(Non-Monarchs) - Local college basketball happenings

[StevenHW]

My questions are afterward.

From today's Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/colleges/story/13712544p-14554970c.html

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A LOCAL LOOK AT COLLEGE BASKETBALL

By Josh Warn
Published 2:15 am PDT Friday, October 14, 2005



SAC STATE MEN

No midnight madness
• First practice: Saturday, 9:30 a.m. (closed to public)
• First exhibition game: Nov. 9 vs. Simpson College
• First regular-season game: Nov. 15, Guardians Classic vs. Samford in Austin, Texas



SAC STATE WOMEN

No midnight madness
• First practice: Saturday, 6 a.m. (closed to public)
• First exhibition game: Nov. 11 vs. Bethany College
• First regular-season game: Nov. 19 at Wyoming



UC DAVIS MEN

No midnight madness
• First practice: Saturday, 11 a.m. (open to students)
• First regular-season game: Nov. 19 at Northern Arizona



UC DAVIS WOMEN

No midnight madness
• First practice: Tonight, 7 p.m. (open to students)
• First regular-season game: Nov. 20 vs. Radford



CAL MEN

Midnight madness: Tonight, 8 p.m. (open to public)
• First practice: Saturday, 1 p.m. (closed to public)
• First exhibition game: Nov. 14 vs. Humboldt
• First regular-season game: Nov. 18 at Eastern Michigan



CAL WOMEN

Midnight madness: Tonight, 8 p.m. (open to public)
• First practice: Saturday, noon (closed to public)
• First exhibition game: Nov. 2 vs. Bay Area ProAm
• First regular-season game: Nov. 18 vs. Radford



STANFORD MEN

No midnight madness
• First practice: Tonight, 7 p.m. (closed to public)
• First exhibition game: Nov. 5 vs. Sonoma State
• First regular-season game: Nov. 19 vs. UC Irvine



STANFORD WOMEN

No midnight madness
• First practice: Saturday, 9 a.m. (closed to public)
• First exhibition game: Nov. 13, Love and Basketball
• First regular-season game: Nov. 19 vs. Long Island (Minnesota Tournament)

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"Midnight Madness"? What's that? I have heard of that term being referred to other college basketball programs, and there was a non-basketball movie from the 1980's with that same title. But I have no idea what it means. Is it a traditional ceremony at midnight? Or a pep rally?

Also, I don't understand the Stanford Women's first exhibition game. "Love And Basketball"? That's a team? Or are they going to show the movie of the name instead?

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Midnight Madness has become a gimmick to introduce the team to the student body and fans, and usually is held at midnight on the day teams are officially allowed to start formal practices for the season. I call it a gimmick because its now in some parts of the country a made-for-ESPN event.

Love and Basketball I believe is the name of a touring allstar team of former WNBA and NCAA players (mostly former NCAA players) - who play exhibition games against various college programs. I don't think DeMya played with them, might have been Frett one year, but DeMya did play for an exhibition team out of Houston that Houston Asst. coach Kevin Cook coached and I wanna say they came out and exhibitioned at Stanford one year.

 

[Purple Reign]

Also, I don't understand the Stanford Women's first exhibition game. "Love And Basketball"? That's a team? Or are they going to show the movie of the name instead?

"Love and Basketball" AHHHHHH, one of my favorite movies. With Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps. Great basketball movie, check it out if you have not seen it