball season.
The freshman center, who came to Louisville as a consensus Top 150 player this season, was playing for the White team.
Read Article >Midnight Madness: Maryland, Georgetown Bringing Blasts From The Past
With Midnight Madness sweeping college campuses and arenas Friday night, two DC-area schools are trying to one-up one another in terms of big names and memorable moments that will be highlighted during the festivities.
The Maryland Terrapins would like to remind fans that they won the National Title not so long ago (2002). And so, they’re going to trot out almost everyone from that squad:
Read Article >Midnight Madness: Steve Lavin Will Miss St. John’s Festivities
St. John’s basketball coach Steve Lavin, who is recovering from prostate cancer surgery on Oct. 6, will not attend the team’s season-opening Red Storm Tip-Off event Friday night.
The Red Storm has promoted Lavin’s appearance earlier in the week. He was expected to address the crowd and join in the festivities. However, the school announced via Twitter on Friday afternoon that he would unable to attend as he continues to recover.
Read Article >How Effective is Midnight Madness As A Recruiting Tool?
The 2011-2012 college basketball season (kind of) gets underway tonight as several of the top programs across the country will hold “midnight madness” events to celebrate the start of practice. ESPNU will be airing a special from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. featuring highlights and live coverage from nine of the events.
The original justification for holding a “midnight madness” practice was probably the most pure; coaches wanted to send an early message to their players. A rugged workout at 12:01 a.m. on the first day the NCAA allowed teams to practice was the perfect vessel.
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