On the heels of signing one of the most
extraordinary rookie classes in team history, the Harlem
Globetrotters will bring their 2012 World Tour to Scottrade
Center in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.
The outstanding rookies include Paul “Tiny”
Sturgess, the worldâs tallest pro basketball player
at 7-8, Jonte “Too Tall” Hall, the shortest
Globetrotter ever at 5-2, and Fatima “TNT” Maddox
of Temple University, the teamâs first female player
since 1993 and ninth female in team history.
The new Globetrotters also feature the top three finishers
from the 2011 College Slam Dunk Contest, including the reigning
champ Jacob “Hops” Tucker. At 5-10, Tucker sports
a 50-inch vertical leap, and his YouTube videos have garnered
well over four million views. Tucker joins slam dunk runner-up
John “Jet” Williams of UNC-Asheville and semifinalist
Darnell “Spider” Wilks of the University of
Cincinnati.
The 2012 rookie class has a total of three seven-footers
including 7-4 Jermaine “Stretch” Middleton,
the third-tallest player in team history, and 7-foot Anthony
“Biggie” McClain. At 7-8, Sturgess becomes the
tallest Globetrotter ever after a career at Mountain State
University (W.Va.). He is the 19th internationally born
player in team history, hailing from Loughborough, England.
“The Globetrotters are excited to welcome a new generation
of stars to carry on the storied tradition of the worldâs
most entertaining basketball team,” said Globetrotters
CEO Kurt Schneider. “This yearâs rookie class
features some of the most talented and promising players
from across the world.”
Current Globetrotters stars Special
K Daley, Big
Easy Lofton, Flight
Time Lang, Dizzy
Grant, Scooter
Christensen, and many others will team up with the world
class rookies for nearly 270 games on the North American
portion of the World Tour, bringing the Globetrotter magic
to over 230 cities in 46 states, the District of Columbia,
and five Canadian provinces.
Player rosters in each city will vary and are subject to
change.
