Written by Elliott Coombes \/\/ Photo by Edgar Cardiel<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students and families got into the basketball and Halloween spirit during Midnight Madness on Tuesday of \u201cI Heart HU\u201d week. Midnight Madness is an annual event Harding crafted to kick off the basketball season, as it is the last night of the school year before teams can get on the court and begin practicing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Run by Campus Life and hosted by Assistant Dean of Campus Life Logan Light, Midnight Madness took place Oct. 31 in the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. The event showcased this year\u2019s basketball teams and the supporting groups, the band and cheerleader squad, and included several games and giveaways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the things we love about the Rhodes-Reaves Field House is that we can get loud,\u201d Light said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior Hank Noblin, a student worker for Campus Life, said Midnight Madness helps students recognize the basketball players they see around campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it helps you see basketball players,\u201d Noblin said. \u201cThere are times you might have a class with them or pass them in the hallway and you would have no clue. But now you recognize that they\u2019re on the team and you get excited for the team, and it increases your chances to go see a game and increase activity and make them more excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams got to show off their team dunks, layups and rim-grabbing leaps. Accompanying them was Harding\u2019s Thundering Herd Marching Band. One band member, freshman Cooper Manning, said the band is dedicated to Harding\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI love playing pretty much everywhere we go,\u201d Manning said. \u201cOut [on] the football field [or] here, we love it when it gets loud. It gives us more energy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because this year\u2019s Midnight Madness took place on Halloween, many audience members were dressed in costumes and the activities had a relevant theme, featuring a costume contest, a broomstick relay race and musical pillows, a version of musical chairs set to spooky music. University President Mike Williams and Vice President Jean-Noel Thompson dressed as the characters Captain America and Black Panther and led the audience in the cupid shuffle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event also included a blindfolded cash grab and several ticket raffles throughout the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the highlights of the night was the social club knockout, where representatives from men\u2019s and women\u2019s social clubs shot hoops against each other for the chance to win $250 for their next function. The winning shots were made by men\u2019s social club Theta and women\u2019s social club Delta Gamma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men\u2019s basketball team will play their first game of the season Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Fort Smith, Arkansas, against Lincoln University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The women\u2019s basketball team will also play their first game Nov. 10, beginning at 1 p.m. in Emporia, Kansas, against Missouri Southern State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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