The University of Delaware men's and women's basketball teams will open their pre-season practice schedules just after the stroke of midnight this Friday night, October 13, or Saturday morning, October 14 if you prefer, with their traditional Midnight Mania practice at the Bob Carpenter Center.
Admission is free.
Along with the teams taking the floor, performances by the UD Dance Team and Cheerleaders and the band Mudsplash Bullfrog highlight the festivities. Women's basketball coach Tina Martin returns two 1,000-point scorers for the first time in school history with Cindy Johnson and Danielle Leyfert back for their senior seasons. They are among three starters and seven letterwinners returning from a 21-8 team last season. The Delaware women open the exhibition season Sunday, November 5 at 1 p.m. against Asker of Norway at the Bob Carpenter Center. New Blue Hen men's basketball coach David Henderson has probably the most experienced, inexperienced team that college basketball has ever seen.