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Midnight Madness: Big-time programs hoop it up after dark

College basketball is back with the official start of practice Saturday morning. Some highlights from five of the biggest Midnight Madness events:

MICHIGAN STATE:

No grand entrance, no outlandish outfit for Tom Izzo this year; he just gave a speech while wearing his Basketball Hall of Fame jacket.

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Izzo finished by changing into his coach's jacket and telling the crowd he and his players would work hard to add banners to the Breslin Center.

"We're going to do what we do at Michigan State.