Midnight Mile Set For Oct. 18 To Kickoff 2022-23 Season
10/5/2022 4:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, MD - One of the greatest traditions in college basketball is set to return Tuesday, Oct. 18, as the Maryland men's basketball team kicks off the 2022-23 season with the Midnight Mile at Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field.
The men's basketball team will run the traditional mile alongside University of Maryland students in attendance.
This year's event marks the 51st Anniversary of the original "Midnight Mile," when Hall of Fame head coach Lefty Driesell lined up his players at 12:03am on Oct. 15, 1971 to get a jumpstart on the rest of the teams around the country.
The event transformed into a staple for nearly every team across the country, as they celebrated the start of college basketball season with some sort of "Midnight Madness" event.
Run of Show:
11:15pm - Gates Open at Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field
12:03am - Mile run begins
Post Race - Raffle drawing
The first 250 students in attendance will receive a "Midnight Mile" t-shirt complimentary of Ledo Pizza. Additionally, all students will receive a race packet, race bib, pizza and drinks.
Race packet pickup will take place at Stamp Student Union the week of the race.
The Kevin Willard era will officially begin on Nov. 7 when Maryland hosts Niagara (7 p.m.) at the XFINITY Center as part of a three-game homestand to open the season.
The non-conference schedule will also be highlighted by playing in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun against Saint Louis (Nov. 19, 1 p.m.) and either Miami or Providence (Nov. 20, 1/3:30 p.m.), facing Louisville (Nov. 29) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, and taking on Tennessee (Dec. 11, 4:30 p.m.) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational. Maryland will also host future Big Ten foe UCLA (Dec. 14, 9 p.m.) in the XFINITY Center as part of a home-and-home series.
The men's basketball team will run the traditional mile alongside University of Maryland students in attendance.
This year's event marks the 51st Anniversary of the original "Midnight Mile," when Hall of Fame head coach Lefty Driesell lined up his players at 12:03am on Oct. 15, 1971 to get a jumpstart on the rest of the teams around the country.
The event transformed into a staple for nearly every team across the country, as they celebrated the start of college basketball season with some sort of "Midnight Madness" event.
Run of Show:
11:15pm - Gates Open at Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field
12:03am - Mile run begins
Post Race - Raffle drawing
The first 250 students in attendance will receive a "Midnight Mile" t-shirt complimentary of Ledo Pizza. Additionally, all students will receive a race packet, race bib, pizza and drinks.
Race packet pickup will take place at Stamp Student Union the week of the race.
The Kevin Willard era will officially begin on Nov. 7 when Maryland hosts Niagara (7 p.m.) at the XFINITY Center as part of a three-game homestand to open the season.
The non-conference schedule will also be highlighted by playing in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun against Saint Louis (Nov. 19, 1 p.m.) and either Miami or Providence (Nov. 20, 1/3:30 p.m.), facing Louisville (Nov. 29) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, and taking on Tennessee (Dec. 11, 4:30 p.m.) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational. Maryland will also host future Big Ten foe UCLA (Dec. 14, 9 p.m.) in the XFINITY Center as part of a home-and-home series.
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