Friday, October 12, 2001
College basketball starts at midnight
Let the madness begin
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Midnight Madness, the annual 12 o'clock high that signals the start of college basketball practice, strikes tonight for most area teams.
Cincinnati, Miami and Kentucky will hold festivities to introduce the 2001-02 teams.
Xavier University, however, will part with tradition.
XU, whose men's team returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2001 after two seasons in the NIT — and whose women's team is coming off a school-best Elite Eight berth — will begin practice unceremoniously Saturday. Xavier will debut “Musketeer Madness” at 7p.m. Oct.19 for the men, 4 p.m. Oct.21 for the women.
For the XU men, this is the beginning of the Thad Matta Era, as the former Butler coach replaces Skip Prosser, who left for Wake Forest.
For UC, Bob Huggins returns for his 13th season as coach. But he's doing it without point guard Kenny Satterfield, who left for the NBA.
Kentucky is being touted as one of the top teams in the country, thanks to the return of Tayshaun Prince and Keith Bogans.
Miami will try to get back to the NCAA Tournament, and Ohio State will try to stay there by finding an replacement for Ken Johnson.
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Rebounding, point UC's priorities
West the strength of new-look XU
Offense must step up for Miami
UK has talent, title hopes
It's back to perimeter game for Ohio State
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Prep football page
Beechwood 42, Holy Cross 0
NewCath dominates
Harmony has uphill battle
Hopkins knows he belongs on football field
Lebanon steps up and looks strong
Many reasons New Richmond's had success
No tickets remain for Elder, St. X
Peerless prognostications
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Divisions II-VI - Top 10 previews
Kentucky previews
Cincinnati high school results
Lakota West girls, St. X boys win district golf
College basketball starts at midnight
