Photos by Ralph Freso
For those about to rock -- and play basketball -- we salute you! Midnight Madness on Friday in GCU Arena took on a rock 'n' roll theme, complete with leather, big hair and guitars. Students camped out for five days for the biggest Purple Pregame Party of the Year, and the wait was worth it. "It was wild just to see that many people here for us," GCU freshman player Emma Krueger of Topeka, Kansas, said. "It was just mind-boggling. The coolest thing ever. I'm really glad to be where I'm at."
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Students wait in line outside the GCU Arena prior to the start of Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Students during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Havoc leader Luke Ellestad gets the crowd fired up during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Students show their Lopes spirit during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Students during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Students show their Lopes spirit during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
A member of the GCU Pep Band during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
The GCU Pep Band plays during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Members of the GCU Dance team during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU cheerleaders during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Havoc leader Bri Torgerson during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU students dressed as Top Gun’s Maverick and Goose during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Thunder and the Bolts during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Thunder and the Bolts during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Students react to Thunder and the Bolts during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Thunder and the Bolts during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
The GCU Flight Crew put on an aerial show of dunks during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
The GCU Dance team perform during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
The Havocs Drumline perform during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
The Havocs Drumline perform during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Jovan Blacksher Jr. and Sydney Palma simulate a photo shoot as the men’s and women’s basketball teams are introduced during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Maisa Marcal and Gabe McGlothan strike a pose as the men’s and women’s basketball teams are introduced during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
Jovan Blacksher Jr. celebrates with Isaiah Shaw and teammates as the men’s and women’s basketball teams are introduced during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU cheerleaders during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU women’s basketball head coach Molly Miller during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU men’s basketball head coach Bryce Drew during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU women’s basketball head coach Molly Miller during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU guard Jovan Blacksher Jr. (10) and forward Gabe McGlothan (30) speak to the crowd during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU women’s basketball head coach Molly Miller during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022. -
GCU forward Gabe McGlothan acknowledges the crowd during Midnight Madness on Sept. 30, 2022.
