Exclusive: Midnight Madness 2010
*Article edited from original to reflect announcements on official Midnight Madness website.
MM 2010 baby!
Everyone has been waiting for it, and finally I’m proud to announce Hoopsfix has the details of THE event of the summer-Midnight Madness 2010!
Things are looking pretty different this year for Midnight Madness, who have overhauled both their format and schedule. The biggest change will be a reduction in the number of events, which will see only three qualifiers (South East,West and North) taking place (meaning you need to register quick if you’re to guarantee your place as it will be a on a first come first serve basis!).
On top of that, the event will also now almost serve as a summer league-allowing teams to enter, not just individuals. This means from each event, not only will the top individuals or ‘Free Agents’ qualify, but also the best team. The Ball Without Bias system will still be in place.
Age groups will be split into three this year; U18, U20 and U25, giving more opportunities to players as opposed to the two age group brackets last year (U18 and U23).
For the women or the ‘She Got Game’ portion of the event, there will only be one qualifier (at The Score, East London) and will have only one age bracket-U25’s.
Registration for Midnight Madness 2010 should be opening up on their website within the next 7 days. It’s gonna be BIG!
*Note-a few of these details are a little hazy (all from memory), I should be getting a full document from MM explaining the new format asap which I will then update this post with.
Midnight Madness 2010 Schedule (Dates and Locations)
Sunday 25th July 2010; South East Qualifier (The Score, Leyton, London), She Got Game will also take place at this event ONLY.
Saturday 31st August 2010: West Qualifier (Filton WISE Campus, Bristol)
Saturday 7th August 2010: North Qualifier (Jesse Boots Wildcats Arena, Nottingham)
Saturday 14th August 2010: All Nighter Boot Camp Qualifiers (Jesse Boots Wildcats Arena, Nottingham)*
Wednesday 18th August: Boot Camp (location TBC)
Saturday 21st August 2010: Midnight Madness Finals Night (Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace)
*For all those that have qualified at one of the three previous qualifiers.
What do you think?
What do you reckon to the new format? Love it or hate it? Looking forward to it? Drop a comment below and let me know!
Do you like our work?
We have a tiny favour to ask. In 2018 we set out to make Hoopsfix sustainable by building our relationship directly with our readers. Up until now, Hoopsfix has been creating editorials, videos and podcasts to provide sorely missing coverage of the British game and its distinct culture and community.
We have funded Hoopsfix with our freelance work creating basketball media, but sadly that means not only does it fall behind our client’s priorities, but some of those clients are the same organisations we need to report objectively on putting us in a conflicted position.
We want to devote more time to our mission of helping British basketball reach its potential, and produce even more content for the basketball community by making Hoopsfix a sustainable 100% independent business funded directly by our readers through Patreon.
If everyone who enjoys our content chose to support us, our future would be much more secure. For as little as $3 per month, you can support Hoopsfix – and it only takes a minute.
We are tremendously honoured and humbled to have a community of people who value what we do, and we look forward to being at the forefront of the British game as it continues to evolve.
-
-
BBC to show live NBA coverage for remainder of season
-
London Lions' final dance: a European title before the curtain falls
-
USA Basketball announce star-studded London-bound Olympic squad
-
"Our ambitions are way bigger": Aaron Radin talks league growth at BBL All-Star
-
London Lions capture EuroCup title with Finals comeback triumph
-
23 Comments