Staten Island, NY - Another year, another parent. At the inaugural Madness Before Midnight event, senior Josh Thompson (Bridgeton, NJ / St. Augustine Prep) rose to national acclaim with THIS DUNK over his mother. Well, for an encore the Garden State native delivered THIS DUNK over BOTH of his parents (Josh and Diane) to share the 2012 Madness Before Midnight Dunk Championship with teammate Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI / Suttons Bay / Michigan State). Anderson, like Thompson, garnered a perfect score and part of the title thanks to THIS DUNK.

The night began with the introduction of the teams before both squads performed dance routines, capped when the men's team joined forces with the dance team.

Both squads then took part in a co-ed three-point shootout. Defending champion junior Laura Amorosa (Kirkland, Quebec / Phillips Academy (MA)), like Thompson, repeated as champion for a second-straight year. This time she joined forces with junior Jay Harris (Aurora, IL / Oswego East / Valparaiso) to claim the title in convincing fashion.

Next up was the dunk contest, which was judged by former Wagner basketball players Doug Elwell and Chris Martin along with former Green & White football standout and current Jacksonville Jaguar Julian Stanford.

Both Anderson and Thompson edged out junior Naofall Folahan (Cotonou, Republic of Benin / Wilbraham & Monson Academy (MA)) and sophomore Mario Moody (East Orange, NJ / East Orange Campus) to make the finals, before each drew perfect scores of 30 to tie for the title.

The men then capped the night with a 15-minute scrimmage much to the delight of the fans.

Also highlighting the event was the introduction of first-year coaches Lisa Cermignano and Bashir Mason to the Seahawk faithful.

The women's basketball team opens the season right back at the Spiro Sports Center against Army on Friday, November 9 at 7:00 pm, before the men's basketball team hits the road for a non-conference tilt at Delaware State on Wednesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm.

Notes: The Wagner Seahawks also debuted the "Dunk Cam" which gives fans a view above the rim ... For the entire video please click HERE