Atole Blog's

    So the word is that this years season kickoff/practice "Midnight Madness" in which kicked off this years basketball season was a success. Thousands turned out at the FedEx Forum to support The University Of Memphis Men's basketball on 10/14.
   The night consisted of a dunk contest, 3-point shoot out and a scrimmage match. Also the night was supposed to have a performance by rapper Rick Ross but due to illness the crowd received rapper Yo Gotti.  Also the fans had a opportunity to check out the women's squad who are expected to have a good season.

    "Both the men's and women's teams were introduced player-by-player to the fans, and Coach Melissa McFerrin and Coach Josh Pastner each delivered a speech to the crowd. On the women's end, preseason C-USA Player of the Year Brittany Carter also spoke to fans after doing a live television interview on Fox Sports South. Coach McFerrin talked about fulfilling the team's goal of becoming the class of Conference USA.
    Antonio Barton stole the show in the three-point shootout, defeating Wesley Witherspoon for the title. DJ Stephens and Will Barton went toe-to-toe in the dunk contest, but Stephens won the duel with a high-leaping, between-the-legs slam. The Tigers start the regular season Nov. 15 against Belmont at 11 a.m., as part of ESPN's 24 hours of hoops. "(http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101411aaa.html)