{"id":5631,"date":"2018-11-19T09:50:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T14:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5631"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:29:30","slug":"umpi-basketball-starts-season-with-midnight-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/11\/19\/umpi-basketball-starts-season-with-midnight-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"UMPI Basketball Starts Season With Midnight Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The women’s basketball team poses for a picture during Midnight Madness.<\/p><\/div>\n

On Oct. 23, the crowd in the Wieden gymnasium enjoyed events by UMPI\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams as part of the annual Midnight Madness. The event, run by the UMPI athletics department and SAO, gave the crowd an opportunity to look at this year\u2019s teams. The night was filled with a dunk contest, a three-point shooting contest and crowd members were even given the chance to participate in games to win prizes.<\/p>\n

The night started at 9 p.m. with player introductions. Players from both teams then participated in a skills challenge, where they would shoot baskets, dribble their way through the court, all while being timed. A timed three-point contest followed. Finally, there was a dunk contest between members of the men\u2019s team. Frederick Crumbly would eventually win the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really liked Midnight Madness a lot more this year. I felt as if this year\u2019s energy on both teams was a lot higher and I also noticed that more students were willing to be involved in the games. I can\u2019t wait for next year\u2019s event,\u201d UMPI sophomore Brookelynn Garcia said.<\/p>\n

Members from the audience also got to participate in games on the court. A student even won an HP tablet during the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cMidnight Madness was fun! It got a lot of different groups of people to come out and show their support for the basketball teams, so that was cool to see,\u201d UMPI sophomore Madison Exferd said. \u201cThey even had a couple different skill drills that the players participated in and even got some prizes for the crowd to join in. It was an all-around great night for UMPI students!\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowd\u2019s enthusiasm filled the night. Both teams are very hopeful for this year\u2019s success of the program. Conference play for the men\u2019s team starts on Nov. 30 in the Wieden gym. The women\u2019s team starts their conference play on Nov. 30 at UMF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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