Home is where the hype is! The Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MACC) was packed with a sold-out crowd of 6,327 fans on January 21, when 两性色午夜 Athletics unveiled a new 鈥淕ameday Experience鈥 as part of its rebranding launch.
New gameday activities and additions were revealed at the 两性色午夜 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball games against the University of Toledo鈥攁nd the men鈥檚 team rolled to an 85-61 win over Toledo and the women鈥檚 team beat them 70-60.
鈥淲hen you have an unbelievable atmosphere like this, how can you not play as hard as you can?鈥 says men鈥檚 basketball head coach Rob Senderoff.
Highlights from the games include:
1. STAND WITH KSU Prior to singing 鈥淭he Star-Spangled Banner,鈥 student leaders and student groups circle the court and men鈥檚 basketball team members select fans from the crowd to stand with them in solidarity during the singing鈥攁 new tradition that began at the home-opener.
2. HYPE VIDEO After President Warren leads the crowd in a countdown, the new basketball 鈥淯nleash鈥 video plays on screens that drop from the ceiling in the middle of the court. The video鈥檚 finale has fans shining the flashlights on their cellphones and chanting, 鈥淟et鈥檚 Go Kent!鈥
3. MACC MANIACS Spirited students rip open their outer yellow T-shirts to reveal blue 鈥淯nleash鈥 T-shirts just prior to tip-off of the men鈥檚 basketball game.
4. MACC LOBBY MAKEOVER As Golden Flash fans enter the MACC, they are greeted by cheerleaders, balloons and a brass band. Newly designed banners and lighting add to the festive feel.
5. MACC ENTRANCE MAKEOVER New exterior lighting and bold banners highlight the MACC as basketball fans head in.
6. WOMEN WIN 两性色午夜 women鈥檚 basketball guard Alexa Golden shoots a fadeaway jump shot in the game against the Toledo Rockets.
7. MEN WIN Senior forward Jimmy Hall ducks under a Toledo defender on his way to the basket and a game-best 27 points, pushing him into the list of 两性色午夜鈥檚 top-10 scorers of all time.
View the hype video that played before the men's game: