Midnight Madness Recap

Midnight Madness went down for the first time in Tim Floyd's tenure with some high-flying action by his young squad. Though O.J. Mayo opted out of the dunk contest (we'll have video of that later), the scrimmage featured a few slams by the school's insta-star. The team put on an impressive offensive exhibition, leaving their defensive ability to the crowd's imagination.

What may have stood out the most about the women's squad was the fact that they know how to do the Soulja Boy dance. It was funny watching the Women of Troy perform 2007's version of the Macarena, though not nearly as eye-popping as the Longhorns dancing onto another team's field.

More pictures after the jump. If anybody got a shot of the players spelling out "Fight On!" on the court, please share it on Your Scene. And if you have a video of last night's Soulja Boy routine, send us the YouTube link.

When players were introduced, the loudest applause rained down for returning starter Taj Gibson.

Tim Floyd introduces his 2007-08 squad.

Among the thousands of fans in attendance was rapper Master P, who kicked it on the Trojans' bench. His son, rapper Romeo (no longer 'Lil), is a USC hoops prospect.

Actor Donald Faison didn't do a Turk dance, but he did help throw some T-shirts into the crowd. A shocking amount of free stuff was given away, with freebies literally raining down from the rafters.

Early in the event, fans participated in a video-game shooting contest on the Jumbotron. I don't want to call it lame, but why play video games when a real hoop is just a couple of feet away?

All photos by Adam Rose for latimes.com.