And, at the stroke of midnight, the madness began in a purple haze of pumping electro music with an arena filled with 7,000 or so students on their feet as the GCU men’s and women’s basketball players were introduced for the ”Lope Vegas” midnight splash to kick off the season.

The players walked down the aisles. Well, most walked. Guard Collin Moore got a body surfing ride down to the floor from the Havocs.

“The Havocs are the best student section in the country,” GCU women’s coach Molly Miller said in a school video. “I just want to get started right now, this was epic tonight.”