Midnight Madness is an event at SVC that showcases the athletes for the upcoming basketball season. This year, the event took place on October 14, beginning at 11:30pm. It started off with a scrimmage between students and faculty/coaches, and was followed by a 3-point shooting contest between men’s basketball player, Rohan Piple, and women’s basketball player, Kyra Bruesewitz. Then they kicked off the basketball team scrimmages by having a short scrimmage with the women’s team, and another with the men’s team. It was a fun night with a great turn out. By the looks of it, it’s going to be a great season for our winter athletes.

During the event they even had a free-throw contest to get the fans up and involved with the event! If you made a free-throw, you got a free sub to enjoy while you watched the basketball game. The crowd went crazy all night whenever someone made a good move; I hope that was a preview of how the crowd will be during the season. During the student/faculty/coaches scrimmage,former basketball athlete, Deshawn Hamlet, dunked on someone which caused a roar through the gym. People love to see the athletes showing off their impressive moves.

This year, both of our basketball teams are expected to have a successful season, so show some support and come to the games! Nothing is better than having the stands full, cheering on your SVC mountaineers. The louder, the better; don’t miss out on the fun!