Friday night was Midnight Madness across the country, celebrating the first moment NCAA basketball teams could hold an official practice. Here is how some of the top programs celebrated.
Kentucky — Fans were wowed by a dunk contest, three-point competition and head coach John Calipari setting a world record for NCAA violations in 10 minutes.
Duke — Players participated in a charge-taking competition.
Louisville — Door prizes included season tickets, a signed basketball and, for one lucky female fan, a private dinner at Porcini Restaurant with head coach Rick Pitino.
Kansas — Jayhawks basketball players competed with Jayhawks football players in boxing.
UConn — Head coach Jim Calhoun interacted with fans by asking them to help him come up with new ways to cuss out and belittle his players. The first fan to make a freshman cry was awarded season tickets.
Villanova — Head coach Jay Wright pumped up the crowd by sharing his Top 10 style tips.
Illinois — Michael Jordan, father of guard Jeffrey Jordan, spoke for an hour about how awesome he is. Then head coach Bruce Weber had his players compete shirts-and-skins for loose balls while the homoerotic images of famed photographer Bruce Weber flashed on the Jumbotron above.
North Carolina — Head coach Roy Williams brought back great players in Kansas Jayhawks history and then tried to lead the crowd in singing the Kansas Jayhawks fight song.
Gonzaga — Former star Adam Morrison was welcomed back and current players took turns dunking on him.
West Virginia — Once festivities began at midnight, head coach Bob Huggins quickly led everyone back out of the gym and into downtown Morgantown for a pub crawl until 2:00 a.m.
Penn State— Fans were treated to Penn State players recreating famous plays in Penn State football history.
Memphis — An effigy of John Calipari was set on fire, then everyone in attendance lined up and took turns urinating on it until the flames were out. Then it was re-lit and everyone queued again to spit on it.
