Best of Midnight Madness: Boone Pickens suits up for Oklahoma State
Midnight Madness produces some memorable moments each year, so The Dagger is chronicling the best ones from this October's lineup. If you spot something we missed, let us know here or here.
Travis Ford joked with reporters that the newcomer warming up clad in the No. 1 jersey at Oklahoma State's Midnight Madness this past weekend had a green light to shoot whenever he wanted and could log as many minutes as he pleased. Wise choice by Ford since that newcomer was the school's most powerful booster. Business tycoon Boone Pickens warmed up with the Cowboys dressed in full team attire, including low-top sneakers, shorts and a shooting shirt with a No. 1 "Pickens" jersey underneath. It was shades of the rapper Drake's appearance at Big Blue Madness last week except that the 86-year-old Pickens had the common sense not to let TV cameras catch him airballing a shot. Though Pickens left the floor before the actual scrimmage itself began, don't be surprised if he reconsiders and takes Ford up on his offer later this season. With Oklahoma State losing standouts Marcus Smart and Markel Brown this past spring, the Cowboys need all the reinforcements they can find — even 86-year-olds who have long since exhausted their eligibility.
(Thanks, Pistols Firing Blog)
More from the Best of Midnight Madness series:
• North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks performs 'I will always love you'
• Bill Self recreates Andrew Wiggins' infamous draft day outfit
• Clemson student sinks $25,000 half-court shot
• Costume-clad Tubby Smith crashes motorcycle
• Drake's appearance at Kentucky includes cringe-worthy air ball
• Mercer's Ike Nwamu leaps over teammate, throws down big dunk
• New Mexico coach shaves his head for a good cause
• Memphis guard throws down off-the-glass, between-the-legs slam
• Fresno State guard sinks five straight half-court shots
• Xavier coach Chris Mack performs Beastie Boys classic
• Xavier freshman's juggling two-ball dunk
• Michigan State's Tom Izzo dresses as a member of 'KISS'
• Megabooster Boone Pickens suits up for Oklahoma State
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