Mercer Madness Set for Friday

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The Mercer men’s and women’s basketball teams will make their 2003-04 season debut on Friday night at the annual Mercer Madness in Porter Gym.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a fun run and is followed by a carnival in front of Porter Gym. Papa John’s will be giving away pizza at 9:30 p.m. with the gym opening at 10 p.m. for the basketball events. Admission is free.

It culminates at midnight with the women’s team competing in a 3-point contest and the men’s team participating in a slam dunk contest.

“Mercer Madness is always a fun and exciting event and this year should be no exception,” said Mercer athletics director Bobby Pope.  “We expect a big crowd to come out and meet our teams.”