Midnight Madness Returns on Friday Night

From Stuart Kaufman, Sports Information:

Keene State will hold its annual Midnight Madness celebration at Spaulding Gym on Friday night, October 23. Members of the College and Keene community are encouraged to attend. Doors are scheduled to open at 10:30 p.m., with festivities getting under way at 11. The first 1,800 students that come through the door will receive a specially designed Madness t-shirt.

Program highlights include unusual contests, incredible prizes and giveaways, and performances by the KSC cheerleading and dance squads, all leading up to the introduction of this year’s men’s and women’s basketball teams at the stroke of midnight. Prizes include a pair of $10,000 shots, airline vouchers, iPod and computer giveaways, a $300 Synergy gift certificate, and bookstore and meal-plan awards. “It’s like the Keene State version of Let’s make a Deal,” said KSC women’s basketball coach Keith Boucher.

Following the games, the Keene State men’s and women’s basketball teams take the floor and entertain the crowd with slam dunk and shooting contests. Midnight Madness is sponsored by KSC athletics, the Lloyd P. Young Student Center, the Vice-President’s Office for Student Affairs, and Keene State Student Government.