ABOVE PHOTO: Fatima “TNT” Maddox
On the heels of signing one of the most spectacular rookie classes in team history, the Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2012 World Tour to the Greater Philadelphia Region as they take to courts at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University on Friday, March 9 at 7PM, the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ, on Saturday, March 10 at 2PM and 7PM and the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, March 11 at 1PM and 5:30PM.
Tickets for all three stops go on sale on Monday, October 17 at 10 a.m. exclusively through ComcastTIX online at ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 1-800-298-4200 or in person at each venue box office. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.
The outstanding rookies include Paul “Tiny” Sturgess, the world’s 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 team’s 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-Ashville 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 playing center 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 world’s most entertaining basketball team,” said Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider. “This year’s 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.
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