Basketball Squads Announce 'Excitement Before the Battle'

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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson head basketball coaches Larry Shyatt and Jim

Davis have announced Littlejohn Coliseum's version of Midnight Madness

"Excitement Before The Battle" will take place from 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm on

Friday, October 22, in Littlejohn Coliseum . Admission is free to this

basketball/football pep rally the night prior to the Clemson-Florida State

football game with doors opening at 8:30 pm.

"We felt it was advantageous to move this event to the night prior to

the football game due to Clemson University's Fall Break which begins on

October 15" said Shyatt. We wanted the students to be a part of this event

because of the support that they have given to both basketball programs

over the years. The timing of the Florida State football game just made it

a natural to have "Excitement Before The Battle" the night before the

football game. Coach Jim Davis said "the defending ACC Champion Lady Tiger

basketball team is anxious to be in front of the Clemson students and fans

as they go for a repeat of their ACC Championship".

Some of the featured events will be the introduction of current and

former players, videos of last year's teams, analysis of this year's ACC

races and a

half-court shooting contest to win basketball tickets. In addition, there

will be a drawing in which one Clemson student will be selected to be able

to run onto Frank Howard Field to remove the opening kickoff tee for the

Florida State football game. This historic kicking tee will symbolize the

first time in Division IA football that a father and son has coached

against each other.

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