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First practices not so much 'midnight' but plenty of 'madness'

By Dana O'Neil
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The idea took root at third base. Jay Wright hugged the bag and rapper Lloyd Banks held him on during a celebrity softball game for Tim Thomas' charity. The two got to chatting about basketball, Wright's full-time job and Banks' part-time passion, and the Villanova coach half-jokingly told Banks he ought to attend Hoops Mania, the Wildcats' version of Midnight Madness. Before Wright could head for home, Banks said he'd be there. But a week befor ...

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