Dunks were flying last season at Bluejay Madness (Streur/WBR)
For years, fans cried out for Bluejay Madness–a kick off to the first official night of practice for the Men’s Basketball team. Longtime head coach Dana Altman wasn’t too keen on that type of event, leaving fans to write fictionalized accounts of what might happen if there was a “Midnight Madness” type of event available to the kick off the season.
Last season, Greg McDermott’s first at the helm of Creighton Basketball, an event was held at Sokol Arena for the first time. Many fans turned out to see a three point contest, a dunk contest and scrimmages from the Men’s and Women’s basketball teams. It was a great success.
This year things will be ratcheted up even more. As a result of the buzz surrounding the team after the performances of Doug McDermott with the Team USA U-19 squad and Gregory Echenique’s quest with the Venezuela National Team this summer, Creighton will have the spotlight of national television coverage shown on the second-annual “Bluejay Madness.”
Based on a post on the Creighton Blue Crew Facebook Page and independent confirmation from other sources, White & Blue Review has learned that Creighton will be a part of ESPN coverage of madness events all over the country. Their whip-around coverage will include the festivities being held at Sokol Arena on October 14th–the first official night of practice for the 2011-12 season. Last season ESPN visited the likes of Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas State, Memphis and Gonzaga, so to be included this year is quite the honor. As part of their production, ESPN will have cameras at this year’s Bluejay Madness to use with their studio production of the night’s events.
The Creighton Volleyball team will have a Missouri Valley Conference match earlier in the evening against Bradley with Bluejay Madness starting sometime after the match. You’ll want to get in line early for an exciting night on the Creighton campus.
Stay tuned to WBR for more information regarding this event!